Reasons why the game changer series is good - with examples from “Tough Guy“:
humor
representation
friendships and women matter
carved out personalities
the romance
the sex-positivity
appearances from Shane and Ilya
(This post contains minor spoilers, but doesn’t give away something big for Ryan‘s and Fabian‘s story.
It has a spoiler for „“Heated Rivalry“ tough - on the very last slide.)
The humor made me smile often and doesn’t seem forced.
"He had finally broken things off for good with Claude, and then he’d run into Ryan goddamned Price of all fucking people. Like, what the fuck, universe? Hi, Fabian. Remember that hockey player you were obsessed with when you were seventeen? Well, here he is! And he’s a giant, sexy lumberjack wet dream now!"
"'Are hockey players even allowed to be gay?'"
Ryan blinked. 'We are not a good match.'
'Not at all. Want to make out?'
'Yeah. Bedroom?'
'Yes please.'"
Representation for different topics matters.
For example: looks, mental health (anxiety in this one), race, …
"Ryan smiled down at him and it occurred to Fabian, in that moment, that this guy was fearlessly—and seemingly happily—walking beside a man who was wearing a full face of dramatic makeup. That wasn’t nothing."
"Ryan took a large gulp.
'Maybe this isn’t obvious,' Ryan said after swallowing, 'but I’m a fucking mess.'
Fabian rolled his eyes. 'God, who isn’t?'"
Friendships matter.
"'I’m a, whatchacallit, an ally!' Wyatt said, beaming. 'So if anyone wants to fight you about it, they gotta come through me.'"
"Fabian wanted to roll his eyes, but he couldn’t hate how much his friends loved him. Or how much they immediately trusted Ryan. Despite his size, his job, and the fact that he seemingly had nothing in common with them, Fabian’s friends had accepted him."
If you already read it - I like to hear what you’ve appreciated about it 🤗
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