Crucify my Love: Gay Book Reviews: [70-ENG] Review: Black

Series: -

Volume: 1/1
Publisher: Self-Published

Genre/s: Gay Erotic Romance

Length: 93 000

Pages: 350

Read in: English
Review copy format: epub

Rate:✮✮✮✮✮✮

At his sister's request, Tony comes to a small Dutch town to spend some time with her and her family. On the first day, a beautiful young man with Asian features who sits on a bench at lunchtime catches his attention. The boy comes back to the same place at the same time almost every day, and Tony's interest in him grows. Finally, he decides to speak to the boy, but the young Asian turns out not to be a particularly polite person. Nevertheless, Tony doesn't intend to give up easily and starts to pick Dima up in all possible ways.

"Black" is another great and definitely worth reading novel written by the unique and truly talented duo Quin&Perin. Although this book is not completely free of minor flaws, they are so small that it's really not worth mentioning them. However, what is important in this case are the numerous advantages. I consider the characters to be one of them. Let's start with the leads – Dima and Tony. Undoubtedly, they are very unique and interesting, thanks to which the reader quickly gets used to them and eagerly follows their story. The authors really did a fantastic job by putting these two together, because of their completely different and expressive characters. Due to Dima's cockiness and coldness as well as Tony's openness and intrusiveness, the characters' dynamics is simply brilliant. We really fall in love with them very quickly. It is also worth mentioning that the side characters are presented just as good and interesting. I admit that it was really fascinating and fun to follow all of Tony's innocent interactions with his sister and future brother-in-law after crazy nights with Dima. If only they knew what he was doing…

I admit that in "Black" I really liked the fact that Tony so persistently tries to break through walls of grumpiness, sarcasm and coldness, with which Dima surrounded himself. The fact that the boy has built an almost unconquered fortress around himself is not a surprise, as it's a very natural and true impulse, when someone has been hurt. In truth, there are many ways to conquer the fortress like this one, but Quin&Perin decided to storm it, which is the most direct way of doing it, as Tony is not a subtle type. Let's add that it perfectly fits his character, which in this case is another advantage of the novel. In any case, the patience and perkiness with which this man tries to win Dima's heart are admirable, make us really like him and we undoubtedly would like to have someone like him for a friend.

There's no doubt that the great advantage of the novel is also the fact that the authors largely emphasized the unpredictability of human fate. On the one hand, they showed that man has nothing to say in this topic, because what is about to happen will undoubtedly happen whether we like it or not. What's more, our plans and intentions don't even matter when it comes to fate. Like in the saying "Man plans and God laughs". It really seems to me that "Black" has been able to fully grasp the meaning of this sentence. The more so because this novel surprises us many times, and this is due to the numerous events and facts presented here, which we don't expect at first. Believe me, this story is full of surprises, so there is no way for the reader to get bored even for a moment.

And finally, I would like to write a few words about the motif, which is a kind of tagline of this novel – kitty play. Wow! Although from the very beginning I knew that this subject would be very interesting and kinky, I apparently forgot that I was about to read a novel written by the authors who can write in such a way that the reader has constant blush on their cheeks. The way Quin&Perin initiated the kitty play and carried it out is really phenomenal, hot and unforgettable. I admit that for a long time I've had a weakness for a motif of scratches on lovers' bodies, but the manner in which the authors made use of something so simple in "Black" is perfect. It is also worth adding that as always in the case of these two, the sex scenes in the novel are presented in a perfect way, because they are incredibly hot, but they are not vulgar, and this is very important to me.

In summary, "Black" is a wonderful novel that is really worth reading. We can find here some great, expressive characters, interesting, surprising events, excellent pace of action, hot sex scenes and sweet love. In short, his book is simply fantastic!

Headcanon: From time to time, Tony buys different accessories so that their kitty play can be even more kinky.

Fanfiction idea: Dima eats dinner with Tony's family. While playing with Leslie, he pretends to be a cat, which excites Tony so much that he has to leave the room.

AU idea: Shifters!AU, Dima is a cat-shifter, and Tony a lion-shifter.

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Book Title: Black (MM Kitty Play Romance)

Author: Quin&Perin

Heat Rating: 4-5 flames

Cover Artist: Quin Perin

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Blurb

“Meow!”

There it was.

The sound that made my knees buckle.

He purred, neck stretched, eyes half-lidded.

With those cat ears, in his hair.

And the tail, that he flicked.

A ray of sun in the drizzling rain. I’d been a traveler, floating adrift, while he’d stayed in one place. How was
I supposed to know he’d become my anchor? My light. My everything. But would I ever become his?

As a standalone romance, “Black” features detailed adult m/m content, a hurt/comfort relationship as well as "kitty play.

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Excerpt

A shove and he fell into a seated position. His hands were all over me. Squeezing at my thighs, shoving my shirt up. Stepping back, away from him, I grabbed the bottom of my shirt and pulled it over my head. I draped it over the coffee table and worked on my pants next. Kitties didn’t wear clothes after all. If I was going to be a kitty, I was going to be a good one.
Naked, body free in the cool air of my apartment, I lifted my arms above my head and stretched out. Flaunting. I wanted him to touch my cock. Heated, it swayed with each of my movements, begging for attention. That was for later though. Now we played.
Dropping to my knees, I turned my face towards him and angled my head to the side. Hands hit the floor, and I crawled towards him. Strutted as best as I could. It was like the evening before when I’d tried to seduce him. Except I’d already succeeded in my goal this time. Now it was all icing on top.
I crawled up to him, hands going to his knees. “Dima,” he murmured, reaching for my hair. He laced his fingers through, but I jerked my head away from him.
With a hiss, I narrowed my eyes and bit down on his fingers. It made him laugh, but he didn’t touch me again. If he wanted me to get into character, we were going to have to do it properly. I wanted to be something different, and he was going to have to deal with that.
Tony spread his thighs to accept me between them. I scratched and then dipped my head. With the skill of my tongue and teeth, working in tandem, I popped open the button of his jeans. The zipper was much easier, and then he helped me. While he worked on getting his pants out of the way, I showed off my body. Elbows rested on the floor behind me, back arched sharply as I waited. The skin stretched tight over my ribs, stomach a little dip. I was tiny, and I knew it, but Tony definitely seemed to like it.
“God, you’re beautiful,” he murmured.
I purred at the compliment, and when the couch stopped its faint squeaking from his movements, I was at my place between his thighs again. He’d not moved from his spot, making it easier on me. Without much ado, I dove face first into his lower stomach, brushing my nose into his tuft of pubic hair. He smelled faintly of soap and musk, sweat. A distinctly manly smell that drove me crazy. His cock flexed, the heat of it against my cheek. Too heavy to stand on its own when he was seated like that, it pointed towards his hip.
I nipped at his stomach and turned my head so my cheek rested against him. Keeping my eyes closed, I flicked my tongue against the side of his cock. He groaned and shifted, legs spreading wider.
Poor Tony.
He thought he was going to get what he wanted. One thing he would learn was kitties didn’t much care to do what other people wanted.
This time when I scratched at his thighs, I was attacking bare skin. He jerked against me, hissing between his teeth.
“Fuck,” he grumbled.
He might have caught the smirk that danced over my lips, but if he did, it was only a brief moment as I bypassed his cock and went straight to his balls. My tongue lapped across the tender flesh, tasting salt and heat. I swore I felt his heart beating as my nose brushed the base of his cock and my tongue worked him over. Curious, I mouthed at his sack before letting out a tiny “meow.” He arched so hard and quickly, I thought he was gonna jump off the couch.
If he liked that, Tony was in for a long night.

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This is Quin&Perin. We are a team of Sultry Gay Romance writers who focus on detailed, toe-curling, and realistic smut scenes with a fair share of dirty talking (Oh, boy). We cannot wait to share our boys with you. Thank you for stopping by! That said, it is time for the next level of smut: stories featuring fire, lust & desire.

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