Book review - The Eastern Gate by Megan Derr

Book - The Eastern Gate

Author - Megan Derr

Rating - 


Review:

When you are designated to monitor the gate where nothing ever happens it can be a boring life but thankfully your love of your life has been passing this way for a while and so it is potentially going to allow you a chance to see him more but will seeing your love be enough to outweigh the boredom of the Eastern Gate or will it bring excitement of its own?

This is a short story but very well written and draws you in very quickly and keeps you interested throughout which is exactly what you need with a short story of this style.  The fact that the love interests are both male is not overly pushed as it is something which is perfectly normal and I think for me this helps the book to work so well.


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