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Sandra @ My Fiction Nook

I like romance and boys loving boys in my books. 

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Raining Men

Raining Men - Rick R. Reed

HOLY SHIT. I have no words. Me, who reads words all day long, who revels in them, loves and hates them, wraps them around like a warm blanket on a winter's night - I have none of them after this book.Whereas I absolutely hated Bobby in Chaser, in this book I only felt sorry for him. Once I got a real glimpse into his mind, into the dirty, disgusting things he does to numb the pain in his own head, I couldn't help but feel for him. Damn you, Mr. Reed, for doing that to me. Okay, just kidding. Sort of.

 

Early on in this book, we learn that the self-proclaimed gorgeous guy who only has sex with other gorgeous men (or so he told his ex-friend Caden before attempting to steal Caden's boyfriend for himself) will actually have sex with almost any men. The author does a fantastic and unapologetic job of accurately and in depth describing the seedy situations that Bobby seeks out, all the while giving us insights into Bobby's mind as to the deep-seated issues that propel him to seek pleasure in all sexual forms relentlessly. What Bobby doesn't seem to see, or suppresses as soon as even the tiniest thought about it crops up, is the reason he seeks out these seedy places.By this point in the novel, I was both disgusted by his behavior and oddly compelled to take him home with me to hug him and love him and tell him that it would all be okay. He misses Caden. He knows he's guilty, and he knows that losing the friendship is his fault and his fault alone.

 

Then Bobby's father dies, and with his death, Bobby is confronted again with his demons and no matter how much he seeks oblivion, he cannot find it. From there, the story unfolds as Bobby begins to understand how his past is influencing his present. A note from Caden with a business card leads him to a therapist and then to a support group. Slowly but surely, and with occasional steps back, Bobby embraces the long road to recovery. And finds love in the process.This book is an in-depth character study of a broken, lonely man and the hurt little boy inside him, as well as the journey he undertakes to make himself a better man. Rick R. Reed delivers a novel of redemption that rang true and realistic and completely changed my attitude towards the main character from the previous book. I highly recommend reading these two books in order. And actually reading both - so you get the full impact and the entire picture of all of them. It is a credit to the author that he was able to take me from hate to disgust to empathy for Bobby by creating such a complex character.I received a free copy of Raining Men directly from Dreamspinner Press. A positive review was not promised in return. A combined review of Chaser and Raining Men is available on www.myfictionnook.com.