Macky's Reviews > Rescue Me

This is Scarlet Blackwell at her best, as an author she never fails to write compelling uneasy romances that you are going to either love or hate because she pushes boundries in her books that do not conform to the ' norm ' in m/m romance and personally I love that! This book is no exception it contains a main character who in another story would be a sympathetic character because of his circumstances ( the product review gives a good account of the basic premise ) but in this book Matt is in so much denial about his unhappy past, his tragic accident that has caused both physical and mental scars, and his deeply hidden sexuality that he covers up by making homophobic comments and slurs around his few friends, two of whom are straight but have fallen in love whilst supporting each other when it was touch and go with his accident. In truth he is not very likeable and a total PIA and when kind hearted and caring James enters his life the ensuing ' romance ' is at times hard to watch as these two guys battle against their feelings and spend most of the time purposely ( and at times physically ) hurting each other unmercifully, Matt in particular because of his coldness and inability to express his feelings, so why do I love this story so much? Beneath the hurt and anger you know that these two stubborn men are absolutely crazy about each other and like all Ms Blackwells stories the sexual tension is off the charts so the love scenes, which at times are not always in the comfort zone, are never short of a passion and intensity that is palpable. Phew! If you like your romances sweet with a touch of angst before the HEA then this probably won't be for you. I have read this twice now and could quite happily start again asap. I get lost every time in this compelling love story and however much I find myself grinding my teeth at the pair of them and their sometimes shocking love/hate relationship, I can't help rooting for the eventual, hard earned conclusion that finally redeems Matt and gives James his deserved HEA. Wow, what a ride.A definite keeper and favourite of mine but others have felt differently. I like marmite so perhaps that accounts a bit for my tastes!