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Some Mistakes
Craig is not good at commitment. Relationships are to be avoided at all costs—but when Damian and their evolving coffee-order code fail to elicit anything more serious than Damian's last name, Craig begins to think that this is not a mistake at all, but an opportunity for guilt-free fun, without the prospect of breaking any hearts. Craig cannot afford to be found out, but it looks like Damian isn't interested in asking the right questions.
Then his mother dies. The mistake that ruined Craig's life in the first place is dragged kicking and screaming out of the past—and this casual arrangement with Damian begins to show its true colours.
Then his mother dies. The mistake that ruined Craig's life in the first place is dragged kicking and screaming out of the past—and this casual arrangement with Damian begins to show its true colours.
- GenresM M RomanceContemporary
164 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 4, 2014
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About the author
Matthew J. Metzger
33 books351 followersMatthew is an asexual, transgender author from the wet and windy British Isles.
Matt writes LGBT novels, both adult and young adult, and particularly enjoys digging into the weird and wonderful diversity of people all across the sexuality and gender spectrums. When not writing, Matt is usually asleep, or crunching numbers at his day job. Free time is not really a concept here.
He is also owned by an enormous black cat. Approach with caution.
Matt writes LGBT novels, both adult and young adult, and particularly enjoys digging into the weird and wonderful diversity of people all across the sexuality and gender spectrums. When not writing, Matt is usually asleep, or crunching numbers at his day job. Free time is not really a concept here.
He is also owned by an enormous black cat. Approach with caution.
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September 7, 2014
2 stars. DNF at 50 %. Review posted September 7, 2014
I try to keep this brief. And, to be honest, I don't have much to say about Some Mistakes. I guess it was a mistake to read it in the first place.
Some Mistakes is my sixth book by Matthew J. Metzger and my first DNF. While I truly loved Vivaldi in the Dark, it's safe to say that his other work didn't measure up to that book.
These quotes stand out in a negative way for me:
Craig to Damian:
"Maybe even for the night, depending how I feel. And I'm sick of quick fucks and your I'm going to tie you down and fuck you open, and I'm going to map you. Every last questionable fucking inch of you."
Hypocritical, much? Anyway, Craig told Damian his sad story shortly afterward. But before he let the cat out of the bag he had to reprove Damian which annoyed me tremendously. Craig was so out of line.
Next example…
"When I come in on Monday, you don't talk to me, you don't approach me, you do not make me even slightly aware that you exist because I swear to God,
I wanted to punch him in his face. That's melodramatic and stupid. Craig, shut up. Thank you.
The writing wasn't bad at all but at the same time I have this nagging feeling that nothing has really changed since I started to read his work. I think that every author has a distinct style, which I do appreciate very much by the way, yet an author must evolve over time otherwise he/she is going to tread water and that can't be the purpose of being a diversified writer. While reading Some Mistakes I felt that the voice was nothing special; too many times I got the impression that I'd read something similar in his previous books. Sentences that are trailing off is a good example or the character's voice which doesn't vary at all, or the tendency of being melodramatic, or an MC trying to catch the reader's empathy. Everything is kinda along these lines of 'been there done that' already. As a consequence of that writing style, it saddens me to say that I did not feel completely drawn into the story from the beginning of Some Mistakes, and the more I read the less I liked it. And while the sex was all right, the lack of (sizzling hot) chemistry made it so difficult for me to understand the MCs attraction for each other. Mundane comes to mind when I think about their encounters. Frankly, there was truly something lacking here. I couldn't connect with the main protagonists and I never felt EMOTIONALLY engaged, either. Burdening the characters with a couple of secrets doesn't necessarily add any depth to a story, either. Fact is, Some Mistakes left me cold and my interest petered out fast. That's why I decided to cut my losses at 50 %.
Onwards…
I try to keep this brief. And, to be honest, I don't have much to say about Some Mistakes. I guess it was a mistake to read it in the first place.
Some Mistakes is my sixth book by Matthew J. Metzger and my first DNF. While I truly loved Vivaldi in the Dark, it's safe to say that his other work didn't measure up to that book.
These quotes stand out in a negative way for me:
Craig to Damian:
"Maybe even for the night, depending how I feel. And I'm sick of quick fucks and your I'm going to tie you down and fuck you open, and I'm going to map you. Every last questionable fucking inch of you."
Hypocritical, much? Anyway, Craig told Damian his sad story shortly afterward. But before he let the cat out of the bag he had to reprove Damian which annoyed me tremendously. Craig was so out of line.
Next example…
"When I come in on Monday, you don't talk to me, you don't approach me, you do not make me even slightly aware that you exist because I swear to God,
I wanted to punch him in his face. That's melodramatic and stupid. Craig, shut up. Thank you.
The writing wasn't bad at all but at the same time I have this nagging feeling that nothing has really changed since I started to read his work. I think that every author has a distinct style, which I do appreciate very much by the way, yet an author must evolve over time otherwise he/she is going to tread water and that can't be the purpose of being a diversified writer. While reading Some Mistakes I felt that the voice was nothing special; too many times I got the impression that I'd read something similar in his previous books. Sentences that are trailing off is a good example or the character's voice which doesn't vary at all, or the tendency of being melodramatic, or an MC trying to catch the reader's empathy. Everything is kinda along these lines of 'been there done that' already. As a consequence of that writing style, it saddens me to say that I did not feel completely drawn into the story from the beginning of Some Mistakes, and the more I read the less I liked it. And while the sex was all right, the lack of (sizzling hot) chemistry made it so difficult for me to understand the MCs attraction for each other. Mundane comes to mind when I think about their encounters. Frankly, there was truly something lacking here. I couldn't connect with the main protagonists and I never felt EMOTIONALLY engaged, either. Burdening the characters with a couple of secrets doesn't necessarily add any depth to a story, either. Fact is, Some Mistakes left me cold and my interest petered out fast. That's why I decided to cut my losses at 50 %.
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July 13, 2017
This books read a little weird to me. Like a narration?...Little independent coffee shop Lucy’s is quiet. The business district is closing down for the evening, and the bell above the door jangles in the hush.
“Vanilla latte,” the dark-haired man in the grey suit says briskly. Anyways, that was just the beginning but something about the style threw me and I couldn't enjoy it as much as I would have had it been different...if that even makes sense. I liked the story line but it was a little hard to find sometimes. It seemed as though the important stuff was happening during the sex scenes. The whole thing was a giant sex scene...kinda. Oh, I don't fucking know, it was different, okay? :)
“Vanilla latte,” the dark-haired man in the grey suit says briskly. Anyways, that was just the beginning but something about the style threw me and I couldn't enjoy it as much as I would have had it been different...if that even makes sense. I liked the story line but it was a little hard to find sometimes. It seemed as though the important stuff was happening during the sex scenes. The whole thing was a giant sex scene...kinda. Oh, I don't fucking know, it was different, okay? :)
July 13, 2022
Esque me encanta este autor, me encanta como escribe, sus personajes, su dinámica.
Este ni fue un libro tan intenso pero me mantuvo legada al libro todo el día.
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Este ni fue un libro tan intenso pero me mantuvo legada al libro todo el día.
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October 10, 2014
A Joyfully Jay review.
4.25 stars
This story opens in a unique way and immediately drew me in. It reads like the script of a play: Ten past six in the evening. Tuesday. Little independent coffee shop Lucy’s is quiet. The business district is closing down for the evening, and the bell above the door jangles in the hush. And so the story alternates at times with a narrative feel mixed in with being in Craig’s head. The style is descriptive with an edge at times with passages such as: Craig doesn’t say a word; he simply tangles a hand in that drenched hair and kisses him. It’s not a gentle kiss. It’s teeth and tongue and taste, it’s the theft of air and the threat of something more intense. The style is different from what I have been reading, and it stuck with me and made me take notice.
We don’t know what is going on at first. We are not supposed to. But, quickly we learn that Craig visits Damian in the coffee shop where he works and places an order. They have worked out a code where the order coincides with the sexual activity for the evening. While this is great fun upfront, at times, Craig and Damian were the only two let in on the joke of what the order actually entailed and it lost a bit of impact. And, that is the extent of their relationship, other than the times Craig picks Damian up at their Friday night club. Craig likes to dominate, he has to be in control at all times, and Damian will consensually go along with what Craig is asking for. And, if Craig perhaps seems out of line at times, Damian doesn’t think so, and will certainly tell Craig when he is.
Read Michelle's review in its entirety here.
4.25 stars
This story opens in a unique way and immediately drew me in. It reads like the script of a play: Ten past six in the evening. Tuesday. Little independent coffee shop Lucy’s is quiet. The business district is closing down for the evening, and the bell above the door jangles in the hush. And so the story alternates at times with a narrative feel mixed in with being in Craig’s head. The style is descriptive with an edge at times with passages such as: Craig doesn’t say a word; he simply tangles a hand in that drenched hair and kisses him. It’s not a gentle kiss. It’s teeth and tongue and taste, it’s the theft of air and the threat of something more intense. The style is different from what I have been reading, and it stuck with me and made me take notice.
We don’t know what is going on at first. We are not supposed to. But, quickly we learn that Craig visits Damian in the coffee shop where he works and places an order. They have worked out a code where the order coincides with the sexual activity for the evening. While this is great fun upfront, at times, Craig and Damian were the only two let in on the joke of what the order actually entailed and it lost a bit of impact. And, that is the extent of their relationship, other than the times Craig picks Damian up at their Friday night club. Craig likes to dominate, he has to be in control at all times, and Damian will consensually go along with what Craig is asking for. And, if Craig perhaps seems out of line at times, Damian doesn’t think so, and will certainly tell Craig when he is.
Read Michelle's review in its entirety here.
September 8, 2014
I really liked this once I got into it - at first I wasn't sure, as the style was a bit abrupt, but I think it was like that to reflect how wound up Craig was (at least that is how it seemed to me). Once I was a little bit further into the book, the tone mellowed and I became invested in the characters and was pleased with how it ended. (I always like it when books are set here in the UK, it is nice to be able to picture places, the way of life etc.)
October 6, 2014
Craig was dating Damian, but had no idea. Throw in family drama and the reason why Craig avoids relationships and you, get the reason why he's the way he is. And snarky Damian, he was made for Craig. I enjoyed this ebook.
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