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5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 The book delivers what's promised May 16, 2005
By M. H. SMITH
"mykelsf"
Having bought all three [and pre-ordered the fourth] of these "Romentics" novels, I'm happy to say that they deliver exactly what they promise and much more. These are light, fun and very sexy romance novels for gay men. There's a plot, some conflict between the main characters, a few nice sidekick type characters and the inevitible resolution and happy ending. That's exactly what the "romance" genre promises. They're quick reads and more enjoyable than most others I've read. I'm eagerly looking forward to everything that Scott & Scott write.
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
smart woman enjoyed this romance Mar 14, 2006
By Suzako-Akemi
"radarvictory"
After reading Brokeback Mountain by Anne Proulx and I was blown away by the story; I decided to search Amazon.com for different stories of romance and love. I stumbled across Spare Parts by Scott and Scott of Romentics and once again was surprised and touched by the love of two people who were men. I am a straight female with a strong relationship that has grown through a great
deal of trial and effort. When two people fall in love, does it matter if they're of the same gender or opposite? Remember this, love is love regardless of the package it comes in. Dan and Trent are a great example of this idea and I was enchanted by their story. My favorite part of the book was the part where Trent and his mother are talking in the gallary about the two pictures he had taken of himself during the two weeks he was living with Dan and later after leaving. The ending was fantastic and the cover art was done by an excellant artist. If you want to learn more about Scott and Scott, check out their website at www.romentics.com.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Strong story and refreshing, realistic sex scenes Aug 28, 2009
By Charly T. Anchor
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 8/10
PROS:
- The sex scenes are terrific. Graphic but not overly long or descriptive, realistic, wordless. I haven't read many erotic novels in which the characters don't speak during sex, but in my experience, that's just as common--if not more so--than sex that's littered with dialogue.
- I love that Trent takes so many pictures. He's a photographer, so obviously he WOULD do that, but he doesn't take only artsy, "good" photos. He also uses them as tangible reminders of specific moments, even painful ones.
- There are moments of really vivid imagery and introspection throughout the book: Trent watches the developing solution running off of a photo in the red darkroom light and compares it laughingly to "the open wounds of the tortured artist"; he thinks of a picture taken as a reminder rather than as a piece of art "the same way a poet would write his shopping list"; etc.
- Several of the supporting characters are sweet and endearing.
- The ending is predictable, but it's nice. Neither rushed nor overly saccharine.
CONS:
- Some of the writing, especially toward the beginning, is redundant and/or unnecessary. There's a section on page 4, for instance, that goes like this: "Both Rodney and Dan were still mechanics. They both still lived in Glen Mills. But they were not still friends." All of this information is revealed elsewhere (some of it before these sentences appear), and none of it is necessary here. I didn't notice this problem near as much further into the book, though.
- Glaring copy editing issues start to occur more and more frequently as the book progresses. The most distracting examples are the complete lack of large initial letters at the beginning of some of the chapters and some words that are just inexplicably incomplete. Here's an example: "I think the power should be back on at a e garage by now." I'm not sure how something like that might have happened, but a couple of times, the missing/partial word is difficult to figure out, even using context clues from the rest of the sentence.
Overall comments: I really enjoyed this book. I wouldn't call it a page-turner, necessarily, but I was curious as to how the authors would fit all the puzzle pieces together at the end. And I'm not at all criticizing the female authors who write m/m novels, but it's really refreshing to read one by men every now and then.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Very Sweet Feb 24, 2008
By Amanda A. Adams
Dan is a sucessful but lonley mechanic. He came out of the closet in what he feels like is past his prime and just doesn't fit into the club sence. One lonely night Dan finds himself at the river front boardwalk where he knows he can find company, for the right price, even as he is discusted with himself for sinking this low. But the pretty young thing he comes across isn't what he seems. Trent is a young artist hoping for his big break and barely paying his bills. When his best friend talks him into hiting the clubs to try to cheer him up, Trent finds himself drunk and wondering down the boardwalk contaplating crossing the line and earning enough money to get through the next week. These two guys end up together no knowing that they actually have a past. Trent finds himself in a daze living with Dan and working in one of his garages, which he's horrible at. Dan finds himself falling deeply in love but keeping a secret from Trent out of fear of hurting him. The emotions in this book are deep and loving. It's a really sweet romance story but some might get a little bored with it. There's no dramatic plot or any suspense. Just a simple story of two lost souls finding love, and that worked just fine for me. I'm a big fan of Scott&Scott and will read anything they write, but my favorite is Razor Burn.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Good story but not well-written. Apr 30, 2007
By J. Cobb
A bit cheesy in places. Many typos throughout. The book was not well-edited. The price is steep for such a mediocre publication.
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