And Lorenzo? Well, suffice to say he lives up to the title of the book.įlorence is portrayed in perfect detail which made me believe that the author knows his way around there like a second (or possibly first?) home. Characterisation in Lorenzo il Magnifico is impeccable: Luke comes over as an authentic young man from Leeds who is in desperate need of a stroke of luck. I hoped not because I was rooting for the two heroes. But Luke’s holiday is only a week long – will it just be another wham-bam-thanks-for-the-memories-and-here’s-your-hat type of romance? Where he meets vibrant Lorenzo.Īlthough Luke was only seeking holiday excitement, the attraction between the two men is instant. Mundane indeed but he’s expecting life to take a turn for the better as he leaves on a short holiday to Florence. Tristram’s first novel, “On My Knees”, has been swiftly followed by a real corker: Lorenzo il MagnificoĪlthough Luke has an art-history degree, he’s working in a call-centre in Leeds. Watch out all you famous authors at the forefront of m/m hot fiction – there’s a new boy in town! :)ĭespite the stigma still surrounding being gay, it seems very liberating to do away with the sex games heterosexual couples play and just do. for straight guys so eager to get it on, they're really screwing themselves over with the name calling. Yet women have to put up the appearances that they're not that interested in order for society to view their behaviors as acceptable. After all most people enjoy sex (men and women alike). if women weren't called sluts for seeking sex when they wanted. He didn't have to play games or pretend he was not into.Īnd it made me wonder, what would life be like if women didn't have to play the chaste games. When Luke wanted sex, he simply went to the place were the guys were and got it on. :) What did you expect from a gay romance? It actually reminded me a lot of Queer as Folk. well, human, rather than the unemotional brute I see so often in romances. It was nice getting into Luke's mind and see he was just. :) I've been married (add some dating years in) long enough to know the stoic shell hides a lot. Society says men are supposed to be butch and stoic.

One of the things I loved about Lorenzo il Magnifico is the vulnerability a lot of women miss when writing from the male perspective shows up in this book. Luke offered a sort of rawness he shared with the reader, and it made him a character I could relate to.

It was interesting to find the main character in the book had a lot of the same insecurities I have going into new relationships. It's one of those books which hit me on a psychological level. Lorenzo il Magnifico gave me that opportunity. okay, for the last couple of years, I've wanted to read a romance written by a male. My review also on Ramblings of an Amateur Writer: įor the longest time.

Lorenzo by Tristram La Roche