Enlightened (Excellent) - Jenre Well Read

"Overall, I greatly enjoyed this book. The themes are, as I said, a little bleak and I would class this more as a romantic drama, as the ending is nowhere near a HEA or even a HFN. However the beauty and complexity of Brian; the raw emotion; and the sympathetic look at two young men struggling with their sexuality in a town of closed-minded people, made this an engrossing read and one that I won't forget in a hurry. I am greatly looking forward to reading the next book in the series, which I think is due out soon. In the meantime if you like YA books, if you want to read a book which shows the genuine difficulties faced by gay teenagers, I urge you to read this book which gets a grade of 'Excellent'."

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The Perfect Tree (B) - Brief Encounters

"Although this short is highly erotic in content, with a well written and very hot BDSM scene as its core focus, what I found most interesting was the dynamic between Jayden and Ethan. It’s obvious that they are deeply in love, and even during a ‘scene’ the love that they feel is just as important and arousing as the mechanics of the sex. "

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Enlightened (Excellent) - Jenre Well Read

"Brian is a very sympathetic narrator.  He's a real innocent, whose small town upbringing means that he knows very little about sex, or about being gay - even the internet isn't a big part of his life, leading to an embarrassing scene later in the book.  His worries and fears are entirely plausible, his jealous feelings and frustration show his inexperience."

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