If you’ve heard of Sierra Hill and have read her work, then you’ll know that she’s planning on releasing books under a side pen name (KC Kassidy) and she’s broaching into MM books. I’ve been following her for a while and have been able to give her books a read and thought that they were such greats, so when I heard that she was branching out a little, I wanted to get on board and see what her creative mind would come up with and after being lucky enough to give C*ck Blocked a read I have to say that I’m rather impressed by her work.
I know for a fact that whenever an author either comes out to start writing with another pen name or they are new to the writing scene things can get a bit interesting as the target audience are in two minds as they’ve got to see if the writing matches up to their other author name or if the writing is gripping and interesting enough to keep you engaged.
And after reading it, I think that she did a great job because no one really understands what it’s like for celebrities to live their day to day lives (the only people who understand and get it is celebrities themselves) and with the way the world is currently the fact that this is an MM book, it made all the difference and you could understand and relate in some way to it. Nowadays it’s starting to become more accepting to try and be who you are and to allow yourself to explore your sexuality. But even that being the case, for celebrities who never get to live their personal life as personal it’s harder for them as they don’t want to get judged for being with the same sex or whatever the outcome is of their sexuality. Some people tend to think that it’ll ruin their careers or that it’ll make people view them in such a negative way.
I love how she managed to breach this topic, but whilst it made for an excellent lesson, it is also such a captivating story. I know for a fact that I’m hooked and I’m looking forward to seeing what else is written for this series.
At times I will say that it did seem a little fast paced, as this is meant to be set for a month and that Niall’s sister (Nancy) is away for the first two weeks of Grayson staying.. However it really does seem that instead of the four weeks, that it’s really only a week through the book that goes by. I would have loved for it to have been a bit longer because then you could have been able to get into all of the unknowns, seen how things were between all the characters and get to dive deeper into how both Niall and Grayson were around each other.
Honestly with a few little things added to this book I think it would be incredibly amazing, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t love the story, there’s just things that KC Kassidy needs to look at a little and then it would be completely perfect for you.
Overall though, it was a great read and I loved how open Niall was with who he was, obviously it’s still hard on him because people judge him for the way he is, but at the end of the day our sexuality isn’t a choice, it’s just how we’re born.
Grayson has been living two lives, in public to everyone, including his fan base he’s seen as the most incredible talented straight guy and everyone wants to know who he’s with, when he plans on settling down. Yet in private, he’s queer and tends to find a guy who is happy living in private because he doesn’t want his career to come crashing down on him.
Even though Grayson has been given such an amazing opportunity, he doesn’t see himself in front of the camera’s anymore, if anything he wants to be the one directing the camera’s and what’s being shot. But in order for that to happen he needs to finish off writing his screenplay and the only way he can get that done is by taking some time away from LA and just getting it written. Luckily for him, he’s got an amazing assistant and she ends up sending him to somewhere in Ireland that’s quiet and not well known in the hopes that he’ll get it finished so he can go ahead and pitch it.
Yet he’s a little nervous that he’ll be recognised by the owners of where he’s staying and doesn’t want to indulge in too much. But he’s given a lot to think about when he meets Niall who is open about who he is and what he wants in life.
Will Grayson work things out and be able to live the life he wants??? Will Niall be the one to break him free from everything that he’s surrounded in???
I know for a fact that whenever an author either comes out to start writing with another pen name or they are new to the writing scene things can get a bit interesting as the target audience are in two minds as they’ve got to see if the writing matches up to their other author name or if the writing is gripping and interesting enough to keep you engaged.
And after reading it, I think that she did a great job because no one really understands what it’s like for celebrities to live their day to day lives (the only people who understand and get it is celebrities themselves) and with the way the world is currently the fact that this is an MM book, it made all the difference and you could understand and relate in some way to it. Nowadays it’s starting to become more accepting to try and be who you are and to allow yourself to explore your sexuality. But even that being the case, for celebrities who never get to live their personal life as personal it’s harder for them as they don’t want to get judged for being with the same sex or whatever the outcome is of their sexuality. Some people tend to think that it’ll ruin their careers or that it’ll make people view them in such a negative way.
I love how she managed to breach this topic, but whilst it made for an excellent lesson, it is also such a captivating story. I know for a fact that I’m hooked and I’m looking forward to seeing what else is written for this series.
At times I will say that it did seem a little fast paced, as this is meant to be set for a month and that Niall’s sister (Nancy) is away for the first two weeks of Grayson staying.. However it really does seem that instead of the four weeks, that it’s really only a week through the book that goes by. I would have loved for it to have been a bit longer because then you could have been able to get into all of the unknowns, seen how things were between all the characters and get to dive deeper into how both Niall and Grayson were around each other.
Honestly with a few little things added to this book I think it would be incredibly amazing, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t love the story, there’s just things that KC Kassidy needs to look at a little and then it would be completely perfect for you.
Overall though, it was a great read and I loved how open Niall was with who he was, obviously it’s still hard on him because people judge him for the way he is, but at the end of the day our sexuality isn’t a choice, it’s just how we’re born.
Grayson has been living two lives, in public to everyone, including his fan base he’s seen as the most incredible talented straight guy and everyone wants to know who he’s with, when he plans on settling down. Yet in private, he’s queer and tends to find a guy who is happy living in private because he doesn’t want his career to come crashing down on him.
Even though Grayson has been given such an amazing opportunity, he doesn’t see himself in front of the camera’s anymore, if anything he wants to be the one directing the camera’s and what’s being shot. But in order for that to happen he needs to finish off writing his screenplay and the only way he can get that done is by taking some time away from LA and just getting it written. Luckily for him, he’s got an amazing assistant and she ends up sending him to somewhere in Ireland that’s quiet and not well known in the hopes that he’ll get it finished so he can go ahead and pitch it.
Yet he’s a little nervous that he’ll be recognised by the owners of where he’s staying and doesn’t want to indulge in too much. But he’s given a lot to think about when he meets Niall who is open about who he is and what he wants in life.
Will Grayson work things out and be able to live the life he wants??? Will Niall be the one to break him free from everything that he’s surrounded in???