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Nichole - Dirty H if you're nasty

I like to read about boys who like other boys. I don't like angst. I don't like high fructose corn syrup.

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Brainy and the Beast
J.M. Cartwright
The Last Day Of Summer - J.F.  Smith Ultimately, I really enjoyed this book. It was an adorably sweet love story, wrapped up in a bigger story that was all about Rett's growth. He had a great character arc and I loved that. I found the writing somewhat clumsy at first, but it smoothed out pretty quickly and any flaws disappeared behind the great dialogue and fantastic secondary characters.

The fact that this was a story set in the world of Major League Baseball was a double edged sword for me because on the one hand, I love baseball and so reading anything that includes baseball is a major plus. On the other hand, I love baseball and thus am extremely picky and unforgiving of any possible mistakes when it comes to the portrayal of the game.

This book actually portrayed it pretty well. Waaay better than the last baseball book I read, where everyone was raving about how obvious it was that the author was a true fan and I was scratching my head trying to figure out how the visiting team got a walk off win. It was not flawless, though, which confused me. The author got so many things spot on, I don't understand how he/she missed the fact that the first two foul balls are strikes. There were a few other issues but I attribute those to artistic license because they all seemed to be fairly intrinsic to the plot. (Except, there's no "inactive roster"! You're either on the team or you're not. If you're on the 40 man roster but not the 25, then you're in the minor leagues playing so you can hone your skills and get up to the majors. Players with potential don't just sit around in the dugout/bullpen doing nothing.)

Okay, so I got that off my chest. But overall this was a great book. Rett could be very frustrating and he does something about 3/4 through the book that will have some of you metaphorically throwing your e-reader at the wall. But I was able to give the story some leeway here and roll with it because I kind of understand what it's like to get really insecure and suddenly decide you're better off just completely ruining everything and being self-destructive. I don't know where that urge comes from but I've been there.

Great story! Recommended.