Lord of the White Hell, Book 1 by Ginn Hale

If you're a fan of high fantasy and haven't yet got around to reading this, it is a must read. This was my first Ginn Hale and what a way to get introduced to an author! I think maybe I will just take a break from reading gay literature for a while, maybe until we get a new crop of writers for this genre. I was told this was a different type of story. This is romance? I had thought the author was a better writer than that.

Kiram started out as this amazing young dreamer, talented and strong and ambitious, then suddenly he became this weak, pathetic, horrific stereotype whose sole purpose for living was just to suck Javier off and worship him. I tried to read the second book just because I hoped & prayed that maybe it was a dream or an illusion or some other explanation (I know I was pretty desperate there) but I was disappointed. Otherwise it's not consistent with the character building. Think of something else that could at least maintain a level of sympathy for the characters. It's unexpected and repulsive and unimaginative. In what romance is this a good character trait? It was such a tired move. Anything for him to still remain decent or likable…or different. It just.ugh! I was thinking we were going to find out that Javier never had sex with the whores that maybe he just went into another room or paid them without having sex or something. I KNOW that there were other ways for the author to cause a rift in the relationship or some tension other than the whorehouse. I wish I had stopped before that chapter. I was so turned off by all this that the enjoyment I had had thus far completely vanished. You'll beg me before I come back to you'.

POSSIBLE SPOILER: I keep seeing this happening in so many gay romance stories (and I always hate it) where a character has sex with a woman just to prove something, but this one was so disgusting to me, doing it in front of your partner and then being like 'What did I do wrong? Why are you mad?. This one started out great for me and I enjoyed it UNTIL the scene in the brothel.

Lord of the White Hell, Book 1 by Ginn Hale