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Star Crossed #2
Because of Ben
Marco Chase is the lead singer for Static, one of the world’s most famous and successful rock bands. Marco’s bad boy rock star image isn’t just one he’s cultivated for his fans—it’s Marco all over. Marco’s past is full of one night stands, bad decisions, and blackouts. Marco never saw a cage he didn’t want to rattle—and from the moment he lays eyes on him, he really wants to rattle sweet, innocent Ben Selden’s cage.
Ben Selden comes from a fundamentalist Baptist family. Ben is struggling under the weight of knowing that he’s gay, and a lifetime’s teachings that tell him that his God will condemn him, and his family reject him, if they ever find out. With a future he doesn't want already mapped out for him, Ben’s at a breaking point when he meets Marco.
Marco’s teasing, flirting, and obvious interest awakens a hunger in Ben, and he knows this might be his only chance to act on his attraction to a man—if he’s brave enough to risk his future, and his family, to take it. He doesn’t expect Marco to be his savior, but maybe a savior isn’t what Ben needs—maybe he just needs someone to believe in him enough that he’s willing to save himself.
Because of Ben is the second book in the Star Crossed series, where regular guys meet famous ones, and sparks fly.
Ben Selden comes from a fundamentalist Baptist family. Ben is struggling under the weight of knowing that he’s gay, and a lifetime’s teachings that tell him that his God will condemn him, and his family reject him, if they ever find out. With a future he doesn't want already mapped out for him, Ben’s at a breaking point when he meets Marco.
Marco’s teasing, flirting, and obvious interest awakens a hunger in Ben, and he knows this might be his only chance to act on his attraction to a man—if he’s brave enough to risk his future, and his family, to take it. He doesn’t expect Marco to be his savior, but maybe a savior isn’t what Ben needs—maybe he just needs someone to believe in him enough that he’s willing to save himself.
Because of Ben is the second book in the Star Crossed series, where regular guys meet famous ones, and sparks fly.
266 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 7, 2022
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April 7, 2022
I was actually kind of surprised at how much I enjoyed Because of Ben, not because I don't adore Lisa Henry (I DO!), but because I didn't particularly connect with the first in the series and musicians aren't my thing.
Though the book is a normal length, it read quite quickly for me, which is a good indication of pacing and holding my interest. Because of Ben is technically the second in a series, but it really works as a stand-alone.
I think I have a particular weakness for people who are trapped in extreme religious upbringings and breaking through and being themselves. I was intensely interested in Ben coming to terms with his sexuality and him cutting ties with toxic people in his life. I adored Marco being with him all the way, and even though the relationship went from 0-60 in a moment, I was sort of digging that. Insta-lust all the way, but I guess sometimes it works for me (shrugs).
In my opinion, when Lisa Henry is on her game, there isn't anything she can't write. She can write intense, sad, funny, light, and this book combines a bit of all of them in a very palatable way. I enjoyed the story thoroughly, and I can't wait to see what else this series has in store.
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Though the book is a normal length, it read quite quickly for me, which is a good indication of pacing and holding my interest. Because of Ben is technically the second in a series, but it really works as a stand-alone.
I think I have a particular weakness for people who are trapped in extreme religious upbringings and breaking through and being themselves. I was intensely interested in Ben coming to terms with his sexuality and him cutting ties with toxic people in his life. I adored Marco being with him all the way, and even though the relationship went from 0-60 in a moment, I was sort of digging that. Insta-lust all the way, but I guess sometimes it works for me (shrugs).
In my opinion, when Lisa Henry is on her game, there isn't anything she can't write. She can write intense, sad, funny, light, and this book combines a bit of all of them in a very palatable way. I enjoyed the story thoroughly, and I can't wait to see what else this series has in store.
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August 26, 2022no rating - skimmed the whole book
April 10, 2022
Whoa, okay, I found the drama! The first book was rather straightforward. Ha. But Ben's book? It was packed with angst and alllll the drama. I mean, the drama had its own drama.
Despite the heavy religious theme, I was captivated by their story.
I instantly fell for Marco and his naughtiness.
So did Ben.
There's definitely an insta-crash going on here but I didn't mind in the slightest.
Marco and Ben are an unlikely couple. But they find a way. And I'm so glad.
Ben blossoms before our very eyes. It was lovely to witness. And kind of hot too.
Moving on to Xander next...I can't wait!
Despite the heavy religious theme, I was captivated by their story.
I instantly fell for Marco and his naughtiness.
So did Ben.
There's definitely an insta-crash going on here but I didn't mind in the slightest.
Marco and Ben are an unlikely couple. But they find a way. And I'm so glad.
Ben blossoms before our very eyes. It was lovely to witness. And kind of hot too.
Moving on to Xander next...I can't wait!
August 28, 2022
Loved this one! A little more angst, but still overall sweet and easy.
We have Marco the wild but tamed rockstar, spending a few days in a small town hotel, where there is a religious youth conference. And we have Ben, attending the conference, a young gay virgin full of denial and self hatred, the grandson of the founder of a small bigoted “traditional” church.
As an atheist who grew up Greek Orthodox in a loosely catholic environment, I am fascinated (and often horrified) by American churches, especially the preaching fundamentalism kind. It was interesting to see that even in a Jesus loving Protestant conference, all churches have their own beliefs and followings.
I loved Ben, and his doubts and heartbreaks. I wish he would have been more torn when it came to his church and family, I was craving some relationship angst but we didn’t really get that. And Marco was perfect, so that was that.
Again I got a little bored towards the end, but it was a very enjoyable read.
We have Marco the wild but tamed rockstar, spending a few days in a small town hotel, where there is a religious youth conference. And we have Ben, attending the conference, a young gay virgin full of denial and self hatred, the grandson of the founder of a small bigoted “traditional” church.
As an atheist who grew up Greek Orthodox in a loosely catholic environment, I am fascinated (and often horrified) by American churches, especially the preaching fundamentalism kind. It was interesting to see that even in a Jesus loving Protestant conference, all churches have their own beliefs and followings.
I loved Ben, and his doubts and heartbreaks. I wish he would have been more torn when it came to his church and family, I was craving some relationship angst but we didn’t really get that. And Marco was perfect, so that was that.
Again I got a little bored towards the end, but it was a very enjoyable read.
February 1, 2022
This is book 2 in the series, but really stands alone. It's the crossing paths of two very different men, in a moment when they are both ready for change. Ben was raised in a fundamentalist church, a grandson of the founder, and although he's come to the realization that he's gay, he doesn't know what to do with that information. The assumption is that he's going to graduate college, come home, get married, raise kids, and stay in his family church all his life. And while part of him is screaming inside at the picture that presents, the rest of him really sees it as an inevitability.
Until, while at a religious conference hotel, he spots Marco, lead singer of the hugely successful rock band Static. Marco, with his tattoos and his unruffled self-possession, and his eyes that see Ben and want him, becomes an opportunity. Ben's going to find out what being gay is about, what a man's touch feels like, what the core he's hiding away really means. He still thinks it's inevitable he'll go home and act straight, but something in him rebels against doing that without knowing what it is he's giving up.
For Marco, Ben is a novelty, a pretty man who knows nothing about who Marco is, his fame, his reputation, or even about gay sex. Marco figures they can hook up, Ben will enjoy it, then they'll both move on. But Ben appeals to a protective part of Marco he didn't realize was there, and Ben finds out that a taste of freedom doesn't make a cage easier to bear.
This is a bit of an instalove story, taking place as it does over a few days. Ben's attraction to Marco as his first, and to a degree his way out and savior, and Marco's to a man he's both very attracted to and whom he can give something unique and valuable, make sense. The shift into permanence is a bit less solid - there's an HEA, but I missed seeing time for these two to find out who they are together, for Ben (both of them, really) to face the impact of paparazzi attention on a relationship, for the loss of Ben's family to really hit him, and for Marco to work on fitting in a person with very different tastes and needs into his somewhat scattered and pressure-filled life. One can imagine these things happening (and including them would have made a long book) but I'd like to have seen more of them.
Still, Lisa Henry always creates characters I empathize with and I read this book straight through.
Until, while at a religious conference hotel, he spots Marco, lead singer of the hugely successful rock band Static. Marco, with his tattoos and his unruffled self-possession, and his eyes that see Ben and want him, becomes an opportunity. Ben's going to find out what being gay is about, what a man's touch feels like, what the core he's hiding away really means. He still thinks it's inevitable he'll go home and act straight, but something in him rebels against doing that without knowing what it is he's giving up.
For Marco, Ben is a novelty, a pretty man who knows nothing about who Marco is, his fame, his reputation, or even about gay sex. Marco figures they can hook up, Ben will enjoy it, then they'll both move on. But Ben appeals to a protective part of Marco he didn't realize was there, and Ben finds out that a taste of freedom doesn't make a cage easier to bear.
This is a bit of an instalove story, taking place as it does over a few days. Ben's attraction to Marco as his first, and to a degree his way out and savior, and Marco's to a man he's both very attracted to and whom he can give something unique and valuable, make sense. The shift into permanence is a bit less solid - there's an HEA, but I missed seeing time for these two to find out who they are together, for Ben (both of them, really) to face the impact of paparazzi attention on a relationship, for the loss of Ben's family to really hit him, and for Marco to work on fitting in a person with very different tastes and needs into his somewhat scattered and pressure-filled life. One can imagine these things happening (and including them would have made a long book) but I'd like to have seen more of them.
Still, Lisa Henry always creates characters I empathize with and I read this book straight through.
January 12, 2022
Marco is a Rockstar with a shakey past.
Ben is a sweet guy with a religious upbringing.
The two meet at a hotel.
Marco is attracted to Ben.
Ben has internal struggles because of his feelings and what he grew up believing.
Overall I struggled with this one. I didn't believe in their connection. They only spent a short time together. I'm happy for the HEA just not sure I buy it.
Ben is a sweet guy with a religious upbringing.
The two meet at a hotel.
Marco is attracted to Ben.
Ben has internal struggles because of his feelings and what he grew up believing.
Overall I struggled with this one. I didn't believe in their connection. They only spent a short time together. I'm happy for the HEA just not sure I buy it.
January 7, 2022
"Marco Chase was every sin that haunted him in the middle of the night. He was every temptation that whispered silky, sinful things when the rest of the world slept."
Because of Ben is the second installment in the (interlinked) standalone Star Crossed MM series by Lisa Henry, which focuses on one famous guy and one 'normal' guy in each book. This is Marco and Ben's 'opposites attract' story.
Marco Chase is a rockstar. He's the 28 year old lead singer of the highly successful rockband, Static and has been at the top of his music game for 10 years. He's famously bi-sexual and very 'generous' with his favours, totally flamboyant, wild and lives up to his rockstar image.
And then he sees Ben.
"Pretty boys had always been his weakness, and this one was hella pretty."
Ben Selden comes from a hard-core, fundamentalist church background, has been hiding the fact that he's gay since forever and it's slowly killing him. He's 21 and as innocent as they come. The thought of betraying his family and all he has been brought up to believe in, is beyond his comprehension.
And then he meets Marco.
"He sat down, feeling the grass underneath his palms. He curled his fingers into it, trying to anchor himself, but it was too late for that. He was falling."
I totally loved both these boys and although instalove isn't my favourite trope, with these two it's just perfect.
Be prepared for some angst along the way for Ben, but rest assured Because of Ben does have a HEA 💜💙.
Recommended.
4 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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July 22, 2024
I liked this installment even better than book one. Really good opposite personality characters and religious angst story up to the 55% mark, then it nose-dived somewhat in terms of tension and plot. Overall I still enjoyed it and look forward to the final, third book about these loosly connected friends.
December 10, 2025
I don’t know Rick. It was too insta-love, too intense and too unbelievable, even for a romance book. There’s nothing exactly wrong with Ben and Marco, but I just don’t believe they would have made it in the end.
January 5, 2022
Ughhh! I really, really, REALLY wanted this to work for me, especially since the first one didn't.
This had all the markings for angst and it did packed quite of it, especially at moments like when or when Ben felt torn apart about the things he wanted. But I remember distinctly thinking that "here, right now, this should have packed a punch, but nope, I sympathize with them, but I'm not feeling it".
Maybe it was because of all the religious talking, either nihilistic (and to be contrary) when it came to Marco -with no good reason if you ask me-, or devoted in it in Ben's case -which again was with no good reason apart from "that's what my family thinks"-. So we have 2 adults, capable of thought and reason and not one of them, ever, to each other said why they thought how they thought that was about THEM.
And then it was the ILUs that came so quickly and so out of the blue. I mean Marco and Ben knew each other for 2-3 days (I lost count on how many days Marco spend at the hotel, before everything was blown) and they didn't even spend them together for the whole of them. It was the first encounter, the picnic, 2 sexual encounters and maybe another one that they talked. And when I say talked, the picnic one might have been a half hour affair, but after that I don't think they exchanged anything more than 10mins or so.
After the hotel thing... well everything landed on a soft cloud and apart of some light relationship woes with Ben "finding himself" there were no struggles, at all, for anyone.
So yeah... I think this series might not be for me.
I received an ARC of this book from the author and this is my honest review.
This had all the markings for angst and it did packed quite of it, especially at moments like when or when Ben felt torn apart about the things he wanted. But I remember distinctly thinking that "here, right now, this should have packed a punch, but nope, I sympathize with them, but I'm not feeling it".
Maybe it was because of all the religious talking, either nihilistic (and to be contrary) when it came to Marco -with no good reason if you ask me-, or devoted in it in Ben's case -which again was with no good reason apart from "that's what my family thinks"-. So we have 2 adults, capable of thought and reason and not one of them, ever, to each other said why they thought how they thought that was about THEM.
And then it was the ILUs that came so quickly and so out of the blue. I mean Marco and Ben knew each other for 2-3 days (I lost count on how many days Marco spend at the hotel, before everything was blown) and they didn't even spend them together for the whole of them. It was the first encounter, the picnic, 2 sexual encounters and maybe another one that they talked. And when I say talked, the picnic one might have been a half hour affair, but after that I don't think they exchanged anything more than 10mins or so.
After the hotel thing... well everything landed on a soft cloud and apart of some light relationship woes with Ben "finding himself" there were no struggles, at all, for anyone.
So yeah... I think this series might not be for me.
I received an ARC of this book from the author and this is my honest review.
January 7, 2022
This book is the second in the Star Crossed series but works well as a standalone. I did read Not Until Noah first, and I'm glad I did, because it's a wonderful book, too, but it's not 100% necessary to enjoy this one.
However, if you're someone who isn't a fan of organized religion and crises of faith, you should read the sample chapters before committing to the whole book because it is center around Ben's efforts to reconcile his true self with the indoctrination he's received from birth. There's quite a bit of discussion of God and faith and religion, so be warned.
If you're one who enjoys seeing the innocent one being debauched, though, this will be right up your alley. Marco, for all his wild rock star ways, falls hard for Ben and treats him like a precious treasure, and it's so heartwarming to see. Yes, it's instalove, but practical instalove, if that makes sense.
There's plenty of heat, but underneath it's truly a sweet story that made me cheer for the couple. I can't wait for the next book!
However, if you're someone who isn't a fan of organized religion and crises of faith, you should read the sample chapters before committing to the whole book because it is center around Ben's efforts to reconcile his true self with the indoctrination he's received from birth. There's quite a bit of discussion of God and faith and religion, so be warned.
If you're one who enjoys seeing the innocent one being debauched, though, this will be right up your alley. Marco, for all his wild rock star ways, falls hard for Ben and treats him like a precious treasure, and it's so heartwarming to see. Yes, it's instalove, but practical instalove, if that makes sense.
There's plenty of heat, but underneath it's truly a sweet story that made me cheer for the couple. I can't wait for the next book!
December 30, 2021
I was curious about Marco in Carter's story, I knew that his story worth telling. And I was right from the beginning. Marco is an interesting personality. And there's Ben. A very strict closeted virgin from a very strict Christian Church. Now we know where the story leads. I won't bored you with the story detail. I just want you to pay more attention to Ben and Marco's chemistry. I liked their chemistry, which in my opinion, way a lot better than Carter and Noah from the previous story.
I liked Marco, a lot. And I wanted to hold Ben and took him beneath my wings :)
Trigger warning : Homophobic friend and family.
Overall, I liked this one more than the previous story, and now I think I'll continue with this series. Xander next!
August 28, 2022
I’m being generous going with 4 stars because everything,though good, felt underdeveloped and not enough. This is the kind of book that,if you rush it, it loses its strength because it deals with heavy topics and life changing facts. And it did feel rushed and too short. I needed more …a more intricate character building . And even a “more into the future” kind of epilogue, more of their life together and I needed to see that Ben found his place in his own skin and in Marco’s life .
January 16, 2022
Cute, but I had some issues with pacing.
September 30, 2025
In the first part of this novel, Ben is written in a disturbingly YA sort of way, when he's 21. Luckily, that goes away pretty quickly. There's as well a thought Ben supposedly has early on that in no way could he have thought at that point, too, not without bursting into flames. If you dislike insta-love, this is very close to that--it didn't bother me any more than the other unrealistic bits. What worked really well for me was the emotional evolution. Since that's why I read these romances, that makes this a five star novel. Intricate main characters and good side characters navigating surprise love? Sign me up!
January 12, 2022
4.5 Stars
I'm not a rock star or celebrity MC fan usually, with a rare few exceptions, but religion was part of the hook for me. The blurb promised, the writing delivered.
Good characters - sweet and spicy. Rock star and virginal character of faith
Strong storyline
Balanced writing
Sexy
Heart engaging
Lisa Henry FTW again.
I'm not a rock star or celebrity MC fan usually, with a rare few exceptions, but religion was part of the hook for me. The blurb promised, the writing delivered.
Good characters - sweet and spicy. Rock star and virginal character of faith
Strong storyline
Balanced writing
Sexy
Heart engaging
Lisa Henry FTW again.
January 10, 2022
A Joyfully Jay review.
4 stars
Because of Ben follows after Not Until Noah in the Star Crossed series, which features famous men with non-famous ones. While we meet Marco briefly in the first book, and Carter and Noah do make an appearance here, this book does work on its own.
I liked Marco and his whole vibe. He left home at 16 to start a band and it’s his talent and determination that made the band a success. He’s in his later 20s now and was recently diagnosed with ADHD and he’s not put off by the diagnosis, he’s interested to learn something new about himself. He knows he’s famous and can work some things to his advantage, but deep down Marco feels alone sometimes, and it all makes for an interesting character. When he sees Ben, he’s attracted to him, and he wants to ruffle his tight “bible camp” appearance, but Marco is not at all prepared for the feelings Ben brings out in him.
Read Michelle's review in its entirety here.
4 stars
Because of Ben follows after Not Until Noah in the Star Crossed series, which features famous men with non-famous ones. While we meet Marco briefly in the first book, and Carter and Noah do make an appearance here, this book does work on its own.
I liked Marco and his whole vibe. He left home at 16 to start a band and it’s his talent and determination that made the band a success. He’s in his later 20s now and was recently diagnosed with ADHD and he’s not put off by the diagnosis, he’s interested to learn something new about himself. He knows he’s famous and can work some things to his advantage, but deep down Marco feels alone sometimes, and it all makes for an interesting character. When he sees Ben, he’s attracted to him, and he wants to ruffle his tight “bible camp” appearance, but Marco is not at all prepared for the feelings Ben brings out in him.
Read Michelle's review in its entirety here.
January 12, 2022
RTC but damn did I enjoy this book. This book had a fairly high level of angst but also so much sweetness and comfort and it just really worked for me. I had such a good time reading this book and I cannot say how much I loved how the religion part of the book was done, I loved how the book showed in great details how Ben had been raised in a very religious family and how it affected him and how he couldn’t really he himself because of that, that really worked for me. The book felt a little too fast towards the end for me and I wish that some things were a little more developed, but I still really enjoyed this book.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.
September 16, 2023
2.5 stars
Most reviews I read prefer this one better for than the first book. But OMG ... the speed of insta love in this? Yeah. Not for me. It felt SO superficial, their connection. Which is too bad because with Ben's background of the church, and Marco's stance towards religion, there could've been profound discussion and understanding between the two people from different side of life.
Added with the whole "baby", "sweetheart", "pretty boy" endearments? My eyes were getting lots of exercise in rolling
Just like the first book, for me, the saviors of the story were the side characters.
Most reviews I read prefer this one better for than the first book. But OMG ... the speed of insta love in this? Yeah. Not for me. It felt SO superficial, their connection. Which is too bad because with Ben's background of the church, and Marco's stance towards religion, there could've been profound discussion and understanding between the two people from different side of life.
Added with the whole "baby", "sweetheart", "pretty boy" endearments? My eyes were getting lots of exercise in rolling
Just like the first book, for me, the saviors of the story were the side characters.
August 18, 2024
Voto: 4.5
RECENSIONE A CURA DI ELVINO 1831
In questo secondo volume della serie “Star Crossed“, facciamo la conoscenza più approfondita di Marco Chase, che avevamo conosciuto più superficialmente nel primo volume come amico di Carter Westlake, il protagonista del libro precedente della serie.
Marco sta tornando nella sua città natale, Ronceverte, in West Virginia, da Chicago, dove ha appena concluso l’ultimo tour degli Static, come fa ogni volta che ne termina uno per staccare la spina e riabbracciare i genitori.
Fermatosi a metà del viaggio in un hotel di Dayton, in Ohio, si ritrova a dovercisi fermare più del previsto perché i suoi genitori sono fuori casa per un viaggio di piacere a Lexington.
In questo frangente, i suoi occhi cadono su Benjamin “Ben” Selden, giovane studente di una Università Evangelica, che si trova ospite nello stesso albergo dove alloggia, impegnato nel Convegno interuniversitario sulla Fede dei Tre Stati, una convention di studenti di Università religiose.
I due, da subito, sentono scorrere fra loro una reciproca attrazione e dopo un incontro fortuito all’ombra di un albero nel parcheggio dell’albergo dove alloggiano, in cui i due pranzano e incominciano a conoscersi, Marco rivolge un invito a rivedersi a Ben, il quale coglie la palla al balzo e si reca da lui la sera stessa.
Da qui avrà inizio la storia di Marco e Ben, di cui come sempre non vi anticipo altro.
Marco Chase è un giovane uomo di ventotto anni, frontman e cantante degli Static, cresciuto con la voglia e la determinazione e anche una certa dose di rabbia di voler emergere nel mondo della musica, di diventare qualcuno, di dimostrare in quel modo di non essere un buono a nulla. Incapace di concludere alcunché, quando aveva 16 anni era scappato di casa per andare da quello che col tempo diventerà come un fratello per lui, il suo collega Zane, che cercava altri musicisti per creare una band, e da lì, dopo varie traversie, erano nati gli Static e con loro era arrivato il successo e di conseguenza anche la fama, la notorietà e la ricchezza. Ora, una decina di anni dopo, può dire a se stesso di avere raggiunto tutti gli obiettivi che si era prefissato quando era solo un adolescente arrabbiato con il mondo intero.
Quando incontra li giovane ventunenne Ben, non pensa di essere pronto a innamorarsi, a mettere su casa, a poter vivere una relazione, eppure Ben, che è così diverso da qualunque tipo di ragazzo abbia mai frequentato in vita sua, gli fa venire voglia di avere di più dalla vita, di mettere la testa a posto, di fermarsi e creare qualcosa con l’altro.
Ben è tutto quello che ci si aspetterebbe da un giovane studente in una Università che forma i futuri Pastori delle Chiese Protestanti più o meno tradizionaliste: diligente, ligio, accondiscendente, religioso, che sa che il suo futuro sarà all’interno della Chiesa Battista di New River, fondata da suo nonno e da lui presieduta con mano severa, che una volta laureato, dovrà sposarsi e diventare Diacono all’interno della Chiesa stessa; eppure sta combattendo una battaglia impari contro se stesso e la sua vera natura: sa di essere omosessuale, ma sa anche che se dovesse dare libero sfogo alla sua inclinazione naturale, perderà qualunque cosa, a cominciare dai propri famigliari, e dovrà necessariamente venire a patti con tutto ciò a cui è stato portato a credere nel corso della sua vita; eppure quando posa lo sguardo su Marco Chase, sa che nulla sarà più come prima e decide di lanciarsi nel vuoto e di provare cosa significa davvero stare con un altro uomo.
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RECENSIONE A CURA DI ELVINO 1831
In questo secondo volume della serie “Star Crossed“, facciamo la conoscenza più approfondita di Marco Chase, che avevamo conosciuto più superficialmente nel primo volume come amico di Carter Westlake, il protagonista del libro precedente della serie.
Marco sta tornando nella sua città natale, Ronceverte, in West Virginia, da Chicago, dove ha appena concluso l’ultimo tour degli Static, come fa ogni volta che ne termina uno per staccare la spina e riabbracciare i genitori.
Fermatosi a metà del viaggio in un hotel di Dayton, in Ohio, si ritrova a dovercisi fermare più del previsto perché i suoi genitori sono fuori casa per un viaggio di piacere a Lexington.
In questo frangente, i suoi occhi cadono su Benjamin “Ben” Selden, giovane studente di una Università Evangelica, che si trova ospite nello stesso albergo dove alloggia, impegnato nel Convegno interuniversitario sulla Fede dei Tre Stati, una convention di studenti di Università religiose.
I due, da subito, sentono scorrere fra loro una reciproca attrazione e dopo un incontro fortuito all’ombra di un albero nel parcheggio dell’albergo dove alloggiano, in cui i due pranzano e incominciano a conoscersi, Marco rivolge un invito a rivedersi a Ben, il quale coglie la palla al balzo e si reca da lui la sera stessa.
Da qui avrà inizio la storia di Marco e Ben, di cui come sempre non vi anticipo altro.
Marco Chase è un giovane uomo di ventotto anni, frontman e cantante degli Static, cresciuto con la voglia e la determinazione e anche una certa dose di rabbia di voler emergere nel mondo della musica, di diventare qualcuno, di dimostrare in quel modo di non essere un buono a nulla. Incapace di concludere alcunché, quando aveva 16 anni era scappato di casa per andare da quello che col tempo diventerà come un fratello per lui, il suo collega Zane, che cercava altri musicisti per creare una band, e da lì, dopo varie traversie, erano nati gli Static e con loro era arrivato il successo e di conseguenza anche la fama, la notorietà e la ricchezza. Ora, una decina di anni dopo, può dire a se stesso di avere raggiunto tutti gli obiettivi che si era prefissato quando era solo un adolescente arrabbiato con il mondo intero.
Quando incontra li giovane ventunenne Ben, non pensa di essere pronto a innamorarsi, a mettere su casa, a poter vivere una relazione, eppure Ben, che è così diverso da qualunque tipo di ragazzo abbia mai frequentato in vita sua, gli fa venire voglia di avere di più dalla vita, di mettere la testa a posto, di fermarsi e creare qualcosa con l’altro.
Ben è tutto quello che ci si aspetterebbe da un giovane studente in una Università che forma i futuri Pastori delle Chiese Protestanti più o meno tradizionaliste: diligente, ligio, accondiscendente, religioso, che sa che il suo futuro sarà all’interno della Chiesa Battista di New River, fondata da suo nonno e da lui presieduta con mano severa, che una volta laureato, dovrà sposarsi e diventare Diacono all’interno della Chiesa stessa; eppure sta combattendo una battaglia impari contro se stesso e la sua vera natura: sa di essere omosessuale, ma sa anche che se dovesse dare libero sfogo alla sua inclinazione naturale, perderà qualunque cosa, a cominciare dai propri famigliari, e dovrà necessariamente venire a patti con tutto ciò a cui è stato portato a credere nel corso della sua vita; eppure quando posa lo sguardo su Marco Chase, sa che nulla sarà più come prima e decide di lanciarsi nel vuoto e di provare cosa significa davvero stare con un altro uomo.
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January 11, 2022
Really enjoyed this rockstar with closeted christian virgin!
Marco and Ben were a couple you would never imagine together, but somehow they are the perfect fit!
It was definitely hard to read Ben's inner struggles with his ingrained homophobia from his religious upbringing, since I was also raised religious and had my own serious struggles with that. I feel like the author wrote it in an authentic way though, and gave Ben time to deal with his growing feelings for Marco.
The pacing was a bit slow in the middle, but overall really enjoyed this m/m romance!
Marco and Ben were a couple you would never imagine together, but somehow they are the perfect fit!
It was definitely hard to read Ben's inner struggles with his ingrained homophobia from his religious upbringing, since I was also raised religious and had my own serious struggles with that. I feel like the author wrote it in an authentic way though, and gave Ben time to deal with his growing feelings for Marco.
The pacing was a bit slow in the middle, but overall really enjoyed this m/m romance!
August 5, 2024
3.5 stars – I definitely enjoyed Marco and Ben’s story more than book one, but the sex scenes are still extremely lacking. I wish the MCs hadn’t been thinking they were in love with each other after only 3 days, but at least they didn’t express it verbally to each other until the end of the book. There were some good funny moments in this story that I liked. It was also good to see Carter, Noah, and Emerson again even if it was very brief.
I would’ve liked more interaction between Noah and Ben since Ben mentioned in the last chapter that Noah had helped him adjust to being with a celebrity. One more book to read in this series. I hope to get a glimpse into how Ben and Marco are doing.
I would’ve liked more interaction between Noah and Ben since Ben mentioned in the last chapter that Noah had helped him adjust to being with a celebrity. One more book to read in this series. I hope to get a glimpse into how Ben and Marco are doing.
December 27, 2021
This book has tropes I typically avoid.
Rockstar/Regular Person - I gave up on this trope because they were all so similar. This one follows the same recipe. It worked for me in this case.
Religion - I've admittedly been reading quite a few of these lately. Ben's grandfather is founder of a Westboro type fundie church.
Playboy/Virgin - I know this trope is like crack for some people. But, it's kind of played out for me. I really liked it here. Marco was so sweet with Ben.
Instalove - Though the characters don't say aloud until towards the end. Their feelings are admitted internally so for me, it qualifies.
This is book 2 but stands alone fine. I haven't read the first book and didn't feel like I was missing anything.
The only reason I didn't rate 5 stars is because the ending felt a bit rushed. The rest of the book was perfection
I received a copy of this book from GRR and this is my honest review.
Rockstar/Regular Person - I gave up on this trope because they were all so similar. This one follows the same recipe. It worked for me in this case.
Religion - I've admittedly been reading quite a few of these lately. Ben's grandfather is founder of a Westboro type fundie church.
Playboy/Virgin - I know this trope is like crack for some people. But, it's kind of played out for me. I really liked it here. Marco was so sweet with Ben.
Instalove - Though the characters don't say aloud until towards the end. Their feelings are admitted internally so for me, it qualifies.
This is book 2 but stands alone fine. I haven't read the first book and didn't feel like I was missing anything.
The only reason I didn't rate 5 stars is because the ending felt a bit rushed. The rest of the book was perfection
I received a copy of this book from GRR and this is my honest review.
January 23, 2022
4.5-5 Stars...
Although I really liked Not Until Noah, I have to admit that Because of Ben is now my favorite book in the Star Crossed series. Both of these guys really got to me. It was easy to see why Ben brought out the “mom” in me, but the more I got to know Marco, the more I felt for him too.
Readers were introduced to Marco in Not Until Noah. That was just enough to pique my curiosity about him and make me look forward to getting to know him better. The way he teased Carter and obviously cared about him (and the stray cat that he adopted on Carter’s behalf) gave enough of a hint into his personality to let readers know ahead of time that there was more to him than the rock-star persona that he showed everyone on the surface.
Then there was Ben. He was stuck in a life that he knew he didn’t quite fit into, but it was either go with the flow or lose everything. I think it was a “now or never” impulse that drove him to Marco to begin with, and Marco was more than happy to oblige. It didn’t take long for both of them to realize that it was more than that. I think what made me really fall for Marco and respect him even more was the respect and protectiveness he felt for Ben. It would have been so easy for him to take advantage of Ben, but he didn’t push.
There was so much to love about Because of Ben. The supporting characters were great. I loved Marco’s parents and his friends. There were also some not so great characters, but thankfully there were more than enough supportive ones to balance things out. Some of them even surprised me a little.
On a side note, Because of Ben gave me some unexpected insight. Nothing earth shattering, but more affirming information that came from Marco’s ADHD diagnosis. I love it when a book turns into more than just a great read. Sometimes you learn something that you never expected that leads you to do some extra research on your own. ❤
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of Because of Ben. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Although I really liked Not Until Noah, I have to admit that Because of Ben is now my favorite book in the Star Crossed series. Both of these guys really got to me. It was easy to see why Ben brought out the “mom” in me, but the more I got to know Marco, the more I felt for him too.
Readers were introduced to Marco in Not Until Noah. That was just enough to pique my curiosity about him and make me look forward to getting to know him better. The way he teased Carter and obviously cared about him (and the stray cat that he adopted on Carter’s behalf) gave enough of a hint into his personality to let readers know ahead of time that there was more to him than the rock-star persona that he showed everyone on the surface.
Then there was Ben. He was stuck in a life that he knew he didn’t quite fit into, but it was either go with the flow or lose everything. I think it was a “now or never” impulse that drove him to Marco to begin with, and Marco was more than happy to oblige. It didn’t take long for both of them to realize that it was more than that. I think what made me really fall for Marco and respect him even more was the respect and protectiveness he felt for Ben. It would have been so easy for him to take advantage of Ben, but he didn’t push.
There was so much to love about Because of Ben. The supporting characters were great. I loved Marco’s parents and his friends. There were also some not so great characters, but thankfully there were more than enough supportive ones to balance things out. Some of them even surprised me a little.
On a side note, Because of Ben gave me some unexpected insight. Nothing earth shattering, but more affirming information that came from Marco’s ADHD diagnosis. I love it when a book turns into more than just a great read. Sometimes you learn something that you never expected that leads you to do some extra research on your own. ❤
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of Because of Ben. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
August 28, 2022
Similar to book one, this was sweet and nice but lacking. I enjoy the "famous guy meets regular guy" trope but the author didn’t quite sell me on slightly jaded and apathetic, mega-rockstar-who-routinely-sells-out-stadiums Marco falling for uber-shy and reserved, sheltered and inexperienced bible student Ben. They were sweet together but not really believable. The I love you declarations that were exchanged a few days after meeting didn’t help sell me either. I also struggled with the sin/religion/bible/Jesus talk in this story. It’s a real thing of course—people who can’t live their authentic lives bc of what their religion drills into their heads—but it's an excruciating exercise in frustration to read about. Also given the extremity of his religious upbringing, I thought that Ben's situation was oversimplified in how easily he walked away from his old life. Regardless, I was happy enough to immerse myself in Marco and Ben’s story for a couple days and was rooting for them all the way. And it low-key made me laugh that about 3/4 of this story took place at a Marriott in Dayton OH lol.
January 21, 2022
Marco and Ben
I had high hopes for this book going in since got a glimpse of Marco in book 1. I loved Marco, he was such a kind soul deep down that worked hard and fought some demons to get where we was in life--a mega rock star. Ben was a little harder for me to figure out and his change of heart between his church and beliefs to going all in with Marco was a little sudden for me. They had some very sweet and touching scenes together as Ben was exploring all of his firsts with Marco. The overall pacing of the book was just a bit too slow for me with a lot of internal musings and that caused the book to drag in places. I did really like their happy ever after and was thrilled to get to visit with Carter, Noah and Emmerson again.
I had high hopes for this book going in since got a glimpse of Marco in book 1. I loved Marco, he was such a kind soul deep down that worked hard and fought some demons to get where we was in life--a mega rock star. Ben was a little harder for me to figure out and his change of heart between his church and beliefs to going all in with Marco was a little sudden for me. They had some very sweet and touching scenes together as Ben was exploring all of his firsts with Marco. The overall pacing of the book was just a bit too slow for me with a lot of internal musings and that caused the book to drag in places. I did really like their happy ever after and was thrilled to get to visit with Carter, Noah and Emmerson again.
February 2, 2022
Searing and tender, Lisa Henry’s Because of Ben offers readers a glimpse of a fundamentalist gay Baptist’s personal, social and spiritual pressures. This standalone, the second in Ms. Henry’s Star Crossed series, pairs a religious young man with a dispirited rock star, contrasting their stressors.
After a decade of success, Marco is tired of celebrity and his band’s predictable music. By accident he finds himself in a Dayton hotel, which is hosting a convention of Baptist colleges. When he catches Ben’s eye, Ben realizes, “Maybe at some point Ben would regret sinning like this…but right now, he only knew he’d regret not sinning even more.” That is, until Ben’s reality comes crashing in.
Lisa Henry offers more than platitudes on homophobia. We experience it through Ben’s self-analysis and reactions. “It made him feel as though something inside him, some integral part of the machinery that was Ben, had come loose, and now it was just rattling around in there smashing up against the other parts of him, and there was nothing he could do to prevent it.” Great language for those indelible moments that change us. He tries to reconcile his feelings with his family’s revulsion towards his hidden identity. “Ben’s grandfather said that too many sinners had forgotten to fear God, as well as to love him.”
It is against these honest internal struggles that Lisa Henry brilliantly showcases religious hypocrisy, leaving Ben to wonder, “He believed in God, but did God believe in him?” And what a difference from Marco, who tells Ben how, early on, he’d believed in his musical talents. “‘Yeah, it could have been a disaster.’ He shrugged. ‘But it wasn’t.’ As a life motto, it wasn’t exactly punchy, but it had served him well.” Oh heaven, can two men this different find strength in one another? What growth will this require? Never worry, through Ben’s pure astonished delight, Marco is renewed.
What a terrific set up for a romance! We get to watch these men pull beyond their comfort zones, to become the men they need to be for themselves, before they can be healthy enough for one another. Thinking of Marco, Ben realizes, “He barely knew him, and anything he felt for him now was so tied up in gratitude that he didn’t know how to untangle it and to examine his burgeoning feelings free of that influence.” Kudos Ms. Henry, for using intimacy as “into me I see,” and only secondarily as an attempt to support one another.
Along the way, we meet several well-formulated side characters, including a lesbian minister whose wife wanted their wedding to feature a song titled, “Violate Me.” And we enjoy many, many sweet sentiments, “He’d expected to feel wrong and dirty and unworthy in the arms of another man. He’d never thought he’d feel hope…Touch didn’t have to be a sin – it could be a sacrament.” Sigh!
I love, love, love how this book doesn’t skirt issues of religion and spirituality. Marco gets to remain an atheist while valuing Ben for his faith. It is proof that inclusion of diverse beliefs makes us better. Lisa Henry’s ‘Because of Ben’ offers the strong sweep of romance, the grip of internal conflict, plus delightfully reverent (and irreverent) moments to offer hope for those in the midst of confusion.
After a decade of success, Marco is tired of celebrity and his band’s predictable music. By accident he finds himself in a Dayton hotel, which is hosting a convention of Baptist colleges. When he catches Ben’s eye, Ben realizes, “Maybe at some point Ben would regret sinning like this…but right now, he only knew he’d regret not sinning even more.” That is, until Ben’s reality comes crashing in.
Lisa Henry offers more than platitudes on homophobia. We experience it through Ben’s self-analysis and reactions. “It made him feel as though something inside him, some integral part of the machinery that was Ben, had come loose, and now it was just rattling around in there smashing up against the other parts of him, and there was nothing he could do to prevent it.” Great language for those indelible moments that change us. He tries to reconcile his feelings with his family’s revulsion towards his hidden identity. “Ben’s grandfather said that too many sinners had forgotten to fear God, as well as to love him.”
It is against these honest internal struggles that Lisa Henry brilliantly showcases religious hypocrisy, leaving Ben to wonder, “He believed in God, but did God believe in him?” And what a difference from Marco, who tells Ben how, early on, he’d believed in his musical talents. “‘Yeah, it could have been a disaster.’ He shrugged. ‘But it wasn’t.’ As a life motto, it wasn’t exactly punchy, but it had served him well.” Oh heaven, can two men this different find strength in one another? What growth will this require? Never worry, through Ben’s pure astonished delight, Marco is renewed.
What a terrific set up for a romance! We get to watch these men pull beyond their comfort zones, to become the men they need to be for themselves, before they can be healthy enough for one another. Thinking of Marco, Ben realizes, “He barely knew him, and anything he felt for him now was so tied up in gratitude that he didn’t know how to untangle it and to examine his burgeoning feelings free of that influence.” Kudos Ms. Henry, for using intimacy as “into me I see,” and only secondarily as an attempt to support one another.
Along the way, we meet several well-formulated side characters, including a lesbian minister whose wife wanted their wedding to feature a song titled, “Violate Me.” And we enjoy many, many sweet sentiments, “He’d expected to feel wrong and dirty and unworthy in the arms of another man. He’d never thought he’d feel hope…Touch didn’t have to be a sin – it could be a sacrament.” Sigh!
I love, love, love how this book doesn’t skirt issues of religion and spirituality. Marco gets to remain an atheist while valuing Ben for his faith. It is proof that inclusion of diverse beliefs makes us better. Lisa Henry’s ‘Because of Ben’ offers the strong sweep of romance, the grip of internal conflict, plus delightfully reverent (and irreverent) moments to offer hope for those in the midst of confusion.
January 16, 2022
This is the second book in the series and I am enjoying the plot device and the characters we have met thus far. This first book involved a closeted movie star and the Australian nanny he hires while he is there filming a movie. This book gives us a bisexual rock star and the college age, closeted fundamentalist Christian he meets while killing time at a hotel in Dayton, OH. Very different settings and stories!
Marco, the rock star, has just finished with a tour and is on his way home to visit his parents. When he stops for the night at a hotel in Dayton, OH, he discovers that his mother screwed up the date he was coming and his parents are out of town. He decides to just hang at the hotel for a few days rather than heading to an empty house. At the breakfast buffet the next morning he sees a bunch of college kids wearing lanyards who are at the hotel for a big Christian leadership conference. Specifically he spies Ben who immediately catches his attention. Ben has been raised in a very sheltered and extremely conservative church founded by his grandfather. He’s sheltered, naïve, and sure he’s going to hell because he knows he has desires that he shouldn’t. We all know where this is going.
The story between the two men is sweet as Ben takes chances he knows he shouldn’t while trying to hide it from his friends and Marco catches feelings and concern for someone else which, according to him, has never happened before. Lots of guilt, lots of angst. The religious angst that Ben is dealing with was a hard thing for me to read as I’m pretty anti-organized religion, especially the homophobic fundamentalist variety. Every time Ben has his inner monologue religious dogma doubts I just seethed. The author does try to present a balanced view by having some of the secondary characters point out the different beliefs of different Christian churches. However, especially in the times we are living in when self-professed “Christians” don’t seem to remember much of Christ’s teachings, a lot of it just made me angry seeing what Ben was putting himself through. This is also reflected in Marco’s attitude as well, especially as he comes to care more and more for Ben.
When the big crisis moment hits it is heart wrenching but also liberating. I wanted to cheer even though I know it was unbearably awful for Ben.The next part of the book is more faith affirming for those who are worried about the book being anti-religion…it’s not and I think the author ultimately does a good job being fair in her presentation. It’s a tough issue to deal with in this genre and I think it’s used as both a good story device and a good social issue reflection in this book.
The ending is sweet and I hope we will see more of Ben and Marco, as well as the secondary characters introduced here and the characters from the first book who get to see briefly again here.
**I voluntarily read an arc and this is my unbiased opinion.**
Marco, the rock star, has just finished with a tour and is on his way home to visit his parents. When he stops for the night at a hotel in Dayton, OH, he discovers that his mother screwed up the date he was coming and his parents are out of town. He decides to just hang at the hotel for a few days rather than heading to an empty house. At the breakfast buffet the next morning he sees a bunch of college kids wearing lanyards who are at the hotel for a big Christian leadership conference. Specifically he spies Ben who immediately catches his attention. Ben has been raised in a very sheltered and extremely conservative church founded by his grandfather. He’s sheltered, naïve, and sure he’s going to hell because he knows he has desires that he shouldn’t. We all know where this is going.
The story between the two men is sweet as Ben takes chances he knows he shouldn’t while trying to hide it from his friends and Marco catches feelings and concern for someone else which, according to him, has never happened before. Lots of guilt, lots of angst. The religious angst that Ben is dealing with was a hard thing for me to read as I’m pretty anti-organized religion, especially the homophobic fundamentalist variety. Every time Ben has his inner monologue religious dogma doubts I just seethed. The author does try to present a balanced view by having some of the secondary characters point out the different beliefs of different Christian churches. However, especially in the times we are living in when self-professed “Christians” don’t seem to remember much of Christ’s teachings, a lot of it just made me angry seeing what Ben was putting himself through. This is also reflected in Marco’s attitude as well, especially as he comes to care more and more for Ben.
When the big crisis moment hits it is heart wrenching but also liberating. I wanted to cheer even though I know it was unbearably awful for Ben.The next part of the book is more faith affirming for those who are worried about the book being anti-religion…it’s not and I think the author ultimately does a good job being fair in her presentation. It’s a tough issue to deal with in this genre and I think it’s used as both a good story device and a good social issue reflection in this book.
The ending is sweet and I hope we will see more of Ben and Marco, as well as the secondary characters introduced here and the characters from the first book who get to see briefly again here.
**I voluntarily read an arc and this is my unbiased opinion.**
March 18, 2022
“You have to trust another person to carry your heart and not crush it, and that’s the most terrifying thing in the world.”
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My Rating : 4/5 🌟🌟🌟✨
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This book follows our main characters :Marco, a lead singer of a popular rock band, and Ben, a college student on a teaching tour. Now, the familial background contrast between the characters makes for a very interesting bond between them and their chemistry was scorching. Even though Marco and Ben has nothing in common, they have intelligent conversations and the emotional conflicts both characters have makes it heavy to read.
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“You gotta look after yourself first, please.”“I don’t know how to do that,” Ben said softly. “It’s okay.” His chest ached. “I’ve got mine on, so I’ll look after you for now, okay?”
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Coming to the story and character development, it falls under the Insta love category because everything happens with a week, BUT sometimes I didn’t feel that way because of the writing style and the heavy topics discussed. Ben had such a great character arc and I just wanted to protect him from the world.His relationship with his identity and his faith was a great discussion that the author included in the middle.
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"He didn’t just want to do something for Marco because it would be the polite thing to do. He wanted it for himself too."
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Now, saying all that,I still don’t personally like Insta love stories, and the reason I’m docking a point is because of that. I enjoyed the story, BUT I couldn’t ignore the time frame of the relationship. If you don’t mind it then definitely pick this book up! I absolutely love the characters and the arc they both got and the storyline and the difficult topics the author discussed regarding religion, beliefs and faith!
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Book 66 - February 2022 / Arc / GRR
Tags : MM Contemporary, Insta Love, Rockstar Romance
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My Rating : 4/5 🌟🌟🌟✨
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This book follows our main characters :Marco, a lead singer of a popular rock band, and Ben, a college student on a teaching tour. Now, the familial background contrast between the characters makes for a very interesting bond between them and their chemistry was scorching. Even though Marco and Ben has nothing in common, they have intelligent conversations and the emotional conflicts both characters have makes it heavy to read.
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“You gotta look after yourself first, please.”“I don’t know how to do that,” Ben said softly. “It’s okay.” His chest ached. “I’ve got mine on, so I’ll look after you for now, okay?”
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Coming to the story and character development, it falls under the Insta love category because everything happens with a week, BUT sometimes I didn’t feel that way because of the writing style and the heavy topics discussed. Ben had such a great character arc and I just wanted to protect him from the world.His relationship with his identity and his faith was a great discussion that the author included in the middle.
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"He didn’t just want to do something for Marco because it would be the polite thing to do. He wanted it for himself too."
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Now, saying all that,I still don’t personally like Insta love stories, and the reason I’m docking a point is because of that. I enjoyed the story, BUT I couldn’t ignore the time frame of the relationship. If you don’t mind it then definitely pick this book up! I absolutely love the characters and the arc they both got and the storyline and the difficult topics the author discussed regarding religion, beliefs and faith!
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Book 66 - February 2022 / Arc / GRR
Tags : MM Contemporary, Insta Love, Rockstar Romance
June 29, 2022
Każda książka, która dotyka religijnego fanatyzmu, w której fundamentaliści religijni narzucają swoją - jedyną i słuszną - wizję świata i którzy w imię swojej wiary niszczą ludziom psychikę i życie, jest dla mnie trudna. Nawet, jak jest napisana w nieco lżejszym tonie - tak jak tutaj. Bo z założenia ta seria ma być z tych lżejszych, choć - to trzeba powiedzieć - zdecydowanie nie kretyńskich.
Zawsze mam czułe miejsce w serduchu dla tych właśnie bohaterów, którzy są przez fanatyzm religijny stłamszeni, przyduszani, wytresowani, którzy tak bardzo boją się być sobą, bo wiedzą, że stracą momentalnie wszystko, że miłość rodziny w ułamku sekundy przerodzi się w nienawiść. Gorzej - boją się, że jak poddadzą się choć raz swojej naturze, to znienawidzą sami siebie. I taki jest właśnie Ben.
I właśnie za Bena mocne cztery gwiazdki. Miałam ochotę go przytulić i za diabła już więcej nie puścić. Nawet - dzięki niemu - nie przeszkadzała mi insta-love, która choć miała kilka małych niedociągnięć i może nie była tak 100% wiarygodna, to jednak naprawdę dobrze mi się wgrała 😁
Zawsze mam czułe miejsce w serduchu dla tych właśnie bohaterów, którzy są przez fanatyzm religijny stłamszeni, przyduszani, wytresowani, którzy tak bardzo boją się być sobą, bo wiedzą, że stracą momentalnie wszystko, że miłość rodziny w ułamku sekundy przerodzi się w nienawiść. Gorzej - boją się, że jak poddadzą się choć raz swojej naturze, to znienawidzą sami siebie. I taki jest właśnie Ben.
I właśnie za Bena mocne cztery gwiazdki. Miałam ochotę go przytulić i za diabła już więcej nie puścić. Nawet - dzięki niemu - nie przeszkadzała mi insta-love, która choć miała kilka małych niedociągnięć i może nie była tak 100% wiarygodna, to jednak naprawdę dobrze mi się wgrała 😁
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