In the year 2081 our planet survived global warming of an apocalyptic scale. When the dust settled and the water receded Dr. Anthony Smith, one of only a few hundred survivors of GWI, started society anew. Having come to the conclusion that injudicious breeding played a huge role in the destruction of Earth as we knew it in the twenty first century, he worked closely with other survivors to isolate the Dionysus gene. This gene has the ability to manipulate human DNA to ensure that all male children be born gay, and all female children be born lesbians. A new society is born.
In the year 2300 Dr. Smith’s descendants are ushering in the twenty fourth century having maintained control of the government that still rules society. Twins Aiya and Aiyan are preparing to meet their matches and take control of House Gaeland, the current ruling House. But not everything is as it seems.
Love is Love.. it knows no gender and doesn’t conform to restrictions and boundaries. Aiyan has found his soul mate in Kaden, the prince of House Devi that he is matched with and eventually marries. But when the person Aiya falls in love with tests the boundaries put in place after GWI, all hell breaks loose. And in the midst of one secret unraveling, another will emerge. There is a growing anomaly that threatens to destroy over two hundred years of progression. This anomaly is known as Opposites.
*WARNING* Opposites is a majorly M/M New Adult novel that contains explicit sexual content and relationships between gay, lesbian and straight couples.
My rating: 4 stars
In the future a gene in everyone was changed so they would all be gay/lesbian. It was done so there would be less conflict in the world, more than 200 years later and things are changing. As twins Aiya and Aiyan are meeting their future spouses they each hope it is a match for them, but in ones case things are much more difficulty than they seem. It makes things harder for everyone around them as secrets are kept and when they come out difficulties arise.
So this story is set in a future yet also appears to be somewhat in the past as well. It's about young adults taking up new responsibilities and everyone trying to come to grips with startling revelations that could change the way things are as they know it.
Prejudices are always around and it takes allot for someone to accept something different when their way of thinking is considered normal. Sometimes it's hard to see someone for who they are rather than what they are and this novel shows how others come to grips with a change like they've never know.
This is an interesting read told from several POV's about many people and how they all come together, with many twists and turns along the way.
The Library, an Opposites Novella, by TM Smith
Three gay couples run amuck in this short story where clothing, beds, even four walls are all optional!
Want to know what happened that night in the library?
Cirian and Rian had a fight in the library and Rian ends up naked on the desk, on his back, at Cirian's mercy.
Want to know how far things went with ice cream?
A romantic evening by the fire feeding his husband ice cream leads to a lot more than heavy petting for Aiyan and Kaden.
Want to know what was going on when those birds fled?
Travelling hundreds of miles, battling the rebels and then travelling back to House Gaeland will take it out of you. But when Tanis wants something, he takes it. Raven is about to be bent over a tree!
A Note from the Author: I've taken three scenes from Opposites that were cut short and elaborated on the shenanigans that ensued. I also focused more in the beginning on the relationship between Cirian and Rian, to give readers a chance to know them and their inner workings better.
**Warning, The Library is a novella set in the same world as Opposites. It's an adult dystopian M/M novella that includes consenting and explicit sexual relationships between gay couples**
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is an add on for opposites it shows you extended portions for some of the scenes you wanted to see more of in Opposites. It also sows you allot about Cirian and Rian and how they came to be a couple which I loved.
This was just a short story but I definitely enjoyed seeing the extras and all those fun steamy scenes. ;)
Raven and Tanis are trying very hard to merge their vastly different lifestyles, but Tanis issues with his own past could prove to be more than their fragile relationship can handle. Is their love for each other strong enough to weather the oncoming storm?
Aiya and Sawyer have fought hard to be together in a world where Opposite relationships are generally forbidden. Yet, they are still forced to keep their relationship a secret while they are outside the walls of House Gaeland.
Everyone assumes that the only threat lies outside their walls, the group of rebels led by Cillian. But something is happening within House Gaeland, something that hasn’t happened since GWI. And with all the attention focused on that, their guard is down. An evil that was under their nose all along strikes, and someone will make the ultimate sacrifice to save another.
Appearances is the second book in the Opposites series, the series should be read in order.
** Warning, Opposites is an Adult Dystopian majorly M/M series that contains explicit sexual content and relationships between gay, straight and lesbian couples. **
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The twins have found their other halves and now it's time to go into the world and meet their people. For Kayden and Aiyan everything is great those two were a match made in heaven, everyone accepts them and they are perfect for each other.
For Aiya and Sawyer everything is so much harder. Being opposites means not being accepts by the masses and since Aiya is supposed to be happily married to her wife it makes things more than a little intense at times, especially when something unexpected happens.
Raven and Tanis are as different as they come, but together they found love, but going to Tanis' home makes things awkward for the couple at times. Tanis is finding that his past is now coming back to haunt him and he doesn't know what to do to make sure he keeps his fiance.
The story expands from book and and we see more of this world and the troubles that are being caused in it. I loved seeing more of the characters and more of how they deal with their prospective problems and come together to be there for each other.
Great series review, thank you for taking the time to read them!
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