Reviewed by Cindy

TITLE: Transparency
AUTHOR: Ethan Stone and Sara York
PUBLISHER: Stone Publishing
LENGTH: 38 Pages
BLURB: Charlie is the quintessential bear. Big, muscular and hairy. But that isn’t the type of men he’s attracted to. He is drawn to men like Taylor—short, smooth, and sexy. Taylor is Charlie’s idea of the perfect twink. But there’s something about Taylor Charlie doesn’t know.

Taylor is unsure about a lot of things, but when he sees Charlie, he instantly knows he wants him. The only issue standing in his way is how Taylor views his own masculinity. He’s afraid that Charlie will leave once he knows the secret Taylor wants to keep hidden. Can he be transparent with Charlie and allow him to look behind the image he’s so carefully constructed?

REVIEW:

When I read the blurb of this story I was intrigued by the premise. I don’t know a lot about the transgender community but I’m always looking to learn something new.

Charlie is a sweetheart and pushed a lot of buttons for me. A big burly man who doesn’t mind admitting to his need to be dominated by someone smaller in bed? I loved it. He’s caring, understanding and opened minded, which is more than I can say for his friends. He definitely needs better friends.

Charlie is smitten by Taylor from the first moment he spots him and I love how he pursues him gently but determinedly.

Taylor is a boy with a secret that is making his life miserable. He’s accepted certain aspects of himself but the world at large isn’t as welcoming. He’s alone in his little world but dreams of a better life.

This story is sweet and well written but it’s too short. Way too short. It needed to be fleshed out a lot more and if it had been it would have been a fantastic story that would also have been a life lesson for those of us who are looking to find out more about the trans aspect of the glbtq community.

As it stands though, everything just happens far too fast and the reader just doesn’t have enough time to make a real connection with the characters. I wanted to care more about Taylor and Charlie, and I was definitely rooting for them, but the whole thing just left me wanting more…and not in the usual “I loved this story and never wanted it to end” kind of way

I’m giving it 3 stars because the writing the authors did was well done, but if they would have taken a little more time, this could have been a 5 star story.

Cindy rates it –

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