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Counterpoint | Anna Zabo
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Twisted Wishes lead guitarist Dominic Domino Bradley is an animal onstage. But behind his tight leather pants and skull-crusher boots lies a different man entirely, one who needs his stage persona not only to perform, but to have the anonymity he craves. A self-imposed exile makes it impossible to get close to anyone outside the band, so hes forced to get his sexual fix through a few hot nights with a stranger. When computer programmer Adrian Doran meets Dominic, hes drawn to the other mans quiet voice and shy smile. But after a few dirty, demanding nights exploring Dominics need to be dominated, Adrian wants more than a casual distraction. He has no idea hes fallen for Domino Grinderthe outlandish, larger-than-life rock god. Dominic is reluctant to trust Adrian with his true identity. But when the truth is revealed prematurely, Dominic is forced to reevaluate both his need for Adrian and everything he believes about himself. One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance youre looking for with an HEA/HFN. Its a promise! This book is approximately 93,000 words Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Mackenzie Walton
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xicanti
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May spending log. La TBR saw minimal reduction last month because publishers kept discounting books I had my eye on. SIGH. I also used my self-given right to buy one full-price book for every 15 TBR titles cleared to get COUNTERPOINT by Anna Zabo, because it was Necessary.

I‘m kinda hoping for fewer $0.99 sales in June. Gotta get La TBR down to 300 (from its current total of 309) so I can buy another full-pricer!

mreads Good luck 🤞 6y
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I‘ve procrastinated on this review because I know I won‘t manage to say everything I want to. Anna Zabo‘s books move me so hard, y‘all! This one deals with anxiety; with feeling fractured; with connecting so hard with someone that you‘re desperate to show them your full self but also terrified they‘ll only want the one part of you. I sank straight into it and fell in love.

Also, there‘s lots of book talk and foodie content and fashion. ❤️❤️❤️

xicanti One issue: there‘re some consistency errors here and there, mostly of the sort that tell me Zabo moved things around a lot during edits and didn‘t always manage to smooth over the seams. My gut feeling is they worked so hard on the emotional side of things that they sometimes lost track of details like the characters‘ state of dress (or undress). It‘s not a HUGE distraction, but it‘s there and I noticed. 6y
tournevis Can we talk about the cover? I have questions... 6y
cherinium @tournevis LOL! Dave Navarro immediately came to mind... 6y
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tournevis @cherinium Except Navarro looks better. And knows how to hold and play the guitar. I mean, they fuzzed his left hand! Yeah. Anyhoo. 🥴 6y
xicanti @tournevis @cherinium ain‘t stock photography grand. 6y
tournevis @xicanti Best attitude about it, bar none! 6y
cherinium @tournevis Well, of course! 6y
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I think I might‘ve caught a cold from painting outside yesterday. I‘ve been fighting off exhaustion all day and my productivity‘s crap. I finally gave up and cuddled with Casey while I read, then had baked eggs followed by gelato.

This is the BEST gelato, y‘all. I‘m super picky about chocolate ice cream and I love it to bits. Unfortunately, I think it‘s discontinued; Safeway was clearing it out for less than half off. Sadness.

cobwebmoth Hope you feel better soon! 6y
Swe_Eva What's the gelato brand? 6y
xicanti @cobwebmoth the late afternoon was MUCH better. Whee. 6y
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xicanti @Swe_Eva Fiasco. They‘re from Calgary. 6y
Swe_Eva @xicanti Coveting. 🤤 6y
xicanti @Swe_Eva all their flavours look fantastic, but they‘re usually like $9 a jar. Now I know they‘re as good as they look, I‘ll probably splurge every once in a while. Maybe when they go on sale for $7. 6y
Swe_Eva @xicanti Not a problem. I'll spend $6 on one scoop of pistachio from the gelato guy at Chelsea Market in New York - great gelato is worth pretty much anything in my book! 👍🏻 6y
xicanti @Swe_Eva yeah, whenever I shell out for good ice cream (or gelato, or sorbet) at the grocery store, I tell myself it‘s sort of a deal because it would be so much more by the scoop! 6y
Swe_Eva @xicanti 😂 I see no problem with that argument.👍🏻 6y
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I finally got to read another chapter of my book while I ate some delicious sausage & tofu scramble, but now it‘s back to the to-do list. Sigh.

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My mom called just as I was about to start painting. She was almost at the US border when she realized she forgot her bag with her money and her passport in it. Ulp. I had to drive out to St Norbert to meet her. At least I got a bit of reading done while I waited?

I stopped in at the library on the way back, too, and the thrift store, and Giant Tiger, so I‘m now set for books and bananas and tank tops, with my favourite ice cream as a bonus.

Swe_Eva 😂 Those are the two most important things when you travel, pretty much anything else can be replaced. 6y
CouronneDhiver Oops. Nice of you to help her out 6y
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Yes, please.

Eyelit I want to go to there (and live) 😁 6y
xicanti @Eyelit right? It‘s the dream. 6y
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I couldn‘t face a cold breakfast with a long day of manual labour ahead of me, so I took a bunch of scraps and turned them into something great.

I also dug into my book, which is SO GOOD OMG. Anna Zabo‘s got a direct line on my emotions. Maybe I could ditch the manual labour and read all day?

(No; I‘ve got a tiny window in which to get my closet painted, and I cleared the day for it. Gotta push forward.)

AmyReadsAlot Glad your loving your book 😀, yeah a day of manual labor versus a day enjoying a book.....hmmmm tough call, 🤣 kidding. Love the mug! 6y
xicanti @TheGenreMinxBookReviews I do plan to have my audiobook on the whole time, so I‘ll still get to read SOMETHING! The mug is one of my favourite things. It‘s wearing out, so I keep hoping I‘ll find another at the thrift store. 6y
AmyReadsAlot @xicanti I love to listen to an audiobook when doing tasks because it helps the time go faster. Don‘t you hate it when beloved items wear out? I hope you find another one or something just as cool 😎. 6y
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Counterpoint | Anna Zabo
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Please enjoy my Sunday night reading buddy. He had a BIG DAY that involved puppy school and a shopping trip to a new pet store. Now he‘s zonked.

I‘m almost there myself, so I‘m not sure I dare start the tagged book tonight. The first in the series kept me up laaaaate because I LOVED IT SO MUCH OMG. (So much I paid full price for this one. That‘s how you know it‘s serious between us.) Maybe it‘s safer if I dip into a comic instead?

wanderinglynn He‘s so cute! ❤️🐶 6y
Megabooks Awww! 💕💕💕 6y
Cinfhen Soooooo cute 6y
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Texreader ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
xxjenadanxx Omg what a cutie!! 6y
MemoirsForMe That face! 💕💕💕 6y
Crazeedi Hes soooo cute! *squeeze*🐶 6y
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The Netgalley gods smiled upon me and granted me access to Counterpoint - and just in time since I was tearing through the end of Syncopation. This is a fabulously well-crafted, kinky, queer romance about a guitar-playing rock god with a stage personality that has a very long shadow for his nerdy, twink self to hide in who meets a computer programmer in a Brooklyn restaurant and things get very sexy and sweet from there. (Paparazzi are the worst)