Sutphin Boulevard

De: Santino Hassell

Narrado por: Rusty Topsfield

Michael Rodriguez and Nunzio Medici have been friends for two decades. From escaping their dysfunctional families in the working-class neighborhood of South Jamaica, Queens, to teaching in one of the city's most queer-friendly schools in Brooklyn, the two men have shared everything. Or so they thought until a sweltering night of dancing leads to an unexpected encounter that forever changes their friendship.

Now, casual touches and lingering looks are packed with sexual tension, and Michael can't forget the feel of his best friend's hands on him. Once problems rear up at work and home, Michael finds himself seeking constant escape in the effortless intimacy and mind-blowing sex he has with Nunzio. But things don't stay easy for long.

When Michael's world begins to crumble in a sea of tragedy and complications, he knows he has to make a choice: find solace in a path of self-destruction or accept the love of the man who has been by his side for 20 years.

©2015 Santino Hassell (P)2015 Dreamspinner Press

Hmmm

Ok, I read sunset park first, and loved it. This story not so much. I absolutely loved the narrator for sunset park. I just didn't like the narration for this book. The story was ok, little slow in some parts. I definitely recommend the next book sunset park😍

Santino does it again

So I listened to this out of order, but as always. It was fabulous. The characters are easy to relate to, the story is conceivable and true.

3.5 stars

this book kept me entertained, but i missed the romance of this book. michael spent so much time trying to figure out his feelings that i wish there was the courting period, the dates, etc.

Too depressing

I really struggled to finish this. Nothing good happens too anyone in this book until the last chapter. There is drug, alcohol, emotional, and physical abuse. It's too much too carry through the entire book. This book is a real downer and I do not recommend it!

good

it's more on the realistic side of romance which I love. would have been better if Spanish wasn't so.... well

I Wish...

I wish that the people in charge of choosing the narrators of audiobooks consider everything about the stories. Age of the main characters, ethnicity, regional and international dialects, etc. I've listened to many audio books narrated by Mr. Topsfield and consider him to be an okay choice for many books. But there have been some, this one in particular that leave much to be desired. The characters in Suthpin Boulevard are from Spanish, heavily ethnic NY neighborhoods. The accents are definitely not Hispanic nor Brooklynese. It took me out of the story and lessened my enjoyment. Choosing a narrator that has a command of dialects would increase the marketability and authenticity of the audio productions and could also make a mediocre book extraordinary. I did read this story and was really excited to hear it, only to be disappointed. Please consider this for future projects.

Loved this

Compelling read. Hot and Also strong story particularly following family friendship trauma and addiction. Want to continue to follow the characters into the next one.

Wow, finally a MM book wth substance and story!!

I'm awed by this book. I love the MM genre but the majority of the time I know I won't be getting a good story when I partake so they end up being frivolous, guilty pleasure type books. Not so with Sutphin Blvd!

Now, this was not a happy-go-lucky, romcom type of book. It definitely got a little dark, but the story was so engaging and the characters so realistic in their flaws that I was drawn in immediately. I stayed up most of the night listening bc I couldn't stop! The sex scenes were intense and powerful. There was nothing formulaic about this book and I'm so grateful! I just thoroughly enjoyed it. Buying the next one now!

Absolutely brilliant

The book the audio and such treasures.
Such a wonderful story positively magnificent.
Didn't want it to end .

performance is so bad!

the storyline is great... but how are you going to get someone who doesn't speak Spanish to read when there's spanish lines in the book. it sounded horrible. out of the millions of spanish speakers in the US you couldn't find ONE???