How the Stepfather Sins: Fables and Fairy Tales of Shameful Incest Book

2.5 stars.

The story was cute and I really liked Trevor, because I could see both his strength and fragility. Paul seemed more naive and less solid at the same time.

The beginning was very good: Paul is slightly homophobic, but he accepts Trevor's invitation to share a room while Paul is renovating his house. He begins to like and care for Trevor, to see behind his flamboyant attitude, and realize that his own previous behavior was wrong and prejudiced. It was nice to see their friendship develop.

Then, when the story began to move in gay-for-you territory, the narration became more erratic, the point-of-view inconsistent and the timeline moved back and forth. I became disconnected from the story and I felt like I was missing parts of the story. I felt that Paul's story was moving in leaps, it became less believable. At the end it was as if the author was rushing to the conclusion.

So. I'm sorry I can't give more. It was a quick and entertaining read, but it was a missed opportunity. The story develops in the right length of time, but the most important part - seeing Paul realize and embrace he's in love with a man - was more told than shown.