Reviewed by Jay V.

TITLE: Love and Lint Rollers

AUTHOR: Kaje Harper

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 204 Pages

RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2018

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Even with six beloved cats at home, Thom Fletcher can’t help opening his heart to a little injured stray he finds at Pride. Luckily, the generosity of the veterinarian who helps him means he doesn’t have to open his wallet. Thom’s budget is stretched pretty thin, between his struggling start-up and medical expenses for his Crohn’s disease, so the free cat care helps a lot. Thom may have fallen for the little feline, but he’s also intrigued by the attractive vet in the bi-pride bracelet.

Dean Edwards went to Pride with his colors on his wrist, hoping to find community after his divorce. Instead, he’s pulled into a cat rescue by an appealing man. Dean likes Thom’s kindness to strays, his blue-gray eyes, his intelligence, and his perspective from decades as an out gay man. Maybe with Thom, Dean will finally feel able to explore his long-neglected attraction to men.

They’re not a perfect match. From Dean’s cat-hating dog to Thom’s chronic health issues and preferences in bed, going from a casual date to something more will be a challenge for both of them.

REVIEW:

There’s something charming about a book with older characters, a little more seasoned and not quite new to the game. Maybe because I’m around that age and can better relate – I’ve far surpassed the woes of coming out and first love. When I read that there were cats involved, I was definitely in to read this book.

Thom is going to the local Pride festival when he happens upon a poor kitten caught in an unpleasant situation. Always one to help animals, he comes to the rescue with the help of Dean, a veterinarian who happens across the situation.  This is Dean’s first visit to Pride, hoping to reach out to the community, try to stretch himself by expressing his bisexuality, and finding a sense of community. But the poor cat foils his plans of enjoying the festival though he gets to know Thom in the process of the rescue.  Both men have challenges in their lives – Thom taking on a lot of work with his many cats and keeping his business afloat while Dean is adjusting to life post-divorce and the loss of his parents that left him with doubts about himself.

The characters are well fleshed out and realistic for men who have some experience – I really liked both men in the book and they had some very relatable aspects. There is a lot of detail about their dealings in life, almost too much, as the book delves into the minutiae of running a multi-cat household  and living with Crohn’s disease. I’m all for a realistic book, but most of us want to read a bit more of a departure from real life and not the droll of an average day. I also would have liked to have a bit more focus on the couple themselves instead of their individual struggles that almost bog down the book.  Still, there’s cute cats and dogs with their antics that help lighten the mood though the book left me actually wanting to know a little less.

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