Vassily the Beautiful
Update: I finally read the book and it's marvelous. I loved it so much, I'm willing to accept that the man on the cover could be both Sei and Vassily. (Martinez is now on my list of favorite authors.) I liked the substance abuse angle and how Vassily remained addicted even after detox and even though he hadn't started voluntarily and didn't want to use intellectually. It was wonderfully realistic in that regard. I loved all the characters and want to read more about these men. Unfortunately, my review can't be as in depth as I want because I lost all of my book notes due to a technical malfunction. I had gobs of backlog, too, and I'm devastated as for some of them I'll never remember if I thought they were so-so or liked them. Oh well, life goes on.
No no no no no. This sounds like a good book, but that isn't Vassily on the cover, that's Seiran:
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I hate that these cover models are reused over and over. I get why, there are only so many stock photos taken that fit gay romance, and Sei is certainly pretty, but it upsets me when it's one from a popular series. I know it's no one's fault, but I can whine, can't I?