Cloyingly Sweet Young Thing/Thang

The thang, uh, thing about Anne Tennino's Theta Alpha Gamma gay romance series is that it has such promise.  However, I was dubious about Sweet Young Thang from the get-go, even before I read it for these reasons:

The cover art: Was it the purple underwear, the guy's meh look, or the Polaroid-looking print in what seems to be a girl's hand?  Since the blurb about the book talks about gays and bisexuals in the TAG house, bombs, exploding water heaters, paramedics, and househusbands, I was having trouble reconciling a cover with purple undies and photography.  All very strange.

The title: The twangy title didn't help any in making me feel like this sequel was going to live up to its predecessor.  In fact, written across the guy's back like it is, the words have sort of a predator feel about them.  It's like the guy's been caught peeing in the woods and the wolf has crept up behind him trying to alleviate his terror by calling him a sweet young bite to eat.

So going into this book, I had misgivings.  You can read my review this weekend or anytime at AAR.

Horrible Title, Good Book

Who in her right mind thinks Frat Boy and Toppy is a good title for a book?  Evidently Anne Tenino.  Frankly, I resisted reading this book, but finally gave it a shot because I had the galley and nothing else to read at the time.

Unlike some books that I put off for a while, this one proved to be a pleasant surprise.  In fact, I enjoyed reading it and even went on to read the sequel, Love Hypothetically, which I'm also reviewing for All About Romance (AAR).

I've got my eye on Tenino's third in the Theta Alpha Gamma series, Sweet Young Thang, coming out in July, a book with another unfortunate title I'm willing to bet.  But we'll see.  Perhaps, "thang" is actually what one of the protagonists turns out to be.