MOMENT OF IMPACT
by Karen Stivali
Pages:
130
Date: December 21, 2014
Grade: 4+
Details:
No. 1 Moments in Time
Copy
received from the author
Own
/ E-book
The
blurb:
“Outside Collin Fitzpatrick’s dorm room is a
dangerous place. Beyond his door the students of his small, conservative
college think he’s straight, as does his Catholic family who'd disown him if
they learned the truth. Inside, he’s safe with his incredibly sexy roommate
Tanner D’Amico. Their room makes a perfect place to hide away and fall in love.
The moment they cross the line from roommates to lovers, Collin becomes caught
between their heavenly passionate encounters and the hellish reality that
someone might find out and destroy everything. Tanner's not used to being so
confined, and wants to show the world how much he loves Collin. But Collin’s
not sure he’s ready for the impact stepping outside will make.”
My thoughts:
“I didn’t mean to see Tanner D’Amico’s cock. I
really didn’t.”
The quote above has to be one of the best
opening lines in a book I’ve ever come across. It certainly made sure the story
had my attention from the very first moment. And the rest of the story kept me
captivated. It would be hard, if not impossible, to not get sucked into Collin’s
turmoil as he comes out of his shell and learns to admit to the feelings he’s
been hiding from the world for years.
This is a story-line all of us have read
before. What makes it special is Karen Stivali’s wonderful gift for storytelling.
She injects exactly the right balance of sweetness, angst and humour into her
stories to keep me hooked and turning the pages.
It is impossible to read to read this book and
not find yourself totally caught up in Collin’s struggle. Caught between his
attraction to and growing feelings for Tanner and his fear of what coming out
as gay will be mean for his life and his relationships with his family and
friends, Collin finds himself torn between bliss and panic most of the time.
Tanner is a wonderful breath of fresh air. His
interactions with Collin are just the right balance between understanding
patience for Collin’s fears and frustration at having to keep his feelings a
secret. The way Tanner is presented on these pages make it perfectly
understandable why Collin is smitten and had me falling for the young man too.
Because Collin has little or no experience with
intimacy – never mind sex – the reader gets to join him on a very sensual and –
it has to be said – hot voyage of discovery. Tanner being a more experienced
and very sexy guide did the story, and my reading enjoyment, no harm at all.
This is the first book in a trilogy about
Collin and Tanner and I can’t wait to see how their story will continue and
what hurdles they’ll have to overcome before Collin can fully commit to what I
trust will be a happy ending.
I think it’s safe to say Karen Stivali very
successfully made the transition from M/F to M/M. I guess I shouldn’t be
surprised; she tells a wonderful story regardless of who her main characters
are.
This book will be released on January 7th.
More information can be found on the Dreamspinner Press website: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5855
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