Reviewed by Tara
TITLE: Tangled Minds
AUTHOR: Posy Roberts
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 80 pages
BLURB:
For years Beck Lund has taken care of his volatile boyfriend, Brady, always putting Brady’s needs above his own and walking on eggshells to keep the peace. After Brady overdoses on heroin, his death devastates Beck. Thankfully Beck’s best friend, Timothy Kallis, finds him the help he needs. Beck slowly starts to recover and moves in with Timothy to get back on his feet, but he’s oblivious that Timothy is secretly nursing romantic affection for him. Beck focuses on his own healing for the first time in his life. After months of challenging his codependent tendencies and learning how to stand up for himself, Beck finally starts to trust his gut and hopes to one day love again. Timothy is patient throughout, taking care of Beck in ways no one ever has. But if Beck can’t recognize Timothy’s affection for him, it might be too late for them to move beyond friendship.
REVIEW:
In this Book, Beck has been taking care of his heroin addicted, clinically depressed boyfriend named Brady. For years he has been putting Brady’s happiness above his own, loving him, trying to endure his mood swings, and turning an eye when he started to depend on drugs to find his high. Unfortunately while coming home one day he didn’t make it in time to stop him from overdosing and their relationship is ended in tragedy.
Even though Beck’s friends jump to his rescue he finds himself living like a zombie. One day after he had almost reached a point of no return, his best friend Timothy finds him and urges him to seek care. He attends grief counseling meetings and finds himself following the same pattern in his relationship with Brady and as it’s brought to his attention he decides it’s time to focus on healing himself.
Beck begins to see a therapist and moves in with his best friend Timothy, leaving the house that had so many memories of Brady. Beck begins to heal and by his side is Timothy. They learn to laugh together, make meals and good memories with each other. But unknown to Beck, Timothy has loved him for years. After a few months, Beck finds himself wanting to love again and Timothy shows him that he is ready for has been in his face the whole time.
I truly enjoyed this book. It showed the raw side of drug addiction and how it can affect the people you love greatly. Beck was a great character. He grieved for Brady even though for most of their relationship he imagined walking away. He stayed loyal until the very end. I could relate to his struggle to find the will to live again. He had lost what he assumed would be the last love of his life. He felt betrayed, and worthless that he wasn’t enough to get his Brady to stay alive. Timothy was my favorite though. His love for Beck showed throughout the whole story. He was there for him at his most vulnerable, and was willing to share his home to help him heal. I believe he still would have helped even if Beck turned to another guy. It would’ve hurt but he was that good of a guy.
When they finally slept together for the first time all I could think was finally! It wasn’t that it was dragged out; it was just that you wanted them to be together. They were absolutely adorable. Beck with his love for long colored socks because he always had cold feet, and Timothy’s love for ice cream no matter the time of year was so cute and relatable. When they both had doubts about each other, I wanted to slap them because it was so evident that they were meant to be together. I definitely recommend you read this tale. Even though its beginning is based on something sad, the growth, love, and ending is just so worth it. The author did a fantastic job with this book, and I only wish it was just a tad longer because I didn’t want to see the two mc’s go.
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