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Buy Low Price From Here Now Dan is a mechanic with a chain of successful garages and a lonely life. Trent is a recent grad, a struggling photographer with an empty wallet and bills to pay.
But an old enemy is trying to ruin Dan’s business. Trent is posing as a prostitute. And a secret from their past could destroy everything.
Is it fate or bad luck that brings them together one dark night? And can they build a life out of all these spare parts?
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"Strong story and refreshing, realistic sex scenes" 2009-08-28
By C.T. Anchor (Texas)
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 8/10
PROS:
- The sex scenes are terrific. Graphic but not overly long or descriptive, realistic, wordless. I haven't read many erotic novels in which the characters don't speak during sex, but in my experience, that's just as common--if not more so--than sex that's littered with dialogue.
- I love that Trent takes so many pictures. He's a photographer, so obviously he WOULD do that, but he doesn't take only artsy, "good" photos. He also uses them as tangible reminders of specific moments, even painful ones.
- There are moments of really vivid imagery and introspection throughout the book: Trent watches the developing solution running off of a photo in the red darkroom light and compares it laughingly to "the open wounds of the tortured artist"; he thinks of a picture taken as a reminder rather than as a piece of art "the same way a poet would write his shopping list"; etc.
- Several of the supporting characters are sweet and endearing.
- The ending is predictable, but it's nice. Neither rushed nor overly saccharine.
CONS:
- Some of the writing, especially toward the beginning, is redundant and/or unnecessary. There's a section on page 4, for instance, that goes like this: "Both Rodney and Dan were still mechanics. They both still lived in Glen Mills. But they were not still friends." All of this information is revealed elsewhere (some of it before these sentences appear), and none of it is necessary here. I didn't notice this problem near as much further into the book, though.
- Glaring copy editing issues start to occur more and more frequently as the book progresses. The most distracting examples are the complete lack of large initial letters at the beginning of some of the chapters and some words that are just inexplicably incomplete. Here's an example: "I think the power should be back on at a e garage by now." I'm not sure how something like that might have happened, but a couple of times, the missing/partial word is difficult to figure out, even using context clues from the rest of the sentence.
Overall comments: I really enjoyed this book. I wouldn't call it a page-turner, necessarily, but I was curious as to how the authors would fit all the puzzle pieces together at the end. And I'm not at all criticizing the female authors who write m/m novels, but it's really refreshing to read one by men every now and then.
"Scott and Scott a great relaxing read" 2008-05-20
By Richard T. Seeber (Perth, Western Australia)
I have read all the Romentics books several times and are a great relaxing fun read. If you love gay romance novels then these are for you.
I Can't wait for the authors to bring out some more of these books HInt Hint !
"SPARE PARTS by Scott & Scott - 4.5 Stars" 2008-04-28
By JenB (USA)
This is a great M/M romance. I previously read Razor Burn: A Romentics Novel (Romentics Novels) by Scott & Scott and loved it, so I was expecting a similar story in SPARE PARTS. SPARE PARTS, however, is a much lighter story with less danger and more romance.
SPARE PARTS reminds me of some of my favorite contemporary M/F romances. The plot is formulaic (which is not a negative characteristic at all), and the story is character driven, centered around the relationship between the two main characters. Most of the conflict is internal. Elements of external conflict are secondary to the romance, and are not as important as the development of the relationship. The "bad guy" in this type of romance is usually somewhat exaggerated, and his defeat is uncomplicated. The resolution is usually rather simple and idealistic. The element that makes this type of romance unique is the character development, and that is where Scott (Whittier) & Scott (Pomfret) shine.
Trent and Dan are wonderful characters. Trent is a loving young man with realistic hopes and dreams, and a lot to offer his friends and his lover. He makes the best of every situation. Dan is a strong, successful man who learned from his youthful mistakes and now keeps his personal life to himself. Both men have perfectly understandable reasons for keeping secrets.
This story centers around The Big Misunderstanding, a plot device I usually try to avoid in romance. However, in SPARE PARTS, the authors are able to make this plot device work without irritating the reader or insulting the reader's intelligence. I did wish that the two men would be more honest with each other, but I never found myself gritting my teeth and swearing at the characters like I have done while reading other romances with The Big Misunderstanding.
The "Bad Guy" in this book is rather silly, but his "defeat" at the end of the book is really funny. The supporting characters in this book, though minor, are still memorable.
I love the garage scenes and Trent's photography scenes. They provide beautiful glimpses into the souls of two wonderful men. Did I mention that the sex in this book is panty-scorching H-O-T?
SPARE PARTS doesn't take itself too seriously, and I don't think it was meant to. It is a well-written feel-good story about two men in love. And what's better than a fairy tale with not just one, but *two* sexy Prince Charmings?
SPARE PARTS is a wonderful book by two very talented authors, and I highly recommend it for fans of sweet M/M romance with happy endings.
"Very Sweet" 2008-02-24
By Amanda A. Adams (Texas)
Dan is a sucessful but lonley mechanic. He came out of the closet in what he feels like is past his prime and just doesn't fit into the club sence. One lonely night Dan finds himself at the river front boardwalk where he knows he can find company, for the right price, even as he is discusted with himself for sinking this low. But the pretty young thing he comes across isn't what he seems. Trent is a young artist hoping for his big break and barely paying his bills. When his best friend talks him into hiting the clubs to try to cheer him up, Trent finds himself drunk and wondering down the boardwalk contaplating crossing the line and earning enough money to get through the next week. These two guys end up together no knowing that they actually have a past. Trent finds himself in a daze living with Dan and working in one of his garages, which he's horrible at. Dan finds himself falling deeply in love but keeping a secret from Trent out of fear of hurting him. The emotions in this book are deep and loving. It's a really sweet romance story but some might get a little bored with it. There's no dramatic plot or any suspense. Just a simple story of two lost souls finding love, and that worked just fine for me. I'm a big fan of Scott&Scott and will read anything they write, but my favorite is Razor Burn.
"Spare Parts (A Romentics Novel) by Scott & Scott" 2007-11-22
By Elisa (Italy)
I read in the introduction: A Novel Approach to Gay Romance. Introducing a line of romance novels written just for gay men...
and I add: and women who like to read about men in love!
Lately I have read a lot of books or ebooks about manlove written by men: William Maltese, Bobby Michaels, Josh Lanyon, Matthew Haldeman-Time. I have to said that I like them all. I like their style, even if it's very different one from the other, and I ike their way to approach love between men. It's not true that romance is woman. Also men can love deeply and suffer the pain of love.
In Spare Parts, Dan is a 35 years old mechanics. He has had an hard life but now, he has managed to own six garages all around a little province town and life seems to go well. But a former friend is very jelaous of his success and begins to gossip about him: Dan is gay, he employes only young men (underage men), he is not a good mechanics... All false except the first thing: Dan is gay but he is also very lonely. So when he meets Trent, and mistakens him for an hooker, he hopes to have found a soul to share his life and if he can make something good for Trent giving him a chance to change his life... But Trent is not a hooker, he is only a young men (27 years old) with some money problems and a wanna-to-be photographer.
The story is pretty simple, but very well written. Even if there aren't unexpected twist and the story flows smoothly through a happily ever after ending, it's a very relaxing and enjoyable reading. It's very "romentic" indeed.
I finds strange the continuing underlying of the age difference between Dan and Trent. Eight years old is not so much in our age (never been I think) and if it is between a 27 years old and a 35 years old is highly acceptable. But maybe this id due to the fact that Dan is described as an "old" character, a man who has reached a moment in his life where he has to take some final decision. 35 years old!!! Help!!! I have only two years to spend in happiness and careless life?!? Joke apart, I like the interaction between the two.
Dan is a very good man. He is strong and caring. A man you'd like to have at your side (man or woman). He is also handsome and very physical in his love. Trent instead is still a wanna-to-be man. Maybe he is out from a troubled youth, and not having a father, but only a mother, has made him a bit spoilt, but not a nasty person. I think he is happy to lean on someone else. He need a fatherly figure in his life. And so here we have the relationship between the two: a man grown old too soon, and another man not enough grown. A perfect match.
This is the second book I read by Scott & Scott but I think not the last...
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