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Talented Boys #1

The First Semester

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Kevin is an eager young college freshman in his first semester away from home. Exposed to the wild and hot gay scene, he loses his virginity one sultry night to a seductive older man. Before long, a parade of men turn Kevin’s adorable little body into a wild sex machine. But Kevin discovers that true love is harder to find than wild sex. And it’s hard to keep your grades up with all those men keeping your pants down!

73 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 18, 2014

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John Shepherd

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1,463 reviews433 followers
June 13, 2015


OMG, she reads something like this!




Lol! Yes I do, but I have a problem with rating this kind of books. I mean, you know when you pick up something similar that it most likely won't stimulate your brain, but to rate it lowly BECAUSE of it...hmmmm...is it fair? Anyway, it was hot. Not ambitiously hot, but hot. And it was freebie. Well, not any more, and I wouldn't recommend to pay 6,59€ for these 70 pages, that is honestly too much.

But if you'll get it for free or at least for the equivalent price ...

Profile Image for Theresa.
3,556 reviews
February 28, 2017
Really bad - insert finger down throat and retch - bad, even for PWP.
Profile Image for Ashley Haines.
36 reviews7 followers
May 2, 2014
For this type of book this was hot I really enjoyed it. I could not put the book down and the ending left me wanting more. the plot was good and there was only a few grammar errors that was prominent and messed with the flow of the story other than that it was a great quick hot read
12 reviews
March 27, 2014
Pretty hot; very rapey. It's very well-written but you get the sense that Kevin is younger than the 18 he's described as. I do love the storyline and the scenes at the gala and the modeling agency are super-hot.
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14 reviews
March 26, 2014
This book is really well-written, unlike most gay fiction. Like other reviewers, I struggled with the language ("hot young body", "boyish legs", "cute face", etc). Made it feel kind of rapey. I get what the author was doing -- presenting the character as an innocent at the beginning of his college year.

But honestly, it is hot. Seriously hot. I've now read all three books in the series and each one is better than the last.
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169 reviews10 followers
April 24, 2014
I couldve done with less little this and little that but it was a hot read. Also delete some of the adjectives, like his meaty cock or boy cock. Kevin likes the attention and is just realizing he likes men and being a bottom. At times I felt Kevin was being abused, but then he said he liked it so go figure. I came out of this read thinking of Kevin as young, naive, inexperienced, immature and sexually confused.
6 reviews
March 27, 2014
Very hot, sexually-charged coming-of-age story about a college freshman who falls in with the wrong crowd. Very well-written, highly descriptive, and actually has a plot rather than the usual fall-into-bed tales.
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1,137 reviews86 followers
April 11, 2016
I had a love-hate relationship with this story. I loved the detailed visual imagery and energy of the book. I could picture every scene as if I was there with the characters. There was a sensuality to each of the settings....from the night club to the costume party to the photography studio...it felt rich and textured, like a word-woven brocade. It was never boring.

I hated how Kevin saw himself, how he treated himself and how he subjected himself to abuse and humiliation in order to feel wanted. He continuously described himself the way he thought others would see him, as someone to be admired for his sexuality. He was completely focused on his appearance and the affect his youth and beauty had on those around him. Though he was sweet and smart, he never saw the value in that. In fact, dumbed himself down, even infantalized himself, whenever he was with a man. Even worse, he kept enduring the horrible behaviors of others...Tyler, in particular, because he equates being the focus of attention with desire.

Based on the lighthearted tone in the book's description, you may expect this to be a fun, naughty romp about a straight boy turning gay over a series of wild sexual escapades. That was not my experience. I feel that this is a heartbreaking story of a little boy lost.....one who repeatedly places himself at risk in the company of dangerous people because it never dawns on him that he deserves better..

As the book draws to it's conclusion, Kevin has a moment of clarity and makes a gratifying decision that lets the story end on a hopeful note, rather than a tragic one.
Profile Image for Christine.
1,886 reviews
August 4, 2014
Just grabbed this one on a lark -- it was Kindle Library selection, and I wanted something quick to read...

And..it was OK.

Kevin, a straight kid, arrives at college to find that his roommate Nate is gay. But Kevin doesn't care, he's more worried about his grades. However, that all changes when he and Nate go to a gay club, and Kevin meets Tyler, a older guy who sweeps Kevin off his feet and into bed. After returning to the dorm the next day, Kevin pours out his feelings of ambivalence to Nate, who's happy to console him.

Kevin meets some of Tyler's friends and has an Excellent Adventure, but in the end decides that he likes Nate the best.

It would have been a way hotter book if Kevin hadn't been so preoccupied with telling the reader about his 'firm young bottom' and 'smooth boyish chest.'

So...2 stars.

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20 reviews10 followers
December 27, 2014
For this type of book this was hot I really enjoyed it. I could not put the book down and the ending left me wanting more. the plot was good and there was only a few grammar errors that was prominent and messed with the flow of the story other than that it was a great quick hot read
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420 reviews27 followers
April 25, 2014
I really don't think I can read any more about Kevin's cute, young anything. There was some erotic hotness, however it was over shadowed by the over use of the words cute and young.
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