Two Pet Dicks

Loved this book was funny and dirty perfect book. I adored Lenny and Mait and seeing Arthur again was brilliant. I'd love to see what their getting up to now!

4.5 Stars ~ There are several guarantees when reading a John Inman book. One, there'll be humor; two, there'll be mystery and suspense; and three, it'll be an incredible ride. It's obvious then why I would choose 'Two Pet Dicks'… the title, the cover, the blurb, and the author. No more explanations required.
\"He admires my red hair, he says, and I admire the way he goes into an orgasmic meltdown with such enthusiastic fervor his come can fly right through the van’s side window and hit a mailbox four feet away.\"
I was giggling right from the start. Maitland and Lenny have been best friends since grade school. They started having sex at thirteen and that continued until the end of high school, when they decided to branch out and actually date people. But, lately it seems neither one can keep their hands to themselves, and maybe it's going in a direction they're not completely sure of. No matter. They just opened their very first office after Lenny's dad kicked their business out of his basement. They've acquired two clients in one day - a lady who needs to get her Gila monster back from her ex-husband, and a man's lost gray parrot - things are looking up in the business world.
I have to admit, these two really weren't the sharpest knives in the drawer, although I think Maitland might have an IQ a few points higher than Lenny. However, the stuff that came out of Lenny's mouth made me laugh out loud. Truly. What they lacked in book smarts, however, they made up for in kindness, decency, honesty, and loyalty…with an occasional moment of common sense thrown in. It was a darn good thing they've been friends for so many years, because the situations these two kept finding themselves in could have ruined a strictly business partnership.
'Two Pet Dicks' was hilarious, sweet, and full of so many young men's active hormones that it was hard to keep up. Pun intended. I adored this story as I laughed and sighed my way through it. The antics the animals put Maitland and Lenny through were academy award winning and I loved every moment. Thank you, John!
NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews

This was absolutely adorable and hilarious. With a dose of mystery it made for a most entertaining story. John Inman wrote a terrific friends to lovers story that will have you smiling all the way through. Lenny and Mait are seriously made for each other and I really love how they have been friends for so long (with benefits) and the realization of what they mean to each other is just the sweetest thing ever. Throw in a foul mouthed bird, a pooping dog, a masturbating monkey and an assortment of other colorful characters and it’s sidesplitting! This story is chuck full of wit, happiness, and good old fashioned feel good humor!
This is the perfect pick me up story. Well done, John!

Book – Two Pet Dicks
Author – John Inman
Star rating - ★★★☆☆
No. of Pages - 200
Movie Potential – ★★★☆☆
Ease of reading – easy to read and follow
Would I read it again - No
** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK, BY THE AUTHOR, IN RETURN FOR AN HONEST REVIEW **
Reviewed for Divine Magazine
To be quite honest, this could have been a barrel of laughs, but the humour just wasn't my cup of tea.
The story is told in 1st person, past tense, through only one character's POV. Right off, that's not my style. I can never really get along with 1st past, but this one wasn't so obvious that it was uncomfortable or jarring to read. However, I'm also not a fan of the characters talking to readers, which this does, at first in the first 4 pages, then in small instances.
For me, the humour was trying too hard. Just about every stereotype that crept up was made fun of – gay, fat, drag, sexist and more. It came across in a more good-natured meaning than cruel or truly vicious, but it still isn't the kind of humour that I find funny. I don't really think it's funny to make fun of people that way, though this was attempted well over a dozen times, in increasingly short-sighted, uncomfortable ways. Every ounce of humour was sarcastic, which also isn't a favourite of mine.
Funnily enough, the best and funniest parts of the story were when the author wasn't trying at all. There were a few slapstick comedy moments, some ridiculous instances that were purely for the entertainment value, but there were also sweet moments. The chemistry and relationship of the main couple worked for me and I really liked their dynamic and how it adapted.
I do think the story was dragged out for a really long time. All those missed-moments, where they almost caught a pet, but didn't, which all led to “funny” moments or injury, just didn't work and didn't seem necessary. A few times, the character Maitland was more concerned with laughing his ass off than saving Lenny from danger, particularly when the rooster was pecking his head, which could have been seriously dangerous.
There's a lot of “harrumph”-ing. To me, that's a noise and not a word, but I let that slide. It was the constant use of it that bothered me. As with sounds being mentioned, then vocalised right next to each other. Only one is necessary. Both was overkill.
The author was really fond of exaggerated imagery, metaphors and such, using long paragraphs of what a situation was 'like' as description for what was going on, in a comedic manner. Again, this didn't work. Neither did the use of the word “titties” for a man. Nope. Not for me.
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Overall, it's a simple matter of this book and I not getting along. As this is my first John Inman, it may be either that their writing doesn't work for me or this is just one odd ball in a bunch. I'll have to read more of his work to decide.
If you love slapstick comedy, don't have limits on what you think is funny and you love two gay guys getting into all kinds of shenanigans, then you'll love it.
For me, though, it was simply trying too hard to be hilarious.