Darkness Falls by Jamie Lynn Miller

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Matthew and Daniel are fellow actor in the same tv fiction and also close friends. Matthew openly gay and with a past long term relationship and Daniel an hesitant bisexual; actually for how much things they have shared during their friendship, the matter of Daniel's sexuality was never faced, and Matthew is not sure of his friend's preferences.

Matthew broke up with his last boyfriend after having finally admitted that he is sexually attracted by his friend Daniel, but in the last four months he has never affronted the argument with Daniel. He is still pondering if he wants to risk his friendship when Daniel has an accident and becomes temporarily blind. Since the doctors are not sure if Daniel will ever regain his sight, Matthew decides to move on with his friend and helps him to be acquainted with this new reality. Being so near to the object of his lust will soon lead them both to a point where they can't no more hide their feelings.

The story moves pretty quickly and all the events happen one after the other leaving the reader a bit disoriented. I always like the story where friends become lovers, since there is always a deeply intimacy between them, they know each other well and they can face more arguments than normal lovers. In this case it's also quite right since Daniel now depends on Matthew for more things than a normal lover does. Actually if not for Daniel's inability, Matthew and Daniel are very similar characters, with same strenght and independence.

The story is good and flows smoothly, but again, it seems too short. I'd like to read more, since both story than characters were interesting. It would be interested if the author wrote more about the setting and the supporting characters: there are a lot of interesting things, the show business environment, all the friends and co-workers around the main characters, the argument of two actors, public figures, being in love...

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Comments

[jamie-lynn-m.livejournal.com]

Many thanks for the review! :-)

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

you are welcome. elisa