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Racing the Moon

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I absolutely loved this book! The interaction between MJ and Sonny is explosive, there was a twist I didn't see until I was hit over the head with it and the story flowed like molasses. I forced myself to stop reading after every two chapters just to prolong the experience. MJ and Sonny do just about everything at maximum speed, but even when they pause for a breath they make you laugh at their inane way of thinking. Consider this a story of two men who between blowing up things, fighting, running, shooting, eating, having hot sex and opening up a can of whipa**, somehow manage to fall addictively in love. I was wary about buying a book from an author I know nothing about (since most gay romances are beyond terrible), but I'm definitely glad I gave this book a chance. I won't even complain about the price!

MJ is heading out of the forest after blowing up some expensive logging equipment when he's stopped by Sonny. It seems MJ blew up the road that allows Sonny to get his moonshine out. Sonny and MJ spend some time beating each other up then reluctantly end up working together to escape the angry loggers looking for them. They manage to get a way, but it's just the beginning of their adventure.

MJ wakes in a strange place, and Sonny is still there. It doesn't take long to figure out that Sonny took him away and soon a getaway turns into a passionate vacation. Before long MJ has to get back to work though. When their plans to reconnect afterwards fall through, Sonny goes to claim MJ and he plans on never letting him go again, but there's danger still lurking around the corner.

Racing The Moon is a blast! Sonny and MJ have similar personalities, which makes for one hilarious and explosive moment after another. MJ and Sonny find themselves in one predicament after another in Racing The Moon. It's fun and danger rolled into one sexy and combustive package!

Nannette
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

I'm sure that the average porn video has more plot than this book. At least in a porn video, we know who's delivering the pizza and why. The so-called plot of this book is poorly established and so inconsequential that the ultimate tension of who is chasing our friendly eco-terrorist and his moonshine-running partner is not only never answered, but no attempt is made at answering the question.

I am quite sure that you can find better porn for free on the internet. Don't bother spending your money.

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 7/10

PROS:
- The author does a pretty good job of depicting a relationship in which the two guys start by severely disliking each other, then move on to being sexually attracted, and then gradually realize that they want each other around permanently. I felt that the transitions from one phase to the next were well-paced.
- The main characters are both cocky and feisty and assertive. This gives the romance a sweet edge (without being at all saccharine), because realizing that they're falling in love is so out of the ordinary for both of them.
- Some of the exposition is really funny. At one point Sonny is imagining holding MJ down and doing dirty things to him, and then MJ says something insulting. So "Sonny included a gag in his little fantasy."

CONS:
- I consider myself to be pretty open-minded, and normally cussing doesn't bother me much. But this book has a LOT of profanity that I found gratuitous. Page 15, for example, has 18 of what I consider cuss words, 9 of which are the F word. The excessive cussing just tended to disrupt my reading a bit.
- I'm a fan of a lot of Sean Michael's works, so I was pleased to discover the similarities between Tortuga's and Michael's narrative style (choppy descriptions, fragments, conversational exposition, etc.). However, the similarity borders on copycatting on occasion. Here's an example of how similar the writing is at times: one of my favorite little phrases in Between Friends: Sammy's Place, which I've read 3 or 4 times, is this: "See him. See him not freak out" (when Sammy's ex shows up at the grocery store where he works). That phrase appears only slightly altered in this book--"See him. See him be domestic" (when MJ is cooking breakfast at one point).

Overall comments: I first read this book over a year ago and wasn't very impressed at all. After a second read, though, I liked it more. It's not terribly sweet--there's not a lot of romance in it--and like I said, I found the cussing to be a bit much both times I read it. But the plot is unusual and the characters seem real, so overall, I think it's worth a read.

This is an extremely slow moving and boring book. Sorry I paid anything for it.

Two men manage to fall in love in the midst of fighting and blowing things up. This story is also full of hot, steamy sex scenes.