[200-ENG] Review: Greeking Out - Colette Davison ||+ Release Blitz||
Series: Destination Daddies
Volume: - Publisher: Independently published
Genre/s: Contemporary M/M Romance
Length: 45 000 words
Pages: - Read in: English Review copy format: epub
Rate:✮✮✮✮✮✮
Can a singles’ holiday in Crete give two men who’ve never met, and only spoken via a hook-up app, what they both crave—love?
Blurb
Apollo
A year of messaging on the Cuffd app has led me to understand one thing: Troy is the one meaningful relationship I’ve ever had. Two things are stopping it from being more, I’m an adult film star and there’s also an ocean between us. To claim my geek boy, I’m going to have to pull out all the stops and lay my heart on the line as I’ve never done before.
Troy
Apollo, my online friend gives me the confidence to take a trip to a place I dream of. Myths and legends are worth a little fear of flying, right? With the incentive of finding a Daddy who’s as caring as Apollo, what do I have to lose?
Greeking Out is a long-distance-friends-to-lovers story with a geeky boy who hasn’t been little in too long, a confident, caring Daddy who wants to give his boy the holiday of a lifetime, and a well-loved teddy bear. It’s part of the Destination Daddies multi-author series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but there are so many destinations and Daddies to discover, why not grab them all?
"Greeking Out" by Colette Davison is part of the multi-author series entitled "Destination Daddies". This is definitely a series that is worth getting to know and I'm sure you'll fall in love with it quickly. So what can I say, don't wait and just start reading this series now. No matter which volume you start with, each one will surely provide you with an unforgettable experience. I started my "Destination Daddies"'s adventure with Colette Davison's "Greeking Out" and it was definitely a really good choice. But now let's get to the point.
When creating her novel, the author undoubtedly focused on contrasts and we can see it from the very beginning starting with the example of the characters themselves, who in my opinion are a very interesting choice. Why? Well, one of them is a famous, experienced and self-confident porn star, while the other is simply a sweet young man whose last relationship has deprived him of his self-confidence in every way possible. So as you can see, this isn't the easiest combination of characters to bring together. However, Colette Davison managed to create them in such a way that instead of wrecking each other, they build one another up, strengthen each other, and together they create an ever more stable whole. The author did this by giving her characters features that to some extent allow them to get around the problems. In other words, she gave them the material to build a bridge connecting the two banks on which they stand.
What's more, in "Greeking Out" the author also juxtaposed two ways of looking at oneself and the world. So here we have a hero who doesn't believe in his own strength and doesn't think anything good will happen to him, and one who has a lot of such faith. One who lacks self-confidence and one who is very confident. Importantly, a character that is full of faith and confidence is the one who shares these features with his partner, constantly building him up, showing him that he can reach out and catch his dreams, make them come true. I admit that I liked it a lot, because it not only emphasized the character of Apollo and Troy, but also emphasized how a person, somehow stronger, can build up and strengthen someone weaker. We often see this in schools when the teacher brings the students together in such a way that the weaker students in some field can count on the stronger ones, use their help and experience. In "Greeking Out" we see exactly the same thing, but applied to ordinary, everyday situations, which I consider to be pure perfection.
Another important side of "Greeking Out" is that it shows the evolution of Internet relationship, which at some point turns into something more. In the novel, we see that the Internet is conducive to showing your true self, which at the same time engages emotions. Thus, this kind of relationship, like any other, can develop from camaraderie to friendship and even love. Especially when we have the impression that someone is only ours, because we always have them "at our fingertips" - we can write at any time and this person will write back to us. No wonder that Internet relationships sometimes lead to jealousy. Well, maybe you have experienced it already, or maybe it is still ahead of you. Anyway, Colette Davison definitely knew what she wanted to show in her novel and how she wanted to make the relationship between Apollo and Troy as real as possible. I also liked that aspect of this story very much.
Finally, I want to mention one more thing, namely the emotions that "Greeking Out" awakens in the reader. Believe me, we are filled with them from the very first page, which means that while reading this novel we constantly feel something, our emotions are constantly engaged. We read and smile, laugh openly, we are nervous, sad, feel tightness in our heart, stomach, in places where our feelings accumulate. I don't know how the author managed it, but she did it. She emotionally involved the readers, which means that once we start reading "Greeking Out", we aren't be able to stop until we get to the very end.
To sum it all up, "Greeking Out" is a wonderful, warm and intelligent novel that gets us caught up in the story the author tells us, and we read it with the same level of interest until the very end. This novel and its protagonists immediately cast a spell on us that does not vanish for a really long time. So don't wait any longer and read "Greeking Out", because who does not like to be enchanted by a book they selected?
Headcanon: Every day Apollo tells Troy one thing for which he loves him.
Fanfiction idea: Apollo decides to check how well Troy knows Greek cuisine. He orders a variety of dishes and feeds Troy. The boy, blindfolded, has to guess by taste what dish he tasted.
AU idea: Urban Fantasy! AU, the Greek god Apollo lives among humans like a mere mortal until he accidentally bumps into Troy, a sweet history professor specializing in Ancient Greece. Wanting to impress him, he decides to reveal who he really is.
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Here's some more about:
Book Title: Greeking Out
Author: Colette Davison
Publisher: Independently Published
Cover Artist: Colette Davison
Release Date: August 19, 2021
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance
Tropes: Daddy kink, age play, long-distance friends to lovers, age gap
Themes: Believing in yourself. Build others up, don’t tear them down.
Heat Rating: 4 flames
Length: 45 000 words
It is a standalone story and is part of the Destination Daddies multi-author series.
HungLikeAGreekGod: I’m sure you haven’t, but if it helps, you can tell me everything you’ve got packed.
GeekBoy: Really?
HungLikeAGreekGod: Of course. I wouldn’t have offered if I hadn’t meant it.
GeekBoy: Everything?
HungLikeAGreekGod: Everything, geek boy. Before you do, take a deep breath and a moment to calm down.
GeekBoy: Okay.
The urge to reply with “yes, Daddy” was overwhelming. Apollo wasn’t my Daddy and never would be, but it made me smile whenever he acted that way. Taking care of other people was probably as natural for him as breathing. Speaking of which… I took a couple of deep breaths. Once my mind was less of a whirlwind of panic, I opened my suitcase and carefully took everything out. I repacked everything meticulously, pausing between items to tell Apollo what I was putting into the case.
GeekBoy: Flip-flops and slip-on shoes.
HungLikeAGreekGod: They’ll come in handy. Do you have something more rugged for visiting Knossos and walking up to Zeus’s birthplace?
GeekBoy: My boots, but I’ll be wearing those on the flight.
HungLikeAGreekGod: I think that’s all the footwear you’ll need. What’s next?
GeekBoy: Five pairs of socks. To wear with the boots, not the flip-flops or slip-on shoes.
HungLikeAGreekGod: I’m glad that fashion crisis has been averted.
GeekBoy: Please. As if I would wear socks and sandals. Seven pairs of underwear.
HungLikeAGreekGod: That’s plenty.
I was almost disappointed that he hadn’t asked for more details. Why would he? We were friends, nothing more. Friends didn’t ask each other about their underwear.
GeekBoy: Seven T-shirts, four pairs of shorts, two pairs of jeans, plus the pair I’ll be wearing on the plane. Some little clothing in case I get the chance to be little. Two pairs of swimming trunks. A hat, sun cream, my toiletries bag, which has toothpaste, a toothbrush, and stuff to shave with. Lube and condoms just in case.
HungLikeAGreekGod: I told you. You have everything you need.
GeekBoy: Deodorant will be in my carry-on.
HungLikeAGreekGod: Good plan. What else do you have in your carry-on?
I added my favourite dildo to my suitcase and zipped it back up. Then I unpacked the small rucksack I was taking as hand luggage.
GeekBoy: Sunglasses, the aforementioned deodorant, currency, my wallet, a spare change of clothes just in case my luggage goes missing, my passport, and last but not least, batteries for my B.O.B.
HungLikeAGreekGod: What’s a B.O.B?
I snort-laughed at the thought that a porn star didn’t know what B.O.B stands for.
GeekBoy: Battery-operated boyfriend.
HungLikeAGreekGod: Why didn’t you just say dildo?
GeekBoy: B.O.B is more discreet.
HungLikeAGreekGod: You don’t need to be discreet with me.
About the Author
Colette’s personal love story began at university, where she met her future husband. An evening of flirting, in the shadow of Lancaster castle, eventually led to a fairytale wedding. She’s enjoying her own ‘happy ever after’ in the north of England with her husband, two beautiful children and her writing.
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