Amazing in every way!

The story is compelling, the Characters drew me in right away and the erotic scenes were just that! Silver and Black just melt my heart, they are sooo good together.

My favorite part, hard to say the story just sucks you in and you can't stop listening. But probably the birthday weekend.

The narrator is one of my favs by far, all the voices are easy to tell apart and Silver's voice gave me chills (in a great way).

The only thing I didn't like about this book, was when it ended. I want more of Brian Silver & Grayson Black, because the are so sweet together.

I want a sequel! I have listened to this book 3x already and I just can't put it down. Highly recommended, you will not be disappointed!

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A fantastical tale...

Though the premise of the story is a bit far fetched, I found myself getting pulled into the story and I found that I enjoyed it a lot. Rich guy pursues poor guy...only in the movies, right!?! But one can get lost in the fantasy of it all. Several things I seen coming and a few things caught me by surprise, which is probably why I really liked the story. There was little doubt that Greyson and Brian would not get together but the path is full of bumps and hiccups, adding to the journey. Not sure about the comparison to FSOG, never read it or seen the movie, but from what I understand there truly is no comparison...different types of books. All-n-all, a good fantastical story!

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I. DON’T. LIKE. ROBOTIC. NARRATION.

This story could’ve been so much more interesting and likable had the narration been done by anybody else. I really dislike narrators who can’t inject personality into the story. I’m kind of shocked because I typically like Guy Locke as a narrator but here it felt like he was literally reading off of the page and it was being recorded. I thought after the first chapter it would get better, but sadly, he still sounded robotic. I got through the whole book but only because I have about an hour commute to work each day. The story was just so-so and the pacing was the same. I really got hung-up on the narration though and at times I felt that it dragged the whole story down because it was one-note. If I hadn’t gotten this as a free selection while waiting for new credits, I would’ve stopped and demanded a refund. Narration goes a long way with a 10 hour listen...

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This narrator is no good.

This is basically 50 Shades, which is fine because I’ve listened to many books copying 50 but this narrator is terrible. I couldn’t listen anymore.

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Undecided

I am completely undecided about whether I enjoyed this book or not. Firstly, the premise of the book is that a rich guy financially supports another younger guy he never met without his knowledge and then by chance, meets him and becomes interested in pursuing a relationship with him. Now, this is really quite far fetched to begin with, however the way the rich guy pursues the younger guy and the way he 'woos' him come across as kind of creepy.

The author tries to weave some kind of intrigue into the plot by having the main character stalked and setting the reader up to believe that 'something' just doesn't seem right with the rich guy, but to be honest, by the time all is revealed, I was shouting at the device playing the audiobook as I had had enough of the story being unnecessarily drawn out and prolonged. It dragged and just wouldn't move forward and the story seemed all over the place.

This book could have been half as long as it was. It was unnecessarily drawn out and got on my nerves as a result. The sex scenes were probably good if this is what you buy gay romance for, however I always find them unnecessary and in the case of the book, quite a put off for some reason. I just didn't connect with these characters. They seemed one dimensional and the main characters constantly calling each other by their surnames or 'Mr' was also something that annoyed me.

Finally, the narrator is terrible. Why can't he pronounce words correctly? He didn't correctly pronounce any words which had a hard 't' sound in the middle of them and it was quite annoying. For instance, if he was supposed to say the word 'wilted' he would say 'wil-ed' instead. I understand that some people have speech impediments, however do they really become voice actors? His character voices seemed without emotion and feeling and almost stilted at some points.

Overall, this is a story which could have been told far better. If I had been the author's editor, I would have told him to shorten it down and come the point a lot faster. With another voice actor and a shorted script, this could have been a winner.

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Too over the top and narration didn't help

Would you try another book from Tyler May and/or Guy Locke?

Maybe. The plot was just too over the top and the writing was way TOO cheesy (even though I usually love it, in this case it was making my eyes roll).

Would you be willing to try another book from Tyler May? Why or why not?

Perhaps. The beginning was promising and the characters had distinct personalities.

How could the performance have been better?

The narration made the experience worse, because the "voice" of Silver was too deep and wooden. I noticed the "n" in certain words were dropped, and because the overall experience of the book was not enjoyable for me, it became one more thing I started to find irritating.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I was intrigued in the beginning, but it all became too much, so I was disappointed.

Any additional comments?

I liked that the book was downloadable on kindle unlimited and the audible version part of the Romance package. So when the narration got too irritating, I was able to finish the book by reading (& skimming) it instead. Otherwise, I would have given up and not finished the book.

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That was awful

Just awful. Poorly written, predictable, trite characters. Kept hoping for change or a plot that never came.

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livejournal flashbacks

This book wasn't terrible, but I wouldn't say it was good either. I was about one more chapter away from giving up on it & listening to something else when I became just intrigued enough by the secondary story to keep going. I was ready to give up again later, but then realized there was only an hour left & it became more a matter of just seeing it through to the end.
The story reminded so much of something I might've read on livejournal 20 years ago (yesteryear's version of Archive of Our Own for those not yet old enough to be considering a mid-life crisis). Generally decent story, but the writing was awkward & anxious. Too much unnecessary detail at times & most of the conversations were unnatural. Real people just don't talk to each other that way. They especially don't text as portrayed in the book (granted, the texting may've come across better in the printed format than in audiobook). And SO many dismissed red flags that would never have gone ignored IRL by someone with Black's past. Lastly, the epilogue straight up recaps everything that unfolded in the chapter before like we didn't just. listen. to. it. Why?
As for the narration, I agree with some other reviews that it was a bit robotic, but I sped it up to 1.2 & the pace was much more suitable.
All in all, I finished the book & it wasn't horrible. But I won't revisit it in the future & if it hadn't been part of my Escape membership, I'd probably be requesting a refund.

incredible

This had an amazing storyline, deep complicated characters, and an indescribable love. I could not get enough

Way to monotone

It was like listening to the Economics Teacher Mr. Lorensax, from Ferris Bueller. The story was ok but hard to enjoy with the less than narration spoken to say it nicely.