Review : Peter Darling by Austin Chant

Title : Peter Darling
Author : Austin Chant
Genre : MM Romance, Gay Romance, Fantasy, Fairytale Retellings, New Adult
Published : February 15th 2017
My Rating : 4.5 of 5 Stars

Ten years ago, Peter Pan left Neverland to grow up, leaving behind his adolescent dreams of boyhood and resigning himself to life as Wendy Darling. Growing up, however, has only made him realize how inescapable his identity as a man is.

But when he returns to Neverland, everything has changed: the Lost Boys have become men, and the war games they once played are now real and deadly. Even more shocking is the attraction Peter never knew he could feel for his old rival, Captain Hook—and the realization that he no longer knows which of them is the real villain.

"I've been here alone with nothing. You're the only good thing, the only real thing, that's come along in all that time. You're the only one who's called me by my name."

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What an amazing free interpretation and retelling story from one of my favorite fairytale EVER!

Beautiful cover, good plotting and well written. I enjoy & cherish all the moment that happens in this book until the very last page!!

I'm so glad that the author didn't 'ruined' the story into 'just-oh-so-so-story' and keep the romance to the light-right-portion. I also appreciate that the author didn't jump into any sex scenes, keep it 'clean' and put all the romantic things limit only to a heartwarming kiss that magically can bring those butterfly-romantically-dancing on your tummy. And THAT what makes this story feels perfect, beautiful and worth to read.

Sometimes when the story already consumed you in the right way, the sex scenes are not much needed ...

I just want the HEA for both of them, and the author had fulfilled my dream with this beautiful happy ending with Peter Darling & James Harrington's heartwarming story and their own version of Neverland...

I think the author succeed make me believe that THIS IS how the story supposed to be ENDED!! 

Just feels the love...

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Review : Beau And The Beast by Kay Simone

Title : Beau And The Beast
Author : Kay Simone
Genre : Gay Romance, Modern Fairytale
Published : February 26th 2017
My Rating : 3 of 5 Stars

Can beauty really tame a beast?

For ten years, former Wall Street executive Wolfram—along with his staff—has been magically imprisoned in his midtown penthouse after his firm pissed off the wrong witch. Now, only one thing can free him from the curse.

Unfortunately, they're not sure what that one thing is.

But mercy for the man with none, he still can be released:
Light can lift his shadowed soul when beauty frees the beast.

When a young reporter named Beau accidentally stumbles into their midst, the staff thinks he might be the answer to the witch's riddle—if only they can convince him to stay.

Beau has his doubts when he’s asked to write the mysterious billionaire’s biography, but he can’t say no to the huge sum of money being offered. Resigned to his fate, Wolfram hates the idea of a stranger intruding in his life.

What neither man expects is the deep connection that forms between them. As they work together, Wolfram and Beau form a passionate bond that threatens to boil over into something more.

The only problem? Thanks to the curse, Wolfram is a seven-foot-tall monster with eight weeks left to live unless the spell is broken.

Can Beau save a love he’s only just found, or is it too late for one man to set Wolfram free?

Beau and the Beast is a steamy, 125,000-word contemporary gay May-December romance set in the real world with some magical themes and an HEA.

But mercy for the man with none He still can be released: Light can lift his shadowed soul, When beauty frees the beast.

When we are together, there is no curse. There is only Wolf and me.

I want you—just like this...

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After years living as 'a monster', Beau had made Wolfram feels like 'a man' again, who deserves to be loved and loved for...
With his kindness and patient, Beau had made him feel 'human' ...

But will the beast finally freed from the curse ?
Will they have their own HEA?

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When some people have an issue about a gay character that appear in the movie Beauty And The Beast, I'm so excited that I found a gay version about the story in Beau And The Beast.

I fall in love with the blurb instantly. But when I read the book, I love the story even more.

Beau and The Beast definitely one of the best book I've read this year.
It's beautifully written, with amazing characters and good plotting. I'm mesmerized by the story as soon as I started it.
The interaction and bond that slowly growing between the Beau and the Beast is one thing I cherish from the story. It's heartwarming, calming and so beautiful.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!


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That was the review I made for this book when I'm at 85% reading before it being ruined by the ending and the epilogue....

The sad part is...
I can feel that Beau And The Beast will gonna be one of the best book I ever read in 2017 before the ending successfully ruined all the excitement.

The X-Men 'invasion' worsened the last few chapters even more...

Seriously, it totally swept away all the feels I felt about this promising story from the beginning....

If only it not ended like that, I'll gladly give this book 7 perfect stars...

So yeah.... let me lick my wound of disappointment and move on....

Review : Leo Loves Aries (Signs of Love #1) by Anyta Sunday

Title : Leo Love Aries
Author : Anyta Sunday
Series : Sign of Love #1
Genre : Contemporary Gay Romance, M/M Romance
My Rating : 5 of 5 Stars

A new person will enter your life in the early year, Leo. Look past any moments of frustration they might bring and laugh—this could be the start of a thriving friendship.

Theo Wallace usually laughs at the horoscopes his mom sends. Still hung up on his ex-girlfriend and practically friendless, this one begs him to reconsider. Because a friendship that stuck, that thrived…

Well, that would be a reason to leave past pains behind and look to the Bright Future.

When his sister Leone challenges him to find her the perfect date for a spring wedding, Theo uses it as a chance to make new friends. Theo’s ex economics tutor and newest roommate Mr Jamie Cooper seems to be a possible and convenient match. Real convenient. Like written in the stars, convenient.

All he has to do is make sure this Jamie is good enough. Could really be the one for her, and the friend for him.

But watch out, Leo, the stars have a surprise in store…

We are tutor and student. Roommates. Sparring partners. Friends. Anything you want us to be...

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The story come with good plotting and very slow pace that move along with the growing emotion between the main characters. The slow burn really killing me but also feels so perfect. I love the interaction between Theo and Jamie, and their banters, it made me smile countless time.
Everything was right on the place.

I adored Jamie (and his healthy food freak!) for his patience in taking good care Theo and his almost blind-twin-sister, Leona. This guy totally own my heart!

The things I find so cute but also frustrating is the fact that Theo didn't realize with his own feeling!! He mistook all the flirting and banters they both did to each other as 'a friendship'! (Pulling my hair!)

Their daily-note-exchange was another thing I like. It's fun, funny and keep me curios for what they'll write next.

Things getting more interesting when Jamie best friend, Sean come to their life and it start to 'annoyed' Theo. Theo's jealousy was another things I found so funny and a bit 'entertaining'. Add Charlie (Jamie's ex) to the convo, and Theo start to grow a pair of horn and see 'RED'!!! LMAO.

Theo denial was the hurtful part not only for Jamie, but also for me. They're fall to 'friend-with-benefit' term, but Theo still avoiding the fact that he's not actually a straight guy anymore. But at the end, I forgive him for what he did to win Jamie back.

The ice skating scenes!
I automatically picturing 'Yuri! On Ice' while I read this part. It was 'The Awww moment' for me!

Last, but not least...

Good books are way more difficult to review... (quotes by me!)

It always happen to me each time I finished a book that succeed consumed and overwhelmed me in a good way.

I've finished reading this book long time ago (and I still cannot put any single word to MY review, until today!!!), but I still can remember (very clearly) every-single-detail that happened in the story like I've just finished it yesterday...
The feels I get when I read Theo and Jamie story still freshly linger in my mind.

The smiles, the blushing moments, the butterfly in my tummy feels, even I can still feels my own heartbeat jumping like crazy when I remember some scenes from the book.

Leo Loves Aries is definitely the type of story that won't be easy to forget, because the heartwarming feeling will linger in your heart forever....

This is how sweet-slow burn-gay-for-you-friend-to-lover-story-that-will-warm-your-heart should be written. And Anyta Sunday did it very well!!

I'll ended my review with another quote from the book that I think more and less will expressed what I feels...

I love this book 'because of the characters development and the romance'...

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Review : The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian

Title : The Lawrence Browne Affair 
Author : Cat Sebastian
Genre : Historical Gay Romance
Published : February 7th 2017
My rating : 3 of 5 Stars

An earl hiding from his future . . . 

Lawrence Browne, the Earl of Radnor, is mad. At least, that’s what he and most of the village believes. A brilliant scientist, he hides himself away in his family’s crumbling estate, unwilling to venture into the outside world. When an annoyingly handsome man arrives at Penkellis, claiming to be Lawrence’s new secretary, his carefully planned world is turned upside down.

A swindler haunted by his past . . . 

Georgie Turner has made his life pretending to be anyone but himself. A swindler and con man, he can slip into an identity faster than he can change clothes. But when his long-dead conscience resurrects and a dangerous associate is out for blood, Georgie escapes to the wilds of Cornwall. Pretending to be a secretary should be easy, but he doesn’t expect that the only madness he finds is the one he has for the gorgeous earl.

Can they find forever in the wreckage of their lives? 

Challenging each other at every turn, the two men soon give into the desire that threatens to overwhelm them. But with one man convinced he is at the very brink of madness and the other hiding his real identity, only true love can make this an affair to remember.

I do really love Georgie and Lawrence characters and the interaction that build from the start. But I must admit that the slow pace on the story really 'killing' me and testing my patience!!!

I also found there's few things left hanging and 'forced' me to questioning myself...

"That's it?"
"Just like that?"

I read half first of the book with flat face until Simon come to Penkellis and 'bright' the story. Well...a bit...

But even if the whole story cannot grabbed the feels and I have to struggling finishing the book, I think it still good enough to devour....

Last but not least, the cover really pleased my coverslut eyes even the story didn't fulfill my expectations....

Happy 1st Blogversary!!!

Happy 1st Blogversary!!!

It's been a year since I first start my own blog. Time flies...

There's a time when my reading mood been in the worst moments and affected my mood in writing any reviews, but there's time when I felt excited working on a review.

Still not full time reviewer tho', just hope I can post more reviews in the future and share the happiest moments with you.

Warm Regards,
Funzee Shu

ARC Review : Imago (Imago #1) by N.R. Walker

Title : Imago
Series : Imago
Author : N.R. Walker
Genre : Contemporary Gay Romance
Published Date : February 21st 2017
My Rating : 4 of 5 Stars

Nerdy, introverted genius lepidopterist, Lawson Gale, is an expert on butterflies. He finds himself in a small town in Tasmania on a quest from an old professor to find an elusive species that may or may not even exist.

Local Parks and Wildlife officer, Jack Brighton, is an ordinary guy who loves his life in the sleepy town of Scottsdale. Along with his Border collie dog, Rosemary, his job, and good friends, he has enough to keep from being lonely.

But then he meets Lawson, and he knows he’s met someone special. There’s more to catching butterflies, Jack realises. Sometimes the most elusive creatures wear bow ties, and sometimes they can’t be caught at all.

Lawson soon learns there are butterflies he can’t learn about it in books. They exist only in a touch, in a kiss, in a smile. He just has to let go first, so these butterflies can fly.
Imago is the story of finding love, bow ties, and butterflies.

“I came to Tasmania in search of an elusive species. But never in my wildest dreams did I expect to find you. And I believe I found a type of butterfly that exists only in my belly which only makes itself known when I think of you...”

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Adorkable and very cute story...

I quickly fell in love with both Jack and Lawson from the very beginning.

Like Jack, I fall in love instantly with this sexy-nerdy-lepidopterist with a bowtie. And along with Lawson, I can't stop blushing and falling for this hot-smexy wildlife ranger.

Jack is truly godsend to Lawson in his research and searching for a very rare butterfly, Eltham Copper who only exist in professor Tillman's journal. And Lawson is what Jack Brighton wanted in his life.
The instant connection feel so strong right from the beginning. It seems the universe definitely right behind all of this....

I start the book with unstoppable smiles & grins, and ended it with all those butterflies in my tummy feeling that went crazy.

Aside the fact that I have butterfly-phobia, didn't affect the feels I have while reading the story. These guys are totally swoonworthy.

If you need a light with no angst but heartwarming and sexy story, you should try this new series from N.R. Walker.

Can't wait to read more story about this new cute and adorable couple...

GOODREADS

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N.R. Walker is an Australian author, who loves her genre of gay romance.

She loves writing and spends far too much time doing it, but wouldn’t have it any other way.

She is many things: a mother, a wife, a sister, a writer. She has pretty, pretty boys who live in her head, who don’t let her sleep at night unless she gives them life with words.

She likes it when they do dirty, dirty things… but likes it even more when they fall in love.

She used to think having people in her head talking to her was weird, until one day she happened across other writers who told her it was normal.

She’s been writing ever since… 

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ARC Review : Addicted by Mark Summers

Title : Addicted
Author : Mark Summers
Genre : Contemporary Gay Romance, M/M Romance
Published Date : December 16th 2016
Rating : 3 Stars

“I’m not sure I’ve ever loved anyone, but if love means feeling like the Earth is going to eat you whole at the thought of never seeing them again, if love means feeling unable to be yourself without the one you love, then maybe that’s what I’m starting to feel for you.”

“I don’t want to mend you. I just want to be there for you while you do it yourself.”

Noah is 23 years old and a big brother. That’s probably how he would describe himself, since no job is as important as being a big brother to Jimmy, all while struggling with the depression and anxiety he’s learned to control the best he can. He’s lived in the same small town his entire life, kept away both from danger and pleasure, and everything else the world has to offer.

Daniel is a 30 year-old third-grade teacher with a secret. Apparently perfect, damage and addiction hide behind his fabricated front. He’s troubled, he’s mean, he’s controlling and dominant. And most importantly, he’s straight. He doesn’t love anything besides his job, and his human interactions consist of using people to satisfy his needs.

When life brings Noah and Daniel together, a peculiar arrangement is formed, pushing both men to new limits. Will Noah learn to step out of his comfort zone and take control of his life? Will Daniel defeat his demons?

The characters in this book are flawed and troubled, but they do their best as they try to figure out their lives, learning about addiction, lust, and love, and falling for each other in the process.

Addicted is a steamy, standalone gay-for-you romance novel with a HEA. It contains scenes that are only suitable for adult readers.

I knew for a fact that I wasn’t gay. I wasn’t completely attracted to Noah either, but there were some things about him – his personality, the air around him – that drove me nuts.

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Being gay and living in small town when all the people know each other life under their nose was not easy. And having a crush on his little brother's teacher wasn't a good thing for Noah. Add to the fact that the teacher is straight.

In his early twenty, Noah has enough complicated life to live.

When the author offer me to review his book, I accepted it because GFY is my thing.
I'm so excited to devour this book but also a bit curious at the same time because the author was new to me and reading a book from new author definitely a challenge for me.

So? Curious, nervous and excited, that's all what I feel.

The first few part of the story i found really interesting. The pace kinda slow, but I like how it goes when Noah start to crushing over Mr. Harris and try to hide his attraction and feels to him, the giddy feeling, the shyness, the eagerness to have Mr. Harris attention enough to make those butterflies dancing in my tummy.
When Mr. Harris start to 'notice' Noah and have strange attraction to the young guy, the butterflies in my tummy went crazy.

But then there's something about this Mr. Harris that make me feels not quite 'right'. Even with all the 'reason' revealed nearly the end of the book still cannot convinced me enough to accept what had happened.

Mr. Harris dominance and his  disrespectful act to Noah start to annoying me to the level 'I can barely tolerate anymore'.
And Noah naively accepted all that irritated me even more.

I've read about a dominance character in a story before and I don't have problem with all that dominance thing, but I think there's something not quite 'right' about Mr. Harris dominance and demanding act to Noah. Something is missing here and I can't explained the 'what or why'.

I expect more on the story, but seems it's not fulfill my expectations.
I hope for something more or at least can bring me the feels, but I can't get it.

One thing that keep the rating from further falls is the bond between Noah and his little brother, jimmy. It worth in very heartwarming way...


ARC is kindly provided by the Author in exchange of a fair and honest review.