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His Quiet Agent
His Quiet Agent | Ada Maria Soto
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Arthur Drams works for a secret government security agency, but all he really does is spend his days in a cubical writing reports no one reads. After getting another “lateral promotion” by a supervisor who barely remembers his name, it’s suggested that Arthur try to ‘make friends’ and ‘get noticed’ in order to move up the ladder. It’s like high school all over again: his attempts to be friendly come across as awkward and creepy, and no one wants to sit at the same table with him at lunch. In a last-ditch attempt to be seen as friendly and outgoing, he decides to make friends with The Alien, aka Agent Martin Grove, known for his strange eating habits, unusual reading choices, and the fact that no one has spoken to him in three years. Starting with a short, surprisingly interesting conversation on sociology books, Arthur slowly begins to chip away at The Alien’s walls using home-cooked meals to lure the secretive agent out of his abrasive shell. Except Martin just might be something closer to an actual secret agent than paper-pusher Arthur is, and it might be more than hearts at risk when something more than friendship begins to develop. Please note this book has a Heat Rating of zero.
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KathyWheeler
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I loved this book about two lonely men who find each other. It was touching and just lovely in the small moments that lead to the start of their relationship. I‘d read it again.

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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This quote really resonated with me. As did so much of His Quiet Agent.

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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They say good things come in small packages. His Quiet Agent is proof of that. This novella has made a home in my heart, and I can't wait to re-read it soon (read: I'll probably cave and re-read it again in the next 24 hours!)

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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His Quiet Agent is a small but deeply touching novella, overflowing with compassion, empathy, acceptance, and, above all, the cornerstone of every relationship, trust. Arthur and Martin are made up of small moments. Mundane shared experiences, like a duplicate key or a shared lunch, that eventually build into a slow-burn, chaste relationship between two men who find comfort in each other. Throughout it all, undertones of angst & a vast loneliness.

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thestarlesscasea
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Books I finished in March 2022 📚
Not a fan of Serious Concerns.
Liked The Girl from the Sea, Blue is the Warmest Color, and Night Sky With Exit Wounds.
Loved The Blue Castle, His Quiet Agent, The Ethereal Transit Society, Blacksad, and Pew.

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Eyelit
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I‘m reading my way through the holidays and tend to go for much lighter fare... of the three books I‘ve read today this one is by far my favorite. Soto packs a lot in this short book and it was very well done. Both protagonists are asexual (one stated and the other inferred) and their romance could be called unconventional by most norms. I really liked Arthur and Martin and wanted more. I hope Soto revisits their story some day in a sequel.

WarpedSweetness Sounds interesting! 6y
emilyesears Sounds really interesting!! 6y
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