I love Judah and EVERYTHING he goes through. Dedicating your life to dance (ballet, in this case) to have it medically jerked from you is a supreme biI love Judah and EVERYTHING he goes through. Dedicating your life to dance (ballet, in this case) to have it medically jerked from you is a supreme bitch! However, he meets Morgan. Yay! A great read from a sucky situation. Not enough dance-character books but THIS was (is) excellent....more
VERY cutesy. I swear I could hear his dance costume rustle as I turned the pages! (Not being mean, just a bit meow, ok?) Anywho, there aren't nearly eVERY cutesy. I swear I could hear his dance costume rustle as I turned the pages! (Not being mean, just a bit meow, ok?) Anywho, there aren't nearly enough mm Dance books & this was a definite winner! The age-gap worked as did the focus of the story being on them and NOT others. Brava!...more
I did really well until 45% where I began skipping through to the end. Just couldn't take it! The premise of an Out danseur needing political asylum fI did really well until 45% where I began skipping through to the end. Just couldn't take it! The premise of an Out danseur needing political asylum from his home country is very late-1970's to me. Remember Nuryev? Baryshnikov? Gudinov? Only one was gay but this story made me think of them and countless others over the ages. True, marriage to another male was not available then, so I looked forward to this. I was bored. Don't expect much-- these guys fall in love with each other-- and you'll not be disappointed.
I was happy that Victor got Isaiah to be more open about his sexuality but too little too late....more
Except for the whole gfy-trope, this was angst-FREE. Was the story probable? Yes as I can see in my mind's eye a gay man falling for a [so-called] strExcept for the whole gfy-trope, this was angst-FREE. Was the story probable? Yes as I can see in my mind's eye a gay man falling for a [so-called] straight man. The entire thing was probable!! (I learned a new word today. lol.) It's stories like this that I love/want more of and that give me hope for the future of Acceptance.
No homophobes were harmed in this story ))....more
Predictable but how we got there was interesting. An English teacher & a ballet dancer-- who's his student. An ex who is a cancer survivor (just mentiPredictable but how we got there was interesting. An English teacher & a ballet dancer-- who's his student. An ex who is a cancer survivor (just mentioned). A guy who makes $$ whacking off on camera.
You know, I really DO love Shakespeare!! So interesting..!...more
Don't get me wrong! I LOVE the Wild Side and my fave person to meet in a dark alley at night would be PADDY, but I'm not sure if this had any bdsm. PrDon't get me wrong! I LOVE the Wild Side and my fave person to meet in a dark alley at night would be PADDY, but I'm not sure if this had any bdsm. Pretty sure triad, tho. Hmm. ANYhow, a great book with cover-to-cover mm bump-&-GRIND! It's been awhile since I read it and thank goodness, it's TIME FOR A REREAD!!!...more
BRAVA and Kudos to Ms. Bomboy! An interesting read about the world of Ballroom dancing and its characters. Where the men wear tail coats executing st BRAVA and Kudos to Ms. Bomboy! An interesting read about the world of Ballroom dancing and its characters. Where the men wear tail coats executing steps precisely and the women always follow.
What is truly fascinating is these are real people under real pressure: do you know what goes on with your next-door neighbor? Have you any idea that the couple in the next building are that psychotic to win?? It's amazing!! You realize something has to happen but when it does, wow. (One person buys another's freedom from their partner-- and doesn't get the irony that they are as twisted.)
This had incredible situations and people pushed to their limits, where split decisions will hopefully turn out okay and if not, maybe Nationals the year after...more
This is a story of what you don't see at a dance recital. Sure, you see the muscles moving and subconsciously realize they're there through hard work,This is a story of what you don't see at a dance recital. Sure, you see the muscles moving and subconsciously realize they're there through hard work, diet and practice, practice, practice, but mostly you see what you'd like to be doing if only you could do that.
This is the flip side of that coin: if you really knew the sacrifices you'd be called upon to make, you'd just shiver, "No". Our MC always needed approval and finally decides to go to NYC to get some. After she is there, she begins a relationship with an older, sophisticated man she met in her Old Life named Jon. As the relationship builds, we see her beginning to slowly grow as a performer, a choreographer and as a person. Jon is controlling her by fattening her up (through forceful eating) and making her more dependent upon him to the exclusion of others. (He is especially jealous of straight men.) She finally has enough when she becomes pregnant-- he alludes to a vasectomy, but never comes out and says it. She never tells Jon, instead having a quiet miscarriage on the eve of her debut.
This is called The Piece but it is so much more. It is about her missing piece, the dance piece, the piece he tries to forcibly take from her, et cetera.
I recommend this story for all dance lovers and for anyone that's had someone in their corner, but really not.
I was given a copy in exchange for an honest review from Reading Alley....more
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