Twelfth Night

Name: Twelfth Night
Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
ISBN: 9781386209270

By Erin McRae & Racheline Maltese

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After their May/December affair in the hothouse of a summerstock theater production, John and Michael are back in New York City and facing the consequences of their summer fling.

Overwhelmed by the intensity of his new relationship, John struggles with the challenges of learning to date again while also coming out to his colleagues, his football rec league friends, and even his ex-wife.

But when he invites his parents over for Christmas, the holiday — featuring Michael's family's amateur production of Twelfth Night — quickly turns into a French farce of potentially catastrophic proportions, forcing John finally to take the lead in claiming his evolving identity even as he takes the next step in his relationship with Michael.

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Twelfth Night Reviews

4.0

temple

Created almost 8 years ago

“One of those scenarios where you read a charming m/m book, and then click to the next on your list to delightfully discover it's a sequel to the first. This is also charming! Michael realllllllly makes me remember 25. Or, moreso my 25-year-old friends. It's hard for me to get worked up about age difference, in trope or in real life, because it's really not something I think about very often myself -- age in terms of social convention. But this is one of those where the generational difference really does engineer some of the low-key angst in the story, and I like how John not only articulates how and why his perspective is different, but defends himself as well to Michael. It's evident for me that Michael's queen-outs about John's "gayness" (vs queerness, a term I employ and prefer) have more to do with Michael's identity as a gay man over John's need to self-label. And there's some nuance there: Michael is far from the first person to end up in a relationship of whatever nature with a heretofore straight person. It's certainly one of the things Elder Gays counsel Baby Gays about, though as the gender and sexuality lines get blurrier with every post-millennial generation I suspect this will be less relevant with time. So his concern is understandable, if, well, queeny. That said, I would be charmed once more if a third volume were to continue this low-key story of a less dramatic relationship. It's kinda my thing, and it doesn't come up that often -- the domestic kind of story, without car crashes or surprise babies or secret identities or what have you. I connected a lot with John, whose processing of his interest in Michael is just chill, and ambiguous, and not needing definition. The reality of others around him wigging out about it more than him feels very real, and is revealing of how deep assumptions go, even with close relationships.”

Christine

Created almost 11 years ago

“As always Maltese and McRae deliver wonderful characters and enthralling stories. The only bad part is that there isn't more.”

Rachel

Created almost 11 years ago

“OK…so…I kinda didn't like this follow up as much as the first book in this series, and I think that was mostly due to Michael's attitude towards John wanting him to label himself as gay and that's that. I mean, the man is in his 40's and had always thought of himself as a straight man, so give the man a break and let him come to terms with things on his own time. But, I kinda adore these two and just want them to talk things out and keep communicating and have a wonderful relationship! I hope there will be more with these two?”

About Erin McRae

Racheline Maltese can fly a plane, sail a boat, and ride a horse, but has no idea how to drive a car; she's based in Brooklyn. Erin McRae has a graduate degree in international affairs for which she focused on the role of social media in the Arab Spring; she's based in Washington DC. Together, they write romance about fame and public life. Like everyone in the 21st century, they met on the Internet.

Learn more at their website: http://Avian30.com

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