Genre: Mystery, Romance, Contemporary
LGBTQ+ Category: Gay
Reviewer: Maryann
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About The Book
Paul Cranford regrets asking Louise and Darcy Middleton to let the kids from his class have a look at the fifteenth century letter they’re selling at auction. If it hadn’t been for him, it would never have been in the theatre overnight to even get stolen in the first place.
Darcy isn’t keen on Paul Cranford. He’s never quite got over the way Paul knocked him back when Darcy tried to ask him out. But when the letter is stolen from the theatre and Darcy is hurt in the process, Paul steps up to help him and he starts to understand him better.
Getting back the letter means they get to know each other better. Will that date Paul turned down happen after all?
A date turned down. A stolen letter. A reminder that nerds don’t just play board games.
Reading It Wrong is a gentle M/M romance set in the small-town world of Theatr Fach.
The Review
Silff Lyfrau is a antiquarian book shop that was passed down to Louise Middleton from her father. Darcy, her younger brother, often helps out around the shop. He also has a job at Theatr Fach in the cafe, which is managed by Lacey.
As the book shop gets an abundance of estate sales and collectibles, they never know what they will run across. While going through some old cook books, Darcy discovers a letter from the Manor of Glebe, from September of 1440. The letter draws so much interest that Louise decides to hold an auction, to be held at the Big Hall of Theatr Fach.
The Sliff Lyfrau is also facing a new competition. An English bloke has opened another antiquarian shop in town. Rumor has it that he left Hay-On-Wye, a very lucrative Welsh book shop, and no one seems to know why.
Paul Cranford is a teacher at St. Baruc Primary. He teaches students in years five and six, and has a project for them in letter writing. He’s come to ask Louise if his students could see the letter, as it’s both “normally written” and historical from the 15th century. The auction is to be held Thursday, and she agrees to allow the students to come to the theatre to view the letter on Wednesday.
Darcy isn’t thrilled with Paul. After one of the Wednesday Llanbaruc Boardgames Club nights at the cafe, Paul ran off when Darcy invited him out, as if Paul thought he was better than him. But there’s a lot that Darcy doesn’t know about Paul, until Lacey spills the beans. Then trouble crops up, and Darcy gets hurt.
Darcy and the shy, cute Paul are so made for each other. And Luke, Alex and Lacey were first introduced in the short story “Out of Focus,” another delightful creation of Lester’s.
I highly recommend Reading It Wrong – it’s a quick, fun read with a little mystery, silly crooks and very likable characters.
The Reviewer
Hi, I’m Maryann, I started life in New York, moved to New Hampshire and in 1965 uprooted again to Sacramento, California. Once I retired I moved to West Palm Beach, Florida in 2011 and just moved back to Sacramento in March of 2018. My son, his wife and step-daughter flew out to Florida and we road tripped back so they got to see sights they have never seen. New Orleans and the Grand Canyon were the highlights. Now I am back on the west coast again to stay! From a young age Ialways liked to read.
I remember going to the library and reading the “Doctor Dolittle” books by Hugh Lofting. Much later on became a big fan of the classics, Edgar Alan Poe, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker and as time went by Agatha Christie, Ray Bradbury and Stephen Kingand many other authors.
My first M/M shifter book I read was written by Jan Irving the “Uncommon Cowboys” series from 2012. She was the first author I ever contacted and sent an email to letting her know how much I liked this series. Sometime along the way I read “Zero to the Bone”by Jane Seville, I think just about everyone has read this book!
As it stands right now I’m really into mysteries, grit, gore and “triggers” don’t bother me. But if a blurb piques my interest I will read the book.
My kindle collection eclectic and over three thousand books and my Audible collection is slowly growing. I have both the kindle and audible apps on my ipod, ipads, and MAC. So there is never an excuse not to be listening or reading.
I joined Goodreads around 2012 and started posting reviews. One day a wonderful lady, Lisa Horan of The Novel Approach, sent me an email to see if I wanted to join her review group. Joining her site was such an eye opener. I got introduce to so many new authors that write for the LGBTQ genre. Needless to say, it was heart breaking when it ended.
But I found a really great site, QRI and it’s right here in Sacramento. Last year at QSAC I actually got to meet Scott Coatsworth, Amy Lane and Jeff Adams.
