Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 2012 Page: 31 of 48
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shared with the German-built Opel Insignia.
Stamped from what was apparently a solid
piece of very elegant Black Forest granite, the
Regal's coupelike design is quite handsome
from its chrome Buick grille to large head-
lights with sinister-angle running lamps, C-
slash body surfacing, and sculpted rear deck
with spoiler. It looks expensive. Twin exhaust
outlets through the bumper and snarling
fangs of chrome up front tell fat daddies to
back off.
A cabin fit for Fittipaldi awaits sporty gents
(and gals). Interior style is very businesslike with
controls intelligently placed, but surrounded by
lots of high-quality black plastic. Forget wood-
grain, much less real wood. Deeply-sculpted
heated black leather seats blow the chill off win-
ter while the thick flat-bottom leather-wrapped
steering wheel encourages you to heat things up.
Audi couldn't do better.
Controlled through either faceplate buttons
and knobs or the console joy wheel, the car's in-
dash navigation gets you anywhere. Audio-
philes will exfoliate their ears with the standard
336-watt Harman/kardon 5.1 Matrix Surround
Sound system with nine speakers. Go old-school
with a CD, stream Pandora Internet Radio, or
summon satellites with XM. Bluetooth or USB
connect driver's smart phones to the full-color 7-
COMING
MARCH 16
in. touch screen. Blind spot warnings and rear
parking assist keep you from calling Flo.
A friend and I flew the "Goes Sonic" to Detroit
for the North American International Auto
Show. Even after many hours on the road, the
seats, steering, and suspension kept us in good
kit. There was always plenty of power to jet past
mini-vans and pickup trucks. On the first
evening, we attended the premiere of the first-
ever Cadillac ATS compact sedan. After the fes-
tivities^ we handed the valet our claim slip. Two
Regals pulled up before ours. Even among
Cadillacs, the sporty Buick cuts a swath.
If you don't like the turbo, Regal also comes in
182hp four-cylinder and 36-MPG eAssist vari-
ants. But, that's for babies. Go Sonic and leam
why you won't soon foiget GS.
Price as tested came to $38,155. ■
Teen love in Texas
Don't Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble (2012,
Kensington). $15; 352 pp.
Nate Schaper was in love with Adam Jefferies
from the moment Adam had rushed over to
Nate's locker to help another student who'd been
bullied. Adam was like that: compassionate and
smart, gentle and caring — not to mention so
beautiful, Nate could barely stand it. They were
an "us" not long after that morning by the lockers,
and within weeks, they'd decided to come out to-
gether.
Adam was a senior then — a budding actor, a
lover of the stage, and about to graduate. Nate
was a junior and he never wanted to let Adam go.
But the following summer, he had to do it:
Houston and New York City are 1,600 miles
apart, and Adam had a once-in-a-lifetime chance
to appear off-off-Broadway. Nate wasn't about to
hold him back.
Once in New York, though, Adam seemed not
to miss Nate as much as the other way around.
Adam had a new life complete with hottie room-
mate. He never seemed to have time for Nate
anymore. Things had changed.
But Nate had changed, too. Angry with the way his life was going, he'd become a silent ac-
tivist at school. He made a new friend, a straight guy who wouldn't take any trouble from bul-
lies. And when it seemed like Adam was so yesterday, Nate found another boyfriend.
But can you truly forget the love you lost? Stuffing aside memories of Adam and the things
they shared, Nate wondered when he ever would...
Looking to spend some time with a wonderfully satisfying love story? You can stop your
search right here, because Don't Let Me Go will do just right.
With some not-quite-chaste bedroom scenes and a host of characters to embrace, author
J.H. Trumble adds sass and spice to a tale of romance found and lost.
But love isn't the only focus of this story: teenage Nate encounters homophobia in various
forms and though it lends a certain squirmy realism, those parts of this book aren't easy to
read. Fortunately, Trumble's supporting (and supportive) cast offsets the hate, which gives this
novel meaning.
This is a great book for teens and adults alike, and it has an ending that... well, I don't
want to ruin it for you, so let's just say it works. If you're up for a nice boy-meets-boy story,
Don't Let Me Go is a book to get lost in.
— Terri Schlichenmeyer
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