Bigger Love (2) (Big Love) - Softcover

Reed, Rick R.

3.88

111 ratings by Goodreads

9781641080644: Bigger Love (2) (Big Love)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1641080647 ISBN 13: 9781641080644

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press, 2018

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Truman Reid is Summitville High's most out-and-proud senior. He can't wait to take his fierce, uncompromising self away from his small Ohio River hometown, where he's suffered more than his share of bullying. He's looking forward to bright lights and a big city. Maybe he'll be the first gender-fluid star to ever win an Academy Award. But all that changes on the first day of school when he locks eyes with the most gorgeous hunk he's ever seen.

Mike Stewart, big, dark-haired, and with the most amazing blue eyes, is new to town. He's quiet, manly, and has the sexy air of a lost soul. It's almost love at first sight for Truman. He thinks that love could deepen when Mike becomes part of the stage crew for Harvey, the senior class play Truman's directing. But is Mike even gay? And how will it work when Truman's mother is falling for Mike's dad?

Plus Truman, never the norm, makes a daring and controversial choice for the production that has the whole town up in arms. See how it all plays out on a stage of love, laughter, tears, and sticking up for one's essential self.

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About the Author:

Real Men. True Love.Rick R. Reed draws inspiration from the lives of gay men to craft stories that quicken the heartbeat, engage emotions, and keep the pages turning. Although he dabbles in horror, dark suspense, and comedy, his attention always returns to the power of love. He's the award-winning and bestselling author of more than fifty works of published fiction and is forever at work on yet another book. Lambda Literary has called him: "A writer that doesn't disappoint..." Rick lives in Palm Springs, CA with his husband, Bruce and their adorable Chihuahua, Shiba Inu mix, Kodi.

Review:

Bigger Love is a heartrending tale of a gender fluid teen who dreams of the bright lights of Hollywood and the quiet, brooding object of his affections, whose sexuality remains a big question mark. This quiet, sensitive romance pairs perfectly with the tender joys of Love, Simon (also a novel itself), a teen rom-com about a gay teen who goes to extreme lengths to avoid being outed, all the while falling for a secret email correspondent who he knows to be a fellow student. The film and the book share the lovely setting of high school drama class (and the spring production) as a key place where much of the action happens. This combo makes us even more in love with love.
--Entertainment Weekly

A tone of authentic tenderness and yearning, completely without artifice, suffuses Reed's engaging Appalachian tale of high-school gay love. Truman's self-confident demeanor, complete with makeup and glitz, masks his fear of more ridicule and beatings. He longs for the big city, where "he could be the person he was meant to be . . . with bright lights, skyscrapers, and . . . cosmopolitan people," even though he keeps busy, directing the senior play. When a gorgeous young man, Mike, boards the school bus, Truman is drawn to him, then discovers that his single mom's suitor, George, is this mysterious stranger's dad. Reed beautifully conveys the loving mother-son bond, an unusual facet in romance novels, to great effect as Truman, though jealous of George, struggles to become a man, support his mom in their "run-down house," and develop a meaningful relationship with Mike. A romantic coming-of-age struggle that succeeds on many levels.
-- Whitney Scott, BOOKLIST
When Truman sees new kid Mike Stewart on the bus, he's instantly attracted to his rugged, dark looks and piercing blue eyes. But Mike is closeted, and his homophobic dad has started dating Truman's mother. Reed's Summitville is authentically loaded with overlapping relationships, boundary issues, and working-class challenges...
--KIRKUS

Rick R. Reed has created a heartfelt coming of age story that I find to be wonderful and encouraging.--KIMMER'S BOOK BANTER
Reed has such a descriptive flair and talent for setting a scene, it's impossible not to be in the moment when you're reading one of his books. He's great at his craft, and his passion always shows through in his words.
--THE NOVEL APPROACH

If you like young men who struggle with who they are and who they want to become, if personal and emotional growth are your thing, and if you're looking for a read that covers serious issues, is very realistic, and utterly touching, then you will probably like this novel as much as I do. Its powerful message of the importance of love, hope, and honesty moved me deeply, and I recommend this book to anyone who appreciates complex and intense stories.
--RAINBOW BOOK REVIEWS

The climax is magical, with love and support coming from unexpected parties. Mike's experiences and decisions are pivotal here, and his support gives Truman the boost he needs at what seems to be his darkest moment. Their romance has fits and starts, and problems that stem from Mike's unwillingness to come out. When he gets past his issues, Mike becomes a partner worthy of Truman, and they both find more happiness than they anticipated.
--JOYFULLY JAY REVIEWS

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