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Mud & Lace
- Rainbow Place, Book 4
- Narrated by: Hamish Long
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
When Wicksy falls for drag queen Charlie, they discover that both sexuality and gender can be fluid.
Simon Wicks - Wicksy to his rugby teammates - has only ever been interested in women. But when he sets eyes on Lady Gogo, a drag queen who performs at Rainbow Place, he can’t stop thinking about her. He knows there’s a guy behind the fishnets and make-up, but he’s ready to explore his fantasies, and Lady Gogo is game for making them come true.
Charlie adores performing in drag. It allows him to indulge in his love of cross-dressing while earning some extra cash. Fooling around with a mostly straight guy in secret seems like a fun diversion, and gives him the chance to explore his feminine side. He feels safe wearing the mask of his confident alter ego, because the real Charlie is hidden from view.
When Wicksy sees more of the guy behind the make-up and glitter, his attraction to Charlie persists, and he realises he’s bisexual. In turn, Charlie begins to understand and accept his gender fluidity. As their mutual journey of self-discovery brings them closer, the secrecy becomes increasingly hard to deal with. If they’re going to have a future together, they both need to find the courage to show people who they really are.
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- SH
- 27-12-19
Great story and superb narration
I enjoyed reading all the books in this series. This story is definitely my favourite—it was a real page turner and the audiobook is excellent too. I will definitely listen again.
I loved the overall storyline, the contrasting main characters, the writing, and the ‘kinky’ sex between ‘straight’ hunky rugby player, Simon, and Charlie, who is in the process of exploring his feminine side and dresses accordingly.
Their relationship development is well-paced. The initial sexual attraction and steamy encounters are hot, but gradually this moves beyond the physical as the two men fall in love and at the same time learn more about themselves. Bravo, Jay. This is a wonderful addition to the series.
The narration by Hamish Long is superb and makes for a great listen. He creates a diverse range of character voices and his story-telling style is easy to follow. I especially loved how he distinguished between Lady Gogo and Charlie.
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- HelenMK69
- 06-02-20
Sad that I've finished all 4 books.
This series by Jay Northcote has been incredible, I've felt that I belonged to their friend group and that Rainbow Place was somewhere I coukd actually go.
Hamish longs narration was brilliant. Loved that I could close my eyes and still feel that I was there with them.
Between Jay's great writing and Hamish's story telling, I listened to these books overnight without sleeping.
Please can we have more books in this series. Loved them ❤️❤️
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- AliE
- 20-02-20
Blown away
Just...wow. I was absolutely blown away by this audiobook and the amazing narration by Hamish Long.
I read the ebook a few weeks ago and already knew the story is a solid 5 stars. Mud and Lace has become a firm favourite along with some of the Housemates series. Beautifully written, it is a breath of fresh air with its references to biscuits (not cookies) and other British institutions, like drinking tea.
Simon (Wicksy!) could have come across as arrogant for his treatment of Charlie. Instead, he is confused. Oh...I so wanted to push him forward, but it is made clear that he has to grow at his own pace. Charlie also suffers from confusion, but for different reasons. How he comes to his realisation is fully explained with the clever use of secondary characters. I think that is what is so great with this author's books. Every tee is crossed but not in a wordy way.
Hamish Long is a new favourite narrator. He speaks clearly and at an even pace. His range of voices is astounding and I loved his West Country ones...almost Doc Martin! I looked him up to see what else he's narrated and I will definitely listen to more Rainbow Place and a couple of others I spotted.
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- JC
- 28-10-23
Book 4 doesn’t disappoint
This is the 4th of the 5 Rainbow series of stories and I enjoyed it almost as much as 1 & 2 and more than 3. Narration was excellent as always and the story was enjoyable - I really liked ‘Wicksy’ and his coming to terms with his attractions.
It’s nice that these stories are not always black & white but more nuanced and fluid - similar to real life really, where specific labels don’t always fit for everyone.
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- Ronald Betts
- 25-01-20
Another great story from Jay Northcote
A story of straight to Gay and the worries that can be unfounded in some cases showing parants can accept and be happy for their sons and the people around them can be happy for them.
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