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A review by dreamerfreak
My Brother's Lover by Lynn Kelling
5.0
This book is not for every reader out there, but for those of us who love a good twincest story? This is one of the best I've read. Not just for it's unique setup (one set of identical twins accidentally ends up dating another set of identical twins? sweet!), but because the characterization is just so damn good. Evan and Brennan have been raised apart and weren't even aware that they had a twin when they're suddenly thrust into living together. Both of them come with heavy issues and doubts about the situation. Alek and Luka, on the other hand, grew up close and only got closer due to hard circumstances.
I loved the sense of realism in this story. Even though in this first installment, all of the main characters are in a somewhat isolated environment (they're so busy falling in love and getting it on that they rarely come up for air), none of them is under the impression that what is starting to develop is anything but considered taboo by society and not easily accepted, in more ways than one. They're aware of what the consequences may be, and that makes everything even harder as they struggle to find a balance in their relationships. The complexities of what each of them, Evan, Brennan, Alek, and Luka, is to each other still isn't entirely worked out by the end, but they've made progress, and the novel certainly ends on a positive note.
I was expecting smut when I picked up this book, and instead I got an amazingly complex look into some characters who just want to find comfort and trust and love, even if it is in unusual places. There's still plenty to be worked out between these four men, and I can't wait to read more about it.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
I loved the sense of realism in this story. Even though in this first installment, all of the main characters are in a somewhat isolated environment (they're so busy falling in love and getting it on that they rarely come up for air), none of them is under the impression that what is starting to develop is anything but considered taboo by society and not easily accepted, in more ways than one. They're aware of what the consequences may be, and that makes everything even harder as they struggle to find a balance in their relationships. The complexities of what each of them, Evan, Brennan, Alek, and Luka, is to each other still isn't entirely worked out by the end, but they've made progress, and the novel certainly ends on a positive note.
I was expecting smut when I picked up this book, and instead I got an amazingly complex look into some characters who just want to find comfort and trust and love, even if it is in unusual places. There's still plenty to be worked out between these four men, and I can't wait to read more about it.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]