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Tigers and Devils
by Sean Kennedy
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Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Football, friends, and film are the most important parts of Simon Murray's life, likely in that order. Despite being lonely, Simon is cautious about looking for more, and his best friends despair of him ever finding that special someone to share his life. Against his will, they drag him to a party, where Simon barges into a football conversation and ends up defending the honour of star forward Declan Tyler -- unaware that the athlete is present and listening. Like his entire family, Simon revels in living in Melbourne, Victoria, the home of Australian Rules football and mecca for serious fans. There, players are deemed gods and treated as such - until they do something to cause them to fall out of public favour. Declan is suffering a horrendous year of injuries, and the public is taking him to task for it, so Simon's support is a bright spot in his struggles. In that first awkward meeting, neither man has any idea they will change each other's lives forever. As Simon and Declan fumble toward building a relationship together, there is yet another obstacle in their way: keeping Declan's homosexuality a secret amidst the intrusion of well-meaning friends and an increasingly suspicious media. They realise that nothing remains hidden forever... and they know the situation will only become more complicated when Declan's private life is revealed. Declan will be forced to make some tough choices that may result in losing either the career he loves or the man he wants. And Simon has never been known to make things easy - for himself or for others.
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| From the World's Least Athletic Person |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I find it ironic that I just told someone two days ago, "There's nothing in the world I care less about than sports," and then I proceeded to get completely and utterly sucked into a book about a regular guy (okay, an arty wanker, which I can relate to) coping with the stresses of being involved with a hugely famous athlete.
The supporting characters are wonderfully well-drawn, and I cared as much about the protagonist's relationship with his friends as I did about his love relationship. I feel like I know all these people. I feel like they're real.
I love this book. I'm sad it's over and I can't wait to read it again.
-Jordan Castillo Price
author of Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary and the PsyCop series
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| Wonderful Romance |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Huh, what a great book!
Tigers and Deviles just draw's you in and doesn't let you go until your finished reading it.
The characters are wonderful written and developed - especially the main characters Simon and Dec. The story itself feels so real and passionate, that you can lose yourself within it. The struggle between Simon and Dec, in combination with the struggle between those two and the rest of the world is perfectly captured the author.
If you like gay romance (not the cheese or pure sex kind) you will love this book!
I - for my part - hope to read more on Simon and Declan in the future :-)!
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| Absolutely Terrific |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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What a good book! Tigers and Devils is a terrific story and beautifully written.
The structure is very tight; this book has been carefully planned and executed with cheerful style and refresjomg verve. I'm dazzled by Kennedy's skill at describing a real relationship with living people at the heart of it.
Its funny, wry, kind of wise and sublimely heartening like all the best romances.
The story is told through a lot of very well constructed dialogue; I read some aloud to a friend (try it, its fun) and he said it sounded like things he overhears on the subway. Its that natural and free.
No stereotypes here, these guys are men, flawed, young but men who learn a lot as their friendship grows. Its one of the most realistic depictions of a gay love affair I've read (at least according to my experience of such things).
Highly recommended and yes, it would make a wonderful movie, too.
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| Finally, a love story. |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Okay, I'm a sap for the traditional love story. Unfortunately so many of them can be considered on the borderline of soft porn. Some can write a love story without including the graphic explanation of the sex between the two characters and Sean Kennedy has done just that. The emphasis is on the love and not the physical intercourse between the two. Mr. Kennedy gives us just enough to complete the fantasy without making us sick. I hope to read more from this author.
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| Great characters, beautiful love story |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Tigers and Devils is a beautifully written M/M love story with charming characters and plenty of humor. Loved the Aussie/Tassie settings as well, having recently spent some time there. All of the characters were so well written that I hated for the book to end. Especially loved the quality friends of Declan and Simon. Although I am not a big football fan (American or Aussie), I enjoyed that aspect of the book and felt that it was written so that even an occasional fan like myself could enjoy it.
I look forward to reading more by this author. Well done!
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