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No Apologies

door Tibby Armstrong

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When reality is too steep a price to pay for love, can imagination make up the difference? Aaron Blake has never found anyone more fascinating than his brooding, reclusive roommate, Greg Falkner. But becoming buddies with Grayson Academy's golden boy is not on Greg's agenda. When a wager erupts into violence, the young men are thrown together with unexpected consequences. And, a single kiss forges a path to an epic love that won't let go-no matter the obstacle.At least, this is how Greg, now a successful screenwriter, has always wanted to portray his and Aaron's coming-of-age story. His thinly veiled biopic, No Apologies, catches the attention of Hollywood-and the loosely based account of the lovers' origins soars free of society's moorings to become the most buzzed movie of the year. Still, such an emotionally honest tale has its drawbacks.Greg believes in the power of imagination, but perhaps it's caused him to deny the very real and cavernous cracks in his present day relationship. Now he and Aaron must determine if they can rewrite the hard truths of their history, or if it's too late to pave the way for a new future together.… (meer)
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I enjoyed this book about a closeted screenwriter Greg and his longtime lover Aaron. The story was told mostly in the film that Greg wrote rather than 'real time' or in flashbacks. It was unusual, and at times you're not sure if you're watching the film or reading about the 'real' relationship between the two MC's. But all in all it is very well done and the author managed to make me feel a part of it all. I'm now looking forward to the next one! ( )
  ShazOV | Feb 10, 2021 |
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A Well Developed, Long Term Relationship

Military School, Gay Dance Club, Hollywood Premiere, and sex on the beach. Tibby Armstrong gives a lot of story here, she wraps you up in scenes that range from tense to indulgent; distressing to devil-may-care. The way she handles youthful sexual exploration is well done as it develops realistically over time.

Ah, now here’s a book, and a series, that you can get involved in. This is a well developed, long term relationship story with background .It’s great to have reason behind the relationship.

I’ve previously read the first three books, but am doing a reread now of all three. I hadn’t reviewed them before and I wanted them fresh in my head before I read the 4th book in the series, which is out now.

He’d vowed never to expose himself or Aaron to ridicule again.
Except he’d written a screenplay virtually guaranteed to expose them both. Why?


THE CHARACTERS

Foreign emotions flitted through him as he transcribed […]
Hurt. Confusion. Loneliness.
As if on cue, a scene manifested, so tangible he had only to pluck it out of the air and place it on paper. He sank into the warm cocoon of fiction—of a world he could control. He loved this headspace. It felt like getting high and getting a hard-on, all in one.


Greg Falkner - Greg is a conundrum. Is he tough or scared? Brilliant or a fool? Awkward or sexy as hell? He’ll frustrate you, rattle you and win your heart. Even if he stumbles over and over.

“…and you’re not the social pariah. You’re just not the dominant paradigm.”


Aaron Blake - Wholesome, kind, loyal and golden gorgeous. He’s the perfect boyfriend. Except he’s not gay.

THE STORY

So turned on.
So fucked up.


The premise is of a screenwriter coming out in an autobiographical film debut. He just hopes his “jury of one”, his long time lover, doesn’t mind the reveal.

During the filming you see a fictional version of Greg and Aaron’s youth. Their trials and traumas are portrayed so well that it’s easy to forget that you’re watching a fabricated version of their lives. It leads to the reader wondering just how much they really know about the “real” Greg and Aaron. Which is a brilliant ploy, I think, to get you to read on in the series. There is much more to know. The happy-for-now ending doesn’t leave you hanging, but you will want to read more.

THE WRITING

The author can paint a scene and have you completely in the moment. At times I was so involved in the story that I ached, cheered and cringed right along with the m/c’s. However, there are areas, particularly in the beginning, that lead to an initial confusion. Since the story begins with dialog between Greg and Aaron it’s easy to not understand what’s going on. Stick with it, it all smoothes out. In this vein, there were also times that I thought I was going to be left wondering “how” this or “why” that, but most everything is resolved to satisfaction in this book. That doesn’t mean that the author didn’t leave plenty to move forward with though.

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I would like to sincerely thank Tibby Armstrong and Loose Id Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Take a look at my Male/Male Romance Book Blog:


http://www.attentionisarbitrary.blogspot.com
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  LisaT131 | Sep 21, 2013 |
The premier of his film should be the highlight of his career, but instead Greg finds himself desperately clinging to the threads of his relationship. Constantly in-fear of his sexuality being discovered, he has treated his lover Aaron as a dirty little secret for years. Comfortable with his sexuality, Aaron is tired of not being able to live normally because of his partners hang-ups. When Aaron declares that the premier will be their last event as a couple, Greg can only hope that the film will demonstrate something that he has never been able to say aloud; how much he really loves him. How will Aaron respond to the public screening of their story, especially when he knows nothing about it? Will Greg have made a massive mistake by simply not opening his mouth?

This is one of the most awkward reviews I’ve had to write in a while because the bulk of the story isn’t played out by the two characters in the above paragraph, but by the romanticised version of them that appear in the film. You see, the film is their story, except it isn’t, because it’s a one sided version of events that has been vamped up to make it sellable to the public. Unable to tell Aaron how much he loves him, Greg writes him a film to show him how much of an impact he has had on his life. However, Greg can’t show everything that happened to them over the course of the years (for a start, he may get sued!) so he changes bits of their tale, adds a few embellishments to make it more appetising to Hollywood. This is a tale within a tale. I wanted a HEA for out two leads but it wasn’t because of them, but because I’d fallen in love with their counterparts in the film.

Aaron and Greg meet whilst they are at school. During the film, this is a military school whereas in real life they were at a public school. Changes in detail like this did make me a little dizzy at points, but they were minor enough for me to be OK with them. They have a really hard time at school and I have to admit that I warmed to Greg long before Aaron (this may have something to do with Aaron beating the crap out of Greg…). What is clear from the offset is that both of them are attracted to each other, yet neither wants to deal with it in the setting they are in. They know they won’t be accepted by their peers and, when it comes out, turns out they were right. Greg takes far more of the punishment than Aaron and routinely suffers physical and verbal abuse. Some of the violence was hard to read and my heart broke a little for the amount he had to endure. I could see why he struggled to come out later in life; Aaron had it easy compared to him, all he would have associated being gay with was persecution.

The story continues with their tale after college. It tells how they tell their parents, how both sets struggle but, whilst Aarons just think he will grow out of it, Greg’s seriously go off the deep end. We see how, over the years, Aaron rescues Greg time and time again from his own self destructive tendencies (after the initial 1/5 of the book where he literally did jack all to help) I think that it has to be mentioned here that this is Greg’s version of events, his version of Aaron. During the film, the real Aaron turns round to Greg to ask if that is how he actually sees him which makes me wonder if this is a fairly romanticised view. Greg made the film for Aaron, to show Aaron how much he loved him. It was clear to me that Aaron was not going to look bad in this film because it was a “Grand Gesture”. I’m not sure I would have enjoyed my sex life being publicised on celluloid but I thought the act itself was sweet. It did, however make it a little confusing for me as a reader. In a couple of paragraphs at the end, Ms Armstrong highlighted all the fiction in the film and this is where I got a little confused. It was all too much for me to take in in such a short space of time!

Overall, this is a lovely book about coming of age and struggles with sexuality. The characters were fabulously written and the author has a lovely way of writing. My only issue was that the characters I loved were products of Greg’s imagination, if I had more time to know the real couple, I think this would have been a 5 star review! The chemistry between the two characters was combustible which makes the sex scenes very hot. I enjoyed reading this story and would love to read more from these two men.
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  Scorchingrevs | Sep 21, 2013 |
Read this one quite awhile ago but remember really enjoying it. ( )
  gigi9988776 | Apr 9, 2013 |
Read this one quite awhile ago but remember really enjoying it. ( )
  gigi9988776 | Apr 9, 2013 |
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When reality is too steep a price to pay for love, can imagination make up the difference? Aaron Blake has never found anyone more fascinating than his brooding, reclusive roommate, Greg Falkner. But becoming buddies with Grayson Academy's golden boy is not on Greg's agenda. When a wager erupts into violence, the young men are thrown together with unexpected consequences. And, a single kiss forges a path to an epic love that won't let go-no matter the obstacle.At least, this is how Greg, now a successful screenwriter, has always wanted to portray his and Aaron's coming-of-age story. His thinly veiled biopic, No Apologies, catches the attention of Hollywood-and the loosely based account of the lovers' origins soars free of society's moorings to become the most buzzed movie of the year. Still, such an emotionally honest tale has its drawbacks.Greg believes in the power of imagination, but perhaps it's caused him to deny the very real and cavernous cracks in his present day relationship. Now he and Aaron must determine if they can rewrite the hard truths of their history, or if it's too late to pave the way for a new future together.

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