Cocktails and Cockpics - A Grinder Love Story

by Chris Tracey

How do gays find love when sex is as easy as picking a man from an iPhone app?

Is there more to gay life in London than cocktails and cockpics?

Handsome but shy Peter and his best friend Blake think it'll be as easy as G A Y to find boyfriends using the iPhone app Grindr. But carried agay by the endless supply of men and the dazzling excitements of London's gay scene they find it's not as easy as they'd hoped to find love (though the men are easier than they dreamed).

Endless nights of grinding, partying and casual sex can take their toll even on gym toned Peter and young, dumb and full of cum Blake. Will either man snag a boyf without losing their liver, themselves and their friendship in the process?

Genres: M M Romance, LGBT

239 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 28, 2011

Reviews

[Kate Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

really not what I expected from the title and the cover!

[Vero · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was an ok read with some humour in it, but I found none of the MCs really likable. I am not sure how serious it is meant - more a satire?

[Joan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Err.... a director of HSBC in London.. needing flatmates? Really? It all seemed far too coarse and somehow slightly distateful. I liked the picture on the cover though!

[Eddie Clarke · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was entertained by this: quite a good-natured, light throwaway read. Energetic, up-beat, witty prose and detailed, well-observed descriptions of Greenwich and Soho are the highlights. The characterisation could have been further developed for me - I sometimes felt the main characters were subordinated too heavily to the plot in the sense that action was pre-ordained rather than arising from their personalities - also, they somewhat escaped the full consequences of their actions in order to get to the happy ending. The title is misleading - this is not a heavily erotic novel.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title must put most people off but it’s worth reading as it has a reasonable story line characters are slightly two dimensional maybe a realistic view on gay London life but slightly cynical. The book had story lines that had depth which I didn’t put down. It was a based in London so I did get annoyed with the terminology “slacks” they are called "trousers" in the UK.

[Brian Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

A piece of fluff, OK for the beach weekend or for an airplane trip.

[Drew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Three of the main characters drove me insane..