Synopsis from GR:
Meet Ethan Kovac and Isaac Duncan, co-stars of the new sitcom, One Way or Another. Ethan's ditching a career full of terrible tween movies, while Isaac needs to cash in some of his 'serious actor' cred for, well, cash. Ethan's gay and closeted and not happy about it. Isaac has enough issues as a black man in Hollywood without dealing with rumors about his sexuality too.
Neither of them counted on the red hot chemistry that has them fighting to keep their hands off each other. When the gossip mags suggest that their epic off-screen bromance is just a front for a sizzling affair, the two men have to play the Hollywood game, and find the line between keeping things private and denying who they are to one another.
UPFRONT, PILOT, HIATUS, SWEEPS, and FINALE: five hot, sweet stories of three actors, two second chances, and one romance that'll shock an entire television viewing audience.
[DBML Event: I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review]
Ethan and Isaac are both actors and they find themselves acting in the same TV series "One Way or Another". Ethan is gay but, even if everyone suspects it, he's not out. Isaac is straight and everyone knows it...'till Ethan that is!
This is - as you could guess - a gay-for-you story but, contrary to many stories in the genre, there's very little drama in this one: Isaac doesn't need a lot of convincing to admit his attraction to Ethan and in doing something about it; and even when confronted with the possibility to being found out he's pretty nonchalant about it. It's Ethan the one that worries about Isaac's new sexuality and the probabilities of them being outed to the press and it's once again Ethan that takes a step back in order to prevent negative repercussions to Isaac's career.
While I appreciated the low drama level in One Way or Another: The Complete Series, I found it a little strange and unrealistic that a known straight man could so easily accept that he's suddenly attracted to another man. Isaac didn't act confused about his new sexuality, he didn't question it and he didn't act even a little bit panicky about it or about being outed...That seemed strange to me, that's all!
I also missed the courting/flirting part of their relationship (the UST stage to be clear): the story starts pretty much with those two going at it!!
In the end this was an enjoyable read but I felt a little detached to its characters and their love story so I won't giving it more than 3 stars.
At last, I'd like to thank again the author for the opportunity to read her book for free and I hope she appreciates my honest review.
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