Title: The Cool in You
Series: The Cool in You
Author: Mike Warren
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novel (154 pages)
Publisher: Mike Warren Publishing (2 Oct 2014)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5Hearts
Blurb: This book is about older gay brothas who still have it going on and wonder why most gay books are about younger gay men who are in their teens, 20’s 30’s. Are older gay brothas not considered attractive, sexy, smart and therefore, no longer wanted by society? This book is about when one’s taste grows up and living your life as an older gay man who still have it going on!
ASIN: B00O542UAK
Product Link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Cool-You-Mike-Warren-ebook/dp/B00O542UAK
Reviewer: Prime
Review: This is the second book I read of Mike Warren, which I did right after devouring his book Church Brothas. There are no words that I can conjure that can convey just how much I love the strong writing style of Mike Warren. I love his way with words and how he can weave so much drama with a large crowd of generally likable, but flawed characters.
The Cool in You (title inspired by the Babyface song) is, as the blurb says, “older gay brothas” – guys approaching fifty but still young at heart and still keen to find love. The MC is James Parker and his band of friends and family.
James’ friends Angela, Juan, Kenny, Frankie and James’ nephew, Terry, are almost MCs in their own right. Rather than being a romance, there is an essential element of drama to the book, this is about life, love for friends and family, the search for romantic love, friendship, loyalty, grief.
I love that Mike Warren so blatantly put pieces of himself (including his own cameos) into the book. It made me feel the passion he must feel when he wrote these characters. Each character is so distinct and well-developed it’s impossible to get confused.
I also enjoyed the parts where he wrote about the publishing process (something a personal journey to each author) as we read about James feeling rather unsatisfied by the range of gay romances on the market. Mike through James makes some fantastic points and I can only assume that this book is the result of him thinking on the lack of romances with older men.
By the end of it I was left with many questions. I wanted to know what Angela was going to do after a sudden change in her life. I wanted to know more about Terry’s back story and wondered how this would shape his future. I wanted to see more about the sweetness in characters Kenny and Frankie. While I wanted Juan to find some sort of HEA. Then there is James – the main, main guy. My heart broke for him, but I wanted to see more…
The best part of all… book 2 just recently came out. **doing happy dance in my office chair**
Cannot wait to get my hands on it and read the continuing story.
This really is not a book where age matters. I believe that everyone can read it and enjoy it because in the end this about people living their lives and making the best of great and terrible situations.
* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *