A solid, but emotional read

To me, there is nothing more heinous than anyone trying to beat love out of someone. And conversion therapy is a disgusting, barbaric atrocity that still happens in the world today. After all the strides we make, there is still hate. It saddens me. But this book, while about all those fears and bigotries; that hatred... it was also about living oneself and redemption in one’s own self image.

This was a really heavy book for a romance novel. There was terrible but very real representation of hate in the lgbtq world. I cried a few times while reading this. But it was still a great story. There was love and acceptance in here that was so worth going through all heart wrenching parts.

Max is a nurse and recovering drug addict who tells his story one night at an NA meeting about how his parents kicked him out for being gay, leaving him to fend for himself and, unfortunately, turn to drugs and prostitution to survive. At that same meeting is Silas, the heir to a huge pharmaceutical company, who’s mega successful drug they produce was his own addiction.

They later meet when Max becomes the live in nurse to Silas’s ailing bigoted father. The attraction is insane between the two men, but years of pent up pain from months at a conversion therapy camp as a child creates a major handicap for Silas emotionally (and physically)...
Can they make it through all the obstacles in their way to each other or will the pain and hiding be too much for them to get past?

The only thing that annoyed me was the somewhat unrealistic sex prep... all rushed and seemed like she pays all this attention to detail throughout so much, but glosses over the most organic parts of their time together. All in all, I really enjoyed this book! It was a long one, but worth it!

**I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.”
This was not an easy book to read. To know that people are often thrown out of their lives for who they love or are sent away to be “rehabilitated” for who they love is devastating.
Max & Silas have A LOT on their way. So much pain from their pasts. I really loved that this book save right in. Nothing was brushed under the rug. Meeting one another did not solve all their problems. It was hard and sometimes ugly, just like life often is. Not only are they both dealing with their families rejection of their sexuality but also addiction and abandonment and so much pain.
Very well written. The characters are flawed and human. Not an easy read but a really good book.

This was my first M/M read. Well, sort of. I read novellas before but never a whole novel. I don't know why. But since my favorite author wrote it I gave it a chance.

I'm so glad I did.

Someday, Someday is a wonderfully written romance between Max, who has been burned before and now wants to live and love life fully and Silas, who was hurt in the past so badly, he can't see through his pain.

Max saved him before it was too much. Before he would completely lose himself.

I feel like no matter what I say, I won't say enough. I love how patient Max was, how he loved Silas's brother unconditionally and I love Silas's kind heart. He looked like he was made of stone on the outside but that was just his mask.

Okay, I may have said I basically loved everyone in the past paragraph but I can't help it, it's a beautiful story.

So if you're like me, not really into M/M romances but a little bit curious, just a little, and don't know with which book to start to satisfy your curiosity, this is the book to start.

I'm trying really hard to not spoil much or tell the whole story with my review so I'm gonna end the review here...

One teeny, tiny thing that bothered me was that in the end everything just falls into place. Not with them (of course they get their HEA) but with side characters. I know it's fiction but probably not all people are that accepting, I'm guessing. But I still love the ending even though it was not what I expected.

5 stars.

LOVED!!!!!! Totally surprised I LOVED this story. MM is not a genre I read alot, but this one wasn't just MM there was a story worth reading.

Emma gave me people I actually cared about, These two, Max and Si were real for me. I was completely invested in their story. Their characters were amazing funny, smart, sexy and above all REAL people.

The supporting characters were so dam good. Emma created people who you loved to hate, people you love to love and people you loved to see grow. Eddie made me laugh, made me feel and made me think.

Faith I LOVED HER CHARACTER!!! Her one liners were great. She truly loved Si, and it showed.

Emma gives us a story into a world I wouldn't normally visit, or have the chance to. As a reader that is why we read. So thank you.....it was excellent.
♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐♥️

It was a struggle to get through this and I skimmed the last 20%. I appreciated the meaning of the story but I thought the execution was just drawn out. I couldn’t feel much empathy with Silas, a grown man, who couldn’t stand up to his father. Mac was a really great character and I liked the two of them together but I just grew bored with the length of the story.

A real gem in this story was Eddie, Silas’s brother. He was a charming character who really loved his brother.

If the story was trimmed down some I think it would’ve been a winner for me. The flashbacks that Silas had were such downers and I wasn’t looking to become depressed while reading. They needed to be told but like I said, I think a lot could’ve been shortened.

ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for review

I've never read Emma Scott before so I had no clue going into this one what I'd be getting. What I did get was an expertly crafted angsty romance which never vered into the overly-dramatic but instead wound a careful tale about finding your own self-worth.

Both characters were fascinating drawn, Max being much easier to like from the off because of his determination to reclaim his life from hitting rock bottom. Silas was, deliberately I suspect, harder to like, while easy to sympathise with.

Ultimately though, their connection was a beautifully detailed emotionally satisfying read, dealing with some quite horrific traumas - and please do pay attention to the subject matter warnings, this book isn't an easy read.

My main reason for it not being a five star entry is that I was missing just that small spark to draw me totally into the narrative. I think it was because - rightly so, the author did a wonderful job with both research and representation - it was perhaps a little bit slow in getting to the happier parts.

I will say, Silas' older brother Eddie was himself a bright light, his Asperger's treated with care and consideration and never made me feel like I was reading a character put there just to provide comedic relief because of the way he behaved.

This book was high on the angst. There’s conversion therapy, homelessness, and lots of homophobia. And it tackled all these hard topics very very well. It’s gritty and real, but there is still quiet a beautiful romance at the heart of it. I had trouble getting into the book, but once I was in I could not put it down. Scott can definitely write amazing characters, and I could truly feel the emotions each of the MCs was feeling. The true star of the show though was Eddie ❤️ if you’re wondering if you should read this book do it for Eddie alone.

The one star deduction, however, is for their families. As other reviewers have pointed out their families were atrocious people and I really hate that they reconciled. It was all tied up a little neatly for my tastes.

Emma Scott writes deeply emotional novels with imperfect real characters. I am in love with her writing style and always wait impatiently for her new book.
This book is a M/M romance. I have never read M/M novels before and decided to read it only because it was written by Emma Scott. And it was absolutely worth it!
The main characters do not have easy life, they are set for high expectations, that they can not meet. They suffer, they make mistakes, sometimes they learn from them, sometimes not. They become victims of circumstances, they overcome difficulties, they fall, they get on their feet, they set goals, they are trying their hardest to reach them while staying true to themselves and their beliefs.
All in all, it is an incredible book.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the kindly provided ARC, all opinions are mine.

This book shot straight to my top 10 best reads of the year, without question. I read this twice, because I was afraid I had read it too quickly, because this book needs to be savored. I've never read anything by this author before, so I went in because the blurb sounded intriguing, and boy - I was blown away.

Homophobic parents can really screw you up for life.

Max Kaufman was kicked out by his father at 16 when he was found out to be gay, spent time homeless on the streets, addicted to drugs, and only by the grace of God and the help from Carl, who becomes a father figure, made it out alive. He's tried for the last 10 years to overcome the addiction, working on his view of himself, and has turned himself into a nurse. He's guarding his heart carefully, and he still tries to make peace with his parents, even after multiple rejections. When working in the ER becomes too much, Max signs on with an agency that provides nurses for VIP clients, landing a live-in position to take care of mega-billionaire Edward Marsh III, owner and CEO of Marsh Pharmaceuticals. And resident homophobe.

Mr. Marsh's son Silas is the acting CEO and heir apparent. He's also gay, something his father knows and has tried to exorcise out of him with conversion therapy when Silas was but a teenager. The experience in Alaska, something we thankfully don't see in real time (I was raging and crying enough from the flashbacks), has left Silas a shadow of himself, hiding away all emotions and living his life as a cold, distant, but dutiful son. He's fake-dating a woman his father expects him to marry and with whom he has to produce an heir to inherit the company. The only joy in his life is his older brother Eddie, who was supposed to inherit the company as the firstborn son, but lost his father's favor when he was diagnosed as being autistic. Their mother died when Silas was young, and their father changed into a hard and cold-hearted man after.

Additionally, Marsh Pharmaceuticals' marketing department under its director, a smarmy weasel of a man, has apparently been pushing opioids into low income communities and thereby contributed heavily to the opioid crisis.

Max and Silas cannot deny the mutual attraction, and soon they begin dating in secret. Silas sees how Max treats Eddie, and this goes a long way to loosening the steel bands around his heart. Max too falls for Silas, knowing that he's putting his heart on the line, because he can't be a dirty secret and Silas can't leave the closet.

This book made me cry more than once. Mr. Marsh's dismissive and cruel attitude towards Eddie made me rage. Silas' broken spirit made me want to reach inside the book and hold him, and Max's inner strength made me feel so proud of him.

The book is told in alternating POVs, so we get a full picture of goes on in Silas' and Max's minds, and it's in two parts. Part 1 ends as I expected it to end - with a full-fledged disaster - but then we're treated to part 2 in which Silas finds his backbone, bolstered by what he feels for Max, and by the ending of the book I was smiling widely.

These two men are to each other exactly what they needed. They find in each other strength and support, and the love they share is what propels them to take the proverbial bull by the horn and change their lives, their circumstances, their futures.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but JFC, people - love your kids. Just fucking love them the way they are, warts and all, and don't put conditions on your love for them. Conversion therapy is torture and cruel and doesn't turn gay people straight. It's criminal to send your child to a conversion camp, and if you did that, you should be locked up (ideally, after I get my hands around your neck) for a long time.

Also, Eddie. I have so much love for Eddie, and I'm so so happy that he too got a happy ending.

This is obviously a book full of angst, but it's also a story of love, strength, and perseverance against the odds, fighting for what you believe is right. With solid writing, this is a book not to be missed.

I got this book for free for an honest review.

I have to say that this book is probably one of my favourite male/male contemporary books I've read so far. I can not believe how invested I was in the characters. I felt like a mother hen when it came to Silas and Max. Especially Silas. I can't believe what he had to go through in that "camp" in Alaska alone. This is horrible and I'm shocked that there are parents sending their kids to something as awful as this place. I also legit cried while reading the last, like, 20 pages and I don't cry a lot when reading a book. I get emotional and stuff but there's barely tears. That happens to me in every second movie I watch but not in books. This book managed to get me so damn emotional in the end that I legit had tears in my eyes. This already speaks volumes for this book and how I felt about it. Also, I gotta give it to the Author. I have never read a book by Emma Scott but the writing was beautiful and I loved that there was a playlist of music that Silas plays on the piano because a guy who plays the piano, or any instrument, is on a whole other level for me. I am so happy with the outcome of this book and I wish there would be a sequel to this. I wanna say so much about this book but it would all be spoilers so I'll keep them to myself.

If you're interested in this book, you should definitely pick this up. I definitely consider buying this as an actual book to display on the shelf because this book deserves it. If Emma Scott writes another male/male story I will most definitely pick it up.

Oh what a beautiful story. Poignant. Beautiful. Stark. Typical Emma Scott.

I can't always read this kind of story, because it gets into your bones, into your soul.
The story of the drug epidemic of the US, mixed with the struggle of acceptance of your sexuality. So much, yet it never feels put on, contrived or trying to smash together things in for effect. The story flows smoothly and makes you think.

Someday Someday is a book that was a lot darker and heavier than I expected it to be going into it. Nevertheless, it is a powerful book about the destructive nature of homophobia and bigotry, and the mental impact it has on the victims.

Max is a nurse who, after being kicked out of his home as a teen and suffering from addiction, rebuilt his life one painful step at a time. But after working in the ER, he’s begun to burn out and accepts a job working as a private caretaker for the CEO of a pharmaceutical company in the hopes of recharging. What he finds there, though, is secrets and lies and the son of the CEO, Silas, who’s attractive but evasive and at odds with his father.

This is a story about two men with very dark, traumatic histories - most of which stemmed from the reactions of their families to their sexuality. While Max was kicked out of home, Silas’s father trying to ‘cure’ him and the ramifications of that are horrific and stop him from making choices about his life that would lead him to be happy. While Max is trying to rebuild his relationship with his family, Silas is trying to decide whether he’s strong enough to stand up the his father and the whole thing is heartbreaking.

For me, I very much appreciated the characterisation of all the characters - the good guys were good and it was very clear who the antagonists were (and why). And while I was constantly hoping for the best possible outcome for Max and Silas, it was Eddie, Silas’s brother, who really stole the show for me - especially his relationship with Silas, and and the bond that he began to develop with Max.

I think Emma Scott did an amazing job writing the journey’s of both Max and Silas, while wrenching out the reader’s heart over and over. It was not pretty and it was raw and that’s a rare thing to find in stories. Best of all, she balanced out all that emotion with hope. This was my first Emma Scott book, but I doubt it will be my last.

Emma Scott and her magical writing! She is such a talented storyteller and I love all her books I've read so far but once in a while one of her books touches me so deeply it leaves me speechless and at a loss for words (and out of tissues ;)), like "full tilt" and "all in" … Max and Silas' story is one of those. Emotional, heartstopping, an epic love story with beautiful written characters and all the feels.

I highlighted so many passages, still trying to decide which ones are my absolut favs but I know this is a book I will reread and rereread again and again ❤️

This one kinda shocked me. I figured I would probably enjoy it, I just had that feeling. When I got into it, the first part may have not flowed as nice as the rest of it. After about the half way mark it hit me in the feels a lot more than I expected. Few parts made me cry, which rarely happens, and boy I was moved in several others. I love these guys, and their love for each other was something that will stay with me for a long time.


BTW....as the sister of a gay man...this was handled with the upmost respect. I appreciate that so much. I could never had done what was done to these men, but the point Emma was trying to get across is one everyone needs to learn - well at least I hope so. Thank you Emma, so much.

At this point, I am convinced that Emma Scott sold her soul to the devil. There's just no other explanation for how she delivers masterpiece after masterpiece.
Someday, Someday was Scott's first attempt at a male/male romance and I for one loved every single second of it.
Max Kaufman has my whole heart. Kicked out by his father at seventeen for being gay, he had to do some shady things to get by and is now a recovering addict who turned his life around and became a nurse. Max was such a kind and generous character and I just want to hug him. That dude deserves only the best in life.
Enter Silas Marsh. Who is saddled with the stereotypical expectations of a patriarchal dad who only cares about his image and forced his son to do conversion therapy that thankfully did not stick but left a lot of scars behind. Silas is fighting with his own impulses, trying to come to terms with being gay and on top of that trying to save the company his father is so proud of but has left half the world addicted to painkillers.
These two were just such a perfect fit for each other. From Max's caring and selfless support to Silas' unconditional love for his older brother who has Asperger's, this was an unforgettable love story between two starcrossed lovers.
Definitely my favorite Scott book to date. I cannot wait to see what this author will do next!

RATING: 4/5 STARS

I first read one of Emma Scott's books a few years ago and was pleasantly surprised by how she took heavy topics and wound them into a really beautiful love story. This book was no different. Silas and Max's story was wonderfully written and it included relevant themes to modern society (addiction, homophobia, conversion therapy, PTSD, opioid abuse, homelessness). I was impressed by how these issues were addressed with sensitivity and well-integrated into the story. It was heartbreaking to read about what Silas and Max each went through, but the ending tied up loose ends perfectly. If you're a fan of HEA stories, you'll enjoy this. Silas' brother Eddie, who was on the autism spectrum, was also a joy to read about. His connection with both Silas and Max and his influence on their relationship was so pure.

I highly recommend this to readers who like stories with meaningful romance. SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY was emotional, but as a bonus it had some humor betwixt the dramatic scenes as well.

A sincere thanks to NetGalley and Emma Scott for providing an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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4.5 stars

I absolutely devoured Someday, Someday by Emma Scott. It was emotional, raw and heartbreaking. It deals with some very serious subject matter and I could not put it down. The author gave us a powerful story not only of love, but of second chances, understanding and forgiveness.

Max has not had an easy life. Kicked out by his parents for who he is, he had to learn not only to survive on his own but recover and build something for himself. Silas Marsh seems to lead a life others would envy, but not everything is as it seems. When Max and Silas meet, can they learn acceptance and let love in? Their journey is not an easy one, but it was compelling and honest to the core. A beautiful and touching story that I highly recommend.

Life-changing!

When teenager Max Kaufman is caught kissing a boy by his confused and angry father he is banished from the family home and forced onto the streets. Lonely, scared and depressed, Max turns to drugs and soon spirals into the life of an addict. It takes the help of a kind stranger to turn his life around.

Years later, Max returns to Seattle to attempt a reconciliation with his family and accepts a position as a nurse for multi-billionaire Edward Marsh of Pharma Pharmaceuticals, a vocal homophobic. Max would quit, but he is drawn to the dark, moody, and incredibly handsome Silas Marsh and can’t walk away.

As a teen, Silas battled with the loss of his mother, his father’s growing bitterness, raging hormones, and his sexuality. When he embarrasses his father by getting caught with the son of an acquaintance he is sent to a ‘boys camp’ in the arctic for 6 grueling months of torture. He returns a cold shell of himself and after a rough recovery, including a bout with addiction to pain meds, he buries himself in his studies and rises to the top in his father’s firm.

Then a new nurse is hired, a man Silas met at a NA meeting and all the emotions he was programmed to reject, the overwhelming attraction for another man- Max- threatens to destroy the tenuous peace with his father. At the same time, Silas learns of Pharma’s complicity in providing the drug to thousands that turned them into addicts- and for many, death. Love for his brother, who suffers from aspergers disease, stops him from leaving the Marsh heritage, and his father, behind.

The growing attraction between Silas and Max creates a world of problems for both men, but love happens whether we’re ready or not.

THERE ARE SO MANY LEVELS TO THIS STORY, I CAN’T ARTICULATE ALL OF THEM. SCOTT EXPERTLY TWINES MAX AND SILAS AROUND THE READERS HEART- YOU CAN’T HELP BUT HOPE FOR THESE TWO!


Our country has faced an opioid crisis for years now. Thousands of lives have been lost- good lives. Fathers, mothers, children who should have the care and respect they deserve.

While Canada accepts and welcomes gay marriage, I am very aware that we have a long way to go in the way we treat anyone perceived as ‘different’.

It is books written with heart and soul like Someday, Someday that will hopefully make a difference.

I give Someday, Someday 5+ lovely kisses- get out the tissues!

“I voluntarily read an ARC of this book which was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.”

I loved everything about this book. Max and Silas were beautifully complex characters and so well-written and the storyline totally drew me in. The emotions felt by these characters were so visceral and heartfelt that I could't put it down. This is most certainly going on my keeper-shelf to be read again.

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I love, love, LOVED everything about this. The gay representation felt so well-done and respectful. A lot of m/m romance these days feels fetishized, but this felt like a true romance and the focus was on the characters as true people, not just hot gay cardboard cutouts. The ASD representation was also FANTASTIC, accurate, and again, very respectful. Keep in mind, autism is a spectrum, so this isn't necessarily representative of everyone with ASD., but it felt accurate and true to a lot of people I know personally on the spectrum.