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Time Is Eternity
Fourth and Long
He's approaching forty, alone, and in a dead-end job. Eric Somers's life has been defined by a single unfortunate decision made decades ago, when he turned his back on shy outcast Jake Lockwood, afraid of his feelings for the boy and what they meant. The tragic consequences of Jake's isolation have haunted Eric ever since.
Now, through a magical encounter with his old football coach, Eric finds himself back in 1991 with a chance at redemption. Can Eric find a way to redeem his long-ago sins and reclaim a better future? A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2012 Daily Dose package "Time Is Eternity."
Now, through a magical encounter with his old football coach, Eric finds himself back in 1991 with a chance at redemption. Can Eric find a way to redeem his long-ago sins and reclaim a better future? A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2012 Daily Dose package "Time Is Eternity."
52 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 31, 2012
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About the author
Chris Scully
15 books149 followersCHRIS SCULLY lives in Toronto, Canada. She grew up spinning romantic stories in her head and always dreamed of one day being a writer even though life had other plans. Her characters have accompanied her through career turns as a librarian and an IT professional, until finally, to escape the tedium of a corporate day job, she took a chance and began putting her daydreams down on paper.
Tired of the same old boy-meets-girl stories, she found a home in M/M romance and strives to give her characters the happy endings they deserve. She divides her time between a mundane 9-5 cubicle job and a much more interesting fantasy life. When she’s not working or writing (which isn’t often these days) she loves puttering in the garden and traveling. She is an avid reader and tries to bring pieces of other genres and styles to her stories. While her head is crammed full of all the things she’d like to try writing, her focus is always on the characters first. She describes her characters as authentic, ordinary people—the kind of guy you might meet on the street, or the one who might be your best friend.
Although keeping up with social media is still a struggle given her schedule, she does love to hear from readers.
Connect with Chris:
Website: chrisscullyblog.wordpress.com
Facebook: facebook.com/chris.scully.author
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Email: cscully@bell.net
Tired of the same old boy-meets-girl stories, she found a home in M/M romance and strives to give her characters the happy endings they deserve. She divides her time between a mundane 9-5 cubicle job and a much more interesting fantasy life. When she’s not working or writing (which isn’t often these days) she loves puttering in the garden and traveling. She is an avid reader and tries to bring pieces of other genres and styles to her stories. While her head is crammed full of all the things she’d like to try writing, her focus is always on the characters first. She describes her characters as authentic, ordinary people—the kind of guy you might meet on the street, or the one who might be your best friend.
Although keeping up with social media is still a struggle given her schedule, she does love to hear from readers.
Connect with Chris:
Website: chrisscullyblog.wordpress.com
Facebook: facebook.com/chris.scully.author
Goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/6152322.Chr...
Email: cscully@bell.net
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June 16, 2016
This short time traveling 'do over' story was cute and approaching saccharine sweet, but pretty fun.
Eric gets to his 20 year high school reunion and finds himself transported back to being an 18 year old senior again, but this time he refuses to let 'the one that got away,' well... get away.
There's a bit of bullying and violence, a couple of kisses, and a lot of longing, but nothing really sexual in this story.
A fun, light read, ending with a promise of a 'probable' HEA, I suppose, so this one rates around 3.75 stars.
Eric gets to his 20 year high school reunion and finds himself transported back to being an 18 year old senior again, but this time he refuses to let 'the one that got away,' well... get away.
There's a bit of bullying and violence, a couple of kisses, and a lot of longing, but nothing really sexual in this story.
A fun, light read, ending with a promise of a 'probable' HEA, I suppose, so this one rates around 3.75 stars.
June 4, 2012
For the past twenty years, Eric has carried a guilt that makes him sabotage his own love life because he doesn't believe he deserves to be happy. Now, on the 20-year-old reunion, Eric has another chance to go back to that time, and that fateful Prom night, to get second chance in love and in life ...
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You think I would be bored with the third book with the same theme that I read for the past two days ... but looks like I'm making the right choices (based on blurbs only!) this time.
What set this aside from the other two I read befor this one (Sam C. Leonhard's1989 and Ari McKay's The Once and Future Love) is the event that becomes the turning point in Eric's life is in the last week of high school.
In high school, Eric was part of popular crowd. Jake, the boy that he liked, the one he is trying to save now, was part of the 'freak', for him being openly gay in high school. They connected because Jake had been tutoring Eric. In the past, when Jake tried to kiss him, Eric freaked out. But this time, as a secure middle-age man in teenager's body, Eric will not back down on second chance.
I like it that though Eric changes his fate that Prom night this time, it doesn't immediately change the course of his life. I mean, he still lives apart from Jake for the past twenty years. Eric doesn't find himself living in the present being in a happy relationship with Jake, for example.
But when they meet again in the reunion, their life has been different, and the feeling between them is stronger. And I'm sure they are ready to embrace their HEA.
Oh, and this short story has no sex scene, which is totally something different -- it seems like it's so difficult to find no-sex scene in M/M stories these days, it becomes a quest for me *lol*. So thumbs up or that :p
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You think I would be bored with the third book with the same theme that I read for the past two days ... but looks like I'm making the right choices (based on blurbs only!) this time.
What set this aside from the other two I read befor this one (Sam C. Leonhard's1989 and Ari McKay's The Once and Future Love) is the event that becomes the turning point in Eric's life is in the last week of high school.
In high school, Eric was part of popular crowd. Jake, the boy that he liked, the one he is trying to save now, was part of the 'freak', for him being openly gay in high school. They connected because Jake had been tutoring Eric. In the past, when Jake tried to kiss him, Eric freaked out. But this time, as a secure middle-age man in teenager's body, Eric will not back down on second chance.
I like it that though Eric changes his fate that Prom night this time, it doesn't immediately change the course of his life. I mean, he still lives apart from Jake for the past twenty years. Eric doesn't find himself living in the present being in a happy relationship with Jake, for example.
But when they meet again in the reunion, their life has been different, and the feeling between them is stronger. And I'm sure they are ready to embrace their HEA.
Oh, and this short story has no sex scene, which is totally something different -- it seems like it's so difficult to find no-sex scene in M/M stories these days, it becomes a quest for me *lol*. So thumbs up or that :p
June 17, 2012
Heart-What About Love
Yeah, this book took me back. My ears almost bleeding I'm blasting Heart so loud! I read most of this book while clutching a tissue in my fist, with my fist on my heart, with tears threatening to spill at every click of the page, a goofy smile on my face and all nostalgically happy.
"All this time I thought guilt had brought me back here, but I was wrong; it was love."
Sigh...Loved it!
Heart-Secret
Yeah, this book took me back. My ears almost bleeding I'm blasting Heart so loud! I read most of this book while clutching a tissue in my fist, with my fist on my heart, with tears threatening to spill at every click of the page, a goofy smile on my face and all nostalgically happy.
"All this time I thought guilt had brought me back here, but I was wrong; it was love."
Sigh...Loved it!
Heart-Secret
June 16, 2012
The age-old dream of getting a second chance.
Refusing to think it through I liked this one a lot. Sweet and romantic with a satisfying ending this was a feel-good read even for someone like me who usually doesn`t read/like highschool romances.
A big thanks to Ms. Scully for NOT writing a sex scene. This was much better without...
Refusing to think it through I liked this one a lot. Sweet and romantic with a satisfying ending this was a feel-good read even for someone like me who usually doesn`t read/like highschool romances.
A big thanks to Ms. Scully for NOT writing a sex scene. This was much better without...
August 23, 2012
4.5 stars
Well I'm glad this story popped up on my radar and what a lovely satisfying romance, sigh worthy and a definite feel good read. So happy that Jake and Eric got that second chance together, it was destiny and a bit of magical time-travel that changed their fate. Loved the references to "Heart" great band.
Well I'm glad this story popped up on my radar and what a lovely satisfying romance, sigh worthy and a definite feel good read. So happy that Jake and Eric got that second chance together, it was destiny and a bit of magical time-travel that changed their fate. Loved the references to "Heart" great band.
September 11, 2012
3.5*
Eric gets a second chance, a chance not only to change the life he is leading now, but to change the one night that has haunted him and stifled his life for the last 20yrs.
Eric knows that changing things that happened the night of the prom will change all things..and the ending was great, not the 'traditional' way many would have handled it.
It's also a very sweet tale, just innocent kissing no sexing or jerk-off scenes, thank goodness! :)
My only niggle, I would have loved to have known how 'changing the play book' altered Eric's life in the intervening time.
Eric gets a second chance, a chance not only to change the life he is leading now, but to change the one night that has haunted him and stifled his life for the last 20yrs.
Eric knows that changing things that happened the night of the prom will change all things..and the ending was great, not the 'traditional' way many would have handled it.
It's also a very sweet tale, just innocent kissing no sexing or jerk-off scenes, thank goodness! :)
My only niggle, I would have loved to have known how 'changing the play book' altered Eric's life in the intervening time.
June 19, 2016
This was a short story about Eric, who has always regretting what happened during his senior prom in high school.
When he is at a high school reunion he gets hit on the head, only to wake up 20 years earlier, just in time for Prom Night..
I really liked the premise of this story. I LOVE time travel stories. Especially when one can make amends. But I was a bit disappointed in the execution of this one.
Yes, Eric goes back and does things differently, but there were so many unanswered questions about what happened before and even about what happened this time. I also was disappointed Eric
Overall, it was a nice story, but a bit underdeveloped.
Oh, and for those of you who want to know. No sexy times. At all. There is one kiss and that's it. It did fit the story.
When he is at a high school reunion he gets hit on the head, only to wake up 20 years earlier, just in time for Prom Night..
I really liked the premise of this story. I LOVE time travel stories. Especially when one can make amends. But I was a bit disappointed in the execution of this one.
Yes, Eric goes back and does things differently, but there were so many unanswered questions about what happened before and even about what happened this time. I also was disappointed Eric
Overall, it was a nice story, but a bit underdeveloped.
Oh, and for those of you who want to know. No sexy times. At all. There is one kiss and that's it. It did fit the story.
August 11, 2015
Over the course of our lives, quite a few of us will have wished for a way to go back in time and fix some horrible mistake we made – and high school seems about as fertile a ground to look for errors we committed as any other time in our lives. Or maybe we’d just want to amend a situation, say or not say the one thing that caused irreparable damage either to ourselves or to others. This is the story of a man who lives under the weight of what he has done, regrets having ruined his life to the point where even counseling cannot help.
Eric is given the gift of traveling back in time to the point he regrets most. Problem is, he doesn’t know the rules. I thought this was interesting since, in a way, that means he has to live his life all over again just like the first time. With one exception: he knows what he cannot do if he wants to avoid the disastrous events that made him miserable the last time. I loved how he relives some moments with great joy, others make him cringe. In the end, all he can do is hope for the best.
Jake is a great guy – in both versions of the past. He is the one who has always refused to hide, and the difficulties he faces are those of the bullied. I loved that he gets a happier ending as well. Eric may have made all the sacrifices, but Jake didn’t exactly have it easy.
One of the lessons here is that even if we know the future, and even with perfect hindsight, we are still human; we’d still make mistakes. I found that very reassuring; now I don’t have to feel quite so bad when something goes wrong, as long as I did the best I knew how to. If you like stories that make you think, if a temporal paradox or two won’t stop you from reading this, and if you believe that lovers deserve not just a chance at happiness, but sometimes a second chance, then you will probably like this short story as much as I did.
NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Eric is given the gift of traveling back in time to the point he regrets most. Problem is, he doesn’t know the rules. I thought this was interesting since, in a way, that means he has to live his life all over again just like the first time. With one exception: he knows what he cannot do if he wants to avoid the disastrous events that made him miserable the last time. I loved how he relives some moments with great joy, others make him cringe. In the end, all he can do is hope for the best.
Jake is a great guy – in both versions of the past. He is the one who has always refused to hide, and the difficulties he faces are those of the bullied. I loved that he gets a happier ending as well. Eric may have made all the sacrifices, but Jake didn’t exactly have it easy.
One of the lessons here is that even if we know the future, and even with perfect hindsight, we are still human; we’d still make mistakes. I found that very reassuring; now I don’t have to feel quite so bad when something goes wrong, as long as I did the best I knew how to. If you like stories that make you think, if a temporal paradox or two won’t stop you from reading this, and if you believe that lovers deserve not just a chance at happiness, but sometimes a second chance, then you will probably like this short story as much as I did.
NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
August 23, 2012
As Do-over stories go this is one of the better ones.
I felt so much in this short story, from despair to hope, from sadness to happiness.
I loved how everything was handled from the way Eric found himself back in 91, to the way things didn't magically change to a HEA straight away.
If I had one complaint it would be the classic "its too short" lol. I really wanted to find out how Eric's life changed. But I'm gonna have to settle for using my own imagination lol.
Great little feel good read.
I felt so much in this short story, from despair to hope, from sadness to happiness.
I loved how everything was handled from the way Eric found himself back in 91, to the way things didn't magically change to a HEA straight away.
If I had one complaint it would be the classic "its too short" lol. I really wanted to find out how Eric's life changed. But I'm gonna have to settle for using my own imagination lol.
Great little feel good read.
January 22, 2013
Hmmm, there's nothing really new about this story. Prom King/football quarterback falls for his smart, smaller, bespectacled gay nerdy tutor. 20 years later after seperation and an accident the Prom King travels back in time to set things right.
So here's my thing. It's a beautifully told story, I adored Jake and Eric. Seriously, I loved them. I just felt a little like something is off. A lot was left unexplained & it ended just as it began so that prevented a 5 star. Still really enjoyed it though.
So here's my thing. It's a beautifully told story, I adored Jake and Eric. Seriously, I loved them. I just felt a little like something is off. A lot was left unexplained & it ended just as it began so that prevented a 5 star. Still really enjoyed it though.
November 14, 2013
I read this for the first time when it was released. Just reread, and had similar impressions: sweet, romantic book, although it's not all ponies and rainbows.
The treatment of time-machine issue is nice: it's just it, without offering any pretentious pseudo-scientific explanation that some other books in the series do.
The treatment of time-machine issue is nice: it's just it, without offering any pretentious pseudo-scientific explanation that some other books in the series do.
June 24, 2012
Sweet short timetravel romance about a guy whose life started going terribly wrong on the night of his high school prom. He doesn't expect that to change on the night of his 20th high school reunion.
October 17, 2013
3.5 stars from me. A sweet do-over story, but not as good as Do-Over by Amy Lane IMHO.
August 27, 2023
Reviewed for Hearts On Fire Reviews
Second chances. So rare, really, to have an honest second chance. Eric is in therapy, trying to get over the guilt he carries from events that happened in high school. His last year of high school wasn’t a good one. He was trying to find his sexual identity and when he did, bigoted father kicks him out. He had a promising football career that ended badly, and he never went to college. There was also a boy during that time, a boy who was true to himself and paid for it.
When the high school reunion comes around, Eric is considering attending. Maybe, just maybe, that boy will be there and Eric can let go of some of the guilt, the ache and the self-abuse in relationships that he has been carrying. And maybe, just maybe, he’ll get to see that boy. Jake.
Jake was gay and out in high school and took a lot of flak and bullying for it. He wanted to be a doctor, and just wanted to get through high school, where he was so hopeful college would be different. He ends his high school career in the hospital, in a coma, because he had the audacity to attend prom.
When Eric goes to the reunion, he is faced with the people he was friends with then, and he can’t figure out what he saw in them. He is enraged at the way his past friend, Brad, acts like a savage gay bashing of an innocent student was just nothing big. Before he acts badly, he rushes off, where he sees Coach Carter, his old football coach. Coach gives him the opportunity to go back and maybe make things right. Or at least make things different. And so he does.
This is a great story, one that I wish were longer. Jake and Eric are such great characters, and Brad, yes he is an asshat, but he’s a very believable one. No over the top evil here, unfortunately just regular “happens all the time” type. It pulled me in, and made me crazy hoping it would be different. I loved also that the ending was not a remake of their lives. Without spoilering it, he made it different. Very recommended.
Second chances. So rare, really, to have an honest second chance. Eric is in therapy, trying to get over the guilt he carries from events that happened in high school. His last year of high school wasn’t a good one. He was trying to find his sexual identity and when he did, bigoted father kicks him out. He had a promising football career that ended badly, and he never went to college. There was also a boy during that time, a boy who was true to himself and paid for it.
When the high school reunion comes around, Eric is considering attending. Maybe, just maybe, that boy will be there and Eric can let go of some of the guilt, the ache and the self-abuse in relationships that he has been carrying. And maybe, just maybe, he’ll get to see that boy. Jake.
Jake was gay and out in high school and took a lot of flak and bullying for it. He wanted to be a doctor, and just wanted to get through high school, where he was so hopeful college would be different. He ends his high school career in the hospital, in a coma, because he had the audacity to attend prom.
When Eric goes to the reunion, he is faced with the people he was friends with then, and he can’t figure out what he saw in them. He is enraged at the way his past friend, Brad, acts like a savage gay bashing of an innocent student was just nothing big. Before he acts badly, he rushes off, where he sees Coach Carter, his old football coach. Coach gives him the opportunity to go back and maybe make things right. Or at least make things different. And so he does.
This is a great story, one that I wish were longer. Jake and Eric are such great characters, and Brad, yes he is an asshat, but he’s a very believable one. No over the top evil here, unfortunately just regular “happens all the time” type. It pulled me in, and made me crazy hoping it would be different. I loved also that the ending was not a remake of their lives. Without spoilering it, he made it different. Very recommended.
October 14, 2017
Beautifully written and moving story of second chances. The plot was good and the characters extremely lovable.
The only thing I would change about the story is its length. I so wish it was much longer! I loved both Eric and Jake and would like to read more about them.
All in all, Fourth and Long was a very enjoyable read, one I would recommend to everyone looking for a good, slightly melancholy m/m romance with an HEA ending.
4.75 stars
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Re-read on October 14th, 2017 - 4 stars
The only thing I would change about the story is its length. I so wish it was much longer! I loved both Eric and Jake and would like to read more about them.
All in all, Fourth and Long was a very enjoyable read, one I would recommend to everyone looking for a good, slightly melancholy m/m romance with an HEA ending.
4.75 stars
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Re-read on October 14th, 2017 - 4 stars
November 14, 2013
I'm not a huge fan of second chances or reunions, but I really enjoyed this story. Eric has many regrets from his high school senior year, and when he attends his 20 year reunion, he is given the opportunity to change is destiny. Sweet story but I would really like to know what happens next...
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
June 2, 2012
This was so sweet. I love the idea of second time to do it right.
March 14, 2016
Eric is given the chance to go back in time to 1991 and right a wrong that happened during prom his senior year. Really liked this short story. A nice end to my mini-Chris Scully marathon reading Inseparable and When Adam Kissed Me ..... and having read Happy earlier this month.
August 24, 2012
3.5 so close to 4.
Why not? I loved everything up to the end. I know it was a short, short story but...
Disappointment aside, this was a lovely little second chance story. Well worth the read!
Why not? I loved everything up to the end. I know it was a short, short story but...
Disappointment aside, this was a lovely little second chance story. Well worth the read!
May 21, 2015
I felt deep connection with Eric as fellow class of '91. \LOL/
But this was a beautiful story. Too bad we didn't know how his life turned out after the Giant Step he had taken that had shifted his universe a bit.
Made us mere human think what would we do, should the chance given to redo some of "if onlys" in our life. ;-)
But this was a beautiful story. Too bad we didn't know how his life turned out after the Giant Step he had taken that had shifted his universe a bit.
Made us mere human think what would we do, should the chance given to redo some of "if onlys" in our life. ;-)
April 13, 2017
I loved it just as much as the first time. If only kids realized that high school is so temporary and once you leave that's when your life truly starts. How many people can honestly say they still talk with anyone in high school? Things change and you grow up. Glad they got their second chance.
June 25, 2012
Great premise, but the story seemed a bit underdeveloped to me. The writing was solid and the author was able to get a surprising amount of story in 40 pages. Would definitely read more from this author in the future.
I LOVED Jake.
I LOVED Jake.
June 12, 2012
3.5 stars. Very good short about second chances and not knowing how maybe changing the past will change the future. Plus it has Heart songs :)
September 3, 2012
Sweet but predictable.
November 21, 2012
It may be a short story, but it felt like the perfect length. Eric gets a second chance to right a wrong with a high school friend. A very heartwarming story.
June 27, 2017
I enjoyed this book a lot-I enjoy stories where they go back in time like that Zac Erfon movie. HOWEVER, this book does not get 5 stars because I felt a little cheated-we don't get to know what Jake's life was like in the present time. We never get to see it. We hear Eric talking about him, we see Eric encounter someone who had a direct part in Their Tragedy, but we don't get to see what all is taken away from Jake when the present inevitably changes. I know it sounds like his personality wouldn't be that different but-was he married? Boyfriend? String of unhappy boyfriends? Single and a work-a-holic? Because waiting for someone for however long and knowing they were just gone create two different life paths. It's the butterflies Eric mentioned, yet it felt like we never saw any butterflies. Did Jake look for Eric like he did after Eric goes back into the past? Did he move on, resigned? Because we learn where the last real moment between the two happened and what it was. But we will never see the repercussions on how the two interact all these years later. We don't know what Jake became without a promise to find each other, which left me feeling a little cheated. And for that matter-why could Jake not find Eric? He said he went looking but Eric disappeared, but where are the butterflies? Jake has motivations he never had the first time and he still settled for "I couldn't find you". I'm just not exactly sure how there weren't MORE butterflies, because Eric literally changed the game. Yet he lands in the exact same place but plus Jake-a changed Jake with different memories and motivations-and the only thing to explain how nothing changed except Jake being in the hall is "I looked for you and couldn't find you" which is an easy, lazy way to clear up any and all potential complicated problems the Butterfly Effect would cause. He literally took a beating for Jake which completely changes the game and I just feel there would/could/should have been more changes then "pick up where I left off to a better future". You can't step on a butterfly with NO effects.
But other than that it was enjoyable and I LOVED getting to read their relationship as teenagers. I love the fix-it and the happiness it brought Jake, who had a shit first go-around IMO. (and I'm STILL bitter we don't get to see what he became because he "hadn't arrived yet." What a great opportunity for angst and character development wasted).
But other than that it was enjoyable and I LOVED getting to read their relationship as teenagers. I love the fix-it and the happiness it brought Jake, who had a shit first go-around IMO. (and I'm STILL bitter we don't get to see what he became because he "hadn't arrived yet." What a great opportunity for angst and character development wasted).
November 13, 2017
3.75
Esta es una historia de segundas oportunidades, y en especial una oportunidad que hace que el protagonista pueda enmendar errores del pasado que siempre han pesado en su conciencia y no lo han dejado por completo seguir adelante y vivir de forma plena su vida. Es la primera historia que leo de esta autora y no creo que sea la última. Me gusta su forma de escribir, y me gustan más aún los viajes en el tiempo :P Y aquí tenemos uno de mis clichés favoritos (segundas oportunidades) junto a un viaje en el tiempo para tratar de enmendar las cosas y hacer lo correcto. Me hubiera encantado que esto más que una novela corta (creo. No tengo claro el número de palabras que tiene) fuera una novela con todas las letras y hubiera sido desarrollado con más detalle. La historia en sí está bien, y Eric es un buen narrador que no se hace pesado a pesar de la enorme culpa que carga a sus espaldas. Tiene sus motivos y estos son muy válidos. Lo bueno es que al ser un hombre de 40 tacos en un cuerpo de un chaval de 17 o 18 años tiene una buena retrospectiva y sabe cómo no cagarla. Aun así, me hubiera gustado saber más detalles de su relación con sus padres, que juega gran peso en su actual personalidad, y quizá haber sabido un poco más de Jake, pero tal cual está es una buena y rápida lectura para una tarde con una taza de té, batín y manta.
Esta es una historia de segundas oportunidades, y en especial una oportunidad que hace que el protagonista pueda enmendar errores del pasado que siempre han pesado en su conciencia y no lo han dejado por completo seguir adelante y vivir de forma plena su vida. Es la primera historia que leo de esta autora y no creo que sea la última. Me gusta su forma de escribir, y me gustan más aún los viajes en el tiempo :P Y aquí tenemos uno de mis clichés favoritos (segundas oportunidades) junto a un viaje en el tiempo para tratar de enmendar las cosas y hacer lo correcto. Me hubiera encantado que esto más que una novela corta (creo. No tengo claro el número de palabras que tiene) fuera una novela con todas las letras y hubiera sido desarrollado con más detalle. La historia en sí está bien, y Eric es un buen narrador que no se hace pesado a pesar de la enorme culpa que carga a sus espaldas. Tiene sus motivos y estos son muy válidos. Lo bueno es que al ser un hombre de 40 tacos en un cuerpo de un chaval de 17 o 18 años tiene una buena retrospectiva y sabe cómo no cagarla. Aun así, me hubiera gustado saber más detalles de su relación con sus padres, que juega gran peso en su actual personalidad, y quizá haber sabido un poco más de Jake, pero tal cual está es una buena y rápida lectura para una tarde con una taza de té, batín y manta.
June 25, 2017
This was so sweet and heartwarming!
This author has definitely mastered the way of short stories: there's only so much you can fit into 50 or so pages and with most authors I find that it almost always comes out feeling rushed and incomplete, but this wasn't the case here.
The concept is nothing new, a sprinkle of paranormal - time-travel of some sort - and second chances, but the writing elevates it to another level. Even with this many pages you get the feeling of Eric's depression at the start of the story, his guilt at never having stood up for what he should have and then as he finds out that he has a chance to make things right, it all just clicks; he makes a decision that he should have all those years before and the ending is... definitely lovely.
This author has definitely mastered the way of short stories: there's only so much you can fit into 50 or so pages and with most authors I find that it almost always comes out feeling rushed and incomplete, but this wasn't the case here.
The concept is nothing new, a sprinkle of paranormal - time-travel of some sort - and second chances, but the writing elevates it to another level. Even with this many pages you get the feeling of Eric's depression at the start of the story, his guilt at never having stood up for what he should have and then as he finds out that he has a chance to make things right, it all just clicks; he makes a decision that he should have all those years before and the ending is... definitely lovely.
May 8, 2018
Que ferait-on si on avait la possibilité de revenir à un instant précis de notre vie passée ? Referait-on les mêmes choix ?
C'est ce qu'il va arriver à Eric... Le pourquoi du comment de son voyage temporel était vraiment bien choisi d'ailleurs, j'ai vraiment beaucoup apprécié, la chute notamment !
Eric va se retrouver à un moment de sa vie, celui où il aurait pu agir différemment avec Jake, un jeune homme qu'il n'a jamais pu oublier, même s'il ne l'a pas vraiment connu, et même plus de vingt ans après. Il va avoir la chance de le revoir...
Une nouvelle toute mignonne qui parle de seconde chance, mais qui aborde bien d'autres thèmes également. Dommage qu'elle soit si courte... J'en aurais voulu plus...
3,75/5
C'est ce qu'il va arriver à Eric... Le pourquoi du comment de son voyage temporel était vraiment bien choisi d'ailleurs, j'ai vraiment beaucoup apprécié, la chute notamment !
Eric va se retrouver à un moment de sa vie, celui où il aurait pu agir différemment avec Jake, un jeune homme qu'il n'a jamais pu oublier, même s'il ne l'a pas vraiment connu, et même plus de vingt ans après. Il va avoir la chance de le revoir...
Une nouvelle toute mignonne qui parle de seconde chance, mais qui aborde bien d'autres thèmes également. Dommage qu'elle soit si courte... J'en aurais voulu plus...
3,75/5
July 29, 2012
I love reunion stories. There is something about becoming reunited with one’s past that is interesting to me. I enjoy even more when I’m able to witness someone have an opportunity to right was once wrong and have a second chance at love. The book, Forth and Long, gave me everything I love when it comes to reading romance and more.
Since the blurb does a really good job at describing the story, I won’t rehash it. But, I will explain why I enjoyed this story so much and truly hated to see it come to an end. Both heroes, Eric and Jake were very well-written, heartfelt characters that were both realistically written and humanly flawed. I liked both men, and even though their past was a tragic one, I found myself really hoping that somehow, Eric could right what was once wrong and somehow win back the man that he’s always loved.
Another reason why I loved this book was: I experienced many different emotions while I read this story. With emotions from everything from anger and sadness to hope and joy Eric and Jake’s story was emotionally told and in many ways read realistically as far as the difficult situtations that young gay teenagers go through. I also thought the peer-pressure and the need for Eric to fit in with his friends was also well-written. Many things that we as people can be pressured to do can be an unpleasant one (especially with teenagers) and we all have to live with the consequences of our actions, whatever it may be.
I loved the intensity between the heroes and thoroughly enjoyed their story. I do wish the book had been longer, because it is so well-written and I would have loved to see more of Eric and Jake’s relationship develop over time.
This is the first book I’ve read by Chris Sully and it definitely won’t be my last! I loved the way this author really got into the heart and soul of her characters and really made his reader love and empathize with them. Also, the book is very smoothly written, and before I knew it, it was over. This is definitely a fast-paced, emotionally griping read that will long live within my heart and mind long after the book ended. Highly Recommended.
Since the blurb does a really good job at describing the story, I won’t rehash it. But, I will explain why I enjoyed this story so much and truly hated to see it come to an end. Both heroes, Eric and Jake were very well-written, heartfelt characters that were both realistically written and humanly flawed. I liked both men, and even though their past was a tragic one, I found myself really hoping that somehow, Eric could right what was once wrong and somehow win back the man that he’s always loved.
Another reason why I loved this book was: I experienced many different emotions while I read this story. With emotions from everything from anger and sadness to hope and joy Eric and Jake’s story was emotionally told and in many ways read realistically as far as the difficult situtations that young gay teenagers go through. I also thought the peer-pressure and the need for Eric to fit in with his friends was also well-written. Many things that we as people can be pressured to do can be an unpleasant one (especially with teenagers) and we all have to live with the consequences of our actions, whatever it may be.
I loved the intensity between the heroes and thoroughly enjoyed their story. I do wish the book had been longer, because it is so well-written and I would have loved to see more of Eric and Jake’s relationship develop over time.
This is the first book I’ve read by Chris Sully and it definitely won’t be my last! I loved the way this author really got into the heart and soul of her characters and really made his reader love and empathize with them. Also, the book is very smoothly written, and before I knew it, it was over. This is definitely a fast-paced, emotionally griping read that will long live within my heart and mind long after the book ended. Highly Recommended.
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