tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post1908238228964678954..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): The Inexperienced Hero by Josephine MylesDIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-23427710909220372772011-10-15T06:34:25.897-07:002011-10-15T06:34:25.897-07:00@ Stevie - oh yes, it's great when the tropes ...@ Stevie - oh yes, it's great when the tropes are turned on their heads. I have a situation a bit like you've outlined in my next novel, Handle with Care (to be released sometime in 2012, hopefully)<br /><br />@ Prue - BDSM recs? Hmmm... Let me have a think as I wouldn't want to scare you off. Two of the best ones I've read have been menage romances too: Out of Focus by L.A. Witt and Soft Focus by Jaye Valentine and Reno MacLeod. Actually, Special Delivery by Heidi Cullinan would probably be a better place to start out - it's a lovely romance and a great read - the BDSM aspect doesn't overpower the rest of the story. There are some menage scenes, but it's the relationship between Sam and Mitch that really counts.Josephine Myleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469455529741307720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-76298730942630996052011-10-15T02:51:58.119-07:002011-10-15T02:51:58.119-07:00I should try a 'novice hero' book. It won&...I should try a 'novice hero' book. It won't surprise you to know I've never read any BDSM. Tbh I'm not sure I want to :D<br /><br />On the other hand, I must think of my education...<br />Any suggestions for a first novel? :)Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666246741812501876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-62244336361416470102011-10-15T01:17:56.096-07:002011-10-15T01:17:56.096-07:00Hi, Jo ;-)
I do like characters who are inexperie...Hi, Jo ;-)<br /><br />I do like characters who are inexperienced in a particular type, or aspect, of relationships. But then I also like to see the individual tropes turned on their heads. Either the inexperienced character is the one doing the pursuing and pushing for more, or there's an upsetting of expectations, such as an older character with very little experience outside of their one big relationship encountering a younger character who's tried everything and is now a touch jaded.Stevie Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172414866093930481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-65011434807734615762011-10-14T11:11:07.168-07:002011-10-14T11:11:07.168-07:00@Josephine - Thanks for the links. I haven't h...@Josephine - Thanks for the links. I haven't heard of most of them, but funny...I am a guest reviewer at two of them ;) Rarely Dusty Books and LoveRomancePassion. <br /><br />I also help run a paranormal blog called I Smell Sheep.Sharon Stognerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732141088637958862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-21240370586458477492011-10-14T06:45:35.415-07:002011-10-14T06:45:35.415-07:00Hi Sharon - I know exactly what you mean about the...Hi Sharon - I know exactly what you mean about the emotional charge m/m can give you. It's exactly what draws me to read and write it!<br /><br />If you want links to any other blogs where m/m books are discussed, check out the links page on my website <a href="http://josephinemyles.com/links/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />@ Jen - thanks for giving me the opportunity! I know just what you mean about watching characters blossom under another's watchful care, so I'll definitely check that one out :)Josephine Myleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469455529741307720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-72890931954343756632011-10-14T06:37:04.274-07:002011-10-14T06:37:04.274-07:00Hi Jo
Thanks for stepping in for me today :).
I ...Hi Jo<br /><br />Thanks for stepping in for me today :).<br /><br />I love inexperienced heroes, especially when they are paired with someone of experience who can help them come to terms with who they are and make their first time a good one. I've just read <i>Slow Bloom</i> by Anah Crowe and Dianne Fox and the young hero in that story was inexperienced and a little bruised by finding his feet as a gay man. It was delightful to read the way he blossomed under the careful hands of an older man. delicious!Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-89734529644340651302011-10-14T06:22:05.910-07:002011-10-14T06:22:05.910-07:00I am relatively new to the m/m genre (6 months or ...I am relatively new to the m/m genre (6 months or so) they tend to give me more emotional bang for my buck than the m/f. I am a big forbidden love fan and m/m has that in spades . <br /><br />I like the gay for you storylines because of all the complicated emotions tied up in it. The first one I read was Faith and Fidelity. Wow, was all I thought after reading it. Their love story blew me away. <br /><br />I just finished books 1-3 in The Making of a Man series by Diane Adams. It is about a 15 year old who has had no experience and a 20 year old who has had one really bad experience. There is no touching till the boy is 16 and then no sex till he is 18. It is a touching and sweet story of how they get from point A to point B. Their first sexual encounter was messy and quick.<br /><br />I also love Doms that discover they are subs to another. <br /><br />I don't like menages. I want the cliche romance, fated mate type of thing .<br /><br />okay, talked a bit much, but I am glad I found a blog where m/m books are discussed.Sharon Stognerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732141088637958862noreply@blogger.com