Drama Queens and Adult Themes
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| ISBN-13: | 9781947139145 |
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| Publisher: | NineStar Press, LLC |
| Publication date: | 05/17/2017 |
| Series: | Actors and Angels , #2 |
| Pages: | 220 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d) |
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A thought-provoking m/m tale (within a tale...)----------3.5 out of 5 stars
Drama Queens and Adult Themes by Kevin Klehr is the sequel to Drama Queens with Love Scenes and has many of the same characters in one incarnation or another. This whimsical m/m story is a multi-layered fantasy tale that also has a play within a play structure that involves a pair of lovers, Wade and Adam, who have finally settled into a committed relationship which threatens to unravel due to their attraction to a younger man, Mannix. Unfortunately, a trio including a pair of warlocks named Ipan and Fabien, and a witch named Farah are monitoring (and interfering with) the lives of these men, so it's a good thing an angel named Guy is looking out for them, but it may be difficult to balance fate and manipulation and find a happy medium for all players concerned.
This thought-provoking tale is integrally related to the first book and is definitely unlike the majority of m/m books that I have read. My best analogy would be the sensation of funhouse mirrors where art imitates life imitates art, since the plays and the action bounce back and forth and the characters shift from the roles they are playing to being the center of the action. One thing that reflects this can be seen in the quote, "Suddenly, I'm this empty canvas with someone else writing my story. ...The script is half-written. What happens now depends on how you react to the main scenes." There are lovely vivid images evoked in the story (e.g. "The endless field we stood on was flourishing with daisies, yet they looked ill in color. A doctor would have ordered them to lie down and rest.") but be forewarned, a very large diagram may be required to approximate the intricate relationships and it may be unreadable by the time all of the connections are included. I suggest that this story would be best appreciated if the previous one has been read, and that one be a fan of existentialism and fantasy.
A copy of this title was provided to me for an honest review
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