Publisher:
Dreamspinner
Press
Published: April 30, 2104
ISBN: 978 162798 376 1
Genre: Contemporary Romance, M/M,
BDSM
Book
Format: E-book
Obtained
via: Publisher
Reviewed
by: Helena Stone, helenastone63@gmail.com
It has been six months since Kit’s beloved
older brother Bear died in a horrific accident. Six months during which Kit has
closed himself off from the world, living in his bedroom and more often than
not forgetting to eat.
When Kit hears that the man who killed his
brother while drunk driving has committed suicide rather than face his
twenty-five year jail sentence he is consumed by anger. Unable to speak to his
parents who have turned into strangers, Kit leaves his house for the first time
to go and talk to his brother’s best friend Jason. The man Kit has been in love
with for years. The man he hasn’t spoken to since Bear’s funeral.
Jason has had feelings for his best friend’s
younger brother for a long time. When Bear died he thought it would be better
to leave Kit alone and allow him to deal with his grief for a while. When Kit
walks into his tattoo shop, Jason knows he’s made a mistake. He should never
have stayed away from Kit. And while he may never be able to share his deepest
desires with Kit, he is determined to be there for the younger man now.
When Jason discovers Kit wants him as much as
he wants Kit, the game changes again. But Jason likes his sex with a good doze
of kink, and Kit is inexperienced and insecure. Will one night be enough to
show these two men that their needs aren’t as far apart as they think and that
the love they feel for each other might be enough to make both of them whole
again?
This was a rather sad story. Kit’s pain and
anger at his brother’s death and his parents withdrawal from him is so raw it
jumps off the page. It is impossible to not have your heart break for him and
want to kick his parents for completely ignoring the one child they still have.
In fact, Kit captivated me from the moment the story started. His pain, his
courage and his resilience took my breath away.
Because most of the book is told from Kit’s
point of view I didn’t get as good a picture of Jason and wasn’t quite sure how
I felt about him while reading and once the story ended. There were moments I
adored him because he seemed to know exactly what Kit needed. And there were
other moments when I would have lovingly hit him for not thinking about what he
was doing or saying.
The BDSM scene between Jason and Kit isn’t very
heavy, but then you wouldn’t expect it to be since it was their first night
together and Kit was new to both the idea and the reality of it. Their night
together was rather hot though and the balance between dominance and tenderness
was beautiful.
This book was well written with captivating
dialogue and a wonderful, hope filled ending . It was also an easy read despite
the heavy subject and the at times heartbreaking scenes. Marked by Grief is the
sort of book you want to read in one sitting and since it’s only just over 100
pages long that is easy to do.
This is an objective review
and not an endorsement of this book.
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