Book Reviews

Book Blurb

Hunter Girard is an aspiring musician who has just been chosen to play live for a drag queen show. Hunter is also a recovering alcoholic with a past from which he's still healing.

On stage, "Starry Daye" is one of the stars of the show, confident and beautiful, but in real life, Mitch Walters abuses prescription drugs to dull the pain of his childhood abuse and dreams of the day when he can be as confident as his stage persona.

When Hunter and Mitch meet, their attraction is undeniable and the sex is hot as hell, but with all their baggage, they're going to have to work hard to turn lust into love and not just another addiction.

 

Book Review

From the description of 'I Should Tell You' by Karenna Colcroft, I knew going into the book that there would be a considerable amount of drama. I am not an addict and, thus, can't always understand the compulsion, but I had no difficulty grasping the abuse and horror that both Mitch and Hunter were dealing with. Mitch was severely abused by his father until he left home at sixteen. Mitch is addicted to OxyContin because he needs to be high in order to even remotely function without panic attacks and flashbacks. Hunter was abused as a young boy by a teacher and he is six years sober as a recovering alcoholic. Hunter was lucky in that he has family who support and love him, whereas Mitch has his drag mom, Solara, and that's about it.

I'll be honest. It was really hard to read this book. Mitch is consumed by his depression and fear and probably has the lowest self-esteem I've ever seen. Except when he's in drag as Starry Daye. Then Mitch is confident and sure of himself. What he suffered was unimaginable to me and I considered the fact that he hadn't killed himself as the true indicator of his personal strength. For some reason being near Hunter makes Mitch feel safe and he trusts Hunter to stand by his word. Hunter has been through rehab and he's six years sober, so he's in a slightly better frame of mind than Mitch. However, Hunter still has flashbacks and the occasional panic attack. Hunter recognizes the pain that lurks in Mitch's eyes and that seems to draw Hunter in and have him behaving in a way he isn't always so sure is right. One thing is very true. Like recognizes like and for these men it seems to bring a certain amount of comfort.

I'll admit I wasn't sure there was going to be a decent ending much less a happy ever after. So much of Mitch and Hunter's story revolved around abuse and addiction plus they are both survivors of horrible sexual abuse meaning each man, in his own way, carries around issues about sex with a partner. I was a little surprised with the direction the author took as I truly felt that people with these serious difficulties don't usually trust and love within a few days of meeting. However, in the interest of wrapping up the book on a fairly positive note, I can understand the author’s reasoning. I can't say I liked it, because that might be too tame of a word. This book most definitely generated a powerful emotional response and it made me think. In my opinion that's better than "like".

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novel
Heat Level
Publication Date	04-March-2014
Price	$6.99 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.loose-id.com/i-should-tell-you.html