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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I really wanted to enjoy this story, especially after reading about a crazy hero who wanted to push some needles through various body parts of the heroine, however, I simply coulnd't immerse myself in the story. Everything felt kind of convoluted and I couldn't adapt to the flow and move of the story. I guess, I will have to try another time again as I simply had to discontinue after 35%. DNF. I liked this book very much. It was highly entertaining and well written. The "crime" story was also rather comical. The love story part was great too (and rather hot). Both MCs were very likable, though Caesar was my favourite character in the whole book. What I also liked very much, was that there were likable (and even one great) female characters in this book - very much appreciated! The whole secondary cast was great - my personal favourite (because most entertaining and a little scary - for unusual reasons) was Brandon, Loved this. Pros The book is VERY funny. For example:
Plot, pacing, verbiage, etc. All the standard elements are there and well done. The characterization was very well done. I could picture each person and they were all different. I fell in love with these characters. The grandma; in fact, Caesar's whole family. They may be somewhat of a stereotype but anyone who's seen Cake Boss know that it's a realistic stereotype. I particularly love how the dad pretends he has a thick Italian accent:
Caesar's ridiculous sweet tooth. Mystery was so good I didn't even notice that no romance happened for a long time. The first hint of something sexual between them was almost halfway through. The mystery was good and it took me a long time to figure it out. Somebody asks why the parking brake isn't being used in an automatic car. I get grief for this all the time, people teasing me about using the parking brake. I just tell them it's because I drove a stickshift most of my life and have only had an automatic for a couple of years. But the reality is that sometimes a car can pop out of gear. I live in Seattle, hilly as San Francisco. So I am happy that in the book, something happens because someone didn't set the parking brake.
Caesar is deeply horrified and afraid of clowns, as he should be. I knew a gay guy who collected clowns and he freaked me out, too. When a guy has a second orgasm, it's smaller and weaker. That's how they go, not even better and more intense like in most books. Caesar's obsessive fear of germs. It's not like stereotypical OCD, it's just sometimes and it's really funny. Sex scenes are very hot. There's a steamy sex scene under a bed. Cons There's a steamy sex scene under a bed. These are grown men. How?? A guy keeps his porn toys in the bathroom. That is probably the least safe place to hide stuff. It's the only place people have the time and privacy to snoop. Plus, it's pretty inconvient. "I unlocked the locks." ‘nuff said. The main character's name is Caesar Romano. Seriously. And his family owns a famous restaurant. Large age difference as usual (twelve years). You know, there are lots of gay couples who are the same age. Most of the gay relationships I have known throughout my life, and that's a lot since I used to be co-chair of the GLTB organization on my campus, were between guys close in age. People in Wheaties ads are celebrities. Men serving food topless is compared to Hooters as far as being a health code violation. Um, no, the women are wearing shirts. Men cannot go shirtless because of the possibly loss of hair and sweat into the food. "No shirt, no shoes, no service." They eat veal with no compunction. Yes, please let me have some more anemic baby cow, the higher-priced and therefore more iron deficient the better. Someone lives in a brick Cape Cod house. Cape Cods are supposed to be wood. The perpetrator was REALLY dumb and it took too long to bite her in the ass. COMPLETE AND TOTAL SPOILER: Related to this, (another big spoiler) The big finale was dull and quick. I want more violence and danger. We don't find out much about I was confused about what floor was which in the gallery house and I know there were a couple of times that were contradictory. I didn't quite buy it when Caesar finally admits to himself he has it bad for Dan. Homeless men are called "bums." The characters say track lighting is a gay thing. I say it's a tacky eighties thing. Small inconsistencies/inaccuracies like someone doesn't put sugar in his store-bought coffee he brought with him so it's assumed the coffee is black. He might have put sugar in at the shop so he could drink it on the way back. Or like they see a sign that the show is coming soon and someone's already seen it. Caesar is 28 so presumably is six years out of college but he still can't handle seeing the man he dated back then. A person who has never been on a motorcycle before is put on a bike behind the other guy. He puts his hands on the guy's shoulders. I see this all the time in books and it drives me crazy. If someone hasn't ridden a motorcycle before, they're going to lean out of a turn rather than in because it's instinctual. This is really dangerous and makes it difficult to drive. Only a big homophobe would not make the first man put his arms around the driver's waist. Since the two are gay and they've done the nasty, the driver should have/would have insisted the other hold him tightly. Someone normal, a model, no less, says "genuflecting" in an ordinary conversation with a coworker while tending bar. Really? Despite the cons and all the nitpicky details, this was a four to five star read for me. It's hard to decide because it was damn funny. But I'm going to leave it at four, though, because of the disappointing and weak ending. Loved this. Pros The book is VERY funny. For example:
Plot, pacing, verbiage, etc. All the standard elements are there and well done. The characterization was very well done. I could picture each person and they were all different. I fell in love with these characters. The grandma; in fact, Caesar's whole family. They may be somewhat of a stereotype but anyone who's seen Cake Boss know that it's a realistic stereotype. I particularly love how the dad pretends he has a thick Italian accent:
Caesar's ridiculous sweet tooth. Mystery was so good I didn't even notice that no romance happened for a long time. The first hint of something sexual between them was almost halfway through. The mystery was good and it took me a long time to figure it out. Somebody asks why the parking brake isn't being used in an automatic car. I get grief for this all the time, people teasing me about using the parking brake. I just tell them it's because I drove a stickshift most of my life and have only had an automatic for a couple of years. But the reality is that sometimes a car can pop out of gear. I live in Seattle, hilly as San Francisco. So I am happy that in the book, something happens because someone didn't set the parking brake.
Caesar is deeply horrified and afraid of clowns, as he should be. I knew a gay guy who collected clowns and he freaked me out, too. When a guy has a second orgasm, it's smaller and weaker. That's how they go, not even better and more intense like in most books. Caesar's obsessive fear of germs. It's not like stereotypical OCD, it's just sometimes and it's really funny. Sex scenes are very hot. There's a steamy sex scene under a bed. Cons There's a steamy sex scene under a bed. These are grown men. How?? A guy keeps his porn toys in the bathroom. That is probably the least safe place to hide stuff. It's the only place people have the time and privacy to snoop. Plus, it's pretty inconvient. "I unlocked the locks." ‘nuff said. The main character's name is Caesar Romano. Seriously. And his family owns a famous restaurant. Large age difference as usual (twelve years). You know, there are lots of gay couples who are the same age. Most of the gay relationships I have known throughout my life, and that's a lot since I used to be co-chair of the GLTB organization on my campus, were between guys close in age. People in Wheaties ads are celebrities. Men serving food topless is compared to Hooters as far as being a health code violation. Um, no, the women are wearing shirts. Men cannot go shirtless because of the possibly loss of hair and sweat into the food. "No shirt, no shoes, no service." They eat veal with no compunction. Yes, please let me have some more anemic baby cow, the higher-priced and therefore more iron deficient the better. Someone lives in a brick Cape Cod house. Cape Cods are supposed to be wood. The perpetrator was REALLY dumb and it took too long to bite her in the ass. COMPLETE AND TOTAL SPOILER: Related to this, (another big spoiler) The big finale was dull and quick. I want more violence and danger. We don't find out much about I was confused about what floor was which in the gallery house and I know there were a couple of times that were contradictory. I didn't quite buy it when Caesar finally admits to himself he has it bad for Dan. Homeless men are called "bums." The characters say track lighting is a gay thing. I say it's a tacky eighties thing. Small inconsistencies/inaccuracies like someone doesn't put sugar in his store-bought coffee he brought with him so it's assumed the coffee is black. He might have put sugar in at the shop so he could drink it on the way back. Or like they see a sign that the show is coming soon and someone's already seen it. Caesar is 28 so presumably is six years out of college but he still can't handle seeing the man he dated back then. A person who has never been on a motorcycle before is put on a bike behind the other guy. He puts his hands on the guy's shoulders. I see this all the time in books and it drives me crazy. If someone hasn't ridden a motorcycle before, they're going to lean out of a turn rather than in because it's instinctual. This is really dangerous and makes it difficult to drive. Only a big homophobe would not make the first man put his arms around the driver's waist. Since the two are gay and they've done the nasty, the driver should have/would have insisted the other hold him tightly. Someone normal, a model, no less, says "genuflecting" in an ordinary conversation with a coworker while tending bar. Really? Despite the cons and all the nitpicky details, this was a four to five star read for me. It's hard to decide because it was damn funny. But I'm going to leave it at four, though, because of the disappointing and weak ending.
Appartiene alle SerieRomano and Albright (Book 1)
The fear of getting caught is half the fun. Romano and Albright, Book 1 Lowly art gallery assistant Caesar Romano is freely out of the closet. Now he'd just like to get out of his Nana's guest room. Everything-his reputation and his financial freedom-is riding on the success of tonight's gallery opening. If only he could shake free of the past so easily. A mysterious gatecrasher, Dan Green, looks like a promising addition to his pending new life-until Caesar's ex shows up and suddenly the opening disintegrates into a half-naked dance melee. When the glitter settles, a missing sculpture of Justin Timberlake has Caesar up to his eyebrows in extortion, intrigue and a wild sexual adventure underneath, inside, and on top of a variety of furnishings. As the cast of suspects piles up, so do the questions. Like who's really blackmailing whom? And what does a stolen paint-by-numbers clown matter when Dan is so outrageously capable of blowing Caesar's resistance to smithereens? Warning: This book contains graphic language, sex, lies, intrigue, clowns, kleptomania, anal sex, oral sex, mutual masturbation, bad driving, good cooking, and the missing head of a Justin Timberlake statue. Not for the sour of disposition. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Caesar is the assistant of an art-gallery-owner in New York and during the opening of an exposition, the artist is undressing, his ex turns up to confuse him and a mysterious detective seems to follow him. The next day a priceless sculpture of Justin Timberland (contradictio in termini??!) is missing and Caesar has to find out what happened to JT, what his ex has to do with it, has to prove that his friend doesn’t have to do anything with any crimes, and why the macho detective Dan always seems to startle him. Is it mockery or seduction? Well, after being trapped under a bed in his ex’s apartment it becomes transparent that some carnal encounters add heaps of juice to this rollercoaster of a story.
Don’t expect much of a detective story but if you love some funny lines, odd situations and nice characters, this should be your treat for some reading hours. ( )