{"id":27883,"date":"2021-10-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=27883"},"modified":"2021-09-19T21:03:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T02:03:59","slug":"review-tainted-by-andi-jaxon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=27883","title":{"rendered":"#REVIEW – Tainted by Andi Jaxon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It’s a chance that leads me here.
To him.
The grumpy mechanic with a chip on his shoulder and a secret.
I\u2019m drawn to him.
This shell of a man, gripping onto who he is by his fingertips.
If anyone finds out who he really is, who he used to be, he\u2019ll become another statistic.
Luckily I know how to hide my truth in the dark.
I should stay away from him, not get caught up in his family drama, but I crave him.
I need him.
Am I strong enough to fight for the man who needs me?
*Tainted is an mm transgender romance that deals with transphobia, homophobia, and past abuse. There will be parts of the story that contain triggers surrounding these issues. It is for an 18+ audience.<\/em>
*This book follows Taylor\u2019s journey after Bully King: An MM Bully Romance, it is a stand alone and does not have to be read in order.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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When I found out that Andi was writing Taylor\u2019s book, I was super excited. He had been through a lot in Bully King, so it just seemed fitting that he get his chance at his own happiness too. Well, poor guy had to work for that also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book\u2026wow. After reading the prologue, I knew that it was going to hurt. I can\u2019t imagine. I just can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dean is transgender and what he goes through, what he believes about himself, what his parents made him believe\u2026it\u2019s heartbreaking. All of it is heartbreaking. I just wanted to wrap my arms around him and keep him safe. He\u2019s grumpy, hates life, is mean and holds people at arm\u2019s length. He believes he\u2019s unworthy of love even though that is so far from the truth. Braxton is his best friend and man, I love this character. I think we all need a Braxton in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Taylor meets Dean for the first time, there\u2019s an instant connection but of course Dean wants nothing to do with him. Why would Taylor want him, when no one else had? But I gotta give Taylor it. He\u2019s persistent and patient. I knew I would love his character just from reading Bully King but I actually love him more than I thought I would.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading the way Taylor was with Dean, was awe inspiring. I wish more people could be like him. He\u2019s a safe place and more people need that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andi did a really good job portraying Dean\u2019s thoughts and feelings. My heart broke for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am also super proud of Mikey, Dean\u2019s brother. I won\u2019t say why as I don\u2019t want to give any spoilers but I ended up liking him near the end of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was so fun to see Roman and Jonah again. And I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying this but I think Tainted is my favourite of these books thus far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved all of the side characters. Braxton is my favourite but Whitney is on a whole other level. I would love for these two to get books. But I believe Mary\u2019s book is next? And if Andi is still going to do what she told me she\u2019s going to do, I don\u2019t think any of us are ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I\u2019m ever blessed with children, I want to be their safe space. I want them to know that they can come to me and tell me anything at all. I want them to know that whatever they identify as, I will support them. And if having kids isn\u2019t in the cards for my husband and I, then I hope others know that they can come to me. No matter what. I am safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I found out that Andi was writing Taylor\u2019s book, I was super excited. He had been through a lot in Bully King, so it just seemed fitting that he get his chance at his own happiness too. Well, poor guy had to work for that also. This book\u2026wow. After reading the prologue, I knew … Continue reading #REVIEW – Tainted by Andi Jaxon<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[47,437],"tags":[1211],"class_list":["post-27883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mm","category-standalone","tag-andi-jaxon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-7fJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27887,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27883\/revisions\/27887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}