{"id":696,"date":"2014-10-16T23:24:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T03:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beydeckard.com\/blog\/?p=696"},"modified":"2014-11-12T15:03:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T20:03:54","slug":"review-of-grifs-toy-by-joseph-lance-tonlet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/review-of-grifs-toy-by-joseph-lance-tonlet\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of Grif’s Toy by Joseph Lance Tonlet"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is definitely not my normal sort of read.<\/p>\n

How the hell do I rate this? I have no real experience with romances, and this is definitely romantic.<\/p>\n

Yet, here I sit here with a grin on my face, heart hammering, feeling a little dazed and in need of a very\u00a0stiff<\/em>\u00a0drink.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to rate this according to my gut (and, I suppose, other parts of my anatomy) and go with five stars.<\/p>\n

On one hand, it\u2019s incredibly hot, full of some of my very favourite things. The fact that Wes and Grif are such an ideal match makes their D\/s relationship intensely satisfying (and envying) to read about.<\/p>\n[Am I greedy for wanting more\u00a0Chocolate<\/em>?]\n

On the other hand? Well, it\u2019s one hell of a great fantasy\u2014the kind that is crafted from a deep well of desires, each detail lovingly chosen before it\u2019s polished like a prized possession and placed in\u00a0just<\/em>\u00a0the right sequence to make for a really gratifying story. I found it all terribly attractive, both in plot and execution. A lot of care went into it, and a lot of soul.<\/p>\n

As much as the relationship between Grif and Tate was bittersweet\u2026 well, what Wes and Grif forge between them is like finding\u00a0home<\/em>. And, before I get too sentimental, let me wrap this up:<\/p>\n

The truth is, I had a hard time putting\u00a0Grif\u2019s Toy<\/em>\u00a0down, and that felt damn great.<\/p>\n

I am eagerly looking forward to the next one.<\/p>\n

Good job, Joseph.<\/p>\n

Order\u00a0it here<\/a> and then add it to your TBR on Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is definitely not my normal sort of read. How the hell do I rate this? I have no real experience with romances, and this is definitely romantic. Yet, here I sit here with a grin on my face, heart hammering, feeling a little dazed and in need of a very\u00a0stiff\u00a0drink. I\u2019m going to rate this according to my gut (and, I suppose, other parts of my anatomy) and go with five stars. On one hand, it\u2019s incredibly hot, full of some of my very favourite things. The fact that Wes and Grif are such an ideal match makes their … <\/p>\n

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