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Jerkbait

By: Mia Siegert
Narrated by: Raviv Ullman
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Even though they're identical, Tristan isn't close to his twin Robbie at all - until Robbie tries to kill himself. Forced to share a room to prevent Robbie from hurting himself, the brothers begin to feel the weight of each other's lives, on the ice and off. Tristan starts seeing his twin not as a hockey star whose shadow Tristan can't escape, but a struggling gay teen terrified about coming out in the professional sports world. Robbie's future in the NHL is plagued by anxiety and the mounting pressure from their dad, coach, and scouts, while Tristan desperately fights to create his own future, not as a hockey player, but a musical theatre performer. As their season progresses and friends turn out to be enemies, Robbie finds solace in an online stranger known only as "Jimmy2416". Between keeping Robbie's secret and saving him from taking his life, Tristan is given the final call: sacrifice his dream for a brother he barely knows, or pursue his own path. How far is Robbie willing to go - and more importantly, how far is Tristan willing to go to help him?

©2016 Mia Siegert (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Self Esteem & Self Image Depression & Mental Health Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Literature & Fiction LGBTQ+ Mental Health Family Heartfelt Fiction Hockey Sports Fiction Sports Teen Fiction
Emotional Depth • Gripping Narrative • Realistic Portrayal • Powerful Storytelling • Sensitive Performance

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This is the story of twins, so very different, yet inextricably bonded. They suffer the worst tolls of gender / orientation uncertainty, bitter heterosexism and homophobia, religious bigotry, narcissistic parenting and abduction and sexual assault. In the end, it is their bond that destroys the barriers and drags each other, their peers and their parents to claim their individual and collective truths and acceptance. Not at all a typical romance, yet a true story of love.

A heavy story that needs to be told.

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What a tremendous and powerful story … a rendition of twin reality that is rarely captured or understood. Such a poignant portrayal of complex family & community dynamics.

Twin intuition suppressed ….

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I expected a decent story, with light-hearted themes; A simple but adequate trajectory of a tale. But, alas, it pulled me in and brought tears to my eyes, time and again.

An emotional sleeper of a story!

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I liked the book very much as an exercise in secrets and assumptions. Both boys have everyone assume things about them and those assumptions effect their lives and futures. I am very happy about the conclusion of the Heather and Tristan story because in most books there is a unrealistic make up scene that leaves the reader with a WTF moment. The danger of faceless online predators is very much highlighted and I believe is much more common than most people think.

The danger of secrets.

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I have to emit this book triggered me a bit. From the parents of the twins; to the best friend being a down right bad person. I have to tell you that at every turn the brother was crying for help, then in the epilogue he gets it. It left a bitter sweet taste in my mouth. Kind of like unsweetened dark chocolate. Oh and there's a enlude to a rape that may have happened in one of the last chapters, so be forewarned. All in all it was worth the read, because of the character development plus the whole hockey thing was fun to read about.

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