Reviewed by True
TITLE: The Moves We Make
SERIES: Artists and Athletes #2
AUTHOR: CD Rachels
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 210 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2022
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Landon
On my university soccer team, people see me as an obnoxious loud-mouth, but this semester, I’m turning over a new leaf. Part of that involves supporting my best friend and his new relationship (with a guy!). Ravi being gay has really thrown me for a loop. The way he looks at Steven, it makes me feel… jealous? I’m not gay, but no girl has ever made me feel the way those two feel about each other. To top it off, I’m forced to take my university arts requirement in the form of a dance class! I have to fumble around trying not to fail while the teaching assistant Dane refuses to take it easy on me.
Still, the longer I spend in dance class, the more I get to know the real Dane: he’s fun, interesting, sweet, attractive, and… did I say attractive?! No way, that’s not what I meant. Because if I actually feel that way then… turning over a new leaf just got a LOT more complicated.
Dane
Dance is my life, and being a performing artist is my ultimate goal. That’s why I took this university TA position and why I’m hoping to secure an internship in the big city. I refuse to get distracted by some (admittedly handsome) jock that I’m tasked with teaching. He’s uncoordinated, but eventually, I can tell that he’s actually trying, so I cut him some slack. There’s also the tiny detail that he admits he may not be 100% straight.
That’s fine by me. It’s not like a guy like that would go for someone with a messed up face like mine. Still, as the weeks go by, something shifts and we become closer. I can’t let myself become sidetracked in catching feelings for a boy who’s new to being queer. I just need to disregard the burning chemistry we have whenever we’re in the dance studio alone. It’ll be easy to ignore the way he makes my heart flutter when he talks to me, or how charming he is when he lets down his guard.
Well… maybe one kiss won’t hurt, right?
[ “The Moves We Make” is a low-angst, male/male romance, opposites-attract story involving hands-on movement lessons, road trips, drunken dance floors, soccer games, and discovering what love and sex with the RIGHT person can actually lead to, HEA guaranteed.
It is the second of the “Artists and Athletes” series but can be read as a standalone.]
REVIEW:
There’s a new student in Dane’s dance class, a jock. It looks like a joke but the guy is serious.
Landon is confused, he isn’t as straight as he thought he was, Dane makes him feel things he never thought he could feel, attraction, he wants to know Dane.
They become friends, and later on lovers, Landon is head over heels.
Dane never had a boyfriend, he was never wanted. He still isn’t sure about Landon and him.
He got his career and ambitions.
At first sight, I wasn’t sure about Landon, he looked superficial acting like a cool jock. He wanted to change, when he opened up we get a look at his kinder site, he cares, he’s insecure, feels dumb, and is afraid Dane will like his family more than him.
Landon can’t understand why Dane doesn’t believe him when he calls him beautiful and more.
A sweet story, about friendship, insecurities, acceptance, second chances, true love, and commitment.
Where I had my doubts about Landon? He became my hero, that’s for sure!
The storytelling was with kindness, the author created some sweet characters and a lovely plotline.
The story is mostly focused on the main characters, there was slow progress, maybe a tiny bit dragging, with no angst, some mild stress, nothing really upsetting is happening, a lot of sweetness, and thank goodness a hea!
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