Glitterland (Spires Universe #1)
Alexis Hall
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
4.24
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 46 ratings · Published: 15 May 2013
Once the golden boy of the English literary scene, now a clinically depressed writer of pulp crime fiction, Ash Winters has given up on love, hope, happiness, and—most of all—himself. He lives his life between the cycles of his illness, haunted by the ghosts of other people’s expectations.
Then a chance encounter at a stag party throws him into the arms of Essex boy Darian Taylor, an aspiring model who lives in a world of hair gel, fake tans, and fashion shows. By his own admission, Darian isn’t the crispest lettuce in the fridge, but he cooks a mean cottage pie and makes Ash laugh, reminding him of what it’s like to step beyond the boundaries of anxiety.
But Ash has been living in his own shadow for so long that he can’t see past the glitter to the light. Can a man who doesn’t trust himself ever trust in happiness? And how can a man who doesn’t believe in happiness ever fight for his own?
Tagged as:
- gay romance 23
- angst 16
- contemporary 15
- grumpy & sunshine 12
- himbo 12
- disabilities & scars 11
- funny 8
- class difference 7
- hurt/comfort 6
- grumpy/cold hero 5
- first person pov 5
- male pov 3
- anal sex 3
- sunny/happy hero 3
- sweet/gentle hero 3
- tortured hero 3
- age gap 2
- working class hero 2
- bdsm 1
- queer romance 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 9
- suicide / ideation 9
- fatphobia 2
- ableism 2
- self harm 1
- geography
- united kingdom 1
- europe 1
- england 1
- british isles 1
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