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SwimBikeRun #3
Final Dash
FINAL DASH (book 3 of SwimBikeRun, Kate Pavelle, 73,500 words) The two short months since Jesse Hightower moved in with Sebastian Gillen have been filled with furious relatives and tabloid reporters. Hard enough to make a life with the scion of an ice cream dynasty who’s been thrown out in the cold, but Jesse’s own soul-wounds ache. How can he get help without looking weak to his lover?
If he can’t be part of Gillen Frozen Desserts, Sebastian will whip up novel frozen treats for his own fledgling enterprise. With Jesse at his side, he can make his own way in business and in life. He’s given up everything to start over with the man he loves—and who’s now scaring him with fibs and secrecy.
The triathlon they’ve been training for is almost upon them. Everything Jesse and Sebastian have worked for is on the line. They’re racing for strength, glory, and each other.
FINAL DASH is a gay romance with a happy ending and no cliff-hanger.
If he can’t be part of Gillen Frozen Desserts, Sebastian will whip up novel frozen treats for his own fledgling enterprise. With Jesse at his side, he can make his own way in business and in life. He’s given up everything to start over with the man he loves—and who’s now scaring him with fibs and secrecy.
The triathlon they’ve been training for is almost upon them. Everything Jesse and Sebastian have worked for is on the line. They’re racing for strength, glory, and each other.
FINAL DASH is a gay romance with a happy ending and no cliff-hanger.
248 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 6, 2016
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November 27, 2016
Ok, so... This is a review for all three books because I'm too tired to write an in-depth review for all three of them.
There are some good bones in the trilogy, otherwise I wouldn't have read all three books.
The characters, especially Jesse Hightower, are interesting and initially they seem kind of well thought out. The idea of a character that is so mired in his past and his experience of homelessness that he becomes a hoarder in some ways is really interesting and heart-breaking in many ways. I was less fond of Sebastian - but ok - I kind of understood his struggle (though his journey seemed kind of soapy sometimes).
But - and this is a message to the author - if you can't afford decent editors, at least get yourself some better betas! There is a good story in there but the lack of editing (continuity in particular) made this a bit of a chore to read. One thing that stands out in particular (and which isn't important in itself but shows a serious lack of editing) are the ever changing hair and eye colours in book 2. I could have ignored this but one of the main themes in book three doesn't make any sense whatsoever. There was some major history re-writing going on there and I didn't like it. Really, did the author of book 3 actually even read book 2 before? Seriously, this is not me being nit-picky but it destroys two whole character arcs.
Anyhow, still three stars because it could have been a rather decent trilogy.
There are some good bones in the trilogy, otherwise I wouldn't have read all three books.
The characters, especially Jesse Hightower, are interesting and initially they seem kind of well thought out. The idea of a character that is so mired in his past and his experience of homelessness that he becomes a hoarder in some ways is really interesting and heart-breaking in many ways. I was less fond of Sebastian - but ok - I kind of understood his struggle (though his journey seemed kind of soapy sometimes).
But - and this is a message to the author - if you can't afford decent editors, at least get yourself some better betas! There is a good story in there but the lack of editing (continuity in particular) made this a bit of a chore to read. One thing that stands out in particular (and which isn't important in itself but shows a serious lack of editing) are the ever changing hair and eye colours in book 2. I could have ignored this but one of the main themes in book three doesn't make any sense whatsoever. There was some major history re-writing going on there and I didn't like it. Really, did the author of book 3 actually even read book 2 before? Seriously, this is not me being nit-picky but it destroys two whole character arcs.
Anyhow, still three stars because it could have been a rather decent trilogy.
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