Book: That One Time: An MM Romance by Sybil Knight, S.K. Pryntz
Reviewed by Shalaya
Rating: 5/5
I am a fan of Sybil’s books. I am not hiding that fact. I devoured that one within a day, unable to put it down for one minute.
That story is not as dark as her usual stories, well, not exactly in the same way. Here, the darkness comes from others, from a religious father who tries to beat the “gay out of his son”. It’s teenagers and adults actually assaulting and almost killing someone again, for being just...gay or different.
It’s the judgement, the stares, the small words, the slurs, and not being there for those who need it the most.
I won’t lie, I was first laughing my ass off because Alvin was hilarious, before crying and raging at the story and at everyone who dares to hurt anyone for their sexuality or their difference.
I loved the story because it shows duality: openly gay and closeted, two people figuring it out and 2 kids learning to do it better. But it also shows a lot of people’s cruelty and how that cruelty gets passed down to their children.
There is a HEA, but I still felt a bit unsatisfied, as I hoped there would be more consequences or maybe a longer part on the consequences those who assaulted the character faced. I am still happy with the ending because damn, I cried too much over it.