REVIEW TOUR - Shake the Stars by VL Locey

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Length: 100,000 words approx.

Cover Design: Sloan J Designs

Publisher: Gone Writing Publishing

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Blurb

Spending time in the Poconos with his family was the last thing Dane Forrester wanted to do over the summer. He had dreams of spending his last break touring Europe and gathering story ideas for his upcoming creative writing classes before heading to college. Maybe even finding that elusive first love in a small café in Paris, or along the Rhine, or even in a sultry villa in Italy. But no, he was stuck at the Silver Fir Lodge with his family where his dreams of romance and passion would wither and die a slow painful death, or so he imagined.

When all seemed lost, the budding wordsmith is saved—in more than one sense—by Khalid Novak, a lifeguard at the lodge’s pool. Khalid is two years older, a bit more sophisticated, and the most incredibly alluring thing Dane has ever seen. The two young men find themselves joyously wound in a searing romance that teaches Dane that love can be wildly intense yet fleeting so one should revel in it when the discovery is made.

Can this summer romance survive the chill of autumn as well as the winds of time? 

Review 

My Rating - 5 Stars!

VL Locey's Shake the Stars is an amazing first love book. Raw and gutsy, it's a fantastic young adult, second chances romance.

An insta-love story, Dane and Khalid fall in love at summer camp. The long summer is spent together exploring both their worlds and each other. With a Dirty Dancing type feel, these two young men are caught in the web of first love and coming out.

Dane and Khalid have a complicated relationship with many issues thrown their way, including religious homophobia, as well as religious bigotry. There are
some amazing quotes; some fantastic conversations about religion. My favorite theme though is that of faith. The author perfectly explores the fact that faith is a personal thing. And even better yet, the fact that God doesn't hate, humans do. I love this. Absolutely love it. The discussions are important and relevant. 

Dane's fear of water is an impressive aspect of this story. Well written, I love the way Khalid helps him with his fear. It's wonderfully emotional, both tender and beautiful.

Their tale also includes the weight of family expectations and the painful lesson that first love doesn't always last. Their long journey towards love is full of angst as well as love. Theirs is a tale of sacrifices and compromises.

Overall, Shake the Stars is one hell of an impressive romance. VL Locey's one of my favorite authors, with this one holding up to her reputation. Basically, if you love VL Locey, be sure to check out this YA romance. It's an emotional journey that is beautiful in both it's story and it's storytelling.

USA Today Bestselling Author V.L. Locey – Penning LGBT hockey romance that skates into sinful pleasures.


V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, Torchwood and Dr. Who, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a pair of geese, far too many chickens, and two steers.


When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in one hand and a steamy romance novel in the other.

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