Blurb:
When stock boy Devon Gangon finds out he has to train a new employee at the grocery store where he works, Jace Perez is not what he expected. Jace is shy but talkative about all the right things, including Devon’s favourite punk band, Nine Volt Start. Over the course of a few weeks, they become closer and closer, and their stray touches finally build up to a tryst in the back room.
Nine Volt Start announces a reunion tour, and Devon thinks Jace is the perfect person to go with him. But Jace tells him he’d much rather keep his work and personal life separate and leaves Devon in the cold. With Jace drawing a line, Devon’s left wondering if spending his time idolizing a band and not doing anything with his art degree has been worthwhile. He’ll be twenty-nine in less than a month and hasn’t had a serious relationship in years.
Leaning on his brother and best friend for support, Devon realizes he either has to settle for random hook-ups with Jace or push for something more, even if it may hurt in the end.
Where To Buy:
NineStar Press || Amazon || Kobo || Barnes and Noble
Review:
This story had serious potential. I liked Devon in the beginning. He was still figuring out life and how he wanted to work as an adult. But he was working on it. Jace was sweet too, if a little bit of a mystery. But then the story kind of rambles along without any direction, or maybe it’s too many directions, and you don’t get to see any real development. Devon’s obsession with the band Nine Volt Start takes a large portion of the story with only mild purpose. Then Devon acts crazy towards his brother and Jace. His reasons are kind of valid, but he blows things way out of proportion. Jace was a little standoffish and kind of a jerk when Devon hinted at wanting more. The reason that eventually comes out as to why is thin at best. Devon was very quick to forgive Jace.
Stars:
Three
About Francis:
Francis Gideon is a nonbinary writer who dabbles in romance, mystery, fantasy, historical, and paranormal genres. Francis credits music, along with being an only child to a single mother, as why they write so much now. Long nights at home were either spent memorizing lyrics to pop-punk bands or reading voraciously. Add a couple of formative experiences in university, a network of weird artist friends, and after years of writing stories Francis never showed to anyone, they now have books to their name.
After receiving an MA in English literature, Francis wanted to do something a bit more fun. They soon found the LGBTQ romance community and fell in love on the spot. Since then, Francis has attempted to balance writing romances with as many different types of couples as possible while also attending school for their PhD. When not writing fiction or teaching university classes, Francis works on scholarly articles on everything from character deaths in the TV show Hannibal, the online archive of Canadian poet and artist P.K. Page, and transgender representation on YouTube. Francis is a middle name, used to keep students from Googling their teacher and asking far too many questions.
Francis lives in Canada with their partner, Travis, where they often spend nights disagreeing about what TV show to watch and making bad puns whenever possible. Travis receives dedications in Francis’s novels because he tolerates Francis’s long hours and listens to random story ideas late into the night. Francis also might be a bit of a hopeless romantic—as if you didn’t already guess.
Author Contact:
Website: https://francisgideon.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/francisgideon88
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