Elaine White's Life in Books
The Author
Elaine White is the author of multi-genre MM romance, celebrating 'love is love' and offering diversity in both genre and character within her stories.
Growing up in a small town and fighting cancer in her early teens taught her that life is short and dreams should be pursued. She lives vicariously through her independent, and often hellion characters, exploring all possibilities within the romantic universe.
The Winner of two Watty Awards – Collector's Dream (An Unpredictable Life) and Hidden Gem (Faithfully) – and an Honourable Mention in 2016's Rainbow Awards (A Royal Craving) Elaine is a self-professed geek, reading addict, and a romantic at heart.
The Reviewer
I’m an author and reader, who just can’t get away from books. I discovered the MM genre a few years ago and became addicted.
Top #50 UK reviewer on Goodreads
#1 reviewer on Divine Magazine
Bender
Book – BenderAuthor – Gene Gant
Star rating - ★★★★★
No. of Pages – 86
Cover – Beautiful and evocative. But heartwrenching, once you know what it represents.
POV – 1st person, one character
Would I read it again – Yes!
Genre – LGBT, Contemporary, Mental Health, BDSM-ish, Escort, College, Asexual
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Wow. I really don't know what to say about this one except that it crushed my heart.
Confession: I have a few of Gene Gant's books, but with work and my review list, I've never had time to get around to reading them. After reading this and knowing the genius of the writing, the storytelling and the utter heartbreak that they can evoke with just a few words, I've just moved them to the top of my list.
Mason captured my heart, squeezed until it was raw and he had wrung every ounce of emotion from it, then he released to let me breathe freely for a while, before crushing it entirely. That is the only way to describe what happened to me while I was reading. This isn't a story; it's a feeling in words.
Somehow, Gant has found a way to translate all of the lost, hurt, pain, loneliness and emptiness that a person can ever feel into words and poured that into this book. Mason's story is both heartbreaking, reaffirming and utterly beautiful.
I'm going to say nothing about the plot, because it was perfection. I loved everything about it, from the characters, the description, the pain, the torment and the utter bravery it involved. I won't tell you what happened or how it made me feel, because I couldn't find the words even if I wanted to. And I don't want to. I just want you to read this, cry a few times, laugh and feel like your heart has broken, then come back to let me know that you understand how it feels.
I have never been put through such an emotional wringer in such few pages. If I could give it ten stars, I would.
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Favourite Quotes:
“The fresh pain is good. The drink is going to be even better.”
“I'm poison. I poison everything.”
“It's as if I'm watching someone else do all these things, warning from a world away.”
