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A**P
Loved it. Looking forward to the next one.
I devoured this book in one day. I was sneak reading it at work! I loved Adam’s Song and I was hoping Gray For You would be as good. It was. Very unique premise – former porn star and troubled former child star thrown together for emotionally and physically intimate work. I liked both MCs and the secondary characters. I hope Luke’s story is next. I felt like I had plenty of Micah.I think this is the 3rd or 4th Spears book I’ve read where the father is complete crap and the mother is MIA. I detect a theme… Tyler’s dad was too horrible to be believed. I would have liked Gray to stand up to him more on Tyler’s behalf. Spears drew very clear parallels between how Tyler’s dad treated him and how Ethan treated Gray. But Tyler and Gray never seemed to see themselves in each other. I wish they had, so they could have supported each other more effectively.Gray and Tyler’s lack of self-worth was really heavy near the end of the book, and it did get hard/sad to read. They kept beating themselves up, again and again. Their pasts had done a number on them and they both felt broken. But neither looked at the other as broken, which I thought helped give their relationship a light at the end of the tunnel. It was what kept the book from being depressing overall.The Big Reveal with Tyler’s dad was pretty obvious from early on. But at least Spears did it with a throwaway sentence rather than telegraphing it with a neon sign like she did the fire in Strawberry Moon. There was definitely a lot dumped on Tyler at the end of the book. It might have been a bit too much (couldn’t dad have done just one of the BAD THINGS? One would certainly be enough). I felt bad that Tyler had to be so tortured before he found his HEA. I liked that Spears linked seemingly unimportant things from the beginning of the book (the car repair, for example) with plot points that happened near the end of the book. It gave the book a good flow.The sexytimes were super hot.I liked the “book within a book” concept. I liked the POV with 4th wall breaks - speaking to the reader.There are some very schmaltzy passages/dialog near the end. Which is unfortunate as the rest of the book had been pretty much schmaltz-free. But you can’t write something like “I had a sudden image of my body as a violin, being played expertly by Gray, his fingers and lips plucking and strumming sounds and resonances out of me that harmonized into a wash of sensation” without expecting me to throw up a little bit in my mouth. Fortunately, the overwrought passages were few.I liked Gray For You a lot. Good characters, good plot, great sexytimes, very little reliance on overdone tropes (there was only one little coincidental wrong place/wrong time scene), and fresh ideas. The covers for this series are fairly cheesy, though.
P**N
Really engaging story
I wanted to skip to the happy ending, but resisted that urge.Totally worth the read.Spencer Spears impresses me with her ability to balance the authenticity of the world of fame with the charm of an upbeat, wonderfully scripted romance.The characters and World are taking up parking space in my mind really fast.
E**L
Another Fantastic Read by Spencer Spears
Spencer Spears manages to draw you in, keep you laughing, and make you feel. Gray For You is another spectacular representation of her skill. It is playful, emotional, quirky, sexy, and full of surprises. You can certainly read this as a standalone, but I would definitely recommend getting your hands on the first book of the series, Adam’s Song, because it’s fantastic!I fell in love with Gray in Adam's Song. He has a prevailing sense of strength, humor, and a hint of mystery about him that drew me in right away. His story is unique, but still relatable, with a troubled youth, broken dreams, an emotionally abusive ex, and an award winning career in pornography. Totally relatable, right? He may have no problem dropping his pants to the awe and admiration of his new film crew, but it takes a struggling former child star looking for redemption to tear down the walls he’s spent a lifetime building. And when we finally see the man behind the walls? Breathtaking. And in Tyler, we find someone who is trying so hard to do things right, and who often finds himself falling short of his father’s unhealthy expectations. He’s funny, quirky, determined, and absolutely adorable. I mean, how many young men struggling with their sexuality and history of addiction are willing to go ‘Full Monty’ to prove themselves? Not that he doesn’t have a few issues along the way, but with Gray, his brother Luke, and the entire film crew supporting him, he blossoms and finds his strength.I received a free Advanced Reader Copy for my honest review. And I honestly HIGHLY recommend this book! I couldn’t put it down, except for when I was blushing so hard that I needed to get my heartrate back under control.
F**D
I love this book!
So... I'm an author and I went through the bad reviews to see what the four (4!) bad reviews were about. Other than the weird 1-star review that doesn't seem pertinent, I have to say I agree with what the other 3 reviewers said:>> MCs have severe personality flaws.>> They have bad communication skills.>> They doubt themselves. A LOT!>> There is a significant amount of angst in this book.>> This is a slow burn.And, guess what? I hate all those things about the characters. Why? Because I've been there and done what they did (not as good steam, I'll admit, but the rest I've definitely done).But, here's the thing...Tyler is 21 and he's been sheltered all his life (how much so becomes slowly revealed as the story unfolds).Gray is 30 and he has serious abandonment issues. SERIOUS. And he compensated for that, to an extent, through the profession that, more or less, chose him.So, of course, at 52, I SHOULD be frustrated by these guys. If I was a therapist, I'd say this is a fascinating case history. But I'm not.As a reader, this story drew me in, tantalizing bit by tantalizing bit. It's long and it burns slowly.By the time I got to the end, however, I was cheering for Tyler and Gray. They didn't make dramatic shifts, but they took advantage of what life through them (including each other) and ran with is as best they could. I'd LOVE to meet these guys 20 years in the future. I have no doubt they would still be an amazing couple and more deeply in love with each other than ever...Bottom line: GET THIS BOOK!
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