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I read this story when it was originally published more than a decade ago and I felt the same way about the ending. The first 3 books were an amazing narrative of a character with humanity, depth, and historical backdrops. The 4th book just lacked a proper payoff. How could these guys fix the future? Can someone end this endless time loop for Davey, Brian, Brandon, Sean, Trevor, and Todd. This is a living hell for them. As their creator, Dan left them in limbo for a long time after book 4, I hope with these stories being republished, he's at least considering "Re-Doing" things. ------------ Personally, I can imagine a possible solution to give the series an ending with hope for the future: what if there is a future "shielded timeline" out there that can be created by these guys, which assists them in their present attempts to secure the future. We know already from all these books a "temporary temporal bubble" is created when a person transfers their consciousness into the past that protects a small area from time changes, what if in one perfect future, this is no longer a temporary bubble, but a larger shield to protect their history and timeline from alteration. Even if you cannot send human beings backwards in time, information can be sent back in time to create a certain set of events that would allow a "perfect" timeline to exist, like perhaps Davey and Brian's sons may be the ones to broadcast the future details to save their fathers, highlighting the theme that a bright future can save the dismal past. There's a lot of potential with that kind of plot line, including questions on free will, determination, and a full-circle between father/son dynamic of Book 1-3. Anyway, it's just my solution on how to escape endless time travel. I wonder what other readers of this series might consider.

I said I wouldn’t post another review this week, but sigh, I can’t help myself as I re-read this story in its entirety again. It deserves a review https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41823691-honeymoon-for-one “Clay: Did you know Australian don’t have sex? Ethan: What do you do then? Clay: We mate” I mentioned I liked Keira Andrew’s writing from Kick at the Darkness, this was the story that set it up for my interest in her books. Corny jokes, a hunky older rugg

There's a dark beauty to this story of love and second chances

It's a fun little story, quirky with its characters. Amy lane is a good gay romance writer, she also has a longer gay romance-mystery series Fish out of Water, at some point I will review the mystery novels, but you can bet she's on that list.

Last review this week unless readers have a genre of interest: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53205912-winter-s-orbit I promised everyone I would review a gay Science Fiction mainstream novel, well here it is For everyone who wants to escape into a new Sci-Fi universe. An Epic space opera, a murder mystery, and political thriller, plus the main characters are a newly married gay couple, welcome to what I can honestly call, the most expansive gay science fiction story of 202

I will slow down my reviews to 1 per week on Monday going forward: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36336078-call-me-by-your-name It’s a eulogy chronicling the relationship of Elio, a 17-year-old boy with homosexual urges, and Oliver, a 24-year-old scholar and university professor. Let me start off making a disclaimer, I know the story would not be acceptable on this site and many other websites, because the two males in question are not of the same age group and technically dependi

Hope should be kept close next to love, the future is what we make it.

I'll bring muffins to our next fan club meetup

https://www.goodreads.com/series/166060-wake-up-married Leta Blake is one of my favorite gay fiction writers, she is what I ideally want to be more like as a writer in my own right: thought-provoking, compassionate, deeply immersed in human condition, and skillful in plot development. She isn’t a perfect writer, but despite her flaws in story flow at times, her overall story and characters carries the narrative. There may be better writers out there, better creative fiction, but a well-roun

Yes, TJ Klune is very imaginative as an author with very rich trove of fun characters and situations.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12393029-clear-water An old 2012 short 14-chapter 230 page book about a gay 23-year-old rich boy, Patrick Cleary, with severe ADHD, an abusive boyfriend named Cal, and a nickname of “Trix” meeting an older 36-year-old bisexual biological researcher, Wesley Keenan, with a serious demeanor, kind heart, and the nickname of “Whiskey”, readers should expect a quirky romantic story about a young man who has stopped believing in himself and an older man, who is

Ah Mama, the golden hearted owner of a gay brothel He was a minor character in Book 1, but you are right, it was a funny scene. I was focused on the naked six-inch fairy who wanted Sam due to his size and Kevin's antics with sheep. I didn't even mention the Corn people or their magical corn roofies (Never eat maize from a cult ) There's a lot in TJ Klune's book, I just wanted to give a small taste to get people interested.

Yes, it's really wild and fun. It can come off very strong, not just homoerotic or sexual, like full on sass-fests with a drag queen level, at times. I like TJ's imagination though, he comes across as a genuine creative gay author, completely unique.

Not yet, but I might explore it. I hope you like this book and if you do, the series might be worth a read

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24468673-the-lightning-struck-heart One word to describe this story: “Gay” 😊 Seriously, before reading this book, gay fantasy was just fantasy with fun twists on genre stories. TJ Klune has crafted a fun comedy-fantasy, which took my breath away at how far his imagination took him, re-imagining classic western tropes of wizards, knights, princes, kingdoms, magical creatures, and so on. It was at times too much, even for a gay reader, who sometimes

Sadly, I think very few people are interested in my fan fiction

Your welcome, I hope more people will read and enjoy reading various gay fiction books and since these are mostly small time authors, it's good to put their name out there, even in this little corner of the internet. I do read a lot

The issue with The Husband Gambit wasn't the length of the novel, it was long enough and probably draggy due to the curve ball of Hayden's fears, aka being perceived as a prostitute by Jesse. It's problem came from how LA Witt used her narrative, she overdid the relationship and under-served the premise. It's like seeing a perfectly breaded chicken parm, only to realize the meat beneath the breadcrumbs is still pink 😞

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42610128-the-husband-gambit A story about fake “paid-for” husbands becoming lovers, interesting idea. What if I add in that the setting is Los Angeles, the characters are in the film industry, and the stakes are basically electing a racist homophobe as the next Governor of California…Yes, this stuff is a Hollywood screenplay waiting to happen, especially with the recall election of current Governor Newsom underway in California. It should be a perfect

I guess, you'll like my review of TJ Klune's Lightning Struck Heart tomorrow As for gay space sci-fi, I have one for you: https://www.goodreads.com/series/121489-dark-space I'm still finishing up that series, but it's pretty good. It's a bit of a space Opera with a military setting and a good deal of sci-fi background.

Same thing happened with me and Keira Andrews Fight the Tide, I was stoked when I heard there was a sequel to Kick at the Darkness. I was very disappointed. What kind of books do you like?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36341204-what-if-it-s-us Two Words describes this mainstream YA gay love story: Fated Romance Yes, I am not the target audience of this kind of novel which is distinctly later teen to early twenties, but as a writer, I do like reading modern love stories with gay young adults, who are trying to figure out what is right in the very new world of gay dating for “out” youths. When I was a gay teen in the early 2000’s the gay literature of the t

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Like I said, I don't think everyone would like it, there are certain things about the book that are just too perfectly imperfect. It's the Sorkin-esque style that appeals to me, which sort of balances some of the tropes. If a story is fun, inspirational, and can elicit strong emotions, it gets really high score from me. I've only been to a tack room once in my life without ever considering anything about it. The story has changed my view... Maturity wise, they're college aged boys, so I'm not surprised about their actions. Some guys don't really sort themselves in college or even after, I was still attending wild house parties until I was around 26/27. You get more mature later in your 20's. Then, you have the social dimension, these aren't normal guys with normal lives. For some reason, the wealthier your background, the less mature it seems people appear to be about their perspectives on life or how to interact with other people.

Alan Hollinghurst may be an interesting option for 20th century historical gay fiction, some of these his stories are interesting. Patrick Gale has one book on my wish list (doubling as my future reading list), A Place Called Winter, I do have an interest in the Canadian wilds ever since I was a kid and read the Hatchet series and the story is reminscent of Maurice, based on the summary, so I was intrigued. Never heard of Matt Cain, but will investigate Thanks