Advanced Reader Copy Review: Fade Out by E.M. Denning
ARC provided by Gay Romance Reviews and this is my honest review. My thanks to them and the author for the opportunity to review.
Book Review
Fade Out, by E.M. Denning, is the fourth book in the Lights, Camera, Love series. When Rex, a Veterinarian, finds himself in need of a fake boyfriend for his brother’s wedding, a mutual connection introduces him to Perry, an adult entertainer. The two agree to a series of fake dates to build – up a history, only there’s precious little faking going on as the two go on to develop a very sweet, very swoony and very spicy love story.
I adored everything about this book, and it is pretty much the perfect romance. Rex has popped in at least two of the previous books and it was nice to finally get to meet him properly. He was such a great character who loved his job and his brother, he was effortlessly kind and more gracious than he should be, with an unfortunate habit of making poor partner choices. I really liked how thoughtful he was and how he went out of his way to put Perry at ease and put him first. He was the perfect Gentleman! Similarly, I thought Perry was an absolute sweetheart and I just wanted to hug him. He hadn’t had the best time and like Rex, he also had an unfortunate habit of making poor relationship choices. Although he was confident in himself professionally, he was less so personally and longed for someone to be with him. It was heartwarming to see Rex show Perry that he was worth it and Rex constantly reassure him despite Perry’s fear regarding his job on any potential relationship. It was hugely refreshing to see two characters have such good communication skills, at every stage when they realised how they felt, they would acknowledge it, act on it and then speak to each other about it. Honestly, the communication in all parts of their relationship was one of my favourite parts!
As this was the fourth book in the series, there was brief world building and we revisited some of the earlier characters, although you could probably read this reasonably easily without having read any of the previous books. I liked meeting some of the newer characters, particularly Nigel and Simon. As a nod to Rex’s career, there was no shortage of adorable animals, and my favourites were Gumball the cat and Danish the Dog. I would definitely recommend this book, and my only disappointment was how abruptly it ended. I would have loved to have spend more time with Rex and Perry as a couple.
⭐⭐⭐⭐.9
