review/Driftwood by Harper Fox
Driftwood 
Author: Harper Fox (On LJ)
Type: male slash, dark, mm romance
Tags: action, drama, romance, adventure, suspense
Length: 208 pages
Size: 571 kb
Rating: Good
Blurb: All Dr. Tom Penrose wants is his old life back. He’s home in Cornwall after a hellish tour of duty in Afghanistan, but while the village is the same, he isn’t. His grip on his control is fragile, and it slips dangerously when Flynn Summers explodes into his life. The vision in tight neoprene nearly wipes them both out in a surfing mishap-and shatters Tom’s lonely peace.
Flynn is a crash-and-burn in progress, one of only two survivors of a devastating rescue helicopter crash that killed his crew. His carefree charm is merely a cover for the messed-up soul within. The sparks between him and Tom are the first light he’s seen in a long, dark tunnel of self-recrimination, which includes living in sexual thrall to fellow crash survivor and former co-pilot, Robert.
As their attraction burns through spring and into summer, Tom must confront not only his own shadows, but Flynn’s-before the past rises up to swallow his lover whole.
Warning: Contains explicit m/m sex, hot helicopter pilots and skin-tight wetsuits. Also, in true British tradition, a tiny bit of joystick innuendo.
Hey all, yes behind again. :)
"Driftwood", was an interesting story. It deals with a number of darker issues; addiction, abusive relationship, the fall out from war and recovery. Harper Fox, dealt with all these issues in a way that felt believable and real. All of the characters in this book were human, that had their wonderful moments and the moments when they lied to themselves and did stupid things. I felt that, the combination of fallibility and our familiarity with the characters really made this story very poignant. The readers are brought into the story, we care about the characters even when they make mistakes. We cry with them or for them and are happy when that moment comes and they begin to change.
This story is not about a happy easy relationship, there are a lot of bumps in the road. While the ending was some what to be expected, it was cleverly concealed right up until it happened. Fox, managed to fool me towards the end into thinking the expected was not going to happen only to spring it on me like a delightful surprise that worked well despite it all. I suppose what I'm saying is that there were enough bumps in the road and hidden corners that made it work even if I saw the general outline of it all.
Good deal, if you enjoy some angst and rocky relationships that down fall into place right away but eventually iron themselves out, give "Driftwood" a try. :)
Author: Harper Fox (On LJ)
Type: male slash, dark, mm romance
Tags: action, drama, romance, adventure, suspense
Length: 208 pages
Size: 571 kb
Rating: Good
Blurb: All Dr. Tom Penrose wants is his old life back. He’s home in Cornwall after a hellish tour of duty in Afghanistan, but while the village is the same, he isn’t. His grip on his control is fragile, and it slips dangerously when Flynn Summers explodes into his life. The vision in tight neoprene nearly wipes them both out in a surfing mishap-and shatters Tom’s lonely peace.
Flynn is a crash-and-burn in progress, one of only two survivors of a devastating rescue helicopter crash that killed his crew. His carefree charm is merely a cover for the messed-up soul within. The sparks between him and Tom are the first light he’s seen in a long, dark tunnel of self-recrimination, which includes living in sexual thrall to fellow crash survivor and former co-pilot, Robert.
As their attraction burns through spring and into summer, Tom must confront not only his own shadows, but Flynn’s-before the past rises up to swallow his lover whole.
Warning: Contains explicit m/m sex, hot helicopter pilots and skin-tight wetsuits. Also, in true British tradition, a tiny bit of joystick innuendo.
Hey all, yes behind again. :)
"Driftwood", was an interesting story. It deals with a number of darker issues; addiction, abusive relationship, the fall out from war and recovery. Harper Fox, dealt with all these issues in a way that felt believable and real. All of the characters in this book were human, that had their wonderful moments and the moments when they lied to themselves and did stupid things. I felt that, the combination of fallibility and our familiarity with the characters really made this story very poignant. The readers are brought into the story, we care about the characters even when they make mistakes. We cry with them or for them and are happy when that moment comes and they begin to change.
This story is not about a happy easy relationship, there are a lot of bumps in the road. While the ending was some what to be expected, it was cleverly concealed right up until it happened. Fox, managed to fool me towards the end into thinking the expected was not going to happen only to spring it on me like a delightful surprise that worked well despite it all. I suppose what I'm saying is that there were enough bumps in the road and hidden corners that made it work even if I saw the general outline of it all.
Good deal, if you enjoy some angst and rocky relationships that down fall into place right away but eventually iron themselves out, give "Driftwood" a try. :)