The Kinsey Scale by CJane Elliot

The Kinsey Scale by CJane Elliot
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story (78 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Life is good for Eric Brown. He’s a senior theater major, an RA for a freshman dorm, and has a great circle of friends. Single since sophomore year, Eric isn’t looking for love. But then Will Butler—fellow senior, co-RA, and the cutest guy Eric’s ever seen—walks into his dorm. Will has a girlfriend he sees off campus—a minor disappointment that becomes a major problem when a housing shortage causes Will and Eric to become roommates, and Eric is forced to witness Will’s hotness day in and day out. For protection, Eric asks Jerry, his ex-boyfriend, to pretend they’re still together. Jerry warns him it’s a stupid idea, but he reluctantly agrees.

Too bad it won’t save Eric from losing his heart.
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Will Butler has never believed in himself. His dysfunctional family saw to that. Although Will has loved music since childhood, he’s never seriously considered pursuing it, and the person he’s dating doesn’t encourage him. Then he and Eric Brown become roommates, and everything changes. Eric believes in Will and his talent. He’s also gorgeous and playful and fast becoming Will’s best friend. And that’s not good, because Will is hiding some big things, not only from Eric, but from himself.

Eric and Will are co-RA’s, both thrown together and sharing a room due to over-crowding. Despite the fact that Will’s straight and seriously hot and Eric is gay and annoyed at the attraction he feels, the two men work together well as a team and both enjoy counseling and helping the kids under their care.

I found this to be an interesting and emotional read. I really loved how Eric and Will didn’t just hop into bed together, indeed for most of the first half of the book Eric didn’t even know Will was bi. For the readers there were a few flags to my mind that indicated Will’s life and character wasn’t as clear-cut as he portrayed to Eric, but I really enjoyed the journey through the school year as Eric and Will learned more about each other. I also really enjoyed how there was a strong cast of secondary characters, Eric’s bff and ex-boyfriend, Jerry, Eric’s family and the hovering shadows of Will’s family – these all helped the story feel more fleshed out and realistic to me.

While I normally enjoy a slow-burning romance I did feel in places, especially the first half of the story, that the romance blossoming between Eric and Will was just a little too slow. While there is some chemistry from Eric’s perspective most of the book is from his point of view so it was a little harder for me as a reader to grasp exactly what was in Will’s mind and how he was truly feeling. This was a small niggle, but one that did detract a little of my enjoyment of the story. It added to the tension and conflict of the story, however, so I can understand where the author was coming from, it just wasn’t ideal from my personal perspective.

While there is a bit of steaminess toward the end of the story I didn’t personally feel this was a strongly erotic, explicit story. Readers looking for a load of sex and descriptiveness might not find this story satisfying in that respect. While I admit I would have enjoyed Eric and Will getting together a little earlier in the story and exploring their chemistry and the physical side to their relationship a bit more I have to admit that watching them interact as friends and get to know each other platonically really was interesting and I did enjoy that.

A fun and happy short story this is a great college/coming-out style of story that has interesting and vibrant characters. With a slow pace and very happy ending this was a lovely read.