Get Up is a strange, convoluted story that had the seeds of something great but its path was just too weird and meandering to ever reach its potential.

Guy has been sent by his friend to discover if his friend's client is a plagiarist, if he plagiarized Guy's favorite writer, who just happens to be Cam's father. The Cam he encounters is nothing like he expected, if he had indeed expected anything. Cam is portrayed as somewhat pixieish and he enchants the stoic, unemotional Guy.

Cam is definitely weird and it's obvious something's not quite right with him. Will Guy figure out what it is? Will he figure out if Cam is indeed a plagiarist?

At its heart, Get Up is a mystery. I actually liked the mystery, it's just everything else I didn't like. I didn't care about the men's relationship. I didn't particularly like Guy or even Cam. I felt for Cam, but I can't say I liked him or connected with him or Guy. Reece Pine's writing style is just so disjointed and messy that I couldn't wrap my head around this story or connect with it or like it. To be honest, it bored me and even gave me a headache at times. I can't in good conscience recommend Get Up because I just couldn't get into it.

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While this book was very original in its content. I myself could not get into this style of writing. I found myself weighted down as I read this one. I like my books well less complex than this one felt. I do feel the author is a good writer I just could not connect to this story at all. so Overall I would skip this read.

4 stars

Synopsis: Guy is sent by his friend, who owns a publishing house, to see if a potential new author really is a plagiarist. He has been accused by his sister of stealing their father's last works. Cam is working as an ecologist in northern Canada to try and catalogue a new species of rabbit. Cam doesn't want to talk about the book that he has written, so Guy volunteers to help him with his environmental surveys of the animals so that Cam will have more time to write.
Guy has been accused by various boyfriends of having no feelings, and showing no emotions, but Cam says that Guy wears his emotions on his face. Guy is frustrated by the fact that Cam never seems to write, and worried about the fact that Cam also seems to never sleep. As Guy gets used to Cam and understands his cryptic way of talking, he realizes that there is more to Cam than what there seems.

What I liked: that Guy doesn't trust Cam just because he's attracted to him. He wanted to help him, but he didn't necessarily believe in the rabbit species, or in Cam's writing ability. I also liked that Guy kept trying to figure things out, and was very protective of Cam even without the full truth. The build in relationship between Guy and Cam didn't follow the usual patterns, because Cam was anything but usual, and Guy appreciated every facet of Cam. I liked that Cam could see Guy as he really was, with all his emotions and questions.

What I didn't like: the story purportedly takes place in Nunavut, which is a territory in northern Canada. However, close to the end, the story talks about an event taking place in northern Manitoba, which is a Canadian province. Also, Cam got confused about Guy's name, and thought it was the generic "guy", and kept using that. Guy thought that Cam had been living in Canada too long if that was his first thought, instead of the name. Me: huh, nobody I talk to or know uses guy that way. If people don't know someone's name, they are more apt to use "buddy" than "guy". (Hey, buddy, come over here.)

Overall impression: for most of the story, about 2/3 of it, I felt as though I was reading in 3/4 time and the story was taking place in 4/4 time, or 2/4 time. (This also happens every time I re-read LOTR, and I wonder why I keep the books around until about the 100pg mark, when I finally get in the correct reading rhythm.) Something like that, anyway. It just felt as though we weren't on the same wavelength as story and reader, which made it a little hard to connect with the characters. In spite of that, though, I enjoyed the story and found the character study of both Guy and Cam to be really interesting.
This was told from Guy's POV, singular person, with a little bit from Cam's POV at the end.
I think that this author has great promise, and I will definitely read more.

*I received a ARC copy from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

This is a MM romance with a twist. This story had a surprise thriller ending that I did not see coming. The story was really well written, the setting interesting and the characters and all there unusual quirks were quite lovable. I was really enjoying the story and then I was hit with the twist which just made it an even better story. I really thought this was a great story.

**An ARC of this title was kindly given by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

Well, this one was hard. Hard to understand. Hard to follow. Hard to read. Hard to finish. It was confusing and mostly felt like it was going nowhere. It felt scattered and all over the place. It was also a pretty boring read. The story took forever to get to the point and the characters, one of which was supposed to have some horrid tragic past(and he does don't get me wrong), felt very under-developed. And speaking of that tragic past...we don't find out what that is, what shaped Cam into the man he was until pretty much the end of the book so it was really hard to reconcile his ways without knowing what shaped him. If the reveal had been done at around 50% or so instead of 70-75% then this may have been a different review. Bottom line is that none of this made sense. The writing felt stilted and was very hard to follow. I don't think I would read any of the author's other works because of this.
In the end I can't with good conscience recommend this one to anyone. It was a wandering, convoluted tangle of words and dialog that ultimately made zero sense...which is a shame because the story idea was original and under different circumstances I probably would have enjoyed it.

3.5 Stars ~

I won’t lie; it took me nearly halfway through this story to really get invested. I kept starting and stopping, and my attention was easily swayed. It wasn’t that the writing was poor, but the beginning is slow, and the dialogue was sort of odd and at times a little confusing, as it was disjointed—it didn’t make sense to me, like the flow was off or something. I also didn’t feel like there was a connection to either character, to hold my interest in what was happening—other than maybe my irritation with them both. There were a lot of beautiful words and picturesque descriptions, but beyond that, I had a hard time staying focused. I really was wondering what I had gotten myself into.

Then, something happened, just short of the halfway mark, that changed the trajectory of the story and pulled me in, and I really started paying attention. I won’t go into detail, but a nice little curveball was tossed into the mix, and had me wondering what else may be in store. The last half the book was pretty dang amazing and full of a lot of surprises and twists that I had totally not expected, giving the story some depth and, finally, giving me that connection I desire in my stories. After that, I had my eyes glued to the page.

Cam ended up being a really complex character. His emotions and odd mood swings and behavior towards Guy was off-putting at times, especially in the beginning. When the truth starts wiggling free, and Guy starts really paying attention and connecting dots, it all started to make more sense, as did the disjointed conversations the two had that originally had irritated me.

Guy, coming off a recent break-up, is known for his lack of expressing emotions, but for some reason, Cam can read him easily. He is both fascinated by Cam and frustrated. He waffles back and forth on what he thinks, during his time with Cam, because Cam is so inconsistent. There is attraction but also concern for the state of Cam’s mental health, as he uncovers what makes Cam… Cam, and figures out the best way to reach him without pushing him and possibly losing him. At the same time, Guy becomes more expressive and outwardly emotional because of how Cam is making him feel; he isn’t able to keep everything locked tight and view the world through an impartial face, like he had before. It was nice to see him grow as a character, because I wasn’t his biggest fan in the beginning.

The romance takes a while to blossom, and the buildup between the two is slow going. Their intimate times are peppered with a lot of back and forth. There is a psychological thriller sort of feel to this story that I hadn’t completely expected, but more than anything else, it’s what made me enjoy the last half as much as I did.

I don’t want to go into detail, but suffice it to say I am giving a trigger warning for extreme physical abuse. It’s not necessarily in your face for the majority of the book; it’s there theoretically, for the most part, giving hints only. But towards the end of the book, there is a specific scene that is written in more detail than some will be comfortable reading. I know I was uncomfortable, and it’s not really a trigger for me.

This surprised me, especially when I had such difficulty getting through a good portion of the first half. In the end, I am glad I kept on going, though, because the second half grabbed my attention and pulled me in. It’s recommended, but be patient at the beginning while the author sets the foundation; it may be slow, and even a little hard to keep with it, but, eventually, everything from the beginning makes sense.

This is a MM romance with a twist. This story had a surprise thriller ending that I did not see coming. The story was really well written, the setting interesting and the characters and all there unusual quirks were quite lovable. I was really enjoying the story and then I was hit with the twist which just made it an even better story. I really thought this was a great story.

I ended up DNF'ing it at about 30%. I just couldn't get into this book and after trying a couple of times I finally just gave up. I just couldn't connect with the characters or the situation they found themselves in.

Cam and Guy
Completely not what I expected and I love that in a story. I was surprised by it's originality.
For a not native a bit difficult read, sometimes had to read passages twice. Some communication between both I didn't understand at all....Also there were lines like there were words missing. And passages missing, very confusing...It was a hard job. But......!!
After said I must say the content was really well, intriguing done. So if English is your native...!

Guy is judged more than once for his attitude. Most people find him cold, no expression, not connected. Cam sees more things than most.
Cam has the features of an angel and Guy is mesmerized by him.
Cam is accused by plagiarism his fathers books after he died. Guy has to find the truth.
Guy finds the hut Cam lives in, far away from civilization.
Cam is detaching himself sometimes. The world far away... Guy discovers something unbelievable terrifying...

The story goes deep in psychological way, bones deep. It crushed me unexpectedly... I understand there was more going on in Cam's life...but this...this...I didn't see it coming.
It crashes and cracked my heart in million pieces.

Amazing captivating written story, it had a very intriguing storyline..
Absolute worth reading.

Kindly received an ARC from the Publisher

I can't really say I do or do not recommend this one as it was a DNF for me. I got about 30% of the way into the book and it just wasn't quite what I expected, I guess? The writing isn't bad, but the actual story just didn't work for me. And I don't like having to put stars when I didn't finish the book, so I'm going with three since it's more of a "it's me, not you" thing I think.