You
don't want a nice guy.
Just admit it.
The real guy you want to sweep you off your feet isn’t wearing a cardigan. He
won’t remember your anniversaries or bring you hot chocolate on a cold night.
The guy you want is rough, rude, and hotter than sin.
A total jerk.
Still, inexplicably, you’re madly in love with him. Why? Is the sex really that
good? Why don’t you want the nice guy? The one you can actually take home to
Mom and Dad? The one who smiles with his eyes, who will laugh at your jokes —
even the bad ones? The one who will hold you after a hard day, who will run to
your side even if it’s inconvenient, who will cherish and worship you like
something priceless and precious?
It’s inevitable that guys like me lose hope in ever finding love. Capturing
your heart isn’t easy when the world is full of countless jerks you’re so
willing to give it to. What’s a nice guy to do when he’s playing a game you
won’t let him win?
To tell my story properly, we have to start at the end.
As in: the end of the Mr. Nice Guy I used to be.
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Veronica
– ☆☆☆☆
Rome is an average gay man. He works in advertising, goes daily to the gym with
his best friend, and uses a dating app to try to find love, without much
success. There is one particularly interesting date that left me smiling, even
if it didn’t go well for Rome.
I quite enjoy reading stories about everyday people and Rome really is a good
guy. But a romantic failure, and seeing the guy he actually wants dating a
complete jerk, changes Rome. We jump forward a year and Rome has changed. We
don’t see him go through the transformation. On one page he is a sweet guy and
on the next he is an A-hole, behaving the way the guys he used to hate behaved.
The sudden change was a bit jarring. And I didn’t think much of the new Rome.
He wasn’t nice and really seemed fake. But the old Rome and the new Rome
collide when his old crush, Danny, now single, reappears.
Seeing Danny pretending to be someone he is not was a little difficult to read
at times but it was also entertaining. There is a great scene at a party where
dates from his old life and new life appear and it was fun, and could have come
straight out of any romcom film.
Rome’s search for romance is a rocky one, but to see him find the real Rome and
find love was totally worth it. Jerk was an entertaining and ultimately
satisfying story.
Ruthie
– ☆☆☆
This is part of a connected series, but you do not need to have read the others
to enjoy this one.
Romeo is not exactly a standup guy, in fact there was quite a lot of the book
where I could not decide whether I wanted to continue – but trusting that there
would be a turning point, I read on, and I am glad that I did. His problematic
year did then lead to an opportunity to try again with Danny, the guy that he
behaved very badly towards. Danny may be his love interest, but he doesn't
really have a starring role in the story.
When the lead character is behaving like a jerk, it is more difficult than
usual to read on, but given the title, I knew that in this meaning of the word,
the author was definitely making a strong point.
DARYL
BANNER is an author and composer who graduated magna cum laude from the
University of Houston Honors College with a degree in Theatre and Psychology.
During his time in college, he wrote, composed, and produced a musical under
Tony Award-winning musical and Theatre producer Stuart Ostrow, as well as two
original plays produced under the mentorship of Pulitzer Prize-winning
playwright Lanford Wilson, who also mentored Daryl through the writing of his
first novel.
In addition to new adult and M/M romance, Daryl writes post-apocalyptic fantasy
and dystopian fiction. He is most inspired by the smart and unlikely hero, but
urges you (the reader) not to fall in love with them; they may deceive you with
their innocence.
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