Cage Match is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a plague has wiped out quite a bit of the population. The world has been rebuilt and is supposedly a better place, all run by corporations that took over after the fall of government. Everything is shiny and clean except for a walled in area of what used to be Boston. This area is called Brick Town and it is a high crime area filled with the less fortunate. If you don't like post-apocalyptic tales never fear, that's the only area where that post-apocalyptic bit comes in, it then becomes a journey of two men on a journey of self discovery.
I found Cage Match to be well written and intriguing. Andreas Fortias is the silver spoon baby, the prince of Fortias, a company that holds a large share of the market in this world. He, like his contemporaries fills his days and nights with trivial and meaningless pursuits. Cage fighting is one of these pursuits. A blood soaked, adrenaline fulled atmosphere where these idling rich boys can bet on the outcome of others pain and suffering. Jabez is a former Brick Towner who has been apprehended for robbery. He has chosen to serve his time in the cage. Cage fighting allows criminals a large reduction in sentence time but they will have to survive the indenture before freedom will be possible, a task which more often than not proves impossible. Both characters were interesting in their differences. One spoiled, pampered, and handed everything. The other struggling for survival from birth. That the two could ever find common ground is doubtful but together they bring out hidden depths that neither knew they possessed. I've read other offerings from Ms. Dee in the past but nothing that captured my heart like this one. If you love hot m/m action, testosterone filled action, and people discovering their true selves then this one is for you!
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