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Jack and Andrew: Hope (A Southern Thing Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Samuel York (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 4: Southern Thing

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Star football player, Jack Miller, had it all. The perfect family, looks, girls hanging on his every word, and the respect of most people in his town. But one thing was missing—a man to be his own.

When Andrew Collins showed up in small town, conservative Sweet, Georgia, he looked more scrawny mutt than high school senior. Andrew’s plan was to keep his head down and graduate high school, leaving his family behind to start his real life.

When he meets Andrew, Jack thinks he has found heaven, but reality holds him in check until one night when his lips gently slide across Andrew’s mouth and fireworks go off.

As lust and something a little deeper brings them together, compelling them to take chances, people start to notice. Then the unthinkable happens, and Jack’s parents find out he likes guys. The battle lines are drawn, and his parents vow to pray the gay away.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J0JGM3G
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services, Inc.; 2nd edition (March 13, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 13, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1821 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages

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Tom

Absolutely STUNNING read.

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2015

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STUNNING story by a very gifted author. Shows just how WRONG the misguided, so called, "Christian" pray the gay away movement is and how much it can hurt children caught up in it because if the TOTALLY insane beliefs of the parents of gay children can be reeled in by insane PREACHERS. How these people can gain the trust and respect of their congregations is impossible for ANY thinking person to understand or accept. Kept me on the edge of my seat and OFTEN brought tears to my eyes as I was reading. God made us gay and all the praying and beating and harassment in the world can NEVER change us. That is THE FACT. Period!!! The finish of the book FORCED me to go immediately to Amazon to purchase volume two of the series. I feel sure the same will happen at the end of volume 2 and I'll go on to get volume 3 so I can complete the series.

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TriciaReads

Love wins over prejudice and hate

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2014

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Jack is the ultimate high school student. Attractive, talented on the football field, charming... everyone wants a piece of Jack. Girls want to date him. Guys want to be just like him. Jack just wants to get a scholarship, get out of the tiny town of Sweet, GA, and escape his father's anti-gay, hypocritical sermons. As the son of the local preacher, Jack can't let anyone know his secret. Jack is gay.

Andrew's family moves to Sweet after catching him kissing another boy. They want to make a fresh start, introduce him to the 'right' kind of people, and pray the gay out of him. To punish him for his indiscretions, Andrew's family restricts his food almost to the point of starvation and watches his every move. His life is a living hell until he meets Jack.

The two young men embark upon a secret relationship, and when things are at their worst, they comfort themselves with the knowledge that they can escape together as soon as senior year is over. But escape might not be so easy. Jack hates to leave his little brother, Billy, behind. The seven-year-old is too feminine for his own good, and Jack's father will not tolerate anything less than his definition of perfection.

I truly enjoyed reading this book. Though I'm not really the intended audience for this book, I thought the story was excellent. As a parent, I must say this: There are some very graphic sexual scenes in this book, so I can't really recommend it for teens under 16. The intimate scenes occur within the bounds of a loving, committed relationship and are tastefully done, though somewhat explicit. There are also scenes portraying child abuse, both verbal and physical.

This book explores many themes that teens (particularly those struggling with their sexuality) might face. Bullying, peer pressure, identity, self-doubt, and depression. The author deals with these issues in a very sensitive, yet forthright manner, and it is a very emotional read in spots. At the heart of it, this book is a romance novel between two young men who fall in love despite the challenges facing them. I hope it gets into the hands of other young men who might be struggling to come to terms with who they are. I also hope it gets into the hands of parents and other readers who might not understand what young LGBTQ people are going through. As for me, I just enjoyed reading it because it's a good book. The ending was not very conclusive, but did stop at a point where Jack and Andrew's lives are on a new trajectory. I'm looking forward to reading the next installment in this tale.

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yabhoo

Good sympathetic read

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014

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This is a good read. As an older gay male, I can identify with a lot of the feelings and emotions that the author describes. As a female author, I was afraid that this was going to be filled with clichés. I must admit being skeptical with the title and expected the book to be anti=gay instead of sympathetic and understanding. The passionate sex scenes that she describes are a little out of place in the development of the relationship between the two main characters. I'm willing to forgive that in light of the rest of the treatment of their situation. I wonder if she discussed intimate relations with actual young gay men before writing about them. But this criticism may be that I am from a different time and generation than she is writing about. I did find that I was left wanting more when the book ended and disappointed that the saga continues in the next book. I have to congratulate the author for writing in a successful "hook" to make you want to buy the second book to find out what happens next!

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TM

Very Disturbing, but please read on

Reviewed in Canada on April 11, 2014

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The book was exceptional. What is disturbing about this book is that I have no doubt there are teens living their lives under similar circumstances as the 2 main characters in this book. And for these 'real' teens their lives are not fiction and some are really living a nightmare; there are parents out there who firmly believe that being gay is a disease and teen-agers can be cured; that there are religious zealots out there that preach hatred and injustice AND there are people out there that believe them; and that a child's mother would sit back and allow her children to be broken down because of a homophobic father/minister and parents who believe him. If the bible has so much hate as said in this book, then we are all in trouble.

Because of the above, this book was very hard to read.
The 2 main characters in the book were young, average teens who met and fell in love. Although I believe that being 18 and declaring your love for someone is somewhat premature, I actually wanted these 2 people to make it because I believed their story. Their personal lives were so compelling that, with all the hatred around them and being thrown at them, I believe everyone reading this book will all be cheering that they found each other and fell in love.

There were some things I did not like: I did not like the terms of endearments that were said by these 2 teens to each other. I just don't believe teens would talk that way; It seemed fake and far-fetched to me. There were a lot of grammatical errors and misspellings, but anyone can overlook that if reading a great book. And this is a great book.

For those die-hard fans who believe in love, read this book. You will smile, you will laugh and you will cray a lot! Be prepared to have every emotion run through your heart as you read this. And then, after you read it, be prepared to think long and hard about young people actually living a hell like these 2 teens did and be afraid for them.

What a GREAT book. As disturbing as it was to me, I read book 2 in the series in one day and I am just now finishing book 3. Books rarely are as good as this. Congratulations to the author.

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Selin Sümer

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Reviewed in Germany on October 7, 2014

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First book of three and i love this Story it is perfekt lovely i don't like so much Books i mein i reade alot but gehe are just 10-15 Books that hot my heart and i read a lot i habe More than 300-400 Books and the Books have to be very good that i write something i love the three Books readen it and you Know why

Drumlanrig

Lovely bok. A few niggles

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2014

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***caution, given the nature of the book reviewed, this review tackles adult subjects***

I loved this book. I must admit that I generally never read popular fiction, least of all romantic, or erotic fiction (I would imagine that this book falls somewhere between the two genres). Nonetheless, I was offered this free and could never resist a bargain...

The book is touchingly characterised and very nicely written generally. One feels for the characters terribly, particularly for the little boy, Billy, the protagonist's brother, who is a classic "sissy-boy" likes girly things and wants to be a princess.

I recognise myself in some ways in the second character, Andrew...though I had far more caring parents, there was something of a desire for them to try to persuade me out of being gay, occasionally quite stridently.

Fortunately, in England, on the whole the situation facing young gay men has changed massively since I was 18. It is simply a tragedy that this is not the case in many parts of the United States. I think Ms York has tackled the subject of growing up gay in a deeply conservative, religious family quite bravely and sensitively.

As well, being from The UK, the nature of enforced heterosexuality of parts of the USA, the homecomings the proms, and so on, is something that fascinates and confuses me. The insight into this subject was also very interesting.

A couple of niggles. The equation of anal sex with "Real sex" as opposed to the apparent half-measure of fellatio left me feeling somewhat uncomfortable. It is certainly not the case that all gay men are into anal sex, either as the active or receptive partner. Nor has anyone I have encountered thought that they were being short-changed if they only got fellatio. I wonder, should this, evidently pedagogic book, not have been careful to make this apparent.

The same might also go for the issue of cross-dressing. This is hardly an extreme pleasure, but it is by no means a very common experience for gay men, whether feminine or masculine. Of course, in this, I am being pedantic, but the nature of drag is not generally sexual. I simply think that for young boys from very conservative backgrounds, this would be a very unusual behaviour.

It should also be said that whilst very feminine and "girly" boys generally will turn out to be gay, it is by no means certain that they will retain their tendency to like "girl-things" into adulthood. This is definitely my experience.

That said, I still give this novel 5 stars. It was captivating and beautifully and very convincingly written. All the more impressive when you realise that the author is a straight woman

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Susan T

just ok

Reviewed in Canada on July 26, 2014

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I found this story quite "sappy" and predictable. There are far better "coming of age" stories out there! Won't waste my time on the sequel.

S. Perkins

Too short

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2014

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I really enjoyed this book and felt so sad for the two young men who were gay but dare not confess to their families. However the story was much too short.

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