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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
A lovely follow up to the previous book. I still had some problems with Adam’s attitude in the beginning, but he continued to grow and change and by the end, he’d redeemed himself in my eyes.
4.5 stars
4.5 stars
Editor's Review
It was over a year ago that I edited The Invasion of Tork, and I can still remember it so vividly. I was teetering on the brink of tears throughout the story, waiting for that one moment that was so tragic I'd bawl all over my copy of the Oxford Style Manual.
It's a clue to how clever the storytelling is. Being homeless is to teeter on the brink. On the outskirts of society, on the edge of visibility, just somehow getting through each day, knowing it could go either way, and the authors take readers as close to the experience as it's possible to be without actually being homeless and mentally unwell.
If it sounds bleak... In both stories there are moments of terrible bleakness.
The first story concludes with hope for a chance of a future, possibly even a happy future. It's a tough read because, as the name implies, it is about reaching Tork, who is locked inside his own cage of rules, imprisoned by his anguish.
Then there's this story: The Invasion of Adam. Once again,it's about that breakthrough to the real person, hiding behind the garb they effect in order to function in society. Adam is a wholly different kettle of fish to Tork. He's arrogant (but not), conceited (but not), judgemental (this one probably stands), but most of all, he loves Tork.
Something clicked the first time Tork and Adam set eyes on each other, and that chemistry permeates the two stories, even though book one is told in first-person and book two in third-person.
This is the sort of writing a review can tell you nothing about. I can give you facts, I can offer you quotations, but this story is a living, breathing thing. It needs to be read, experienced.
It was over a year ago that I edited The Invasion of Tork, and I can still remember it so vividly. I was teetering on the brink of tears throughout the story, waiting for that one moment that was so tragic I'd bawl all over my copy of the Oxford Style Manual.
It's a clue to how clever the storytelling is. Being homeless is to teeter on the brink. On the outskirts of society, on the edge of visibility, just somehow getting through each day, knowing it could go either way, and the authors take readers as close to the experience as it's possible to be without actually being homeless and mentally unwell.
If it sounds bleak... In both stories there are moments of terrible bleakness.
The first story concludes with hope for a chance of a future, possibly even a happy future. It's a tough read because, as the name implies, it is about reaching Tork, who is locked inside his own cage of rules, imprisoned by his anguish.
Then there's this story: The Invasion of Adam. Once again,it's about that breakthrough to the real person, hiding behind the garb they effect in order to function in society. Adam is a wholly different kettle of fish to Tork. He's arrogant (but not), conceited (but not), judgemental (this one probably stands), but most of all, he loves Tork.
Something clicked the first time Tork and Adam set eyes on each other, and that chemistry permeates the two stories, even though book one is told in first-person and book two in third-person.
This is the sort of writing a review can tell you nothing about. I can give you facts, I can offer you quotations, but this story is a living, breathing thing. It needs to be read, experienced.
5-Stars
This was so perfect!
The Invasion of Tork is one of those stories that haunts you. You want more but you're a little afraid the MORE will ruin the magic.
This was exactly everything that MORE needed to be.
Does Adam deserve my lovely Tork? He's working on it.
Perfect cover, Mr. Homes.
This was so perfect!
The Invasion of Tork is one of those stories that haunts you. You want more but you're a little afraid the MORE will ruin the magic.
This was exactly everything that MORE needed to be.
Does Adam deserve my lovely Tork? He's working on it.
Perfect cover, Mr. Homes.
My love for Tork and Adam grew right along their love for each other. Seeing Tork, working hard to get his life back and face the problems of his past, made me teary-eyed in parts. And Adam, realizing and growing into the man that he wanted to be as he helped Tork, just made me outright cry. I loved how both of them understood each other and were there for each other.
This book is going down on my all-time favorites. It's that good, in my opinion.
This book is going down on my all-time favorites. It's that good, in my opinion.
The Adam and Tork stories belongs to the lighter stories that I've tag by these authors. When I say "lighter" I do not mean light per se, because they are still filled with anxiety and hard stories, but the hard things lies mostly in the past and the present is funny, shining and loveable... most of the time.
This was the perfect sequel to [b:The Invasion of Tork|23308282|The Invasion of Tork (Tork and Adam, #1)|Claire Davis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1428182858s/23308282.jpg|42862886] and everything I could have asked for! The hope continues and is built into something real, something tangible.
Adam is right there when Tork has some setbacks. Together they pull through breakdowns and tears and continue their path to a brighter, happier future. Not only for Tork but also for Adam, whose life has been empty and superficial until he met Tork and found what he never thought he was looking for.
I love Tork, I love Adam, and I especially love them together <3
Adam is right there when Tork has some setbacks. Together they pull through breakdowns and tears and continue their path to a brighter, happier future. Not only for Tork but also for Adam, whose life has been empty and superficial until he met Tork and found what he never thought he was looking for.
I love Tork, I love Adam, and I especially love them together <3
Ay, qué cuquismo más mono!!!! Si la primera parte tiene más sufrimiento, esta tiene más disfrute y humor, lo que me he podido reír con Adam! Es fantástico cómo lo maneja Tork, al que sigo adorando.
Una novella muy sencilla pero bonita que te deja feliz como una perdiz. Es una pena que la historia de Tork y Adam no conforme un libro completo, habría sido estupendo sin duda.
Una novella muy sencilla pero bonita que te deja feliz como una perdiz. Es una pena que la historia de Tork y Adam no conforme un libro completo, habría sido estupendo sin duda.