*Book source ~ NetGalley
Title ~ Too Stupid to Live
Series ~ Romancelandia, #1
Author ~ Anne Tenino
Publisher ~ Riptide
Published ~ 14 January 2013
Genre ~ Romance | M/m
Pages ~ 315
My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble
Sam is a graduate student, too gawky, awkward
and clumsy with an addiction to romance novels. He’s also gay. His past
relationships have been crap and his self-esteem is in the toilet. Then he
meets Ian. Ian is tall, built like a brick shithouse and not relationship
material. Or so he says. But when the two meet there’s something there,
something worth exploring if only they can drop the baggage that’s weighing
them down and start fresh.
Wow. This is a wonderfully written tale about
two men with issues who stumble and bumble their way through a relationship
they both want to work but end up with a lot of misunderstandings because of their
past issues. However, they don’t give up and eventually they get on the same
page. It’s painful to watch and yet it’s also heartwarming. I love this couple!
The characters of Ian and Sam are fully developed. The rest of the characters
aren’t as real to me, but that may be because the story is told from both Ian
and Sam’s POV. The romance is sweet, the sex is hot and at times kinky and the
characters are endearing. This is my second read by Anne Tenino and I’m not disappointed.
heeheh brick shithouse, your humor in these reviews put a smile on my face
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I put a smile on your face. My job here is done. :)
DeleteThis sounds wonderful. I don't think I've read this author before. Interesting title.
ReplyDeleteSam compares life to romance novels. It's great! lol Except he refers to himself as the TSTL character. He gets over that with Ian's help. It's a wonderful story. :)
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