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Title: Never a Hero
Subtitle: A Tucker Springs Novel
Author: Marie Sexton
Narrator: Iggy Toma
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-29-16
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 103 votes
Genres: Fiction, Gay & Lesbian
Publisher's Summary:
Everyone deserves a hero.
Owen Meade is desperately in need of a hero. Raised by a mother who made him ashamed of his stutter, his sexual orientation, and his congenitally amputated arm, Owen lives like a hermit in his Tucker Springs apartment. But then hunky veterinarian Nick Reynolds moves in downstairs.
Nick is sexy and confident, and makes Owen comfortable with himself in a way nobody ever has. He also introduces Owen to his firecracker of a little sister, who was born with a similar congenital amputation but never let it stand in her way. When she signs the two of them up for piano lessons - and insists that they play together in a recital - Owen can't find a way to say no. Especially since it gives him a good excuse to spend more time with Nick.
Owen knows he's falling hard for his neighbor, but every time he gets close, Nick inexplicably pulls away. Battling his mother's scorn and Nick's secrets, Owen soon realizes that instead of waiting for a hero, it's time to be one - for himself and for Nick.
Members Reviews:
Warning- SPOILERS!
I went back and forth on how to rate this book for some time, really putting it off for awhile and letting it marinate in my head. Some books, after reading them, tend to stick with me in a positive way, and I'll think about the characters and romance for weeks. Some books, like this one, stick with me for the wrong reasons.
*WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!*
I find it impossible to talk about this book without going into some major spoilers. I'll start with the stuff that I liked, which is spoiler-free, but most of the parts that I didn't enjoy have to do with one MAJOR spoiler.
To start, I liked the narration by Iggy Toma, who always does a good job with his audiobooks. He was a very easy listen, with good differentiation between voices and a lot of emotion there. Though some of his voices aren't my favorite, tone-wise, he still always pleases me with his narrating skills.
I'm always looking for romances with a hero/heroine with a disability. Interestingly enough, though I have a neighbor with an amniotic band constriction resulting in the loss of her arm, I had no idea it was as common as I was led to believe in the story. Actually, after doing some research with my best friend, who is a midwife, amniotic band constrictions are fairly common, but most are very minor and don't result in the loss of a limb or finger.
I really appreciated the fact that Marie Sexton included a character with such a obvious physical disability, and, as some of you may know, love a character with a stutter. Combine that with the fact that Owen was a VIRGIN... whew, you would think that Marie Sexton had this in the bag... right???
Eh....
I really hate when characters flip flop between hot and cold and don't properly communicate. It really irks me, just as it irks me in real life when people behave like that. I didn't love Nick's attitude, and I didn't get a good vibe from their relationship. I felt like Nick was taking advantage of Owen at times, and I didn't enjoy that.
I also REALLY hate the typical cruel mother, who was over-the-top here, and the melodrama with the mother/father dynamics. It felt too contrived to me. It wasn't my biggest complaint about the story, but I wasn't too pleased with it either.
My breaking point had to do with Nick's secret.