Something Like Hail

Something Like, Volume 8

By: Jay Bell

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

When life closes each door and the world has taken away every opportunity, sometimes, it's up to us to make our own luck - and to give ourselves a second chance.

Noah Westwood is tired of life on the streets, so he turns to Marcello Maltese, a man who owns a small media empire...and a few covert businesses, such as an escort service. Noah volunteers for this, but he's playing a dangerous game. A secret from his past could turn his new friends into enemies, and he isn't sure he can perform the duties he signed up for, especially when he's more interested in falling in love than hopping into the beds of his clients.

This is complicated further when his hunky coworker, Harold Franklin, seems to be interested. Or is he?

Noah is off the streets, but he'll have to travel down many roads on his quest to find his happily ever after.

Something Like Hail introduces a new character to the Something Like... series, one whose life is intertwined with the previous stories in unexpected ways.

©2017 Jay Bell (P)2018 Jay Bell

Gay Pretty Woman

being a fan of Jay Bell's work, I was more than looking forward to this book. being raised as a southern Baptist it was difficult to read, but worth it to see it through. love Jay Bell's character. you feel you know them and want the best for them, and thank you for making a cute Asian boy desirable. about time people see we're adorable

Loved it!

I didn’t expect to like Noah or this story, but again Jay Bell has crafted a wonderful story with flawed characters, personal journey and growth! Looking forward to the next in the series.

Fresh Start?

Having come from Jay Bells previous novels, this one genuinely surprised me. I expected this would follow some vaguely named character in one of the previous books, and in a way it was. However, it felt refreshing to have character doing their own thing in a familiar setting. Also, I’m totally team Harold, making this feel like when Tim and Ben began all over again.

I loved the ups and downs this story brought

This was a wonderful book. I couldn’t put my headphones down I was able to finish it in two days and am so sad it had to come to a end

Love it...as always

Ugh!! Got to the book late after listening to the rest. Not sure if I remember any of the characters in the following books or at least not enough of them to remember. I really want to hear the rest of their story!! Any chance they get a spin off?

Also, Marcello is my spirit animal...I need Marcello in MANY more books!!!

team Harold or team Felix?

they both are sweet & amazing but also completely different. I was TOTALLY team Harold.

Interesting

it was nice to get some closer on the whole Ryan debacle. I enjoyed that even he was able to get a somewhat happy ending. Noah and Harold ending up together would have been to easy, although if you have Something like Forever, then you do hear them mentioned again. So, you never know what the future holds. I can understand how some fans of the series could be turned off about the escort storyline, however, this allowed us to get more information on Marcello, which is always fun.

The Love Story Was The Least Interesting Part

Similar to Something Like Winter (for me), the least interesting part of this story was the actual love story. I enjoyed everything else, but sometimes the love gets so sappy that it feels awkward. But even Winter didn't make me want to cringe like this one did, which is disappointing because of the 7 audiobooks I've listened to in this series, only 2 of them have ever made me feel like that.

Hail is a Good Stand Alone

I felt Hail was a very well done story that brought new and interesting characters to this universe Bell has created. It also kept the series fresh and at the same time it was great look at the other sides of the LGBTQ community in regards to homelessness. I love this series.

Controversial Topics, Still Emotion-filled

I can understand why some people have issues with the content - the perspective here on sex work is controversial. As well, we don't get to expand too much on previous main characters, though I did enjoy the time spent on Marcello. Even so, the characters are deep and the emotions are moving, just like the rest of the books, and I enjoyed my time listening.