by Rebekah (link)
Genre slash/cest, drama, romance
Pairings Ike/OMC, Tike
Length 20 chapters
Status Completed
I’ll be honest. I’m not a fan of Tike. There. I said it. Having said, that I am a fan of Rebekah’s writing, and several people whose opinions I trust have told me to read this story. So I am.
The great thing about Rebekah’s stories is the worlds she creates. Within the first chapter, she doesn’t reveal a lot, but I can already tell that this is definitely not the world as we know it. Details begin to spill out a little at a time, revealing that Isaac and Taylor have been apart for a long time, and evidently had a less than brotherly relationship in the past. While I wait for more of their past to be revealed, I am absolutely reveling in Rebekah’s beautiful writing. Even the more lust-filled moments in the story are described with such detail and care that I’m left hanging on every word.
As if I wasn’t already enjoying this story, the brief shift to Taylor’s point of view seals the deal. His sense of humor and the way he doesn’t just tiptoe on the line, he jumps right over it, are just fantastic. I can’t believe that Isaac’s boyfriend Danny doesn’t see what’s happening right in front of them. Then again, it wouldn’t be much of a story if all the secrets were revealed right away, would it? The tension that’s keeping me on the edge of my seat is what makes this story so good.
Near the end, the story takes a dark turn, but it’s not exactly surprising. The hints that Rebekah drops about Taylor and Isaac’s past definite suggest something bad. The fact that Isaac’s boyfriend is a social worker only makes things more complicated, but in a way that’s fun to read about. I won’t tell you how it all works out between the three of them — for that, you’ll just have to read it to see.
Review by Bethany (website)