#*# Driving Hard

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.



Rating: 6/10



PROS:

- Good buildup to the characters' initial encounter. Much more tension than in the first two Men in Motion books, Mile High and Cruising. The struggles of the two men while they're each trying to figure out whether the other is gay are well examined.

- Sweet "meet the parents" scene. It didn't feel particularly realistic, but that didn't keep me from enjoying it and wishing that all parents could be so accepting when meeting their kids' chosen mates, especially when those mates aren't what the parents expect for their children.

- Less sex than the previous two books (I think). Actually, this might not really be the case, but the sex seemed less pervasive in this volume.

- Cross-setting interactions with the main characters from Mile High. I like it when authors create a world that transcends their individual stories' boundaries. (see cons below also)



CONS:

- The relationship moved too quickly for me. This seems to be a regular feature of Hauser's stories, but the romance seemed more rushed in this book than in others of her books I've read. Some people really do fall in love quickly, I know, but the characters in this book struggle so much with insecurity, uncertainty, etc. that I didn't find the ending believable.

- There's a lot of sexual tension between Logan and one of the characters from Mile High. It didn't bother me at first because I figured Hauser was setting the reader up for a play session between both couples, but that never happened. So I was left with a feeling of unease because my overactive imagination sensed nothing but trouble in the future resulting from those two men's physical attraction for each other.

- The Texan accents are taken a bit far at times. I was born in Texas and have lived here all my life (all over), and I've met very few people who have quite the drawl that Taylor and Jude seem to have. Example: "I'm thinkin' you're pretty interestin'." The majority of Texans I know don't cut the g off of -ing words at the END of sentences. (On the flip side, Jude's constant "yes, ma'am"s when talking to Logan's mom are dead on.)



Overall comments: A decent story, and fun if you've read Mile High and want to see more of Taylor and Owen. Not one of the best I've read in this genre, and certainly not for you if you're looking for an involved plot.



CONNECTIONS TO OTHER HAUSER WORKS:

* Mile High (not necessary to read Mile High first, but characters from that book make a significant appearance in this one)
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