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Silver Scars
You need people to love you, especially when you shove them away.
A bomb destroyed high-powered lawyer Gil Lemieux’s seemingly perfect life, and PTSD has ruled every decision since the explosion that left him scarred inside and outside. Moving home with his mom is meant to be a temporary measure, just like proofreading for a medical editorial firm is meant to be a stopgap. But two years after taking on the wrong court case, he’s still living in fear.
Keith Kramer might be based 1,500 miles away from Gil, but their shared work brings them together—a chance meeting that’s life-changing. Gil is drawn to Keith’s good looks and intelligence, but it’s his innate understanding that Gil is more than the scars on his skin that is truly attractive. He’s everything Gil used to be and more. It blows Gil’s mind that his attraction might be returned.
Only doubt could widen the distance between them. Keith’s hopefulness, borne out of surviving some tough challenges of his own, isn’t enough to bridge the distance alone. Gil will need to believe he has as much to offer as Keith if they’re to build a life together.
A bomb destroyed high-powered lawyer Gil Lemieux’s seemingly perfect life, and PTSD has ruled every decision since the explosion that left him scarred inside and outside. Moving home with his mom is meant to be a temporary measure, just like proofreading for a medical editorial firm is meant to be a stopgap. But two years after taking on the wrong court case, he’s still living in fear.
Keith Kramer might be based 1,500 miles away from Gil, but their shared work brings them together—a chance meeting that’s life-changing. Gil is drawn to Keith’s good looks and intelligence, but it’s his innate understanding that Gil is more than the scars on his skin that is truly attractive. He’s everything Gil used to be and more. It blows Gil’s mind that his attraction might be returned.
Only doubt could widen the distance between them. Keith’s hopefulness, borne out of surviving some tough challenges of his own, isn’t enough to bridge the distance alone. Gil will need to believe he has as much to offer as Keith if they’re to build a life together.
282 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 22, 2015
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Posy Roberts
31 books232 followersPosy Roberts started reading romance when she was young, but textbooks eventually replaced the novels, and she somehow existed without reading for fun. When she finally picked up a romance years later, it was like slipping on a soft hoodie . . . that didn’t quite fit right. She wanted something more.
Now she wanted to read about queer people falling in love. She wanted to explore beyond the happily ever after and watch characters navigate the unpredictability of life as they create their happy homes. So Posy sat down at her keyboard to write the books she wanted to read.
Her stories have been USA Today’s “Happily Ever After” Must-Reads and Rainbow Award finalists. When she’s not writing or editing, she’s spending time with loved ones and doing anything possible to get out of grocery shopping and cooking.
Now she wanted to read about queer people falling in love. She wanted to explore beyond the happily ever after and watch characters navigate the unpredictability of life as they create their happy homes. So Posy sat down at her keyboard to write the books she wanted to read.
Her stories have been USA Today’s “Happily Ever After” Must-Reads and Rainbow Award finalists. When she’s not writing or editing, she’s spending time with loved ones and doing anything possible to get out of grocery shopping and cooking.
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July 15, 2015
Sometimes in life you take one step forward and then two or three steps back. It can become a dance of highs and lows. Navigating the nasty lowlands can be a nightmare, but it doesn't have to be.
The trick is finding the perfect dancing partner.
Gil found just the right dance partner, but he’s not sure he’s capable of a duo just yet.
Gil’s life was sailing along in blissful harmony when everything came to a screaming halt. His successful career as a family law attorney provided him with all the luxuries he desired. One thing he never expected was for it to come laden with devastating risks as well. An attempt to take his life failed and yet succeeds in so many ways. The scars on his skin don’t come close to the scars on his soul.
PTSD isn’t cured with a round of antibiotics or any groundbreaking surgery. It’s never completely remedied but restoring balance and regaining control is the ultimate goal. Gil yearns to sit in the driver’s seat again; he’s been hanging on in the backseat for a while now and he desperately wants to get his life back. But what happens if he can’t?
Keith is everything Gil didn’t know he was missing. Keith peers straight into Gil’s heart and for once Gil relishes in the intense focus. He doesn’t understand their immediate connection but he can’t deny the staggering pull any more than he can fight it. He realizes, he doesn’t want to fight it. When Gil is with Keith he feels stronger, safer and less like the shell of the man he was.
Keith is no stranger to unfair and unlawful acts either. The harrowing incident that forever changed him was nearly six years ago and time is a precious thing when it comes to recovery. He thought he was prepared for whatever may cross his path. Sadly, he realizes acceptance and perseverance can be pushed to a whole new level.
I saw the beauty in the midst of the turmoil.
Love wields great power.
Love heals.
Love is the key to freedom.
Posy has quickly become one of my go-to authors. I adore the intensity and complexity of her stories. Polished writing seals the deal. I believe I would have been content to cut the last ‘incident’ out. I suppose I just wanted that last ride a bit earlier.
If you like uphill battles filled with raw emotion and don’t mind a fall or two along the way, this is a climb worth taking….the view from the peak is breathtaking.
*3.5 so-sad-so-strong stars*
The trick is finding the perfect dancing partner.
Gil found just the right dance partner, but he’s not sure he’s capable of a duo just yet.
Gil’s life was sailing along in blissful harmony when everything came to a screaming halt. His successful career as a family law attorney provided him with all the luxuries he desired. One thing he never expected was for it to come laden with devastating risks as well. An attempt to take his life failed and yet succeeds in so many ways. The scars on his skin don’t come close to the scars on his soul.
PTSD isn’t cured with a round of antibiotics or any groundbreaking surgery. It’s never completely remedied but restoring balance and regaining control is the ultimate goal. Gil yearns to sit in the driver’s seat again; he’s been hanging on in the backseat for a while now and he desperately wants to get his life back. But what happens if he can’t?
Keith is everything Gil didn’t know he was missing. Keith peers straight into Gil’s heart and for once Gil relishes in the intense focus. He doesn’t understand their immediate connection but he can’t deny the staggering pull any more than he can fight it. He realizes, he doesn’t want to fight it. When Gil is with Keith he feels stronger, safer and less like the shell of the man he was.
Keith is no stranger to unfair and unlawful acts either. The harrowing incident that forever changed him was nearly six years ago and time is a precious thing when it comes to recovery. He thought he was prepared for whatever may cross his path. Sadly, he realizes acceptance and perseverance can be pushed to a whole new level.
I saw the beauty in the midst of the turmoil.
Love wields great power.
Love heals.
Love is the key to freedom.
Posy has quickly become one of my go-to authors. I adore the intensity and complexity of her stories. Polished writing seals the deal. I believe I would have been content to cut the last ‘incident’ out. I suppose I just wanted that last ride a bit earlier.
If you like uphill battles filled with raw emotion and don’t mind a fall or two along the way, this is a climb worth taking….the view from the peak is breathtaking.
*3.5 so-sad-so-strong stars*
June 28, 2015
3.75 stars
Second chances were the premise of the book to me. Gil and Keith went through a traumatic experience in different ways. Both were resigned to a life of loneliness, and they just happened upon each other. It's a feel good story with healing, but to me very somber. Posy Roberts is a must read author for me. It's something so relate able about her words that pull her readers in. Every word she writes, I'm able to imagine it in real time images. I often call her work real life experiences, and it's the truth. The book is a sure win of it. Two guys dealing with physical disabilities that were everyday guys. I loved that she wrote about two common men, not military. While I appreciate military, I'm glad she was able to create a situation where us everyday norms had to go through things.
Gil Lemeaux suffers from PTSD as a result of a bombing at his home. Keith suffers from a physical disability from being shot when he stayed in Miami. Both of these guys go through the ringer in this book. It was different seeing them experience different things and react different ways according to their handicap. I really loved Kieth though. He was a ray of sunshine in this cloudy book. Gil finds himself again, I don't want to say his journey was harder than Keith but he mentally shut himself in. He had to find himself, and it was not easy. I was happy to see him progress, regress and then finally find his footing. Keith was a trooper, he was very determined to not let his physical aliment stop him.
You're thinking if you liked it this much; why the 3.75 stars? Well, like I describe it earlier I felt like it was somber 88% of the time, and I would be okay with that if I did not feel stagnant as well. I was bored some of the reading. I finally was able to push through and was really happy with my ending!
Second chances were the premise of the book to me. Gil and Keith went through a traumatic experience in different ways. Both were resigned to a life of loneliness, and they just happened upon each other. It's a feel good story with healing, but to me very somber. Posy Roberts is a must read author for me. It's something so relate able about her words that pull her readers in. Every word she writes, I'm able to imagine it in real time images. I often call her work real life experiences, and it's the truth. The book is a sure win of it. Two guys dealing with physical disabilities that were everyday guys. I loved that she wrote about two common men, not military. While I appreciate military, I'm glad she was able to create a situation where us everyday norms had to go through things.
Gil Lemeaux suffers from PTSD as a result of a bombing at his home. Keith suffers from a physical disability from being shot when he stayed in Miami. Both of these guys go through the ringer in this book. It was different seeing them experience different things and react different ways according to their handicap. I really loved Kieth though. He was a ray of sunshine in this cloudy book. Gil finds himself again, I don't want to say his journey was harder than Keith but he mentally shut himself in. He had to find himself, and it was not easy. I was happy to see him progress, regress and then finally find his footing. Keith was a trooper, he was very determined to not let his physical aliment stop him.
You're thinking if you liked it this much; why the 3.75 stars? Well, like I describe it earlier I felt like it was somber 88% of the time, and I would be okay with that if I did not feel stagnant as well. I was bored some of the reading. I finally was able to push through and was really happy with my ending!
July 11, 2015
Gil's story is heartbreaking really, and tells tale of just how fragile life is. Not just in the live or die way, but in the way that, as humans,we think we know where our life is going. We have a plan, we've done the schooling, got the job, the house, the family, the whatever it is we've strived for (or we're in the midst of doing said things) and we rarely anticipate how easily it can all be snatched away.
We see daily on the news disasters happening, but they are something that happens to other people. In Silver Scars Gil becomes that 'other' person, the one on the news. It could have been a flood, a gas explosion, a house fire...any number of things, for Gil though it was someone he'd pissed off in his job as a lawyer and a homemade bomb. That he got away with his life is barely comforting when that life is so compromised by PTSD that he finds it hard to leave his house. Well, his mom's house, despite living alone for numerous years, that is out of the question now.
Everyday is a struggle for Gil. He gives himself challenges - sometimes he meets them, other times he doesn't. When he makes it a cross country on board a plane alone for work, he is rightly proud of himself. It's hard, he feels judged as people look at the scars the bomb left him with. Obvious and ugly and god, please don't ask about them. And some do, some don't, some stare, others ignore...
Keith pays no attention to them whatsoever. Thank fuck. Because Keith is doing things to Gil's libido that he hasn't felt since before the bomb. Keith is gorgeous and friendly and makes Gil laugh. He also makes him feel at ease. Shame he's so ostentatious and flashy, with his carved cane fashion accessory.
Except he isn't. Keith understands all too well the pain of recreating your life.
I loved how both of these characters found each other. Two people with their own battle scars, physical and mental. Seen and unseen. I liked the understanding and empathy they had for each other and the way they worked to build a life together - despite there being as many downs as ups in their relationship. That is, after all, the way of life. It's not what you have to face much of the time but how you face it, and that is a really strong message in this story.
This story, despite the content of PDST and trauma, actually felt very happy and positive. Sure, both characters had days when they weren't coping well, when they were dealing with the shit life threw at them, but overall I found that the love story over rode those moments. It gave both Gil and Keith something to hope for, to trust in - it gave them strength. They didn't fight each others battles, that would not be possible, but they gave each other the strength to fight their own. And that is an amazing thing.
A really enjoyable story.
Review previously at BMBR
A copy of this book was given in return for an honest review.
We see daily on the news disasters happening, but they are something that happens to other people. In Silver Scars Gil becomes that 'other' person, the one on the news. It could have been a flood, a gas explosion, a house fire...any number of things, for Gil though it was someone he'd pissed off in his job as a lawyer and a homemade bomb. That he got away with his life is barely comforting when that life is so compromised by PTSD that he finds it hard to leave his house. Well, his mom's house, despite living alone for numerous years, that is out of the question now.
Everyday is a struggle for Gil. He gives himself challenges - sometimes he meets them, other times he doesn't. When he makes it a cross country on board a plane alone for work, he is rightly proud of himself. It's hard, he feels judged as people look at the scars the bomb left him with. Obvious and ugly and god, please don't ask about them. And some do, some don't, some stare, others ignore...
Keith pays no attention to them whatsoever. Thank fuck. Because Keith is doing things to Gil's libido that he hasn't felt since before the bomb. Keith is gorgeous and friendly and makes Gil laugh. He also makes him feel at ease. Shame he's so ostentatious and flashy, with his carved cane fashion accessory.
Except he isn't. Keith understands all too well the pain of recreating your life.
I loved how both of these characters found each other. Two people with their own battle scars, physical and mental. Seen and unseen. I liked the understanding and empathy they had for each other and the way they worked to build a life together - despite there being as many downs as ups in their relationship. That is, after all, the way of life. It's not what you have to face much of the time but how you face it, and that is a really strong message in this story.
This story, despite the content of PDST and trauma, actually felt very happy and positive. Sure, both characters had days when they weren't coping well, when they were dealing with the shit life threw at them, but overall I found that the love story over rode those moments. It gave both Gil and Keith something to hope for, to trust in - it gave them strength. They didn't fight each others battles, that would not be possible, but they gave each other the strength to fight their own. And that is an amazing thing.
A really enjoyable story.
Review previously at BMBR
A copy of this book was given in return for an honest review.
December 26, 2016
A realistic look at a man whose life was blown apart in one explosive moment, and who has to work to find a way forward. Gil was a family lawyer who took on a case with a violent ex-husband - a man crazy enough to try to blow up his ex-wife's lawyer. Gil survived without severe injury, but with visible scars on his head, and deep PTSD that forced him to give up his job and move home with his mother. He's been trying to get back his independence for the last 2 years, with the help of a good therapist (and yay for professional therapy for a damaged character). When he travels to Minnesota for his new low-stress job, he meets an attractive man who seems to have a charmed life. Until that handsome, bright colleague picks up his cane, and Gil finds out it's not a fashion accessory; it's a very-needed physical prop.
Keith was in the wrong place when a gang kid in Florida fired a gun. He's been dealing with the physical trauma to his leg ever since. He understands how a moment of hurt can become years of struggle. These two guys really get each other, and in one night together they connect on an emotional and physical level. Then, from 1500 miles apart, they text and Skype, and slowly decide that this was more than a one-night hookup. But for a guy like Gil, with his PTSD, moving and finding a job that pays an independent amount, and feeling whole enough to be in a relationship, isn't easy. And Keith's leg isn't healed yet. Or maybe ever.
There are a lot of good things about this story - most notably the realism, the obvious research, and plausible feel of these two men's issues. They move slowly, and steadily, toward their happy ending. For all its slow progression, their relationship was a bit idealized. The degree to which these guys consistently and patiently put each other first was lovely, but made for a less dramatic story. They understood each other, and acted on that understanding, in very mature ways.
More sweet and steady than emotional for me, this book is a good low-key antidote to stories where a gunshot wound is an hour of inconvenience, or where love heals trauma.
Keith was in the wrong place when a gang kid in Florida fired a gun. He's been dealing with the physical trauma to his leg ever since. He understands how a moment of hurt can become years of struggle. These two guys really get each other, and in one night together they connect on an emotional and physical level. Then, from 1500 miles apart, they text and Skype, and slowly decide that this was more than a one-night hookup. But for a guy like Gil, with his PTSD, moving and finding a job that pays an independent amount, and feeling whole enough to be in a relationship, isn't easy. And Keith's leg isn't healed yet. Or maybe ever.
There are a lot of good things about this story - most notably the realism, the obvious research, and plausible feel of these two men's issues. They move slowly, and steadily, toward their happy ending. For all its slow progression, their relationship was a bit idealized. The degree to which these guys consistently and patiently put each other first was lovely, but made for a less dramatic story. They understood each other, and acted on that understanding, in very mature ways.
More sweet and steady than emotional for me, this book is a good low-key antidote to stories where a gunshot wound is an hour of inconvenience, or where love heals trauma.
June 22, 2015
Review to follow but, long story short: WOW
“You’re my oldest friend. I couldn’t leave you to deal with this shit alone. It might’ve been what you thought you wanted, but that’s utter bullshit. You need friends. You need people to love you, especially when you shove them away.” – Frankie
If you have been following my reviews I guess this is getting kinda repetitive but...oh my gosh, wow. Silver Scars is a very special book. It touched me, took me by surprise and left me uplifted and awed.
This book was not what I expected at all, in the best possible way. I feared a book filled with angst and despair but got a story about determination and hope. I expected a stronger, basically unscarred, character to be the support for another, weaker one. I got two flawed but strong men who kept each other up and running in what may well be one of the most beautiful descriptions of give and take I’ve ever read in my life.
Silver Scars is not a traditional love story in the sense of a ‘will they / won’t they’ plot. The love between these two men is never in doubt. The big question in this romance is whether or not the two characters are able to love and trust themselves enough to allow another to love them, able to believe they’re worthy of that love. This story is about people having to reassess themselves and their lives and eventually come to the conclusion that different doesn’t mean less.
And the author gets how the recovery process works; two steps forward, one step back. She describes the frustration and helplessness someone experiences when hopes are dashed and illusions shattered so subtly and yet so well I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it came from personal experience.
Keith and Gil are going to be living in my head for a while; they made a lasting impression on me. The sort of impression where it is almost possible to forget they are fictional characters. They were real. While they are both nice and easy-going by nature, their circumstances make them angry, scared, snarky and sometimes less than kind and that’s exactly the way they needed to be. I loved their interactions both in the good times and the bad. And when the two of them get together they are very sexy. I can safely say Keith and Gil have made me look at Skype calls in a whole new light – talk about hot.
Silver Scars is a wonderful story about pain, loss, hope, silver linings, courage, and, most of all, love. I can’t recommend this book enough.
“You’re not broken. I’m not chopped to bits. We’re just two men who occasionally have the past still nipping at our heels.” – Keith
Ps. Posy, if you’re reading this; please tell me Frankie will get a happy ending of his own?
“You’re my oldest friend. I couldn’t leave you to deal with this shit alone. It might’ve been what you thought you wanted, but that’s utter bullshit. You need friends. You need people to love you, especially when you shove them away.” – Frankie
If you have been following my reviews I guess this is getting kinda repetitive but...oh my gosh, wow. Silver Scars is a very special book. It touched me, took me by surprise and left me uplifted and awed.
This book was not what I expected at all, in the best possible way. I feared a book filled with angst and despair but got a story about determination and hope. I expected a stronger, basically unscarred, character to be the support for another, weaker one. I got two flawed but strong men who kept each other up and running in what may well be one of the most beautiful descriptions of give and take I’ve ever read in my life.
Silver Scars is not a traditional love story in the sense of a ‘will they / won’t they’ plot. The love between these two men is never in doubt. The big question in this romance is whether or not the two characters are able to love and trust themselves enough to allow another to love them, able to believe they’re worthy of that love. This story is about people having to reassess themselves and their lives and eventually come to the conclusion that different doesn’t mean less.
And the author gets how the recovery process works; two steps forward, one step back. She describes the frustration and helplessness someone experiences when hopes are dashed and illusions shattered so subtly and yet so well I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it came from personal experience.
Keith and Gil are going to be living in my head for a while; they made a lasting impression on me. The sort of impression where it is almost possible to forget they are fictional characters. They were real. While they are both nice and easy-going by nature, their circumstances make them angry, scared, snarky and sometimes less than kind and that’s exactly the way they needed to be. I loved their interactions both in the good times and the bad. And when the two of them get together they are very sexy. I can safely say Keith and Gil have made me look at Skype calls in a whole new light – talk about hot.
Silver Scars is a wonderful story about pain, loss, hope, silver linings, courage, and, most of all, love. I can’t recommend this book enough.
“You’re not broken. I’m not chopped to bits. We’re just two men who occasionally have the past still nipping at our heels.” – Keith
Ps. Posy, if you’re reading this; please tell me Frankie will get a happy ending of his own?
June 22, 2015
A review by The Blogger Girls.
This was a really sweet story, despite the circumstances that brought these two together.
Gil was recovering from an explosion caused by the ex of one of his clients, so not only was he dealing with the trauma and resulting PTSD from the blast, but from the terror associated with his work as a lawyer. He is recovering, but now lives with his mother in Arizona. He has taken a job as a copy editor after being unable to face being a lawyer again. It is through this job, on a visit to their office in Minnesota, that he meets Keith, another copy editor at the same company.
Keith is living with from wounds received when he was the victim of a random shooting. He is a bit farther along in his recovery, though he is about to have another surgery to make further repairs. He doesn’t have any PTSD, but he does have many of the same feelings and experiences as Gil. They simply get one another, which Gil, for one, never thought would be possible. After a very successful first date, the two must go their separate ways when it is time for Gil to return to his home office. But, they carry on their relationship through texting, telephone and Skype, getting to know one another very well. It is just the incentive Gil needs to push his boundaries and limits that will eventually enable him to make the move to Keith.
They each have a few setbacks here and there, but through it all, they are there for each other, their relationship strengthening along the way. This was a wonderful story about healing and recovery, finding love and someone that believes and understands what the other is going through. It’s pretty long, but it doesn’t drag. There is enough action to keep you invested, even when the guys are apart. I love stories where “damaged” characters overcome and flourish, and this one fit that bill very well.
December 8, 2017
“You used to think your scars were your kryptonite. To me they’ve always made you seem like a superhero.”
It started good, but not very long , then I lost my interest in Keith and Gilbert's story.
Both were suffer from physical injuries, having a very heavy insecurity about 'appearance' didn't really affect me much.
They've met and joined in the hip the first day they met. Okay, called it a fling. But no, all of a sudden Gil can not live without Keith and feel miserable while he's away in another city, living with his Mom.
There's no real twist, (considering a cover,and the blurb, I expected a little bit tears and heartache for them), their relationship was solid from the first day. No conflict, no doubt. Hey, maybe that's good for some people, even me, when I'm in a mushy, fluffy, sappy mood.
There's no 'gripping' feeling to keep me read. I stopped a few times with this one.
Story line was good, but I didn't see any strong chemistry between the two Heroes, except the sex.
The sex were 'plenty', you'll be satisfied by the sex only.
This one was just an okay read for me, not that I hate it. I just felt numb, flat. Blame my bitchy mood.
HEA? Definitely.
Oh, well.
August 6, 2015
2stars. I was really excited about the blurb, so it was a bit of a letdown. I seem to be in the minority here, but I just didn't really connect with the main characters.
December 18, 2015
Nice but boring.
June 22, 2015
4,5 stars
This beautiful book is about one of the greatest losses that we may encounter. The loss of ourselves, of our identity, but it is also a book about hope and second chances.
Gil Lemieux was a lawyer who dealt with family law, with an almost perfect life, until he becomes the victim of a bomb attack perpetrated by an angry father from one of his cases.
Since that time two years before, his life has not been the same. It’s full of scars, he had to leave his job because of the panic attacks he would have from any loud noise. He had to move in with his mother while he was healing, and now he has a job he doesn’t like, just because he can do it without meeting people.
The only people who are part of his life are his mother, his childhood friend, Frankie, and his psychiatrist.
When he meets Keith Kramer through his new job, the attraction is immediate, and in one only night, he falls in love with him.
He also has scars, despite the fact that he appears stronger.
Six years before, Keith he was hit by a bullet in the leg and he has serious physical problems because of it.
The relationship between the two characters is built through endless phone calls on Skype, because they live far apart.
The characters Posy Roberts creates have always been multifaceted, and even the past of the two men is very dramatic, while the story tears at your heart. Certainly, the characters go through very difficult moments, but they manage to find the strength to overcome them.
Obviously, there’s a happy ending, I prefer to read books with happy endings, I cannot read books that do not have it. This one has a happy ending, so to speak, but it is a little different.
There is no magic wand that suddenly fixes all the problems, and this is a good thing. Otherwise the story wouldn’t be as powerful in its impact.
Healing is a slow and painful journey for Gil, the visible and the invisible scars may never disappear, but there will be a happy ending with him succeeding in reaching his goals.
It is a book full of hope and optimism. Read it because it’s worth it.
https://threebooksovertherainbow.word...
This beautiful book is about one of the greatest losses that we may encounter. The loss of ourselves, of our identity, but it is also a book about hope and second chances.
Gil Lemieux was a lawyer who dealt with family law, with an almost perfect life, until he becomes the victim of a bomb attack perpetrated by an angry father from one of his cases.
Since that time two years before, his life has not been the same. It’s full of scars, he had to leave his job because of the panic attacks he would have from any loud noise. He had to move in with his mother while he was healing, and now he has a job he doesn’t like, just because he can do it without meeting people.
The only people who are part of his life are his mother, his childhood friend, Frankie, and his psychiatrist.
When he meets Keith Kramer through his new job, the attraction is immediate, and in one only night, he falls in love with him.
He also has scars, despite the fact that he appears stronger.
Six years before, Keith he was hit by a bullet in the leg and he has serious physical problems because of it.
The relationship between the two characters is built through endless phone calls on Skype, because they live far apart.
The characters Posy Roberts creates have always been multifaceted, and even the past of the two men is very dramatic, while the story tears at your heart. Certainly, the characters go through very difficult moments, but they manage to find the strength to overcome them.
Obviously, there’s a happy ending, I prefer to read books with happy endings, I cannot read books that do not have it. This one has a happy ending, so to speak, but it is a little different.
There is no magic wand that suddenly fixes all the problems, and this is a good thing. Otherwise the story wouldn’t be as powerful in its impact.
Healing is a slow and painful journey for Gil, the visible and the invisible scars may never disappear, but there will be a happy ending with him succeeding in reaching his goals.
It is a book full of hope and optimism. Read it because it’s worth it.
https://threebooksovertherainbow.word...
December 22, 2016
Every wonder what it would be like to see people fall in love and they fall in love with who the other person is 100%? They love the WHOLE of them, scars and all. No useless drama or over the top family, just love. That's what Silver Scars shows us. It shows how two people can love each other, and love through the hard times, unforeseen events and miles separating them.
Both Gil and Keith have had horrible events in the past that still effects their futures. They both hold scars that show their battles and each have issues they are trying to conquer. Together they make them happen. They support each other, raise the other up when he hits a low, and loves the other with all their heart.
Perfect for the heal/comfort and sweet romance :-)
Both Gil and Keith have had horrible events in the past that still effects their futures. They both hold scars that show their battles and each have issues they are trying to conquer. Together they make them happen. They support each other, raise the other up when he hits a low, and loves the other with all their heart.
Perfect for the heal/comfort and sweet romance :-)
January 14, 2017
Sliver Scars by Posey Roberts was one of those sweet little surprises that I live for. This is the story of Gil Lemieux who had a perfect life until it's blown to bits by a nutcase. He meets Keith Kramer and the two of them begin a 1500-mile relationship that develops into a true adult love story. I say I adult love story because it was so darn refreshing to have adults who were expressing their adult emotions in such an honest and terrifyingly human way. I enjoyed their journey and I honestly enjoyed the ending. The sex was sexy to me and the healing was inspiring. Overall I really don't have any big complaints. It hit me on the right day, the right way. Both mothers were sweet but when Gil's mom uttered the line a boy needs his mother I completely cracked up.
April 4, 2017
I really enjoyed this story, which was more about two broken people finding their inner peace while getting strength from each other, than a pure romance. But they were both very likeable characters and I liked that there was not instant-healing by a magic penis as it usually happens in many romances of this genre. Really nice.
did-not-finish
December 6, 2021DNF @ 25%
Quoth the book's blurb: "You need people to love you, especially when you shove them away." This, of course, had me believing that the relationship wouldn't come easy. Instant lust, sure, that seemed hinted at. But an instant emotional connection? Not at all what I expected or wanted. Unfortunately, it's what we get.
But to make that worse, the handling of mental illness was atrocious. Yeah, sure, we get the obligatory "guy with PTSD curls up in fetal position after a harmless crashing noise reminds him of an explosion" scene, but it's done in such a cliche way that it feels almost like it's meant to be a spectacle. And that's about as far as the believability of any element of mental health issues in this book goes - at least by the 25% mark, which I believe is plenty of time to see how things will be handled.
Gil supposedly feels dysmorphia about his scars from an attempted assassination, to the point he covers them in makeup sometimes. Yet within one day he's comfortable enough to go makeup-free and strip down to a speedo to swim with and then hook up with Keith. He allegedly thinks poorly of Keith for using what he wrongly assumes is a decorative mobility aid (because, hey, judging of people who don't have blatantly visible disabilities is just totes cool, I guess), yet feels totally comfortable discussing the origin of his scars and nature of his PTSD when they've barely spent a few hours together - before he even knows Keith has an injury of his own from a violent encounter and thus can relate. He allegedly has extreme issues with people touching him, yet he's completely okay with having his scars touched by Keith and doesn't even stop to think maybe kissing all of Keith's scars and more or less fetishizing them might not be a great idea (it's okay, of course; the hookup goes on unhindered). And by the day after they hook up, Gil is a heartbroken, lovesick puppy over having to return home. As planned. Because they met on a business trip. It's just... messy. A hot mess, and not in the good way.
Here's a tip for every author ever, not just this one: don't have a character insist they've built up walls to shut out the world, hardened their heart, etc. if you plan to show them opening up to and sharing their traumatic backstory with a random stranger they find attractive - especially if it happens within a day of meeting. It just rings false when a character learns to open up to the world in one day because they had an ill-advised one night stand with a coworker they unfairly judged. And it feels like being lied to when a character who's allegedly walled off and hardened to the world has an emotional meltdown into a depressive episode because they had to go home at the planned time when a business trip ended and leave their special magic perfect new total stranger love interest behind. It's not believable. It's honestly just annoying. At times, it borders on problematic.
Add onto that the obligatory bitchy, meddling female character who exists for no reason other than to serve as a potential foil for the relationship and be shit-talked by the male MC, and I already knew I wouldn't want to finish this one. But once Keith acted like a jilted teenager when Gil didn't respond to a very personal text sent during work hours and it was revealed Gil dropped an "I love you" before going back home - to the total stranger he'd hooked up with? Nope. That was my sign to jump off this ship and into a life raft.
Bonus round, though? These two insta-lovebirds go from reliving trauma, talking about heavy topics, etc. over a Skype call to immediately deciding to jerk off on camera for each other. I think I may need a neck brace for all the tonal whiplash I've endured while reading the first quarter of this book.
If I felt determined enough, I'd probably be able to force myself to read the whole thing. But I don't want to, because I feel zero connection to the characters or the story and I'm already in a reading slump. I'm sick of pushing myself through things I don't enjoy, and not even a reading challenge is worth making the "I would rather play video games and sit in front of a TV during every free moment of time than read anything at all" emotions I have lately any worse.
Another failed entry in my Read A Rainbow challenge, but I already know what book I'm going to replace it with so at least there's that...?
Quoth the book's blurb: "You need people to love you, especially when you shove them away." This, of course, had me believing that the relationship wouldn't come easy. Instant lust, sure, that seemed hinted at. But an instant emotional connection? Not at all what I expected or wanted. Unfortunately, it's what we get.
But to make that worse, the handling of mental illness was atrocious. Yeah, sure, we get the obligatory "guy with PTSD curls up in fetal position after a harmless crashing noise reminds him of an explosion" scene, but it's done in such a cliche way that it feels almost like it's meant to be a spectacle. And that's about as far as the believability of any element of mental health issues in this book goes - at least by the 25% mark, which I believe is plenty of time to see how things will be handled.
Gil supposedly feels dysmorphia about his scars from an attempted assassination, to the point he covers them in makeup sometimes. Yet within one day he's comfortable enough to go makeup-free and strip down to a speedo to swim with and then hook up with Keith. He allegedly thinks poorly of Keith for using what he wrongly assumes is a decorative mobility aid (because, hey, judging of people who don't have blatantly visible disabilities is just totes cool, I guess), yet feels totally comfortable discussing the origin of his scars and nature of his PTSD when they've barely spent a few hours together - before he even knows Keith has an injury of his own from a violent encounter and thus can relate. He allegedly has extreme issues with people touching him, yet he's completely okay with having his scars touched by Keith and doesn't even stop to think maybe kissing all of Keith's scars and more or less fetishizing them might not be a great idea (it's okay, of course; the hookup goes on unhindered). And by the day after they hook up, Gil is a heartbroken, lovesick puppy over having to return home. As planned. Because they met on a business trip. It's just... messy. A hot mess, and not in the good way.
Here's a tip for every author ever, not just this one: don't have a character insist they've built up walls to shut out the world, hardened their heart, etc. if you plan to show them opening up to and sharing their traumatic backstory with a random stranger they find attractive - especially if it happens within a day of meeting. It just rings false when a character learns to open up to the world in one day because they had an ill-advised one night stand with a coworker they unfairly judged. And it feels like being lied to when a character who's allegedly walled off and hardened to the world has an emotional meltdown into a depressive episode because they had to go home at the planned time when a business trip ended and leave their special magic perfect new total stranger love interest behind. It's not believable. It's honestly just annoying. At times, it borders on problematic.
Add onto that the obligatory bitchy, meddling female character who exists for no reason other than to serve as a potential foil for the relationship and be shit-talked by the male MC, and I already knew I wouldn't want to finish this one. But once Keith acted like a jilted teenager when Gil didn't respond to a very personal text sent during work hours and it was revealed Gil dropped an "I love you" before going back home - to the total stranger he'd hooked up with? Nope. That was my sign to jump off this ship and into a life raft.
Bonus round, though? These two insta-lovebirds go from reliving trauma, talking about heavy topics, etc. over a Skype call to immediately deciding to jerk off on camera for each other. I think I may need a neck brace for all the tonal whiplash I've endured while reading the first quarter of this book.
If I felt determined enough, I'd probably be able to force myself to read the whole thing. But I don't want to, because I feel zero connection to the characters or the story and I'm already in a reading slump. I'm sick of pushing myself through things I don't enjoy, and not even a reading challenge is worth making the "I would rather play video games and sit in front of a TV during every free moment of time than read anything at all" emotions I have lately any worse.
Another failed entry in my Read A Rainbow challenge, but I already know what book I'm going to replace it with so at least there's that...?
September 22, 2017
When we live through something it's obviously easier to be able to have an opinion so I can say I'm not any sort of expert in how one should cope with the sort of issues the two main characters go through in this book. But from the POV of a romance reader, the romance part of this story felt a little bit rushed considering the amount of issues one could explore.
I was also slightly bored here and there...
I was also slightly bored here and there...
August 11, 2020
voto: 3.5
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November 12, 2015
I couldn't put it down for a minute. REVIEW COMING SOON @Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words
Silver Scars is my first book by Posy Roberts, but surely not my last. I loved it so much I can’t wait for more by the author. The North Star series is already on my august shelf. Have you read Mika’s “Discovering New Authors” ? Check it here http://scatteredthoughtsandroguewords...
This book was special for many reasons but first of all I want to point out something that won me over and made me appreciate the author a lot. I was halfway through it when I realized that where almost every other author would have chose to end the book, in Posy Roberts’ Silver Scars, Gil and Keith’s story together had just began. It felt to me like two books, after what could have been considered a HFN at half book, there are still 150 pages to read, almost like a sequel. These pages gave a sense of completeness I ‘m awe over and led me to a beautiful HEA.
Moreover I want to add I’m usually bothered by the use of a single POV and of the present as a verbal form, absolutely not my favorite writing style but in Silver Scars it was perfect and I couldn’t even tell you why. So hat’s off to Posy to making me love something I normally wouldn’t read.
The book has a lot of good qualities: most important it is well done, thoughtful, sensitive, full of feelings and with a lot of emotional moments that pretty much broke my heart too many times. Luckily all of these were balanced so well with super hot scenes and some funny ones, all mixed with a complete and satisfying plot and so real characters, unlucky in their lives like us.
Gil is a 38 years old ex lawyer that went through a life changing incident when a homemade bomb was left in his house by the husband of a client. It could have killed him but he was lucky he got just shrapnel on his face and head. After the accident he came back to live with his mum, struggling with a serious PTSD. He meets Keith on a brief stage in a new city. Keith is not just Gil’s beautiful new coworker, he has a lot of baggage too, in fact due to some physical damage in his leg he was where Gil is now, with the PTSD.
They soon hit it off. Keith is gentle and sweet and supportive and helping, he is the switch that freed all the emotions Gil kept inside of him since the incident. They spend one night together and then have to go to their lives, in two different states. But they are able to create a connection that will bond them together and force them to be in a long distance relationship. Maybe is too soon to fall for someone but they went through too much to ignore a change at happiness.
This is just the start of their story, I followed Gil and Keith in their (beautiful) ups and (heartbroken) downs. The book is a journey in Gil’s panic attacks, in his various attempts to overcome all his fears; it was beautiful and painful at the same time to see him working himself in bad mental states but he is so brave too when Keith will go through some very hard times, Gil will be there to support him and help his boyfriend to heal. And maybe heal himself too.
There are some great second characters, especially Frankie, Gil’s best friend since forever, supportive in every way he can, with his smartass mouth.he’s the perfect friend, the one who support you, help you stand on your feet standing by your side always, most of all the one to kick you away when the time is right for you to finally live your life, even if is away from your bestie.
I couldn’t find a flaw to this book so it’s a full 5 stars rating to me. Highly recommended!
Cover art by Natasha Snow reflect a scene in the book when Gil is outside Keith house to start living their life together. Fitting and beautiful but it’s Natasha so I wasn’t waiting for nothing less.
Silver Scars is my first book by Posy Roberts, but surely not my last. I loved it so much I can’t wait for more by the author. The North Star series is already on my august shelf. Have you read Mika’s “Discovering New Authors” ? Check it here http://scatteredthoughtsandroguewords...
This book was special for many reasons but first of all I want to point out something that won me over and made me appreciate the author a lot. I was halfway through it when I realized that where almost every other author would have chose to end the book, in Posy Roberts’ Silver Scars, Gil and Keith’s story together had just began. It felt to me like two books, after what could have been considered a HFN at half book, there are still 150 pages to read, almost like a sequel. These pages gave a sense of completeness I ‘m awe over and led me to a beautiful HEA.
Moreover I want to add I’m usually bothered by the use of a single POV and of the present as a verbal form, absolutely not my favorite writing style but in Silver Scars it was perfect and I couldn’t even tell you why. So hat’s off to Posy to making me love something I normally wouldn’t read.
The book has a lot of good qualities: most important it is well done, thoughtful, sensitive, full of feelings and with a lot of emotional moments that pretty much broke my heart too many times. Luckily all of these were balanced so well with super hot scenes and some funny ones, all mixed with a complete and satisfying plot and so real characters, unlucky in their lives like us.
Gil is a 38 years old ex lawyer that went through a life changing incident when a homemade bomb was left in his house by the husband of a client. It could have killed him but he was lucky he got just shrapnel on his face and head. After the accident he came back to live with his mum, struggling with a serious PTSD. He meets Keith on a brief stage in a new city. Keith is not just Gil’s beautiful new coworker, he has a lot of baggage too, in fact due to some physical damage in his leg he was where Gil is now, with the PTSD.
They soon hit it off. Keith is gentle and sweet and supportive and helping, he is the switch that freed all the emotions Gil kept inside of him since the incident. They spend one night together and then have to go to their lives, in two different states. But they are able to create a connection that will bond them together and force them to be in a long distance relationship. Maybe is too soon to fall for someone but they went through too much to ignore a change at happiness.
This is just the start of their story, I followed Gil and Keith in their (beautiful) ups and (heartbroken) downs. The book is a journey in Gil’s panic attacks, in his various attempts to overcome all his fears; it was beautiful and painful at the same time to see him working himself in bad mental states but he is so brave too when Keith will go through some very hard times, Gil will be there to support him and help his boyfriend to heal. And maybe heal himself too.
There are some great second characters, especially Frankie, Gil’s best friend since forever, supportive in every way he can, with his smartass mouth.he’s the perfect friend, the one who support you, help you stand on your feet standing by your side always, most of all the one to kick you away when the time is right for you to finally live your life, even if is away from your bestie.
I couldn’t find a flaw to this book so it’s a full 5 stars rating to me. Highly recommended!
Cover art by Natasha Snow reflect a scene in the book when Gil is outside Keith house to start living their life together. Fitting and beautiful but it’s Natasha so I wasn’t waiting for nothing less.
January 1, 2017
I decided to start my reading year with an M/M romance, because I have a soft spot for them and I haven't read one in a while. And, lucky me, picked one that I completely disliked.
In a non-spoilery way, this was what I hate about M/M romances and any kind of romance books in general: insta-love or insta/liking (and people getting gorrillas in their stomach after they just saw 'the one' or the man/woman they suddenly want to sleep with or have a relationship), plain and uni-dimensional characters, whose names I already forgot, no emotions or feelings. I didn't get the feeling that these men where attracted to each other and in my opinion they just wanted to fuck each other just because they were both scared physically and mentally, due to an accident, and no one else was there to fill the spot.
Or is just my mind who can't comprehend that?
I have nothing against sex and people can do it even they just have met, but I have to feel that connection, attraction or how you wanna call it. I wanted to care for these characters who are not physically perfect and so on, and I wanted them to be happy, but I couldn't care less. YES, I would've enjoyed the book if the characters would've beeen more fleshed out and individualized, if the plot would've been more engaging, as cliche as it was, if I would've felt something about something. I would've have accepted the insta feelings and sex flaming and flambating desire that happen so fast and the sex scenes that seemed to have been written by a kid, because they felt plain, boring and like a diagram more or less.
Maybe I'm too picky, maybe I'm bad and I'm starting the year with a one star review and a negative opinion, but, honestly, I have read fan-fics better than this one and I love fan fics and out there are some amazing ones! This was awful and I can't freaking understand how it has so many good reviews. Sorry if you liked it or if it's your favourite but for me... God, hopefully I'll even forget that this was on my TBR.
In a non-spoilery way, this was what I hate about M/M romances and any kind of romance books in general: insta-love or insta/liking (and people getting gorrillas in their stomach after they just saw 'the one' or the man/woman they suddenly want to sleep with or have a relationship), plain and uni-dimensional characters, whose names I already forgot, no emotions or feelings. I didn't get the feeling that these men where attracted to each other and in my opinion they just wanted to fuck each other just because they were both scared physically and mentally, due to an accident, and no one else was there to fill the spot.
Or is just my mind who can't comprehend that?
I have nothing against sex and people can do it even they just have met, but I have to feel that connection, attraction or how you wanna call it. I wanted to care for these characters who are not physically perfect and so on, and I wanted them to be happy, but I couldn't care less. YES, I would've enjoyed the book if the characters would've beeen more fleshed out and individualized, if the plot would've been more engaging, as cliche as it was, if I would've felt something about something. I would've have accepted the insta feelings and sex flaming and flambating desire that happen so fast and the sex scenes that seemed to have been written by a kid, because they felt plain, boring and like a diagram more or less.
Maybe I'm too picky, maybe I'm bad and I'm starting the year with a one star review and a negative opinion, but, honestly, I have read fan-fics better than this one and I love fan fics and out there are some amazing ones! This was awful and I can't freaking understand how it has so many good reviews. Sorry if you liked it or if it's your favourite but for me... God, hopefully I'll even forget that this was on my TBR.
February 3, 2017
3.5 stars.
This is my first time reading a book my Posey Roberts. I suspect it won't be my last.
Her writing style reminds me a lot of Cardeno C. in that this book has almost little-to-no angst. Instead, the book features two men who find each other, and over the course of the book, slowly fall deeper and deeper into love. There are no major disagreements between the couple, no major fights, nor worries that the couple won't make it (beyond a few superficial moments).
But unlike Cardeno C., this book does deal with some pretty heady stuff-namely what's is like to cope with PTSD after a traumatic incident and what it's like to deal with the walking challenges that plague Keith. Both of those challenges were realistically portrayed and worked to add heft and drama to an otherwise angst-free read.
Because there is no angst and no roller-coaster for readers, I suspect this book won't be for everyone. But if you're anything like me--while you love angsty stories that make you FEEL--there are also times when you need to give your heart a rest and just read something that is sweet, gentle, and predictable. That's kinda what this book is like.
Recommended. :)
This is my first time reading a book my Posey Roberts. I suspect it won't be my last.
Her writing style reminds me a lot of Cardeno C. in that this book has almost little-to-no angst. Instead, the book features two men who find each other, and over the course of the book, slowly fall deeper and deeper into love. There are no major disagreements between the couple, no major fights, nor worries that the couple won't make it (beyond a few superficial moments).
But unlike Cardeno C., this book does deal with some pretty heady stuff-namely what's is like to cope with PTSD after a traumatic incident and what it's like to deal with the walking challenges that plague Keith. Both of those challenges were realistically portrayed and worked to add heft and drama to an otherwise angst-free read.
Because there is no angst and no roller-coaster for readers, I suspect this book won't be for everyone. But if you're anything like me--while you love angsty stories that make you FEEL--there are also times when you need to give your heart a rest and just read something that is sweet, gentle, and predictable. That's kinda what this book is like.
Recommended. :)
March 31, 2017
Never thought I'd love it!
This story felt so incredibly real for me. Posy Roberts is a new-for-me author, and I picked this one to try. So glad I did. Being mature myself (physically anyway!), I like having characters I can relate to better. I've never experienced anything traumatic though, fortunately, so it was quite interesting to read this take on PTSD. I've read books with military characters, but of course they deal with different causes.
The description of Gil's journey and experiences, as well as Keith's, seemed very realistic to me. I include the setbacks they felt, as I'm sure that can be even harder to deal with for some. This was a rather low-key story overall, but it was never boring or tedious to read. It was also a beautiful romance. It was insta-love, in a way, but it was handled so well, with the majority being long distance. Their conversations were touching, both the virtual and face-to-face. I was concerned when starting this, since I'm not a fan of angst-fests, but this was mostly uplifting. I'm sure I'll be reading more by this author.
This story felt so incredibly real for me. Posy Roberts is a new-for-me author, and I picked this one to try. So glad I did. Being mature myself (physically anyway!), I like having characters I can relate to better. I've never experienced anything traumatic though, fortunately, so it was quite interesting to read this take on PTSD. I've read books with military characters, but of course they deal with different causes.
The description of Gil's journey and experiences, as well as Keith's, seemed very realistic to me. I include the setbacks they felt, as I'm sure that can be even harder to deal with for some. This was a rather low-key story overall, but it was never boring or tedious to read. It was also a beautiful romance. It was insta-love, in a way, but it was handled so well, with the majority being long distance. Their conversations were touching, both the virtual and face-to-face. I was concerned when starting this, since I'm not a fan of angst-fests, but this was mostly uplifting. I'm sure I'll be reading more by this author.
August 11, 2015
Struggled to finish this but I hate to a leave a book half read (although I did find myself skimming).
Could not connect with either MC, and overall this story felt like a self help book rather than a hurt/comfort romance.
Sorry but not for me :(
Could not connect with either MC, and overall this story felt like a self help book rather than a hurt/comfort romance.
Sorry but not for me :(
June 13, 2018
Sweet with a slow burn.
This wasn’t near as heart wrenching as I thought it’d be. I was glad that they weren’t suffering from abuse trauma as so many books have now a days. Not that their trauma was somehow less. I think the book portrayed PTSD and disability well. There were no magic fixes. I liked how their relationship developed.
This wasn’t near as heart wrenching as I thought it’d be. I was glad that they weren’t suffering from abuse trauma as so many books have now a days. Not that their trauma was somehow less. I think the book portrayed PTSD and disability well. There were no magic fixes. I liked how their relationship developed.
October 13, 2020
3.5 stelle ✨
October 7, 2015
"Yeah. You're not broken. I'm not chopped to bits. We're just two men who occasionally have the past still nipping at our heals."
I loved this book, I was prepared for an angstfest but what I got was a real story, with real issues, no unnecessary angst and threaded with hope, acceptance and love.
The book does start with instalove but after just 1 night together Gil has to go home so they decide to continue their relationship long distance (Minnesota/Phoenix). I enjoyed getting to know both Gil and Keith through their on-line/phone interactions, they really worked on building a relationship and it made sense to do it this way given both of their pasts.
I don't want to give away much more than is in the blurb because this is just a story you need to read and feel for yourself. Neither MC is perfect, they are definitely flawed and works in progress but they way they are written is so well done...they way the both help each other at different times and in different ways is so heartwarming.
This book could have gone so different, where you would have just pitied or felt sorry for them but you absolutely won't. While they have both gone through horrifying events they don't dwell on it in a sad, depressing way. Both men process the situations and deal with them as best they can.
The side relationships with Gil and his mother and best friend Frankie were also so well done. His mother was a tad overprotective but only in a way that would be expected considering what he had been through, for the most part she treated him like the 38 year old man that he is.
Frankie was amazing...if he didn't love boys (wait, and was real!!) I would make him mine♥ After 26 years of friendship they just get each other, Frankie is there with jokes, encouragement or a kick in the ass, depending on the situation and he is one of the only people that Gil will listen to. He needs a boy of his own, I hate thinking of him all by himself in Phoenix!!
This story is about two perfectly imperfect men just looking for someone to love them for who they are, it was one of the most realistic tales of love I've read and while there were some tears and a bit of heartbreak it wasn't done in a tragic way. There was no angst for angst sake which was a refreshing change from most books and no crazy misunderstandings at 80% just for the sake of drama! Some of these scenes really felt like the way I would deal with things in real life, a bit of internalizing before sharing with your partner, a small pity party before looking for silver linings...real life!
I've enjoyed everything I've read by Posy Roberts and would not hesitate to recommend this book. Once you've read the book you should swing by Posy's website and check out the links from the blog tour, there are lots of extras to read!
June 25, 2015
Originally posted on http://mikkysworldofbooks.blogspot.fr...
Wow. This book is an emotional rollercoaster. For the characters, but for me as well.
Gil has been a lawyer, a successful one, until an explosion took everything from him: his job, his financial security, his friends, his confidence leaving him an emotional mess, unable to function because of his severe PTSD.
Whomever meets Keith for the first time can never guess that behind his good looks and cheerful demeanor he hides a lot of pain, both physical and emotional.
Two scarred, scared men create a bond that helps them overcome the dark moments when giving up seems like the best solution.
This is not your usual romantic story. It goes way beyond that.
The love that binds Gil and Keith it’s obvious. They are good together and good for each other but the past and their conditions, sometimes make it hard for them to really let go and trust each other.
There’s always a sliver of doubt in their mind that, one day, the burden might become too much to handle and that love won’t be enough.
Those insecurities, though, are perfectly understandable and, if in other circumstances it might have annoyed me to see the characters constantly doubt every single thing or action, in this case, they only made me love both men even more.
They struggle. Each and every day is a constant uphill battle but they don’t give up.
There’s anger, despair, sadness and tears but, deep down, there’s always hope.
A perfect example of the fact that love goes beyond physical appearance and social status. When there’s true affection, mutual respect and understanding, nothing will ever be too hard.
I don’t know if I’m the only one who felt like this but, all the time while reading, I had the impression I was there, in the book, living it all alongside Gil and Keith.
They felt so real, their story felt real and I’m sure that, for someone out there, this is not a story at all.
It was my first Posy Roberts book but it won’t be my last. The writing style was really good even if a little bit more attention to details was needed.
All I can say is “wow”. This novel is absolutely worth reading and I highly recommend it. I was sorry it was over because I wasn’t ready to let them go yet.
Did you ever find a book that made you completely lose contact with reality? This is what Silver Scars did to me. I had a hard time disconnecting and I didn’t quite manage that because I keep thinking about it every now and then. Another one to add to my re-read list.
I’m so glad I gave it a chance.
Happy Reading!!
Wow. This book is an emotional rollercoaster. For the characters, but for me as well.
Gil has been a lawyer, a successful one, until an explosion took everything from him: his job, his financial security, his friends, his confidence leaving him an emotional mess, unable to function because of his severe PTSD.
Whomever meets Keith for the first time can never guess that behind his good looks and cheerful demeanor he hides a lot of pain, both physical and emotional.
Two scarred, scared men create a bond that helps them overcome the dark moments when giving up seems like the best solution.
This is not your usual romantic story. It goes way beyond that.
The love that binds Gil and Keith it’s obvious. They are good together and good for each other but the past and their conditions, sometimes make it hard for them to really let go and trust each other.
There’s always a sliver of doubt in their mind that, one day, the burden might become too much to handle and that love won’t be enough.
Those insecurities, though, are perfectly understandable and, if in other circumstances it might have annoyed me to see the characters constantly doubt every single thing or action, in this case, they only made me love both men even more.
They struggle. Each and every day is a constant uphill battle but they don’t give up.
There’s anger, despair, sadness and tears but, deep down, there’s always hope.
A perfect example of the fact that love goes beyond physical appearance and social status. When there’s true affection, mutual respect and understanding, nothing will ever be too hard.
I don’t know if I’m the only one who felt like this but, all the time while reading, I had the impression I was there, in the book, living it all alongside Gil and Keith.
They felt so real, their story felt real and I’m sure that, for someone out there, this is not a story at all.
It was my first Posy Roberts book but it won’t be my last. The writing style was really good even if a little bit more attention to details was needed.
All I can say is “wow”. This novel is absolutely worth reading and I highly recommend it. I was sorry it was over because I wasn’t ready to let them go yet.
Did you ever find a book that made you completely lose contact with reality? This is what Silver Scars did to me. I had a hard time disconnecting and I didn’t quite manage that because I keep thinking about it every now and then. Another one to add to my re-read list.
I’m so glad I gave it a chance.
Happy Reading!!
July 28, 2015
Lately work has been interfering with my reading time (hate when I feel guilty enough to halt my reading *what the?*), so it wasn't that this story didn't keep my interest, it was more, I always had something more pressing to do.
My frustration about this knows no bounds.
Anyway, both Gil and Keith's lives have been marred by tragedy. And they are barely getting by. When they meet at Keith's workplace, while Gil is in town on training sessions, the attraction is deep and mutual.
While I felt enormous pride in the way they went about rebuilding their loves together, I also felt emotionally distanced from it. This is a writing style thing. Gil is a very formal, proper type of guy, and we don't really see Keith's point of view. But that's fine. Gil has become an expert at keeping people at a distance. It makes sense for us to also remain outside his inner circle.
The ending wasn't rushed, and we saw several long lengthy scenes when plot points were resolved satisfactorily.
(Will she give us Frankie's story at some point? He needs his HEA)
My frustration about this knows no bounds.
Anyway, both Gil and Keith's lives have been marred by tragedy. And they are barely getting by. When they meet at Keith's workplace, while Gil is in town on training sessions, the attraction is deep and mutual.
While I felt enormous pride in the way they went about rebuilding their loves together, I also felt emotionally distanced from it. This is a writing style thing. Gil is a very formal, proper type of guy, and we don't really see Keith's point of view. But that's fine. Gil has become an expert at keeping people at a distance. It makes sense for us to also remain outside his inner circle.
The ending wasn't rushed, and we saw several long lengthy scenes when plot points were resolved satisfactorily.
(Will she give us Frankie's story at some point? He needs his HEA)
June 24, 2015
This book starts with Gil on a plane having a panic attack and being helped by a total stranger. Since he was hurt in an explosion his life has not been his own. He's dependant on his mother to help him just by being there for him. He's lost so much of the strong, confident man he was. When he meets Keith while working out of town, he thinks there is no way Keith could feel the same way he does. But he eventually finds out he's wrong. These two guys both have been given such tough circumstances to deal with, but they soon find that together they are so much stronger. And maybe they both can find the happiness they deserve. I loved this story, I felt really bad about the things that go wrong for them both. But every little bad thing that happens makes them stronger, by the end of the book there is no way you can imagine them not together. Great read, I really enjoyed it.
July 6, 2015
I decided to try this book out after reading the raving reviews. I was a tad hesitant going into it as I find that books with a huge focus on self esteem issues and ptsd tend to be cheesy and easily overdone but this book was so heart wrenchingly beautiful I just couldn't put it down. I loved the writing style. My first Posy Roberts book and I'll definitely be checking out her others after this. The relationship between Gil and Keith never felt over dramatic. I felt there was real support and real situations between the two MC's that they faced together. No deception, no over the top female characters (or male for that matter), just a book about REAL issues and the ability to overcome crippling fears when you have the solid support of the man you love beside you. It gripped me from beginning to end.
December 15, 2015
A deeply beautiful story.
There was such realness in this story. It wasn't easy or simple, there wasn't a clear-cut path to happiness, just as there isn't in Real life. These two men go through more than most, their happy ending has many obstacles to work through, but everything is worth the love they share.
There was such realness in this story. It wasn't easy or simple, there wasn't a clear-cut path to happiness, just as there isn't in Real life. These two men go through more than most, their happy ending has many obstacles to work through, but everything is worth the love they share.
June 4, 2016
3.5 stars. This is a very worthy book told in the first-person present-tense from bomb victim Gil's pov. Gil suffers from facial scarring and PTSD, he meets Keith who has overcome similar problems after being shot in the leg.
I did get a bit bored as much of the book covers everyday stuff without a whole lot of drama but the characters are likeable and the conclusion is satisfying.
I did get a bit bored as much of the book covers everyday stuff without a whole lot of drama but the characters are likeable and the conclusion is satisfying.
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