One Piece - Tập 19 (Tái Bản 2015) tải về miễn phí cuốn sách

Michael Allen mikerobal — Let me start off by saying I loved this book. I did, it was a delightful read. The protagonists were charming and the banter between all of the characters had me in hysterics. Bear is a young man left as the sole guardian of his young brother after being abandoned by their mother right before his high school graduation. At 17 he goes from having a future full of possibilities to one full of responsibilities. Adding to that were the new confusing feelings he was having for his best friend's brother, Otter. After a bit of misinterpreting of one another from both sides, Otter leaves, goes off to San Diego for three years and tries valiantly to get over his feelings for Bear. In the end though, he returns to his hometown and to the man that has haunted his heart. Things, of course, are not that simple, there's some angst thrown in and a little panicked “Oh my God, I'm gay!” from Bear, but the author fixes it all and left me with the warm fuzzies of a wonderful HEA read. So, why the 4 star rating you're probably wondering. I deducted 1 star for the continued and annoying use of one word throughout the course of the book. Retarded. “That's retarded,” “don't be retarded,” “feeling retarded,” etc were used numerous times in the novel. I understand that these are fictional characters, however, I still found the use of that word inappropriate and had a hard time equating the charming characters that were being described to me, with one that would use the term retarded as a euphemism for stupid. I would hope that the next time this author writes a story and I do hope he does so soon, because I did enjoy this, he takes into consideration the fact that some things should simply not be said, by fictitious characters or anyone else. Some words are rude, inconsiderate and inappropriate in any context.