I thoroughly enjoyed this humorous read by Marshall Thornton. Having only been acquainted with his Boystown series, this light and insightful tale surprised me.
The trope of femme and jock is not new, but his handling of it is different. While funny, Thornton wrote depth into his characters that made them question their own stereotypes and prejudices in the gay world. Typically we see the conflict of how two different men can make a relationship work. Here, Thornton has the characters questioning their own being and true selves versus what they project to the world. Is Lionel femme because that’s who he is, or is he femme because that’s what’s expected of a gay man like him. Dog also questions what it means to be gay and be a man, and what that should look like to his family, team and outside world.
The book was great, the red heels were awesome. The sex wasn’t front and center here which made for a great flow in the story.