My first foray into twincest on the net was while rifling through the many poorly-written fanfics on AFF.net while still a newbie to the Harry Potter fandom. I was not averse to reading incest, not since Flowers in the Attic. Thank you V.C. Andrews for allowing me to dip my feet into the incest pool. It was not until I found Potter fandom that I would immerse myself completely beneath the warm waters of twincest.
A few weeks ago there was a twincest conversation on twitter and author, Sage Whistler mentioned that she'd written a twincest novel. You can imagine my squee of delight. I purchased and downloaded the e-book that night.
Torn by Sage Whistler published by Cacoethes Publishing.
Book Summary: Josh and Jaime have always been different…from the rest of the world that is. To them, they are one and the same person. Born identical twins, even they have difficulty telling where one ends and the other begins. They know that their love for one another crosses all social boundaries, but living apart would kill them. Fearing the backlash of being discovered, they bide their time, and explore the new dynamics of their powerful relationship.
But will they be Torn apart?
Why I liked this book: I like it when an author falls in love with his/her characters. It's evident in their writing and the reader falls in love with the character(s) just as deeply. I fell head over heels for Jaime and Joshua the minute these two came on the scene. You feel for them as they battle their attraction and love them all the same as they dance around each other and the feelings they have for each other.
A testament to Whistler's talent is her ability to make a taboo relationship one that you are not only drawn to but want to fight for. Her vivid imagery and attention to detail add to the overall appeal of this book. It is the first book I've read of hers and this 23-year-old author is one I will fangirl and continue to read for a long time to come.
Excerpt:A rat scurried across his foot, and Joshua swore a green mile as the horse he was brushing balked. Artemis reared up on her back legs, neighing with disapproval. He grabbed for the reins with one hand, and soothingly rubbed her neck with the other. Once he had her settled down, he cast his gaze around the barn searching for the culprit. There was no sign of him.
Joshua sighed. He’d already set down traps twice this summer to keep the rats from infesting their barn and eating the horses’ feed, but the damned things were harder to kill than a turkey in November. Joshua hustled Artemis back into her stall and gave her an apple. He patted her head a few moments, scratching behind her ears in just the way she liked.
“Spoiled rascal,” he said fondly before making his way out into the fresh air and sunshine.
A small dust devil in the distance let him know a vehicle was coming up the road. He leaned against the corral gate, hooked two thumbs in his jean lapels, and waited to see who it was. The candy-apple Dodge Ram that peeled up the driveway had a smile crossing Joshua’s face. He could spot that car anywhere, not to mention the man behind the wheel. The vehicle stopped, the engine died, and the door swung open. Long, lean legs hugged by well-worn jeans and brown boots, complete with a scuffed heel, emerged before the rest of the body. Then Jaime Trinovantes was reaching into his vehicle for his Stetson.
He noticed Joshua almost right away, and his face lit up. Joshua felt his heart lurch. The feeling of excitement and anticipation were being consumed by guilt and shame. He might have been able to overcome both emotions with any other man, after all they were entering an age where it was okay to be homosexual, but this was different.
This was a nightmare. This was his twin brother.
Review: (★★★★ out of 5 stars) The story takes off from the get-go and you're not only pulled into the scene by the vivid imagery and detailed scenes, you're slammed against the wall with the force of the attraction between these two and the delicious smut scenes therein. A definite must-read!
2 comments:
Thank you for taking the time to review Torn. I am thrilled that you enjoyed it. Incest is never an easy topic to tackle and I went into the writing of this book knowing full well that it was either going to be loved or hated and hardly nothing in between. I am glad that so many people can take it at face value as just a pleasure read.I'm now awaiting the release of a book I wrote in the same vein as Torn, and I hope it will be a declaration of how far I have come in the two years, since my first twincest novel, as a writer. Thanks again for the lovely review.
Thank you for taking the time to review Torn. I am thrilled that you enjoyed it. Incest is never an easy topic to tackle and I went into the writing of this book knowing full well that it was either going to be loved or hated and hardly nothing in between. I am glad that so many people can take it at face value as a pleasure read that is not meant to overstep the boundaries between real and fictional.I'm now awaiting the release of a book I wrote in the same vein as Torn, and I hope it will be a declaration of how far I have come in the two years, since my first twincest novel, as a writer. Thanks again for the lovely review.
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