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chels_ebooks's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
Julian is the bratty son of a merchant and Evan is a bankrupt baronet. Driven to desperate measures, Evan becomes a highwayman and tries to rob Julian. Unfortunately for him, Julian doesn't have ready access to his father's (fat) pockets, and in an act of self-preservation, Julian proposes a plan: A fake kidnapping of Julian, but a real ransom note.
This goes wrong in 1,000 different ways, including the very messy feelings they have for each other. Evan is attracted to Julian and it's mutual, but Julian hasn't come to terms with the fact that he's gay. In a moment of frustration and anger, Evan violently accosts Julian.
Julian needed tenderness, coaxing, and time, but Evan didn't allow him that. But Evan isn't a cartoon villain: he's a lonely man who is used to hardship, and it's easier for him to take up the mantle of villain than it is to be honest with himself about why he fears Julian's rejection.
This sounds heavy, and at parts it absolutely is, but it's also very funny and sweet.
This goes wrong in 1,000 different ways, including the very messy feelings they have for each other. Evan is attracted to Julian and it's mutual, but Julian hasn't come to terms with the fact that he's gay. In a moment of frustration and anger, Evan violently accosts Julian.
Julian needed tenderness, coaxing, and time, but Evan didn't allow him that. But Evan isn't a cartoon villain: he's a lonely man who is used to hardship, and it's easier for him to take up the mantle of villain than it is to be honest with himself about why he fears Julian's rejection.
This sounds heavy, and at parts it absolutely is, but it's also very funny and sweet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence
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