RELEASE DAY REVIEW: 'You Are Not Me' by Leta Blake
Title: You Are Not Me
Series: '90s Coming of Age Book #2
Author: Leta Blake
Published: November 28, 2016 Publisher: Self-Published/Leta Blake Books
Genre: Contemporary Romance; Erotic Romance
Length: 328 Pages
Tags: Gay; M/M; Coming of Age; Bisexual; New Adult
BLURB: Follow Peter into the summer following his senior year to face new beginnings, new friends, and old baggage.
After a tumultuous final year of high school, Peter Mandel needs a break. It's the summer of 1991, and his secret relationship with his ‘best friend’ Adam Algedi is put on hold as Adam goes away to Italy for the summer. On the cusp of adulthood, Peter has a couple of months to explore who he is without Adam at his side.
Enter Daniel McPeak, a slightly older, out, responsible college guy with a posse of gay friends and an attraction for Peter. Drawn into the brave new world of the local gay club, Peter embarks on a whirlwind of experiences—good and bad—which culminate in a hotel room where he has to make the ultimate choice.
But Adam will come back eventually, and there are promises that have to be kept. As autumn draws near and college awaits, can Peter break free of the binds of twisted first love? And what exactly is Daniel's role in his life - a brief temptation, or something more?
Join Peter in the second book of this four-part coming of age series as he struggles to love and be loved, and grow into a gay man worthy of his own respect.
These books contain aspects of: New Adult fiction, ‘90s gay life, small city homosexual experiences, Southern biases, sexual exploration, romance, homophobia, bisexuality, and twisted-up young love. Oh, and a guaranteed happy ending for the main character by the end of Book 4.
5 HEART READ
REVIEW:
You Are Not Me, the second book in Leta Blake’s '90s Coming of Age series, is a story chock full of emotion. To get the background on the characters I recommend you read the first book in the series before beginning this one.
Peter, the main character, has recently graduated from high school and come out to his parents as gay. He is enjoying his summer of freedom before college starts. Learning about himself, what being a gay man is to him and experiencing new desires.
Peter is also struggling to accept himself and what he wants.
The author touches on some serious subject matter in this novel, one of which is the scare of AIDS and its psychological impact on the homosexual community. Leta Blake does a fantastic job in conveying the emotions of her characters. She had me feeling their deep loneliness and sadness over the loss of friends to something so devastating.
Blake took me on Peter’s journey of self-discovery through every turn of the page of You are Not Me. While laughing and crying I could not put this book down for a single moment until the very last word.
I am definitely looking forward to book three in this fabulous series.
A copy of You Are Not Me was provided to Kimmers Erotic Book Banter, by IndiGo Marketing and Design, in exchange for our fair and honest opinion.
Author of the bestselling book Smoky Mountain Dreams and the fan favorite Training Season, Leta Blake's educational and professional background is in psychology and finance, respectively. However, her passion has always been for writing. She enjoys crafting romance stories and exploring the psyches of made up people. At home in the Southern U.S., Leta works hard at achieving balance between her day job, her writing, and her family.
