Something Like Spring
By Jay Bell
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Nothing in this world is permanent. Friends, lovers, even family, can all disappear in the blink of an eye. Without these anchors, it’s easy to find yourself drifting.
Jason Grant doesn't have much, aside from a beat-up old guitar and knack for getting kicked out of foster homes. His latest placement is set to be just another in a long line of failures. Then he meets Caesar Hubbard, a handsome guy who lives down the hall. For the first time in his life, Jason wants to stay, which means learning to be part of a family, and not letting his feelings--or his actions--ruin his only real chance of finding love.
Something Like Spring introduces a new character to the Something Like... series, one with a troubled past and an equally turbulent future. Jason must traverse a winding road fraught with emotional conflicts and tough decisions... a road that might just lead to a certain couple in Austin.
Each Something Like... book follows a different gay character on their quest for love. Central to the plot is the troubled relationship between Ben and Tim, high school sweethearts who continue to meet at different stages of their lives, their chemistry changing with each encounter. Surrounding them is a wealth of friends and enemies, each with their own story, resulting in an immersive universe filled with optimism and hope, heartbreak and healing. While the series doesn't shy away from sexual content, it also focuses deeply on emotion, promising an experience that will stay with you long after the final page is turned.
Jay Bell
Jay Bell is a proud gay man and the award-winning author behind dozens of emotional and yet hopelessly optimistic stories. His best-selling book, Something Like Summer, spawned a series of heart-wrenching novels, a musically driven movie, and a lovingly drawn comic. When not crafting imaginary worlds, he occupies his free time with animals, art, action figures, and—most ardently—his husband Andreas. Jay is always dreaming up new stories about boys in love. If that sounds like your cup of tea, you can get the kettle boiling by visiting www.jaybellbooks.com.
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Reviews for Something Like Spring
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really love how these books all weave together a larger story while also focusing on one character's journey. It's a great way of really captivating the reader and really making them feel invested in a way that many other stand alone's have a hard time doing. Placing Jason's story in with Ben, Tim, and Jace's, made me feel more connected to the story and made me care so much more about it. It's strong story telling.I loved Jason as a character and really enjoyed his addition to the series. I thought he was a strong and fleshed out character with a great arch and growth throughout the book. Bell does a great job of writing complicated characters that never feel one dimensional. I loved how romantic Jason was from start to finish and how much love played a role in his development, as I saw a lot of myself in him.I said in my last review of Something Like Autumn, that I felt like something would be missing without Jace, and I was so happy that Bell found a way to still include Jace in a realistic way. His spirit was still in the story, and I truly thought that was so perfect. It was also great to further Ben and Tim's story that much more this time through Jason's eyes.The only downfall for me was that Jason's love stories felt a little rushed. I wish there had more time spent on each showing the developing feelings and relationships, to make them feel just a little more believable. Both seemed like they barely courted before that four letter word popped up, which I don't remember really happening in the previous love triangle. Still, what Bell does best is explore love in different ways, and I loved reading and falling just as hard as Jason was in his journey. I'm nothing if not a romantic, and Bell knows how to captivate me! The best part, unlike with the previous books, this one ends exactly how I was hoping, so I feel a little vindicated since I didn't get my wish with the last books. Although I will say with each subsequent book after Summer, through each different characters eyes, I have fallen more and more in love with Ben and Tim's relationship, so even though I will always be team Jace, I can now finally say I approve of Ben and Tim. I think overall this was a great addition to the series, and I have no intention of stopping until I have read them all! I think that as an end to the "Seasons" portion of the "Something Like..." series, this was a really great end, and in being so a really great transition to the next set of characters that Bell will write about. I love Ben, Tim, and Jace, and while I hope that they pop up still in some capacity, I am really excited and anxious to begin a new journey with a set fresh of faces. I'm curious if anyone can replace Jace as my favorite, and I have a strong feeling the answer is no. Only time and more Something Like books will tell.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved it! I loved how Bell took another character and weaved him into the story of our previous character's lives. When I read romance, I want to enjoy the emotions and the heart of the relationships. I want to see the people interact. These books give that and more. These are not erotic sex filled stories. They are not coming out stories. These are stories about humanity at it's finest. I love these characters, and I absolutely loved how it ended. From the amount of times I've said love in this review, perhaps you get the point. :) If that doesn't get the point across perhaps the image of me reading this book practically non-stop. I read, read, read, slept maybe four hours, zombied my way through two hours of obligatory face showing at school and went right back to reading until I had finished this book. Can someone say obsessed? I am. Obsessed about this books, that is. Highly recommended for those who enjoy GLBT romance.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Jay Bell is just so good. I do have to remind myself that these aren't genre romances. He writes about people and their messy adventures with love, but happy endings are subjective and there are unhappy endings on the way. This one spends some time dealing with lies and cheating and their consequences. I have to be in a certain state of mind to read these books because they can be very emotional, but they are very, very good.