This is truly a character driven novel. I can't put my finger on just one thing that I liked about this story. It was all done superbly.
There were some hard, intense, & sometimes just flat out brutal things going on here, but this one is beautiful in it's brutality.
This book is not an extremely long novel, but it's chock full of story.
The journey here with these two main characters, Lem & Anderson is just.. There are no words here. It's colorful in it's prose. You just feel like you're right there with these men & the world that surrounds them.
The only thing I hate is that I didn't get the truth of the mystery behind why Lem did what he did to wind up in prison. It drove me bonkers. I was dying to know. But it never came to light. So imagine my joy when I realized today that there is a book 2. So yes, I'm running to get that book now LOL. Maybe the answers I seek are there.
If you're looking to get lost in a M/M romance with a bittersweet ending and characters that just grab you, then I would definitely recommend that you read this book.
