Knight of Ocean Avenue
How can you be twenty-five and not know you’re gay? Billy Ballew runs from that question. A high school dropout, barely able to read until he taught himself, Billy’s life is driven by his need to help support his parents as a construction worker, put his sisters through college, coach his Little...
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How can you be twenty-five and not know you’re gay? Billy Ballew runs from that question. A high school dropout, barely able to read until he taught himself, Billy’s life is driven by his need to help support his parents as a construction worker, put his sisters through college, coach his Little League team, and not think about being a three-time loser in the engagement de
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781632165756 (1632165759)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press LLC
Pages no: 254
Edition language: English
Narration for Shaz was a bit too swarmy/nasally to my ear and it detracted from my enjoyment. They kind of reminded me of Woody Allen and didn’t work for me. I just couldn’t get used to it. The same went for Chaz best friend/assistant. Everything else about the narration was great though. I liked th...
Oh my god, I loved this book! I loved Billy and Shaz. I loved the story and how it was written. This is my first by Tara Lain and I definitely want more!
Yeah, deserving of 5 stars. Construction supervisor Billy comes to realise that girls just don't do it for him whereas flamboyant stylist Shaz rocks his world.
I could spend the next while extoling all the virtues of why I read this story and how much I enjoyed it because it was in fact a terrifically fun story to read and I did enjoy it very much, but rather than go on and on about this I'm going to just add the link https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
3 starsWell, what did I think? I'm not sure. It was good, but I definitely didn't love it. What I really liked were the MCs. Billy is shy and complex, and he might have taken longer than others finding out who he really is, but he's also smart and considerate and so damned sweet. He sacrificed so mu...