Light from the Dark

I decided to give this a try because of [a:Derrick McClain 13845656 Derrick McClain https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1431050448p2/13845656.jpg] but OMG!!! This is the book that wouldn't end. It says 564pg. but I kind of doubt it. It went on forever and then some. There's so much going on here that I don't even know where to start or what to say. It was like six different stories and each on its own would've been enough for a full length book. I know many would've given up however I was raised on a steady diet of telenovelas and have a high tolerance for the drama. Quite frankly it became a challenge to see what else the author would throw in the pot. Struggling for air in the midst of all of the drama is a pretty good portrait of a young man, Kit/Christopher, who has lived through unspeakable horror and is battling to come out on the other side. His inner monologue is probably what I liked best in the whole book. It felt authentic and well reasoned. I liked that [a:Mercy Celeste 4615197 Mercy Celeste https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442532314p2/4615197.jpg] didn't have Kit magically cured/freed of his troubles after one good sexual experience. She followed through on his evolving recovery even through the end.I won't say much about the plot but be prepared for the bat shit crazy. Secret twins, unexpected siblings, surprise parents etc. and that's just on Kit's side. Micah has enough issues for a 4 book series. The MCs are characters out of Gothic faery tales or in the case of Kit firmly in Yaoi land. To emphasize the point most of the book takes part in an isolated estate which is referred to as a castle. There's insta-lust/insta-love. All of the main action in the book takes place in about two weeks. And yet despite the sometimes purple prose and conversations that no one has, much less young men, I wasn't deterred until the last 100 pages which felt like overkill or an attempt by the author to kill the reader via diabetic shock. You can check my reading updates for samples of the crazy.Still 3.75 because the author stuck to her vision and the writing is solid and sometimes sagas are needed. But enter at your own peril.