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Jonovan O

Smashwords book reviews by Jonovan O

Broken Dreams on June 12, 2012

I only liked the first part where Toby found Lucas. The chapter where Lucas woke up did not do much for me. For someone who had just been sexually assaulted, he seemed okay. More infatuated by his saviour. And the character Craig was painted ugly. So ugly, it did not make sense there was a relationship continued on this. Too easy to dislike Craig but unconvincing to believe Lucas and Toby could find bonding too soon.
The New Boy on June 19, 2012

I thought the book started well. It was interesting and engaging. Somehow, along the way, once the dust settled between Alex and Dexter, things seemed to be thrill-less. It was more like I kept asking myself where was the story going with this? What ending was it seeking for? Why has it not ended yet? The portrayal of Gary as the jerk boyfriend kept the story easy for readers to prefer Alex with someone else. Too easy. I was also surprised to read on how everyone else's seemed to know Gary's biological problem. Was that even possible? Guys are guys. To think that they can lay cuddling and kissing without going far is a joke. For that, the story was less realistic.
The Passionate Attention of an Interesting Man on Jan. 24, 2013

Don't mind me. This is the second book of Ethan Mordden that I have completed reading. I found Buddies difficult to follow. As much as I was really hoping to enjoy this one, I was not able to. I had been waiting for this book for more than a year. It was supposed to be released in the paperback format in November 2012 but it was taken off from several sites when the date of release passed. I was happy to see Smashwords offering this book in ebook format. Immediately, I bought one. This is a novella and four stories - short stories; Tom, Hopelessly Devoted to You, The Flippety Flop, The Suite and The Food of Love. I preferred The Suite as it was kinda suspenseful to see how the story was going to end. I was not able to follow Mordden's style of writing. It was easily for me to follow Tom, Flop and Suite. I was totally lost reading Hopelessly and Food. I had no idea what the stories were trying to convey and I lost interest. I have to admit that I could not 'buy' the idea that the young rich ones in Tom would talk in such a manner. No street talk. No cool brat slang. All of them talked in the same manner - high class and rather unbelievable at times. Even the cops were talking in a manner which was quite uncommon. I am sure Mordden has many fans who would disagree with me. I appreciate his work that does not jump into trashy bed scenes, unlike other M/M ebooks out there. However, I am not one who could digest such a depth of story-telling. I even missed out plots and had to re-read the earlier scenes just to understand what actually happened. Quickie? Oh yes. I did not even know they had done it until the scene quoted one to crash onto the bed, next to the other body. Sigh...
The Thing I Didn't Know I Didn't Know on Dec. 28, 2014

This was one book I was looking forward to - I have known Russel since the first book, hence his return was welcome. The problem with a book that skipped a few years of Russel's years was that it felt incomplete to begin with. What actually happened between Russel and Kevin? The narration was supposed to help but it felt more like a quick glance on the issues between them. Fans of Russel and Kevin were expected to accept the current situations they were in, without much detail. I was expecting to read more about Russel and Kevin. However, it was disappointing to hear bits of Kevin here and there. And for the rest of the book, it was more like we had to deal with a 'lost' Russel. Kinda a downer to think that the lead of the book, who was gay, would be portrayed as someone 'lost'. This book was missing the Kevin's part. I wanted to know what happened - between him, Russel and Colin but the book concentrated too much on Min and Gunnar, whom I was getting tired of. What the heck were they doing in the book?