Glitterland (Spires Universe #1)
Alexis Hall
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
4.13
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 103 ratings · 222 pages · 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?
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Tagged as:
- gay romance 32
- contemporary 22
- angst 22
- disabilities & scars 17
- grumpy & sunshine 17
- himbo 16
- class difference 12
- funny 12
- grumpy/cold hero 9
- queer romance 9
- hurt/comfort 8
- anal sex 7
- sunny/happy hero 7
- sweet/gentle hero 7
- tortured hero 7
- working class hero 6
- age gap 2
- bdsm 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 15
- suicide / ideation 15
- self harm 7
- fatphobia 5
- ableism 4
- mental trauma 4
- drug abuse 1
- substance abuse 1
- geography
- england 8
- united kingdom 5
- europe 4
- british isles 3
- Format
- Audiobook
- first person pov 10
- male pov 6
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The 'Spires Universe' series
4.19 · 434 ratings
contemporary · queer · m-m · england · hurt-comfort · humor · audiobook · bdsm · sweet-hero · angst · age difference · erotica · working class hero · united-kingdom · explicit-open-door · grumpy sunshine
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