Book Review: I See You by Susan Reeves
Title: I See You
Author: Susan Reeves
Series: Come to Your Senses Book 1
Reviewer: Larry / John
Release Date: February 20, 2016
Genre(s): m/m Gay Fiction / Contemporary Romance
Page Count: 233 pages
Heat Level: 3.5 flames out of 5
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
I See You by Susan Reeves
Blurb: Christian Sartori: Surveillance officer, facial recognition guru and aspiring surfing god.
Ben McCormick: Casino games dealer, couch surfer and down on his luck.
Christian falls for Ben’s Raphaelite-like beauty the very first moment he sees him, dealing at a busy pai gow table, but fraternisation between their departments is strictly forbidden. Christian instead catches glimpses through the cameras at work, hoping management won’t notice he has “eyes on” Ben more than he should.
When Ben is brutally attacked as he leaves work one night, Christian is fortunately watching and comes to his aid. This starts them on a road that travels from friendship to more as they both deal with injuries, a career change, the farce that is Valentine’s Day, and a mother with a crippling gambling addiction.
I See You is a story about love, compassion and helping out your fellow man, which can sometimes bring you things you never thought possible.
Review: I See You looked like an interesting quick read, it was. The storyline is simple – boy see boy, falls in lust, and has no idea how to make it happen. As fate would have it, the answer is thrust upon Christian when Ben is assaulted. The problem? Christian was violating the rules by watching Ben on the surveillance system.
Luckily for Ben, Christian was breaking the rules. And luckily for Christian, his fellow workers turned a blind eye to his rule breaking. Ben was down on his luck and Christian was just the guy to help him out, no ulterior motive in mind, well not much anyway. When lust turns into more, both Christian and Ben realize that they have to take action or forever regret that they didn’t.
Reeves presented a good story, filled with love, lust, insecurities, and pain. How these two young men deal with those situations make I See You a good read.