Reviewed by True
TITLE: Uncovered
AUTHOR: Noja Lina
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 126 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2022
BLURB:
People keep themselves covered in many ways. But, sometimes, it’s not possible—and someone’s looking.
Jake postpones buying curtains for his new apartment. At one point, he notices that a man from the building across keeps watching him every morning. Jake then confronts the guy, whom he considers a stalker.
Thomas is not actually a stalker and is put off by Jake’s aggressive tendencies. Even so, they continue interacting and a bond starts forming. Jake develops romantic interest in Thomas but refuses to admit it and struggles with getting them to be closer. Along the way, he discovers that Thomas hates aggression because he had dealt with domestic violence in his past.
They both need to overcome their respective fears and change. Will they succeed—or fail and fall apart?
Reader advisory: This book contains discussion of stalking, mention of suicide, descriptions of physical, emotional and metal abuse, and discussion of a main character’s history of abuse.
REVIEW:
What a beautiful gem this was!
There were turns I didn’t see come at all.
It turned from something quite light, into something deadly serious, admirably not in an oppressive way.
Jake doesn’t like the guy from the other building, he’s always looking straight at him, smoking his cigarettes on his balcony, it’s more staring, and it makes Jake quite uncomfortable.
It’s time to confront the stalker! Jake does confront him, quite aggressively.
Thomas is not stalking, he has other motives, and he doesn’t like the guy who approached him so aggressively. He’s got enough of people who are aggressive and abusive. Jake seems just another in the row.
Jake understands Thomas is not a stalker and quite something else, they have conversations.
He’s even getting a little obsessed with Thomas, he wants to get to know him thoroughly.
Both men are in a complicated situation, and after every interaction, we get to know them more, layer by layer is revealed.
Believe me, there’s a lot to know, a LOT.
As I said, the story starts quite light, it could go any way, I didn’t expect the way it turned.
In my opinion, the author did an amazing job with the delicate course of the story.
It felt all real, honest and while nothing is sugar-coated it was bearable to read, shocking at times but put down in a way so it was manageable.
I found it a good solid read, it was fascinating, with depth, the seriousness was beautifully entwined with some adorable moments, both men have attractive and strong characters, the evolving trust was a sight to see, there were some raw educating moments. Still, the story felt really uplifting.
Overall a good balanced, intriguing, story!
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