![]() ![]() ![]() Then he meets Vince Taylor, a beautiful, sweet guy who isn’t particularly bright – at least, not in the conventional sense of the word. Helena Handbasket, the most beloved and feared drag queen in Tuscon), his two-legged dog Wheels, and his family (though he kind of avoids them too) – and that’s about it. At the local gay bar, he hangs out on the balcony with Charlie, the octogenarian light guy, watching the action down below but refusing to join in. The story is told from the viewpoint of Paul Auster, a shy, pudgy guy who has given up on finding love and who instead protects himself from the world by both laughing at it and avoiding it. The drama and the humor balance one another beautifully, and they come together to create a relationship that readers can enjoy and laugh with as it unfolds, even as we root hard for the HEA. ![]() Tell Me It’s Real brings the best of his writing styles together. Klune offers a sweeping variety of moods and subgenres in his many romances, from the family drama of his Bear, Otter, and the Kid series to the absurd/fantastical Tales from Verania books to the dark, sci-fi weirdness of Murmuration. ![]() Paul Auster and Vince Taylor’s love story would have moved me to tears at several points in this novel – except that I was already in tears of laughter. ![]()
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