Reviewed by True

TITLE: Page Against the Machine

AUTHOR: Gabbi Grey

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 106 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 5, 2022

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Dickens

My tranquility is shattered when a motorcycle repair shop moves in next to my bookstore. All I want is peace and quiet. What I get is gunning engines and eighties rock music. One of us has got to go, and since I was here first, it’s the hot mechanic.

Spike

I chose Mission City to set up shop because of the weekend-enthusiast riders. I’ve dreamed of owning my own shop for years, and no one is going to run me out of town. Least of all the adorable geek Bookstore Dude.

This 25k gay romance novella is a true instalove, enemies to lovers, opposites attract story with a cuddly cat named Aristotle. The story first appeared in the anthology Love Is All Volume 5.

REVIEW:

This story surprised me on every level.
Where I thought to meet a shy bookstore geek and a bad biker-store guy, the opposite was true.

Dickens owns the bookstore The Owl’s Nest,  he has a big old cuddling cat, and a dedicated employee named Sunshine. He’s content, somewhat lonely but he loves his books and the quietness. Until…

Spike just opened his motorcycle repair shop, his big dream, he loves it already. Only there’s an annoying hot geeky neighbor who thinks he’s making too much noise.

Again, the course surprised me, in a good way, to be clear. I loved it all very much.

As the blurb said, enemies to lovers, insta love, opposites attract, it’s all there, in just a 25k novella.
I think the author did a great job, there’s even room for some hot encounters, some lovely side stories, and even more important some depth and development of the main characters. Is there anything more you can wish for from a novella?

With some friendly side characters, again there was a surprising turn, the story was complete.
The L word came maybe a bit fast, but hey, it said insta-love, so don’t mind me, it is what it is!
I adored this little romance, it had charming and super sweet characters, all written with a comfortable flow, and a good plot.

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