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The Way to Joe
Yeah, Seth knows Joe is a little older—but he doesn't realize the foxy gentleman is thirty years older. Twenty-three vs. fifty-three is kind of a big deal. Is there any chance for things to work out between a laid-back surfer and an older guy with heart problems and an overly chivalrous nature?
Heat level: low
Length: 25,000
Heat level: low
Length: 25,000
71 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2015
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July 25, 2015
2.something weimaraners
Another serving of cotton candy - sweet and fluffy but not really satisfying. I liked it enough to round up.
Another serving of cotton candy - sweet and fluffy but not really satisfying. I liked it enough to round up.
July 16, 2015
When I saw this book's title I thought it had something to do with Joe & Tate, which I loved, but it did not, unfortunately. The author must have a thing for Joes.
This isn't a very long story but I really enjoyed the realism of the characters. I liked that Joe had a heart condition. I liked that there was some hesitation because of the 30 year difference. Based on how the relationship developed and progressed, I can definitely see these two guys as a couple.
There was one bit of a shocker that I wasn't expecting and a bump in the road, but I was emotionally invested in this couple. I like the stories this author writes.
This isn't a very long story but I really enjoyed the realism of the characters. I liked that Joe had a heart condition. I liked that there was some hesitation because of the 30 year difference. Based on how the relationship developed and progressed, I can definitely see these two guys as a couple.
There was one bit of a shocker that I wasn't expecting and a bump in the road, but I was emotionally invested in this couple. I like the stories this author writes.
January 3, 2015
Nice, feel-good story.
(Just for info: storyline with misunderstanding and no sex)
(Just for info: storyline with misunderstanding and no sex)
March 7, 2016
Wow. This was really touching and not at all what I expected. Seth is such a good guy and so is Joe.
Seth is a young surfer doing house-sitting and enjoying his life on the water. Joe is retired and sees Seth each morning and he goes to get his coffee. They seem to get on well and find each other attractive. A nice friendship ensues that might lead to something more but then Joe discovers how young Seth really is and backs off. Seth really likes Joe and he's sad that Joe doesn't seem to want to pursue anything with him so he backs off as well. They run into each other again and Joe asks Seth to help him with a job - at his house. Seth takes him up on it and ends up caring even more for Joe.
The rest of the story shows how they understand and then misunderstand each other. Each loves the other but has some issue with being perceived as disingenuous either with their partner or outsiders who might judge their relationship. There are some very sad and heartbreaking moments and some beautiful and happy moments.
Just lovely. Well done.
Seth is a young surfer doing house-sitting and enjoying his life on the water. Joe is retired and sees Seth each morning and he goes to get his coffee. They seem to get on well and find each other attractive. A nice friendship ensues that might lead to something more but then Joe discovers how young Seth really is and backs off. Seth really likes Joe and he's sad that Joe doesn't seem to want to pursue anything with him so he backs off as well. They run into each other again and Joe asks Seth to help him with a job - at his house. Seth takes him up on it and ends up caring even more for Joe.
The rest of the story shows how they understand and then misunderstand each other. Each loves the other but has some issue with being perceived as disingenuous either with their partner or outsiders who might judge their relationship. There are some very sad and heartbreaking moments and some beautiful and happy moments.
Just lovely. Well done.
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November 13, 2014My first story with a major age difference between characters. Was fun to explore.
July 3, 2015
The Way to Joe
By Hollis Shiloh
Four stars
Recommended to me by a friend who knows…well, knows I’m old and have a thing about everyone in m/m novels being too young.
And yes, Emilie, I loved this long story. Thank you. I loved Seth and I loved Joe, and the loved the honest, feeling, emotionally true way she writes her tale.
Shiloh has a sense of humor. Her characters are real, amusing, sometimes awkward people, familiar to me even if I haven’t met them. The whole thirty-year gap in their ages is dealt with in exactly the right way with just the perfect touch. The stupid things we do in spite of love; the generous things we do because of love.
And, I was very glad there was no on-screen sex in this. Didn’t need to be. The passion was there, it was understood. This is a lesson the m/m world can learn, I suppose, if we’re patient.
It’s official: I’m a Hollis Shiloh fan.
By Hollis Shiloh
Four stars
Recommended to me by a friend who knows…well, knows I’m old and have a thing about everyone in m/m novels being too young.
And yes, Emilie, I loved this long story. Thank you. I loved Seth and I loved Joe, and the loved the honest, feeling, emotionally true way she writes her tale.
Shiloh has a sense of humor. Her characters are real, amusing, sometimes awkward people, familiar to me even if I haven’t met them. The whole thirty-year gap in their ages is dealt with in exactly the right way with just the perfect touch. The stupid things we do in spite of love; the generous things we do because of love.
And, I was very glad there was no on-screen sex in this. Didn’t need to be. The passion was there, it was understood. This is a lesson the m/m world can learn, I suppose, if we’re patient.
It’s official: I’m a Hollis Shiloh fan.
January 1, 2015
I loved this book. I have read several books now by Hollis Shiloh and each one is very different to the last. The gentle build-up of a relationship between a 23 year old and a 53 year old is lovely, but when reality about ages hits, it is so well written I was struggling not to cry. One to re-read over and over again
February 17, 2015
A beautiful story,beautifully wrtten
Nothing is ever really perfect, but this simple story is as close to perfection as any I have encountered. I will reread it in the future and have the same reaction. The characters are real people. The humor is touching. The love story is devastating. And there are dogs ... what more could I have wanted when I began to read?
Nothing is ever really perfect, but this simple story is as close to perfection as any I have encountered. I will reread it in the future and have the same reaction. The characters are real people. The humor is touching. The love story is devastating. And there are dogs ... what more could I have wanted when I began to read?
July 26, 2015
That was really, really bad.
October 2, 2015
Uly will *love* this one.
October 3, 2021
Another extreme age gap romance: 23 and 53. This one was a supposedly carefree surfer dude and an established older man with a heart condition. It was quite sweet and the narrative twist was kind of clever. I’d rarely be cool with a 23 year old young woman with a guy 30 years older, but I enjoy it way more in same sex relationships. * shrug emoji *
June 6, 2017
Another example why Hollis Shiloh is one of my favorites. Rich characters with a moving story. Delves inside the thoughts and insecurities that people have. Love is different for us all.
October 3, 2018
I'm always on the hunt for a m/m with an age gap relationship and this one hit the spot. I was praying throughout for a sweet ending and I got one. Very rarely does Hollis Shiloh disappoint.
July 25, 2015
I have mixed feelings about this one. First of all, I love an age-gap. This was one of the biggest gaps I've read and I loved how the MCs differences complemented each other. And I definitely bought that they had chemistry. Who doesn't love a silver fox? ;)
Where my feelings get mixed are all when we hear so much about Joe's health and so many allusions to his eventual death. It really made the story bittersweet for me and there were moments that were meant to be happy that felt sad to me instead.
I am giving this one three stars ("liked it"). I had originally given it two ("it was okay") but I am bumping it up after a recent re-read. I did really like the characters and the fact that I felt so sad was a testament to how good a writer Hollis Shiloh is - making me care about the MCs enough to be troubled or upset on their behalf.
Where my feelings get mixed are all when we hear so much about Joe's health and so many allusions to his eventual death. It really made the story bittersweet for me and there were moments that were meant to be happy that felt sad to me instead.
I am giving this one three stars ("liked it"). I had originally given it two ("it was okay") but I am bumping it up after a recent re-read. I did really like the characters and the fact that I felt so sad was a testament to how good a writer Hollis Shiloh is - making me care about the MCs enough to be troubled or upset on their behalf.
December 28, 2015
I loved this book. I thought it was a brilliant idea to write a story with a 30-year age gap between the MCs. And it was nicely done . The struggle the characters were facing were realistic, for instance Joe's health issues. Both MCs were endearing and I loooved them. And although this novel was quite short, I didn't realize it while reading it because it was a very complete story,where you got to see their relationship elvolve. By the end of the book, I was feeling very happy for both of them and didn't feel like anything was missing in the storytelling.
January 10, 2016
Gorgeous!
Hang on a minute, I just have to turn over my sopping wet pillow before I can write my review.....there, got the dry side. So, my review. Gorgeous, beautiful, happy, sad, thought provoking. A perfect little number.
Hang on a minute, I just have to turn over my sopping wet pillow before I can write my review.....there, got the dry side. So, my review. Gorgeous, beautiful, happy, sad, thought provoking. A perfect little number.
January 1, 2015
3.5 stars
April 28, 2015
3.5 stars
July 21, 2015
Was really excited to read this, maybe too excited because I'm left wishing I liked it a lot more than I ended up liking it.
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