Reviewed by Chris
TITLE: Nate and the New Yorker
AUTHOR: Kevin Klehr
PUBLISHER: Wilde City Press
LENGTH: 22,156 words
RELEASE DATE: March 9, 2016
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Cameron has it all. He’s rich, lives in Manhattan, and even has a cross-dressing butler. But then he meets Nate, an Australian who’s bitter about love. Cameron is determined to turn this realist into a dreamer by sharing his world of classy restaurants, Broadway shows and fabulous parties. And while Nate’s friends see the makings of a fantasy romance, it’s Nate who has to learn that in order to open his heart, he has to face a painful secret.
REVIEW:
Nate and two best friends are ending their trip thru Europe when Nate finds himself in the arms of Cameron–a rich American just in Prague for a quick visit. The two men quickly hit it off, but are almost just as quickly separated since both are due back home not even a day after meeting. Cameron, not being use to being denied what he wants, contacts Nate and asks him to fly over to New York from Nate’s home in Australia. But even though they like each other, Nate can’t see how a relationship between them could ever work. Even with the meddling of a cross-dressing butler.
When I started this book I was really enjoying it. The dialogue was snappy and fun, and I found Nate and Cameron to be charming. Even Nate’s reticence to take Cameron’s gifts was understandable, though I must be honest if some cute dude wanted to shower me with gifts I’d be all over that. I’m perpetually broke like that.
However Nate has principles. No shame in that.
But around half way thru this story things got to be a bit weird.
Cameron (and his aunt) got crazy levels of upset that after barely a week of knowing each other Nate wasn’t ready to declare undying love just yet. And while loving someone who doesn’t love you can be rightly upsetting, I think you should wait at least a month or two before getting a bit nuts over the other dude not reciprocating. I’ve had rolls of toilet paper longer than Cameron had known Nate at this point. It made him seem a bit…um…overzealous?
Then there was Nate with his whole ex. And without giving away spoilers, let’s just say that Cameron wasn’t the only one who came off a bit bonkers. This really didn’t feel like the kind of story where (grrr…doing this sans spoilers is fucking hard) this kind of thing would happen. So either I misread the flavor of the book or Nate needs to be on some serious medication.
So while the front half of this story was engaging and fun, the last half left me scratching my head. I certainly loved parts of this story, but I think to really enjoy the whole you have to be ready to suspend a large bit of reality. Which, hey, can be nice to do every once and a while.
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