Will
Lafferty and Kenny Scalia are both having sort of a day. Will gets fired for
letting fifth graders read Harry Potter, and Kenny finds his boyfriend and his
sex toys in bed with a complete stranger. When Will knocks over Kenny's trash
can—and strews Kenny's personal business all over the street—it feels like the
perfect craptastic climax to the sewage of suckage that has rained down on them
both.
But ever-friendly, ever-kind Will asks snarky Kenny out for a beer—God knows they both need one—and two amazing things occur: Kenny discovers talking to Will might be the best form of intercourse ever, and Will discovers he's gay.
Their unlikely friendship seems like the perfect platonic match until Will reveals how very much more he’s been feeling for Kenny almost since the beginning. But Kenny’s worried. Will’s new-found sexuality is bright and glittery and shiny, but what happens when that wears off? Is Will's infatuation with Kenny strong enough to stay real?
But ever-friendly, ever-kind Will asks snarky Kenny out for a beer—God knows they both need one—and two amazing things occur: Kenny discovers talking to Will might be the best form of intercourse ever, and Will discovers he's gay.
Their unlikely friendship seems like the perfect platonic match until Will reveals how very much more he’s been feeling for Kenny almost since the beginning. But Kenny’s worried. Will’s new-found sexuality is bright and glittery and shiny, but what happens when that wears off? Is Will's infatuation with Kenny strong enough to stay real?
Review:
Shiny begins with Cara and Nina’s wedding. And Nina wants to know all about how her new
nephew, Will, and his boyfriend, Kenny, met.
The two of them are only too happy to oblige.
As stated in the synopsis above, both Kenny and
Will are having terrible days. When
Kenny finds his boyfriend in bed with a stranger AND Kenny’s sex toys the only
logical next step is to throw out the boyfriend. AND the toys. Because gross. What Kenny never saw coming was the car that
runs into his trash. But hey, might as
well try to make something good out of a crappy day. And when you meet someone that will actually
help you pick up your magic time accessories off the pavement then maybe you
should hang out a bit longer.
So they go out for drinks and quickly become
fast friends. Kenny is a graphic artist
and Will is a web designer. As they spend
more and more time together, pooling their talents to create a web comic, they
begin to fall in love. Of course,
neither of them realize how the other is feeling because things can never be
TOO easy in a romance. Kenny is done
with pointless relationships and having a crush on a straight guy is at the top
of the pointless relationship list. And
Will? Well, he just realized he was gay
after that first night he and Kenny had drinks so he has some of thinking and
adjusting to do.
When Kenny decides to join the dating pool
again, Will is at his house in a heartbeat.
That date cannot happen. After
some embarrassing drama, Will is declaring himself and Kenny is both elated and
scared. Because Will was, until now,
straight. And there is no way being the
straight guy’s gay experiment can turn out alright.
Will might be slow and steady but he isn't
stupid. He finds out why Kenny is so
skittish and decides to make himself indispensable. A permanent fixture in Kenny’s life. Proving to Kenny that Will isn't going
anywhere.
Whoever says the Queen of Angst can only do
angst is wrong. Just wrong. Because this book is happy and lovely and
squishy and…dare I say it….shiny. Kenny
is full of worldly snark and distrust.
But he’s also fun and nice so he doesn’t come across as a broken
hero. Just a fun hero that has lived a
little. And it’s hard not to love him
when he says things like this:
“I was looking for sparkly. I should have been looking for warm and
real.”
And Will?
Well, you all know how I love forever boys and Amy just added another to
my list along with her Shane (Making Promises) and Quent (Gambling Men). Will is the NICE guy. And I loved his patient persistence when it
came to convincing Kenny that their relationship was the real deal.
If you are looking for a m/m romance that will
make you glow from the inside out then you must read Shiny!.
Nat
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