Boys Don't Cry by J.K. Hogan Published by Euphoria Press on May 25th 2017
Genres: mm romance
Pages: 230
Format: Kindle
Source: Goodreads
Goodreads
Mackenzie Pratt is having the worst luck of his life. His apartment building is being torn down, and since he’s jobless and just weeks away from graduating college, he can’t find anywhere else he can afford to live that isn’t a critter-infested dump. As he’s lamenting the very real possibility of job hunting while couch-surfing, he gets an offer from the coworker of his best friend.
An in-demand mobile app developer and heir to his parents’ fortune, Laurent Beaudry is literally an eccentric billionaire. Even though Mackenzie realizes he’s basically living the plot of a cheesy romance novel, he takes the proffered room in Laurent’s Baltimore mansion. He finds his new housemate to be grumpy, brooding, and, at times, incredibly kind and endearing.
Raised by his brother after their father’s death, Mackenzie spent his formative years plowing headlong through school, focusing on little else beyond earning his teaching certification. He’s never taken the time to explore love and relationships, much less sexuality, so when he finds himself being courted by another man, he has no idea what to do. And when he realizes he might actually return those feelings, his life takes a whole new direction.
Boys Don’t Cry (ARC) was graciously provided to me by IndiGo for an honest review.
“Batman’s Love For Robin…”
I absolutely loved this book. I love, love, loved it.. I can also honestly say, that, I don’t think I’ve come across a book, in a long time, if not ever, that could be compared to Boys Don’t Cry. I adored Mackenzie and Laurant. And, quite frankly, still do..*blushing* I’ve been struggling for days to try to come up with the most perfect way to accurately describe what has been running through my mind regarding this special book. The only thing that I can come up with is..I LOVED this book. Let me explain why I have been left practically speechless…
Boys Don’t Cry , by J.K. Hogan, is a stunningly beautiful story filled with layers of determination, heart ache, compassion, empathy, humor, kindness, self-discovery, and..love. That bone-seeping, need to grab and hold onto a person kind of love.. That is one powerful kind of love. It’s a story that filled me with so many emotions, that, I didn’t want it to end. It’s a story about the selfless love of one individual, Mackenzie Pratt, and, how he naturally nurtured and guided a delicately strong, lonely, and brilliant individual..Laurant Beaudry into simply..being..*sigh*
Mackenzie Pratt is a beautiful, kind-hearted man who is like a ray of sunshine with one of the greatest personalities as well. He is a breath of fresh air, all the while consistently coming across bad luck, which in turn, had him in dire straits. The end result of all of that was so staggering, that, I just wanted to give him a never-ending supply of four-leaf clovers just to help him. As if answering fate’s call, in walks..Batman. His Batman. Laurant Beaudry is a beautiful mystery, and, my heart broke for him. The delicacies of his past are shrouded by his brilliant strength. He’s like a delicate little boy but in a man’s body. As Mackenzie finds himself needing help, and, as an answer to his silent prayers, Laurant graciously opens up his protective mansion for..Mackenzie. Unbeknownst to both of them, this kind gesture would open themselves up for something they hadn’t expected, but, both very much wanted, and, so very desperately needed…
The existence and progression of the overall storyline, aka this unforeseen friendship, was natural and heart-warming. Even though the story was told in first person, which is rare for me to come across, it was done perfectly. As I briefly have mentioned already, as I read, my emotions were put through the gamut, because the connection with the main characters was perfect. I found myself fluctuating, throughout the book, between immediately tearing up as a result of the first three words, first-three-words, to hand-over-mouth-giggle-tears, to laugh-snorting, to bouncing in excitement, to melting, to absolutely bawling.. I was exhausted. But..I loved it.
As far as the secondary characters are concerned, wow. Can I call future books? This book was choc full of yumminess from not only the primary, but also, the secondary characters, who I loved, as well. All were written with such a naturalness, that I had frequently envisioned myself as part of their dialogue.
Was this book absolutely perfect? No. Regardless of coming across some very minor editing issues, the need for more exploration of certain scenes, and just more of an ending, it didn’t really make a difference in the whole spectrum of it all. It all worked for me. One thing that *achem* really worked for me..were the HOT and SIZZLING sex scenes. I mean..HELLO! They were *achem*..really good.
Boys Don’t Cry , is a story about an unwavering love, that has you wanting to wrap yourself completely around the other person to allow your loving warmth to radiate into the other person, who desperately needs it, in more ways than one. It’s a story about allowing one’s heart to guide oneself with that incredible need to not only help but also to reach out for someone else. I am floored by how much I loved reading this book, and, have no doubt that I will be re-reading it again very, very soon. 🙂
