Mancunian

This is an interesting and emotion filled read that gives an insight into how life was for gay men in times gone by. Although a lot of time has passed from the time in which this is set to present day and life has become easier for gay men it is still relevant today as much of the social stigma still exists and to some extent so do the difficulties. This is the story of Ryan and his struggles but also touches on the stories and struggles of others, Tommo, Albert and Jimbo, and how they were affected too. Their lives touched on and impacted on each others.

Following a brutal attack Shaun feels that his life is over with the physical and emotional pain being too much to bare. Thankfully a chance encounter makes him rethink and realise that life is worth living. This emotional journey evokes feelings in the reader that are hard to ignore. It is a really good recommended read.

Binge reading was definitely an option for me and binge reading about CJ, his family and friends was a fantastic experience. Sometimes I stayed up late reading as I needed to now what happened next, but I think that is how it was intended to leave you at the end of each chapter. I look forward to each new chapter to CDMX and now I know that @Carlos Hazday has more stories in the pipeline I'll be looking forward to those too. It goes to show how much research and caring about your characters impacts on a story and its readers.

Now I have to read the story, thank you for the excerpt it provokes interest.

A truly wonderful story of two runaways, each with their own story to tell and an older man who also has his own story in his past. Surely this should be a recipe for disaster, but no it isn't instead it's a story of second chances, compassion and love that describes a 'family' created out of choice not by blood. A great read and highly recommended.

A wonderfully unique romantic story with elements of mystery and suspense. Would I recommend it? A definite yes. Would I read it again? Another definite yes. All I will say to others readers read it and keep an open mind and you will enjoy and love it as much as I and other reviewers have.

An interesting glimpse into the man behind the 'policeman mask' sometimes we all forget that police officers are human too and have their own demons, it looks like Jack is looking for his own salvation after a failed marriage and a delinquent son, I hope he finds it and can retire with some sort of peace and closure.

Thank you @Comicality for those words of wisdom and words of wisdom they are. When reading a story I very often skip the sex scenes as many written almost like porn, if I wanted porn I'd go to porn web-site, so as to get to what is otherwise a good story. When reading some stories I will also skip a fight scene as almost feels like gratuitous violence and not really relevant, or am I just being picky here. As you say words set the scene, a romantic sex scene feels like it's a relevant part of a story where as 'over the top' gratuitous sex ruins an otherwise good story and doesn't fit the story line and is just two guys just 'banging away' just for the sake of it, as do 'over the top' descriptions of violence just to get some blood, guts and gore into it can detract from the drama and suspense of an otherwise good thriller. You have definitely given me some good pointers to consider and I hope others feel the same way. Once again thank you for a thought provoking post.

It appears that Elisabeth is handling the grieving process in a positive way which is healthy, I hope that I'm right and that it is not a case of her trying to ignore it. David however appears to be locked in grief and anger a very unhealthy cycle, he needs to find purpose in life again and is in serious need of professional help without it it is likely to create problems that are more likely to perpetuate the cycle between anger and grief making it more difficult to face and deal with. You describe his pain and anger well so I hope you also have plans for a solution for David in the following chapters.

Tearjerking is the only way to describe this chapter. We all react in different ways to grief and this brought to the fore, it may appear that David is grieving more but we must remember that we can't imagine what Elisabeth is feeling or going through internally physically, emotionally or mentally. Like many of us here I have suffered loss but this situation is something that I could never imagine or want to experience. Both David and Elisabeth need professional help and support, I hope that they receive it.

With the apparent lack of damage to the Honda I'm seriously wondering if two cars were involved in this 'accident' as something much bigger and heavier would be needed to inflict that amount of damage to a Mercedes. One thing I don't understand is why the detectives have not declared it a crime scene and called in specialist crime scene investigators? Surely that would be one of the first things to do, especially as this obviously is not your typical accident.

Interesting and intriguing characters are being introduced. It's definitely a 'whodunnit' with lot's more to be revealed and I'm guessing more characters to join the story. Celia comes across as someone who enjoys revelling in other peoples misery because she doesn't have the perfect life she expects, I don't think I like her.

What a way to start a story, the impact on the senses makes you sit up and not want to read but you do because you can't stop. Brilliantly descriptive in the way it relays events and introduces what promises to be a compulsive read.

A well told and in some ways scary story of old age and dementia. I like the way you have ended it without a conclusion for Charlie, it will keep the story and Charlie in our minds for longer and hoping that Charlie will be okay.

I think it's that you are a good story teller who keeps us guessing.

Gareth has an accident which leaves him with amnesia. This is his story from the moment he recovers consciousness to when he regains his memories. It's interesting, intriguing and in some parts complex, but then life can be complex and it is a good read I recommend it.

By this I mean another story behind this story, aspects that are yet to be revealed and may be contrary to what we already believe. In this case I don't mean that it's anything sinister, but something more to see and understand.

A brilliant but unexpected ending to the story and we still don't know all the details of the 'accident'. I think there are still a few loose ends but that also means there are opportunities to continue into other stories. Nicely written and thank you for all of your hard work.

As @drsawzall said the plot thickens and to be honest I was completely off track, I hadn't pegged Gareth as gay until the kiss, I was thinking that he was outwardly anti gay trying to hide being secretly gay. Well one thing is for sure I would never make a detective, lol. 🤣

I'm starting to think that the Gareth now is very different to the Gareth before the accident and it's the memory block caused by amnesia that is the key to his problems.

Another interesting chapter with a few surprises and questions that still haven't been answered, I guess I need to keep reading. 😀 Yes there are a few errors of grammar and spelling but I'm reading past those as I do with many stories on here. I'm sure that some still exist in the stories that I have written.

Another chapter that raises as many questions as it answers in my opinion, I also wonder if there is some hidden agenda in this story that we are yet to stumble on.

I get the impression that there is more to the accident than has been said, I will be reading on to find out if I'm right.

Very interesting and very intriguing, it's different and very descriptive leaving something to the imagination not too much but just enough to draw us in. For a writer who does not use english as first language it is extremely good and written better than some of us who are native english speakers so don't put yourself down. I'm off mow to read the next chapter and I am looking forward to it. Thank you for sharing this story and your hard work.

This is a better ending than I was expecting, thankfully. I fully understand why and how Mat felt compelled to do what he did, I'm just glad that he didn't succeed. I was lucky it didn't get that far for me I had family that supported me and for when I could go to main-stream school teachers who cared enough to watch what was going on and take action.