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Title: Starling
Authors: Racheline Maltese and Erin McRae
Genre: Contemporary romance
Thingummies: 3.5
Synopsis: A production assistant accidentally becomes a major TV star and falls in love with the writer responsible for his character.
Thoughts: You know what's nice about gay romance novels? There isn't necessarily a lot of the baggage that come with straight ones. It's possible to have someone hook up with a person other than their One True Love and still have it be ok. I think one of the things I most appreciated about this book is the fact that the characters get together with other people while on a break, and it's not reprehensible behavior on anyone's part. It's possible to be attracted to or even love a person and have it not be a long term thing without one of the parties having to be evil.
This is a pleasant bit of fluff. Quite a bit of angsting over the various issues that sudden unexpected fame can bring, and a very knowledgeable analysis of the dynamics of online fan behavior. One of the two protagonists spends a little time with his head up his ass, but he's young enough that it's excusable and he snaps out of it relatively quickly. Fun.
Note: One of the authors is an acquaintance of mine.
Authors: Racheline Maltese and Erin McRae
Genre: Contemporary romance
Thingummies: 3.5
Synopsis: A production assistant accidentally becomes a major TV star and falls in love with the writer responsible for his character.
Thoughts: You know what's nice about gay romance novels? There isn't necessarily a lot of the baggage that come with straight ones. It's possible to have someone hook up with a person other than their One True Love and still have it be ok. I think one of the things I most appreciated about this book is the fact that the characters get together with other people while on a break, and it's not reprehensible behavior on anyone's part. It's possible to be attracted to or even love a person and have it not be a long term thing without one of the parties having to be evil.
This is a pleasant bit of fluff. Quite a bit of angsting over the various issues that sudden unexpected fame can bring, and a very knowledgeable analysis of the dynamics of online fan behavior. One of the two protagonists spends a little time with his head up his ass, but he's young enough that it's excusable and he snaps out of it relatively quickly. Fun.
Note: One of the authors is an acquaintance of mine.
