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Calling Anthony Parker #2
Loving Luke
Calling Anthony Book Two Peter Fritz has developed a morbid streak during the school break, and Anthony Parker and his best friend Rafe wonder why. They soon learn Peter met a boy named Luke on the Internet, and Peter and Luke had an online relationship before Luke died of AIDS.
Parker and Rafe turn to the Internet to learn more about Luke. There, they find many more questions than answers about their friend’s online relationship—and Luke himself.
Parker and Rafe turn to the Internet to learn more about Luke. There, they find many more questions than answers about their friend’s online relationship—and Luke himself.
59 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 12, 2015
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December 16, 2015
Loving Luke is a story about a young man being catfished. In light of a recent controversy in the m/m community a well-written story about the subject would’ve been nice to read, unfortunately this story only skims the surface of the subject.
There’s nothing really deep here and I never connected with any of the characters. This is the second book in a series and I didn’t read the first book so my enjoyment of the story may have been altered by that. It’s possible I would’ve cared about the characters if I’d read the first book.
The main characters here are Anthony, who is gay, and his best friend, Rafe, who is straight. Anthony has a crush on Rafe and Rafe knows and doesn’t care, I suppose this was dealt with in book one since it’s brushed over.
Anyway, Anthony and Rafe have a friend named Peter who’s dealing with the loss of an online boyfriend named Luke. Anthony first suspects then proves Luke wasn’t real and Peter was tricked by a woman.
This is an important issue not just for young adults but also for us grown-ups as well. A deeper POV and/or telling the story from Peter’s perspective might’ve allowed for a more honest tale.
There’s nothing really deep here and I never connected with any of the characters. This is the second book in a series and I didn’t read the first book so my enjoyment of the story may have been altered by that. It’s possible I would’ve cared about the characters if I’d read the first book.
The main characters here are Anthony, who is gay, and his best friend, Rafe, who is straight. Anthony has a crush on Rafe and Rafe knows and doesn’t care, I suppose this was dealt with in book one since it’s brushed over.
Anyway, Anthony and Rafe have a friend named Peter who’s dealing with the loss of an online boyfriend named Luke. Anthony first suspects then proves Luke wasn’t real and Peter was tricked by a woman.
This is an important issue not just for young adults but also for us grown-ups as well. A deeper POV and/or telling the story from Peter’s perspective might’ve allowed for a more honest tale.
November 16, 2015
Short sweet read.
At times the story was slightly unrealistic, but if you accepted this, then the story made sense. How many teenage boys fall in love with online people they meet in social forums, I expect quite a few do.
No great character development, or in depth analysis of feelings, but in a short story you cannot always expect either of these.
Overall this was a good read, nothing more.
I was given a copy of this story by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
At times the story was slightly unrealistic, but if you accepted this, then the story made sense. How many teenage boys fall in love with online people they meet in social forums, I expect quite a few do.
No great character development, or in depth analysis of feelings, but in a short story you cannot always expect either of these.
Overall this was a good read, nothing more.
I was given a copy of this story by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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