I'm going middle of the road for this with 3 stars as I would 5 star some but tbh some I would 2 star.

I do not want to name names so will leave this as a general review. I have read every story in this anthology and I loved the concept, but some stories seemed edited, polished and finished and some didn't. They felt rushed, unedited and incomplete.

The concept and idea of Taking a Chance on love, drew me in and given the opportunity to arc read and overall I did enjoy the book.

These 17 authors all came together to raise funds for AIDS healthcare, so grab this as you might find a gem or a new author to read.… (mehr)

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SharingTheBookLove | 1 weitere Rezension | Nov 2, 2023 |

Damage Control (North Shore Stories Book 1) von Lynn Van Dorn

This book was incredible and absolutely brilliantly written. It's also snarky, passionate and painful. It brings to light something that makes me feel like finding my soapbox, which I will try not to do here. As the mother of a wonderful gay son who has been married for 15 years to the most precious man, I have ever met...I see red when I hear anyone suggesting conversion therapy as a "gay cure". However far beyond anything else, the way the therapy part was handled is what gave the book the incredibly real feeling. I can't find enough adjective to describe it so I will just say bitterly honest, heartbreaking, funny, emotional and sweet should just about cover it. Tyler and Josh will make you laugh one minute and cry the next. It's a very long story...over 420 pages, but each page is an adventure as we get to follow these two men while they are falling in love and fighting for their right to do so without judgement. It wasn't an overnight "flip of the switch" thing. It happened over time until that moment that Josh realized that everything had changed. I loved Purvi, Tyler's friend. She didn't pull any punches with Tyler...but told him how things would need to happen if he and Josh wanted any chance at happiness. Everyone needs a best friend like this.… (mehr)

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Carol420 | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Apr 3, 2023 |

Damage Control (North Shore Stories, #1) von Lynn Van Dorn

This is one of the cleverest romances I've ever read - plot, character arcs, dialogue, sub-plots, all of it. The sweet neurotic one adores the rude damaged one SO MUCH... It's just amazingly good all the way through. Nothing's left unattended-to, nothing's ever boring, and it's just exactly the right dose of sweet snark all the way to the end. CW: cutting, neuroses aplenty, abuse including off-page child rape (hence the damage). But the heroism in unusual packages? Oh, I am allll for that!

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terriaminute | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 4, 2022 |

Be My Mistake (North Shore Stories, #0.5) von Lynn Van Dorn

Short and best read after NSS #1 so you know who Ethan is. This is a version of Daddy kink made utterly accessible - I am at best vanilla with some sprinkles. Even I adored this pair. Good writer. Sweet story!

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terriaminute | Dec 4, 2022 |

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