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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
Interesting. I had a hard time with the concept. Great writing.
Decided to read this book as I thought it would take me out of my comfort zone but surprisingly, probably because of the twists, the relationship between Liam and Kel was easy to read. The story was full of twists, angst and lots of hot sex.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Rape
Whoa....I got through this book in a day. I HAD to know what happened next. My heart broke for Liam so many times. The guy had a rough road to travel that's for sure. Where Seth and Kel watched the video is one of the saddest things I've read. Then later to read about Liam's hospital stay....just wow. They said he was a coward but I thought he was doing the best he could.
Mercy Celeste’s Beyond Complicated is an extremely hot and highly emotional story that ventures into taboo territory. To read my review in its entirety, please visit http://www.bookreviewsandmorebykathy.com/2012/06/06/beyond-complicated/
After reading Going Home by Max Vos and loving it, I fell in love with gay taboo romance and erotica, and I decided to pick this up. For former porn star Liam McGuire, life is pretty tame, except that his twenty-one year old son is now dating the love of Liam’s life. At the ripe old age of thirty-eight, Liam’s entire world is collapsing around him, his past catching up with him, his secrets and his lies are coming back to bite him. All because Kel had to go and fall in love with Seth. The writing was fine, but there were many random and consistent spelling errors, and I noticed that many words were missing an “L” and spelled incorrectly throughout the book. Despite this, it did not ruin my ability to follow along with the story. I was surprised by how fleshed out the characters were. I love romance and erotica that don’t have characters that feel like caricatures, and I love storylines that have more weight than just a thin plot connecting various sex scenes. I loved Liam as a protagonist, he was very lovable and his backstory felt authentic and real. I liked that the darker parts of the story were given serious thought and fairly represented within the story. I liked the slow burn and slow buildup to three way relationship between the characters. The sex scenes were hot and the author does a great job at depicting these scenes without using words and terms that take the reader out of the moment and the story. I loved how the author deepened the story, characters and plot in the final 25% of the book, it made these characters feel like real people with real, complicated lives. I thought the ending was sudden, but interesting. I recommend this book for fans of gay romance books.
The writing is not bad. The character development is not bad. And even the theme of the story is not bad. But the way it settles with the characters did not sit well with me at all. Kind of wish there was a better warning on the story itself but it would spoil a MAJOR plot point...
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts
Omg! I really loved everything of this book! A Hot, sexy, kinky and full of love book! The best MMM book i've read so far!
