Reviewer's Rating:
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4.0Overall score
I liked this a lot.
Under The Boardwalk By Felice Stevens, Narrated By Nick J. Russo
Genre: Contemporry Romance, GLBTQ, MM, New Adult
Released: February 13, 2018
Publisher: Self-Published
Cover Design: Reese Dante
Photo: Eric McKinney @ Cover’d By 6:12
Beneath the famous Brooklyn landmark, love is hidden but not denied: All his life, Alexi Kharpov has dreamed of traveling to unknown exciting places instead of working at his family’s frozen custard stand on the famous Coney Island boardwalk. Every year is the same until a gorgeous man picks a spot in front of his stand to sing, captivating him with his beautiful voice. After two summers of listening, it might finally be time for him to cross that boardwalk and take a chance.
Opera singer Cameron Maxwell has traveled the world, but the sight of the beautiful man serving custard to tourists touches his heart like nothing ever has before. A summer fling might be exactly what he needs to put his problems out of his mind, but the last thing Cam expects is to want the summer to last forever.
It’s a season of discovery for both men who learn to dig deep within their heads and hearts to decide whether secrets old and new should remain buried, or if love is too important to keep hidden under the boardwalk.
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
I liked this a lot.
Under The Boardwalk is my first Felice Stevens book/audio; I listened to the audio without having read the book.
I enjoyed this story. It’s a nice coming of age/coming out story. Cameron Maxwell has been singing under the boardwalk for a couple of years and at the same time Alexi has been serving custard at his family’s stand. They’ve been admiring each other from a far but neither took the step to talk to the other…until they do.
Alexi isn’t out to his family and, while he wants a relationship with Cam, he isn’t ready to let his family know that he’s gay. Cam is willing to wait under Alexi is ready to tell his family.
This is a sweet story about a summer fling that turns in too much more. Alexi has to deal with his family (his father in particular) and Cam has a health crisis to deal with. Cam helps Alexi figure out what he wants to do with his life and gives him the courage to come out to his family.
Nick J. Russo’s narration is very good. He does a great job with the voices and accents so that it’s easy to tell who is speaking. I’ve listened to a couple of other books he’s narrated and I enjoy his voice.
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I have always been a romantic at heart. I believe that while life is tough, there is always a happy ending around the corner, My characters have to work for it, however. Like life in NYC, nothing comes easy and that includes love, but getting there is oh so fun and oh so sexy.
I live in New York City with my husband and two children. My day begins with a lot of caffeine and ends with a glass (or two of red wine). I practice law but daydream of a time when I can sit by a beach somewhere and write beautiful stories of men falling in love. Although there are bound to be a few bumps along the way, a Happily Ever After is always guaranteed.
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