I've loved some of T.A. Chase's books, but this short little story was annoying in all of it's blandness.It just didn't make me feel much anything at all. The potential of the two old friends hooking up lacked the excitement because they had both resigned to the fact that it would eventually happen. The tension coming from one of them losing their hearing was resolved very easily as well. Nothing really changed, even though some of the changes in their lives were undoubtedly HUGE. Or...should've been. Now I kind of feel robbed of something that might have been good, if given 50 more pages or just...more...something. Disappointment, yet the writing was good, as always. Rod Hannah is a rock star. His best friend Hawk McLeod is a halfbreed Navajo doctor who runs a clinic in the Navajo reservation. They have been best friends for many years. When Hawk learns he is loosing his hearing, he decides to act on his desire for many years and take their friendship one step further to a sexual relationship. Since Rod has had the same desire for years, they become lovers, realizing they have been in love forever. This story was sweet, and simply two friends becoming lovers and dealing with one partner's disabiliy. But that was about it. When I finished the book, I couldn't help thinking so what the hell? There were no obstacles to overcome, no inward or outward conflict; the two men simply decided it was time for sex now and wham, there you are. The issue of Hawk's deafness was just a minor problem, dealt with like, okay, you're going deaf? How bad, man, okay, we'll just have to talk in sign language from now on. Let's get a doctor to replace you at the clinic and a dog to help you out with everyday life, I've got the money to pay for it lying around so what? Even the sex scenes were quite matter of fact. The story had promising elements, but they were just wiped away smooth and clean. Everybody accepted Hawk and Rod, not only their friends, but everybody else, too. I was still waiting for the real story to begin when the book already ended. A bit disappointing.
What do You think about Be The Air For You (2010)?
This book was ok. I really wish that it had been longer and their story elaborated on more.
—anemona27
