Inside Out

By: Andrew Grey

Narrated by: John Solo

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Former mercenary Bull Krebbs now heads up security at his nightclub in Harrisburg, PA. Working the door night after night, he's seen it all. Though tough on the outside, he's a little hurt that people find him unapproachable. Then he pulls a cute twink out of line to perform a random search, and he's surprised when the guy giggles and squirms.

Zach Spencer, graphic artist, twink, and seriously ticklish, isn't intimidated by Bull. He's in awe, and when Bull saves Zach from being trampled on the dance floor, Zach finds his inspiration for the superhero in his graphic novel.

Soon Zach wants more and makes his move by asking Bull on a date. Though small, he has a backbone of steel. He'll need it-their happily ever after is thwarted at every turn, including by Bull's interloping mother showing up unannounced and enemies from Bull's past threatening to pull him to the other side of the world.

©2013 Andrew Grey (P)2014 Dreamspinner Press

Fun

Definitely enjoyable- rather exceeded my expectations. John Solo did a fabulous job with the narration. I might even try books 2 and 3 for fun

Not Just What You See

Listened to the audio version and the narrator was great. I especially loved Bulls "voice." This is a great story where Bull is a big strapping guy but has his hurts and vulnerabilities. Zach is seen as geeky and smaller but he has developed an inner strength and the ability to kick ass when necessary. They each fill a void in the other. They face a lot in a short time but come out stronger.

An ok listen, but it didn't really grab me.

While the narration was good, the story was a mix of familiar tropes and scenes. I felt somewhat detached while I listened and never drawn in to the point that the characters and their love story tugged at my heart.

I listened to this as part of the Romance package and would not have otherwise sampled this author. I thought this was worth a listen and intend to try out more of his books.

That Epilogue!

I liked it but didn't love it. I could love it but I think the tone of the story stops me from doing so. Great idea and nicely written but something is missing. I would re-read/re-listen to Inside Out.

just ok

I'm not sure it was me or narrator , but book seemed kinda monotonous. seriously .

A great start, a fair ending...

This book started out as a 5 star rating, with the angry, gruff Bull trying to deal with Tickle Boy. It was amusing and showed promise for a couple with such different personalities working out a relationship. Instead , Bull does a complete 180 and is instantly a super sweet marshmallow, calling Zach sweetheart and honey,and even says “you’re an angel, and I want to take you to heaven.” Really? Who wouldn’t roll their eyes and laugh out loud if someone said that to them? Also, long-standing conflicts were resolved by the briefest of conversations or improbable attacks by Zach. All in all, it’s worth a listen. Or perhaps a read. John Solo did a fair job as Bull, and of Zach, but there were times when he was just using a reading voice, and read too fast, which made it difficult to stay engaged in the story.

It was ok

The writing was a bit juvenile, and leaned heavily on a variety of romance novel cliches. The characters lacked dimension and didn't really grow throughout the story. Each conflict was resolved systematically like ducks in a row in the last two hours of the book. The love lacked spice, but was sweet in it's own way. Maybe a good starter book?

Opposites attract but don't combust

I have enjoyed Andrew Grey's farm series books and a few others. This title appeared in my Romance package and since I generally like the author and the narrator's voice was likeable I added it to my library.
I thought the story was good, but not anything great. I liked the age and size difference between the MC's and their back stories were good. I thought the intrigue of the story line was the weak part. Mr. Grey is good with the love portion of his stories but the military for hire aspect did not have a realism that authors that specialize in that have.
The narration was great.

Campy and upbeat

Inside Out is an enjoyable, somewhat zany, romance between comic artist & bouncer/bar owner. The tickling meet-cute is cute. The plot is over the top but not over-involved. Debated between 3 & 4 stars - another cute, thoughtful bit in the epilogue bumped it up.

I didn’t really feel all the feels but it was good enough to keep reading. While the characters felt a little caricaturish, how some of the character arcs evolved surprised me a little, in a good way. Also how many characters got arcs. If you read it as camp, it goes down easier. I thought the bad ex “FIL” was a Colombian drug lord until he turned out to be a middle eastern sheik. The intermediary guy seemed like he was doing a telenovela spy imitation. If campy spies with no situational awareness will drive you batty, maybe move along. If not, enjoy.

The prose was basic. “They left the house. Then they got in the car.” basic. But it wasn’t bad. There were several scuffles and some campy drama. Bull & Zach lived richer lives by the end and the author got to kvetch about weird alcohol laws.

Steam factor is pretty low but there is on-page m/m naked sexytimes & my scale for steam may have more room on the upper end than yours. No concerns about care or consent between the main characters, which is always good news for romance.

I partly got the book, thru the Audible Romance Package, because I like the narrator. It was ok but not top tier, maybe because of the wooden prose? But I had just slogged thru 30 hours of dark fantasy and this book, while having some nasty/mean elements, was overall cheery enough to lighten my mood.

Nicely done!!

It met my Andrew grey expectations.. Love the way he writes it's a bummer the narrator was a bit of a let down, at times the characters sounded as though they were a bit stupid and slow only because of how he has narrated the scene and it wasn't just one character it was all of them ,don't get me wrong he wasn't the worst I've listened to but not even close to the best.. I was a bit surprised he didn't use Sean Crisden I think he narrates Andrew stories the best because of the characters Andrew has in his books..
Nice easy story line to follow bit of action thrown in and always the HEA..
All in all great start to series just hope the rest are going to be in audible