Reviewed by Susan65
Title: Trapped in OZ
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Tales From Kansas #3
Heroes: Martin Long/Gary Hunter
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 139 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 8, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads
Blurb: Tales from Kansas
Martin Long has plans and dreams, but they are derailed when his parents move and must sell their house. In need of a place to stay, fast, he answers an ad for a roommate, and even though the house needs work, the owner seems nice so Martin agrees to move in.
Gary Hunter is barely making ends meet, with mysteriously disappearing tips at work and tuition to pay. Disowned by his family and left with a house in need of repair, Gary desperately needs the extra set of hands along with the money.
When Gary confesses that his family disowned him for being gay, Martin makes his own confession that opens a world of possibilities. But Gary has paid a heavy price for being who he is, and Martin’s unwillingness to open up to his family puts strain on the fledgling relationship.
Review:
Martin and Gary are two very young men struggling and coming to terms with life as gay men. One has all the family drama a person could handle with the added stress of learning to live on his own sans enough money to properly survive. The other has loving, but extremely religious parents, so he chooses to maintain his secret and stay safely inside the closet. Watching your new friend and roommate suffer from family rejection was enough to convince Martin that his closet was his best choice, for now.
Martin and Gary are really cute together, and watching their coming of age story was extremely sweet, minus the family issues. Seeing them learn to come to terms with their lives and finding love and acceptance along the way made for a really heartfelt and enjoyable read. I would almost consider this a YA story because the sex was minimal and more sweet than erotic.
The characters are really well fleshed out, including the main secondary characters, like Martin’s mother. Andrew Grey has a talent for life building, and he painted a picture of these young men’s lives which allowed the reader to really understand their issues and learn to love them. Even though the story is fast paced and relatively short, you get the full picture of what life can be like for young men accepting their sexual reality and how that reality can bring hurt and pain, but also love and a new family.
Overall Impression: I really liked it!
*I received a copy of this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review.*
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