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genniegee's review
5.0
http://www.guiltypleasuresbookreviews.com/2012/08/review-but-my-boyfriend-is-florida-books-4-by-k-a-mitchell.html
But My Boyfriend Is by K.A. Mitchell is the long awaited (at least of this reviewer) fourth installment of the Florida series. If you have read these books, you probably remember the younger twin brothers of Aaron from book two (Collision Course). Aaron’s partner Joey always suspected one of the twins, Dylan, was checking him out, but Dylan always denied it and Aaron was sure his baby brother was straight. However, we readers always wondered.
Flash forward to three or four years later and Dylan has been living a double life and can’t seem to pull himself outta the closet because he’s convinced himself that he’s bi because he wants a family. Not even his twin brother who knows everything about Dylan knows that he likes some male action at times. This double life of Dylan’s has horrible consequences that he never imagined, but those consequences find his identical twin, Darrel, and not him. Dylan’s life is flipped upside down when his book worm brother is attacked and almost beaten to death in the same park where Dylan goes to get his quick male tricks. As Dylan’s world is crumbling, Darren’s rescuer, Mike, is there to absorb some of the punch.
Mike didn’t think saving a defenseless guy in the park would change his world, but it did and now he has to figure out a way to make this all work. Mike is a train for the University of Texas football team. While Mike has known he’s gay for a while, he also knows that if he wants to live his dream, he can’t let anyone know. But after meeting Dylan, and witnessing the awful violence that Darrel experienced, Mike realizes that playing on the down low also has consequences.
Dylan and Mike both have issues, and when you throw Dylan’s family into the mix, things get crazy. However, out of all this drama comes a heartfelt story of love that is tested and bends, but never breaks. Ms. Mitchell does a good job capturing the realities that still face gay men in Texas and the hyper-macho world of college football. Hot, sexy men abound in this book, including a Puerto Rican and football playing cowboy. You just can’t go wrong if you read this book to get your fill of sexy alphas!
But My Boyfriend Is by K.A. Mitchell is the long awaited (at least of this reviewer) fourth installment of the Florida series. If you have read these books, you probably remember the younger twin brothers of Aaron from book two (Collision Course). Aaron’s partner Joey always suspected one of the twins, Dylan, was checking him out, but Dylan always denied it and Aaron was sure his baby brother was straight. However, we readers always wondered.
Flash forward to three or four years later and Dylan has been living a double life and can’t seem to pull himself outta the closet because he’s convinced himself that he’s bi because he wants a family. Not even his twin brother who knows everything about Dylan knows that he likes some male action at times. This double life of Dylan’s has horrible consequences that he never imagined, but those consequences find his identical twin, Darrel, and not him. Dylan’s life is flipped upside down when his book worm brother is attacked and almost beaten to death in the same park where Dylan goes to get his quick male tricks. As Dylan’s world is crumbling, Darren’s rescuer, Mike, is there to absorb some of the punch.
Mike didn’t think saving a defenseless guy in the park would change his world, but it did and now he has to figure out a way to make this all work. Mike is a train for the University of Texas football team. While Mike has known he’s gay for a while, he also knows that if he wants to live his dream, he can’t let anyone know. But after meeting Dylan, and witnessing the awful violence that Darrel experienced, Mike realizes that playing on the down low also has consequences.
Dylan and Mike both have issues, and when you throw Dylan’s family into the mix, things get crazy. However, out of all this drama comes a heartfelt story of love that is tested and bends, but never breaks. Ms. Mitchell does a good job capturing the realities that still face gay men in Texas and the hyper-macho world of college football. Hot, sexy men abound in this book, including a Puerto Rican and football playing cowboy. You just can’t go wrong if you read this book to get your fill of sexy alphas!
bitchie's review
3.0
The story was really good, I liked both guys a lot, even though Dylan spent most of the book as a giant ass.
The only reason I gave this 3 stars instead of 4 is because my copy of this book was formatted REALLY badly. Like, it seemed to skip around, stopping in the middle of a chapter, backtracking several chapters, only to pick back up where it left off on the chapter I was reading. That threw me out of the story more than once, and there were also several times where it felt like a whole chapter or section was omitted altogether. Where the guys are outside kissing, and next thing you know they're stripping down in the bedroom, with no mention of them coming inside. Or Dylan's friend with benefits being there out of the blue, middle of a chapter. It just all threw me out of the story, many many times.
The only reason I gave this 3 stars instead of 4 is because my copy of this book was formatted REALLY badly. Like, it seemed to skip around, stopping in the middle of a chapter, backtracking several chapters, only to pick back up where it left off on the chapter I was reading. That threw me out of the story more than once, and there were also several times where it felt like a whole chapter or section was omitted altogether. Where the guys are outside kissing, and next thing you know they're stripping down in the bedroom, with no mention of them coming inside. Or Dylan's friend with benefits being there out of the blue, middle of a chapter. It just all threw me out of the story, many many times.
drez80's review
I can't decide how to rate this book. It was hard for me to get into this book because Dylan was so obnoxious, but I did feel bad for how his family seemed to treat him, and I was so glad This book totally did not go the way I thought it would, and while it's nice to be surprised sometimes, I feel like nothing really happened. It's like where there was supposed to be a climax where the characters grow and move forward, the story just sort of plateaued. There didn't seem to be one of those AHA moments for Dylan, and I'm still not sure if he's ok with himself being gay, and whether he actually, really wants to be with Mike. And I used to like Dare because he was less obnoxious than Dylan, but , and it made me like Dylan a little more. Even Joey's fun personality didn't seem to appear in this book.
I am wondering if this series will continue or if Dylan is the last because Dare isn't gay?! Although, I did like Tate and would like an update on him and his man from the club.
Spoiler
Mike stood up for him at the end.Spoiler
after the way he treated Dylan in this book because he thought he could be gay since Dylan and Aaron are, and the fact that he couldn't tell the D.A. what he remembered cuz he was afraid people would think he was gay just really annoyed meI am wondering if this series will continue or if Dylan is the last because Dare isn't gay?! Although, I did like Tate and would like an update on him and his man from the club.
litagentsaritza's review
4.0
Mitchell is an auto-buy for me for many reasons and this book is one of them. Her ability to immerse you into her characters' lives and minds are unparalleled. She doesn't just describe the surroundings, she makes you taste the air, feel the tension and butterflies in the character's stomach and practically smell their lunch. Her books are a feast for the senses and I love that I always leave her smorgasbord of m/m awesomeness full yet hungry for more.
nicola949's review
4.0
On the whole enjoyed the book but found the character of Dylan a bit annoying. I didn't think the issue of how or why he finally accepted he was gay was fully explained. However, the story was well paced with good dialogue and Mike was a great guy. Read in one sitting so something definitely had me turning the pages!
reenz38's review
3.0
The thing about this, but after I finished reading it that I still felt that Mike and Dylan still had so many issues to work through and that not enough had been resolved for me. Some parts were really funny but I wouldn't rate the conflict between them to be something I hadn't seen before. Dylan obviously had a lot to go through and with the added judgment and Aarons relationship as an example, he couldn't decide between the dream that he wanted and something that he could really have which was Mike. I overall enjoyed this book.
elvenavari's review
3.0
3.5 stars. This book had some fantastic character development. I really enjoyed Mike & Dylan's relationship and how it developed, though there were parts of it that made me cringe...though not in a bad way, if that makes any sense, just personal tastes. The ending sure jumped out at me, I wasn't expecting that at all.
whitneydr's review
4.0
I probably should’ve reread the first three books in the series, but this was good as a stand alone.
I’m not sure how I feel about so much emphasis being put on Dylan’s race, but I found him to be authentic. I’m glad we wasn’t overly stereotypical and that Mitchell didn’t attempt to write him speaking in AAVE (African-American Vernacular English). And he wasn’t wrong about cops not being helpful when it comes to being black, especially being black AND queer.
Mitchell always writes really good sex scenes. The book was going into more-sex-than-plot territory, but about 1/4 of the way through, the plot really gets underway. I liked the overall plot once we got to it.
I felt bad for Dylan; it seemed he was kind of like the black sheep of the family and was treated accordingly even though you could tell he was loved. I could relate to that. I wanted to punch Darryl in the face for being a jerk the whole time. I kind of wanted to know more about Mike’s past and his relationship with his family, but it didn’t hinder the telling of the story. I didn’t feel like I was missing much without it being there.
I want Mitchell to come back to these two. I want to see if Dylan became a graphic artist of cook or became something completely different. I also want to see Mike and Dylan’s future kids.
I give this 4 stars out of 5.
I’m not sure how I feel about so much emphasis being put on Dylan’s race, but I found him to be authentic. I’m glad we wasn’t overly stereotypical and that Mitchell didn’t attempt to write him speaking in AAVE (African-American Vernacular English). And he wasn’t wrong about cops not being helpful when it comes to being black, especially being black AND queer.
Mitchell always writes really good sex scenes. The book was going into more-sex-than-plot territory, but about 1/4 of the way through, the plot really gets underway. I liked the overall plot once we got to it.
I felt bad for Dylan; it seemed he was kind of like the black sheep of the family and was treated accordingly even though you could tell he was loved. I could relate to that. I wanted to punch Darryl in the face for being a jerk the whole time. I kind of wanted to know more about Mike’s past and his relationship with his family, but it didn’t hinder the telling of the story. I didn’t feel like I was missing much without it being there.
I want Mitchell to come back to these two. I want to see if Dylan became a graphic artist of cook or became something completely different. I also want to see Mike and Dylan’s future kids.
I give this 4 stars out of 5.