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Transitivity #3
Hunter: The Conclusion
Hunter Fitz has everything he wants: a great job, an outlet for the darkness, and the love of both Austin and Kacey. Everything is perfect.
Until his worst nightmare becomes reality, shattering his world. So he reacts the only way he knows how…
He runs.
But when tragedy strikes, Hunter realizes the truth: He is just like the monsters of his childhood.
And it's finally time to face what happened to him all those years ago.
**This book contains content of a taboo nature.**
(Note: This story takes place in a fictional world, the same as in the Shifting Isles Series. There are multiple gods, different names for the days of the week, etc. A glossary is included.)
The Transitivity series must be read IN ORDER:
1 - Kacey: The First Premise
2 - Austin: The Second Premise
3 - Hunter: The Conclusion
Until his worst nightmare becomes reality, shattering his world. So he reacts the only way he knows how…
He runs.
But when tragedy strikes, Hunter realizes the truth: He is just like the monsters of his childhood.
And it's finally time to face what happened to him all those years ago.
**This book contains content of a taboo nature.**
(Note: This story takes place in a fictional world, the same as in the Shifting Isles Series. There are multiple gods, different names for the days of the week, etc. A glossary is included.)
The Transitivity series must be read IN ORDER:
1 - Kacey: The First Premise
2 - Austin: The Second Premise
3 - Hunter: The Conclusion
261 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 19, 2019
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About the author
G.R. Lyons
70 books258 followersG.R. Lyons stumbled into writing as a form of trauma recovery when traditional therapy wasn't working.
Then the story ideas just kept on coming.
Pulling from a vivid imagination as well as real-life experience as a trans man, a sexual assault survivor, and a person living with mental illness, Lyons has written multiple, interconnected series set within his fictional world of the Shifting Isles.
When not writing, Lyons can be found belly dancing around the house, studying anarcho-capitalist philosophy, buried in his never-ending TBR pile, or working out at the local CrossFit gym.
Then the story ideas just kept on coming.
Pulling from a vivid imagination as well as real-life experience as a trans man, a sexual assault survivor, and a person living with mental illness, Lyons has written multiple, interconnected series set within his fictional world of the Shifting Isles.
When not writing, Lyons can be found belly dancing around the house, studying anarcho-capitalist philosophy, buried in his never-ending TBR pile, or working out at the local CrossFit gym.
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August 21, 2019
As I wrap up a debauched and magnificent journey with the Transitivity trilogy by G.R. Lyons, Hunter: The Conclusion lays it all out there and the proverbial crap hits the fan. Secrets, horrors, abuse, love and salvation unfold as the past, present, and future culminate into a spectacular conclusion.
The “dark claws” are a captivating mystery throughout the trilogy as the source of Hunter’s anguish and behavior. The revelation and atrocities constructing them are not unexpected, but the confirmation is horrific. Consensual action between adults is one thing and completely acceptable, but the non-con nature surrounding them unforgivable.
The true beauty of the conclusion comes on what I will refer to as “reveal night”. All secrets are given voice. Will everyone in the group of intertwined individuals achieve acceptance? Doubtful, but where it matters most, it occurs. Okay, there is one pair, Kacey’s BFF and his brother, who still struggle with Hunter’s manipulations. As a bonus G.R. has given us Simon, Transitivity #3.5 which will hopefully provide peace for Simon and Noah. Stay tuned, I will bring you my take on Simon shortly.
Kudos to G.R. Lyons for building an absolutely beautiful relationship out of ashes of the past and the reality of the present.
There isn’t one person in Transitivity that I dislike. I unconditionally adore Kacey and Austin. However, and bear with me, I am going to go back to an earlier review when I referred to Hunter as representing almost complete darkness. This implies he was someone I struggled with, but I have changed my opinion of the man. In the end, he has become my favorite of the trouple. I see him as one hell of a strong person. Did he succumb to darkness? Absolutely! And shamelessly I enjoyed his devious actions on every page of his story.
In the end Kacey, Austin, and Hunter have a new beginning, leaving the darkness behind. Will they face adversity? No doubt. Given what they have overcome, they will tackle each challenge together and persevere. It’s not your standard relationship by far, step-father, son, biological father. But whose to question the bond between consenting adults, especially knowing their backstory.
Kudos to G.R. Lyons for building an absolutely beautiful relationship out of ashes of the past and the reality of the present. There are some pretty insightful words written into these pages that have given me a new outlook. I will forever be grateful for them as I look at the world in a different light. This is one of the reasons I devout my spare time to reading. In the words of Richard Steele “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body”.
The “dark claws” are a captivating mystery throughout the trilogy as the source of Hunter’s anguish and behavior. The revelation and atrocities constructing them are not unexpected, but the confirmation is horrific. Consensual action between adults is one thing and completely acceptable, but the non-con nature surrounding them unforgivable.
The true beauty of the conclusion comes on what I will refer to as “reveal night”. All secrets are given voice. Will everyone in the group of intertwined individuals achieve acceptance? Doubtful, but where it matters most, it occurs. Okay, there is one pair, Kacey’s BFF and his brother, who still struggle with Hunter’s manipulations. As a bonus G.R. has given us Simon, Transitivity #3.5 which will hopefully provide peace for Simon and Noah. Stay tuned, I will bring you my take on Simon shortly.
Kudos to G.R. Lyons for building an absolutely beautiful relationship out of ashes of the past and the reality of the present.
There isn’t one person in Transitivity that I dislike. I unconditionally adore Kacey and Austin. However, and bear with me, I am going to go back to an earlier review when I referred to Hunter as representing almost complete darkness. This implies he was someone I struggled with, but I have changed my opinion of the man. In the end, he has become my favorite of the trouple. I see him as one hell of a strong person. Did he succumb to darkness? Absolutely! And shamelessly I enjoyed his devious actions on every page of his story.
In the end Kacey, Austin, and Hunter have a new beginning, leaving the darkness behind. Will they face adversity? No doubt. Given what they have overcome, they will tackle each challenge together and persevere. It’s not your standard relationship by far, step-father, son, biological father. But whose to question the bond between consenting adults, especially knowing their backstory.
Kudos to G.R. Lyons for building an absolutely beautiful relationship out of ashes of the past and the reality of the present. There are some pretty insightful words written into these pages that have given me a new outlook. I will forever be grateful for them as I look at the world in a different light. This is one of the reasons I devout my spare time to reading. In the words of Richard Steele “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body”.
May 16, 2019
This whole series has been phenomenal. But it's not your everyday average series. This one is darker and deals with darker subjects. If anything is a trigger for you, be careful. It deals with rape, manipulation, just some darker stuff.
When I first started reading this series, I didn't know quite what to think about Hunter. He's one of those guys you love to hate but yet hate to love. It's a conundrum. You feel sorry for him, but wish he would change. He pulls a lot out of you. In this story, you find out everything. And even though I don't agree with some of the things he did, I do get it. And he made a point of making a change and fixing what he messed up.
I was also happy to see Vic making a bigger appearance in this one and lending the support only he can.
In everything that happens in this book and this series, one thing is abundantly clear for all of them. They hold on to hope. Hope for a better future, hope for love, hope for reconnections, hope in everything. Sometimes in all that darkness, that's all we can hold on to. Hope for a better day.
When I first started reading this series, I didn't know quite what to think about Hunter. He's one of those guys you love to hate but yet hate to love. It's a conundrum. You feel sorry for him, but wish he would change. He pulls a lot out of you. In this story, you find out everything. And even though I don't agree with some of the things he did, I do get it. And he made a point of making a change and fixing what he messed up.
I was also happy to see Vic making a bigger appearance in this one and lending the support only he can.
In everything that happens in this book and this series, one thing is abundantly clear for all of them. They hold on to hope. Hope for a better future, hope for love, hope for reconnections, hope in everything. Sometimes in all that darkness, that's all we can hold on to. Hope for a better day.
December 27, 2020
Alright... I had to continue on with this story to see what happened. I still don’t like Hunter and it doesn’t even matter that he had a dark past that he never dealt with. I don’t care... I still don’t like him for what he did to all of those students - including Simon and Noah - with manipulating them to have sex with him. He continued to do so while also trying to be with Austin and Kacey. It’s complete bullshit.
And of course the whole shocker was who Kacey’s father turned out to be (which I guessed at, of course) and left all kinds of drama with it.
And then Hunter all of a sudden runs away but comes back and deals with 20 years of shit from his past and then he’s basically all ready to be in the relationship with Austin and Kacey now? Hmm... sure.
I also feel for Noah and the issues with Simon. I mean, he basically is in love with Simon and all Simon keeps doing is saying it’s wrong but he enjoyed it... and Noah’s over here still pining after him. So sad. 😭 I really hope Simon’s novella has something to do with fixing their relationship.
Anyway, I’m glad I finally finished the whole Austin-Hunter-Kacey drama because while I really wanted to know what happened, I didn’t really enjoy the whole thing. Hunter is a bastard anddddd I’m not ever gonna like him and Austin & Kacey deserved better than him, honestly. 🤷🏼♀️
And of course the whole shocker was who Kacey’s father turned out to be (which I guessed at, of course) and left all kinds of drama with it.
And then Hunter all of a sudden runs away but comes back and deals with 20 years of shit from his past and then he’s basically all ready to be in the relationship with Austin and Kacey now? Hmm... sure.
I also feel for Noah and the issues with Simon. I mean, he basically is in love with Simon and all Simon keeps doing is saying it’s wrong but he enjoyed it... and Noah’s over here still pining after him. So sad. 😭 I really hope Simon’s novella has something to do with fixing their relationship.
Anyway, I’m glad I finally finished the whole Austin-Hunter-Kacey drama because while I really wanted to know what happened, I didn’t really enjoy the whole thing. Hunter is a bastard anddddd I’m not ever gonna like him and Austin & Kacey deserved better than him, honestly. 🤷🏼♀️
April 21, 2019
Oh how I hated Hunter at the start of this. He's become more like a shell over the course of these books, seething of the darkness that took hold of him a long time ago.
Predator Hunter is so unsettling to read about, how easily he can manipulate, cold and calculating.
I never thought I would warm up to him again by the time I reached the middle of the book, and for some reason things have suddenly flipped and I'm telling Austin off for not sitting with Hunter.
I still don't know what I think of this series, even after the third book. It's well written and it's a good story, so I don't hold back on the stars.
But it's been an uncomfortable ride, and one that I wasn't prepared for in the least.
Predator Hunter is so unsettling to read about, how easily he can manipulate, cold and calculating.
I never thought I would warm up to him again by the time I reached the middle of the book, and for some reason things have suddenly flipped and I'm telling Austin off for not sitting with Hunter.
I still don't know what I think of this series, even after the third book. It's well written and it's a good story, so I don't hold back on the stars.
But it's been an uncomfortable ride, and one that I wasn't prepared for in the least.
April 29, 2019
Wow, I truly don’t know if I should despise Hunter or feel sorry for him. All that Hunter and Austin have been through. They both handled it so differently, yet it shaped who they are today. As for Kacey, he is still so vibrant, and strong even in the face of all that comes out. Beautifully written and a wonderful way to conclude the series.
November 22, 2021
Magic!!!
G. R. Lyons is truly gifted. The world he has created is a work of art. Hunter has finally redeemed himself in my opinion. One of my biggest soap box issues is owning your stuff and he does that. I am so happy with the way the book ended. I especially loved seeing the healing all the characters have done and are still doing. So glad Simon is next.
G. R. Lyons is truly gifted. The world he has created is a work of art. Hunter has finally redeemed himself in my opinion. One of my biggest soap box issues is owning your stuff and he does that. I am so happy with the way the book ended. I especially loved seeing the healing all the characters have done and are still doing. So glad Simon is next.
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April 17, 2024RIP Sigmund Freud you would’ve had a field day with this series. Still can’t rate it. This is the most psychologically deep, twisted, and darkest thing I’ve ever read, and the fact that it was written at all makes me want to study the authors brain in a lab. This series feels like a weird academic experiment.
May 24, 2019
The conclusion of the story arc of Kacey, Austin and Hunter did not disappoint. Secrets come out, surprises are revealed and now the men will need to decide what happens now.
Heat, steam, dark taboo.... tender moments too at times. Definitely worth reading and my recommendation.
Heat, steam, dark taboo.... tender moments too at times. Definitely worth reading and my recommendation.
July 4, 2019
Interesting Twists and Turns
The last full offering of the Transitivity series did not disappoint. I wish I had jumped into this series and discovered this author long ago. Great job GR Lyons tackling an interesting and heart wrenching backstory.
The last full offering of the Transitivity series did not disappoint. I wish I had jumped into this series and discovered this author long ago. Great job GR Lyons tackling an interesting and heart wrenching backstory.
April 11, 2023
Satisfying conclusion
A tiny bit too dragged out in the last book but we got answers to many questions and the HEA so all is well in the world.
A tiny bit too dragged out in the last book but we got answers to many questions and the HEA so all is well in the world.
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