Endless Stretch of Blue
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Wow! Just So Good!
It’s stories like this one where it makes me so glad to have found it. I’ve read several of Riley’s stories. Riley is one of my favorite authors, and it’s stories like this one that really drive home the point of why I love her writing. Based on the book blurb alone, I knew there was great potential of a fantastic story. It was better than I imagined it could be. If I could give it higher than 5 stars I would. This will be going on my to be read again list.
Deeply emotional and low angst.
I really loved this book. I was a little worried going into it because I didn’t want to be overly sad. I want to feel love and happiness when reading romance mostly. I can handle so angst and craziness but I was in the mood for intimacy. And this had it in spades. They really connect over months. They become best friends and confidants of their grief and pain. They don’t talk it to death but they acknowledge it and grow together. And in that growth they find that they feel more than just friendship. They feel that intimacy. They crave that closeness. And only with one another. I loved how devoted and possessive they were in a healthy way. I did wish there was some angst in the end. Some kind of excitement. It did feel like an inevitable tide of love that slowly washed over them. Not violent or rushed. But deep and abiding love. No turning back and no regrets.
Beautiful story
I really loved this slow burn story of Enzo and Damon. It has the theme of friends-to-lover and first time M/M loving. I could not put this book down. I stayed up late to finish this deeply moving and beautiful story of two men who find one another after a horrific tragedy. Enzo and Damon each, lost a sibling during a nightclub fire that changed their lives forever. Both are drowning in sorrow and guilt being survivors from the tragedy. Neither men have coped well with the loss of their siblings. Enzo lost his brother Ricky who was his best friend and older brother. Damon lost his baby sister Katie. Months after the nightclub fire Damon happens to be outside a bar. He is still hesitant and scared to step foot in a bar. While standing there hesitant, Damon notices Enzo standing off to the side of the building where the bar is at. He watches Enzo walking into an alleyway with a woman and notices shortly two men following them into the alleyway. Damon sees this and steps in and save Enzo from being mugged. Enzo offers to feed Damon for helping him. Somehow these two lost souls that are strangers feel a kinship with another. A tentative friendship forms as they both realize they were at the same nightclub fire and both lost a loved one. I was really engrossed with Enzo and Damon's story. Their tentative friendship forged from the nightclub fire allowed both to reveal things they couldn't to others and be there for one another the way they couldn't with family. I like being in their world and watching as friendship turned into something neither expected or ever experienced. Their story was told beautifully. How they deal with their inner demons was very believable. They wanted to get better for each other and seek actual help. I loved that. Things didn't just get better for them because they found love, their love made them wanted to get better and heal by asking for professional help instead of just relying on one another. This was a beautiful story of hope, healing and the power of love. Absolutely adore Enzo and Damon. I didn't want their book to end.
What took me so long?
I bought this book when it was first released, but chose to wait and listened to the audiobook, because...Michael Dean, HELLO! Anyway, somehow the timing and other books got in the way, so I didn’t listen to it until now. As always, Riley’s writing is perfect for presenting the characters chemistry between one another. Their storyline, the struggles they endure and the emotion that evokes for the reader is never rushed and is always handled with the utmost respect for those fans who may have gone through a similar situation. I have really enjoyed the way Enzo and Damon found each other through shared tragedy and how it brought their lives into focus for both And last, but not least, Michael Deans’ performance was fantastic, as always. ❤️
Wonderful!
I loved it! The feels were strong in this story. First you feel for them and hurt with them but then to be able to fall in love with them...SO good! Riley always writes wonderfully so I am not surprised at how good this was. Every character was thought out & written well. You got not only two wonderful men dealing with their insecurities, grief & eventually a deep soulmate kind of love...but you also got to know their families. There aren’t a ton of extra characters but the ones we do meet, we get to know and love just as much! If you want a book full of feels, great characters that you fall in love with & deliciously yummy smut, then this book is a Must read!!! Once again Riley Hart hits it out of the park! ;)
Beautiful love story
This is a gorgeous story, of two men who survived a horrible tragedy and find each other. It’s a story of soulmates, and discovering that your person is so very different than you always imagined. While both Enzo and Damon were straight before, their journey is less about their sexuality and more about how they help each other heal, and love, and grow. While the uniting event is a tragedy, and both characters are grieving, this isn’t a heavy or angsty read. There are moments of sadness, but the story really begins at the point that both characters begin the climb out from their grief. There’s a lot of romance, and the right amount of sex, and a really great connection. Highly recommend!
Beautiful love story! Amazing!!
Endless Stretch of Blue was such a beautiful story. So much more emotional than I ever thought it would be. Damon and Enzo have something in common that is so tragic and heartbreaking. It created a bond between these two guys that was strong and life changing. I loved that they were both straight before, yet everything changed after they met. I truly believe that things are meant to be, and the guys were meant to be together. They each had so much to work on within themselves and with their families. It was truly an amazing love story.
Deeply moving love story. Absolutely blew me away.
This story touched me deeply and brought actual tears to my eyes. Both MC's have lost a sibling and are struggling to deal with their grief and survivor's guilt. There's a beautifully written, haunting sadness in this book, a sense of such deep sorrow. The connection and growing love between Enzo and Damon was epic and incredibly powerful, building slowly from friendship to a gradual awareness of an even deeper, stronger feeling. What I loved the most was how safe they feel with each other at all times and how inevitable and meant-to-be their love is.
One of the Best mm I have ever read!
I purchased this book on a suggestion from a mm recommendation group on Facebook. I rarely read a book in one sitting but this one had me mesmerized from the beginning. Slow burn, painful, fun, witty, I could not put it down. I won't go into detail as to what it is about I just encourage you to read it and find out for yourself. This is one of Riley Hart's best yet! Wish there was a sequel.
Damon and Enzo! 😍😍😍
I received and arc for my honest review! I loved reading a Ripley Hart book because she always takes u on a journey. In this book we meet Damon and Lorenzo (Enzo) when they first meet they have no idea the tragedy that will forever be a part of their lives. They both benefit from a wonderful friendship when they start to realize the fire that burns between them but neither have been with men. This book is wonderful! It's got all the feels. Do yourself a favor and ONE CLICK THIS BOOK!
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