Date: Jan 31, 2022 3:31 pm Title: The Next Szeryng
I always wondered iif the main attraction of Justin for Ethan, was that he 'stole' him from 'The Stud'.
Repetitive and dull, yeah, he probably has to think of Brian to continue to excel in sex.
One (of many) things I think Cowlip got wrong, was that it took Ethan 'cheating' for Justin to leave him. They had no chemistry. And I know he missed Brian, that should have been enough to talk to Brian and work things out.
Anyway, in response to your question on my other review, yes, I think I could have agreed more with Justin having a new boyfriend. But what would that have taken to get him and Brian back together - because we know that had to be. Maybe Brian could have asked him to talk, and then try to work things out. So the whole thing of a nice boyfriend would have been hard, because I wouldn't have wanted to see the other guy get hurt. And Brian would have had to try monogamy - yeah, it wouldn't work.
My grandaughter that graduated two years ago, started playing violin at the age of four, and even though she was first chair in orchestra for her last four years of high school... she never got stuck up like Ethan. Oh... and she watched Ethan 'play' once and she said he was holding his violin wrong. I got a chuckle out of that.
Author's Response:
I'm not good at analyzing Ethan. Sure, he was probably gloating a bit about stealing Justin, but I think he definitely was afraid of Brian. In my story, Ethan has few redeeming qualities...even when he tries to be romantic.
I thought a lot more readers would have been replying about the Art and Love speech by Justin's sponsor. [As a writer, I feel that was one of my best pieces of writing...ever.]