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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
Meh.
It's pretty run-of-the-mill, nothing particularly stands out or is bad, it just is.
What it does have is a great message about acceptance.
It's pretty run-of-the-mill, nothing particularly stands out or is bad, it just is.
What it does have is a great message about acceptance.
Wasted potential. One step ahead, three steps behind. The characters aren't fleshed out enough for me to really care about them and their so-called love story.
This is supposed to be marriage before romance but I failed to see any marriage or romance.
Reading this was frustrating.
Really, go read Anna Zabo's review because they articulated my feelings about the book so much better than I did.
This is supposed to be marriage before romance but I failed to see any marriage or romance.
Reading this was frustrating.
Really, go read Anna Zabo's review because they articulated my feelings about the book so much better than I did.
Isaiah, an NFL player, lost his first husband in a car accident. He went on with his life, mostly because of their adopted son, Evan. It's because of Evan and his love for the arts that Isaiah meets Victor, a world-famous ballet dancer, and the moment Isaiah's eyes light on Victor, he's impossibly drawn to him. They spend an incredible night together, and even though the chemistry is definitely there, Isaiah is determined not to make it anything else but their incredible physical connection in order to protect his heart from any possible future pain.
Victor is from Chechnya, where gay men and women are disappearing, killed for their sexual orientation. Over in the US on a visa, it doesn't stop Victor from speaking out about the atrocities in his home country. Knowing that he is certain to be killed once he returns home, Victor has applied for asylum in the US.
Unfortunately, it's denied, and in a moment of altruism - and all that chemistry between them - Isaiah offers to marry Victor in order to keep him in the country. He makes it perfectly clear that it's just an arrangement and that the only relationship between them will be friendship.
Oh, Isaiah. How dumb you are. We could all see that there was more that that from the get-go. There were times I wanted to shake the man, telling him to take a damn risk, that his heart was already engaged with Victor. And the times that his fear made his tongue a sharp-ended sword, I wanted to give him a shift kick in the arse.
But Victor...he was incredible in this story. My heart ached for the longing of a family that was weaved throughout his being. His goodness to both Isaiah and Evan always put their needs in front of his, making him do what was right even though his heart was breaking.
Luckily, the ending was just what I wanted it to be, a wonderful HEA for this family.
Victor is from Chechnya, where gay men and women are disappearing, killed for their sexual orientation. Over in the US on a visa, it doesn't stop Victor from speaking out about the atrocities in his home country. Knowing that he is certain to be killed once he returns home, Victor has applied for asylum in the US.
Unfortunately, it's denied, and in a moment of altruism - and all that chemistry between them - Isaiah offers to marry Victor in order to keep him in the country. He makes it perfectly clear that it's just an arrangement and that the only relationship between them will be friendship.
Oh, Isaiah. How dumb you are. We could all see that there was more that that from the get-go. There were times I wanted to shake the man, telling him to take a damn risk, that his heart was already engaged with Victor. And the times that his fear made his tongue a sharp-ended sword, I wanted to give him a shift kick in the arse.
But Victor...he was incredible in this story. My heart ached for the longing of a family that was weaved throughout his being. His goodness to both Isaiah and Evan always put their needs in front of his, making him do what was right even though his heart was breaking.
Luckily, the ending was just what I wanted it to be, a wonderful HEA for this family.
emotional
lighthearted
I did not like Isaiah at all. It's a been awhile since I read a character I disliked quite as much as this one (that I'm supposed to like). I didn't like him being so hot and cold with Victor and how he blamed Victor for every negative thing that happened after he met him. It wasn't fair or accurate. Victor should run, not walk, away from this relationship. This was a new to me author and I liked the writing so I may try another book.
**My thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing LLC for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**
It has been a long time since i have read a M/M book and i am quite glad that i picked it up.
Yes, there can be some quite graphic sex scenes, so if that is not your thing, this book is not for you, but the emotional connection between the two and the growth of the characters is just what i expected from Robin.
A well written book that really makes you feel that the two deserve each other and that they have a special connection and some really great friends and a wonderful adopted son.
It has been a long time since i have read a M/M book and i am quite glad that i picked it up.
Yes, there can be some quite graphic sex scenes, so if that is not your thing, this book is not for you, but the emotional connection between the two and the growth of the characters is just what i expected from Robin.
A well written book that really makes you feel that the two deserve each other and that they have a special connection and some really great friends and a wonderful adopted son.
This reads like a draft, not a finished book.
You can literally pinpoint all the tropes and conversation points the author wanted to make because there was not even an attempt to flesh it out at any point.
Like, the premise is so good, which is why I picked this up in the first place and there are hints of interesting points of discussion regarding LGBT rights and visibility and all. But it's rushed and underdeveloped and makes their fight make zero sense.
And then it's topped off by a Grand Gesture and it was over-the-top and I hated it because it did not even properly resolve the issue which (as usual!) would need a private talk instead of a stage.
You can literally pinpoint all the tropes and conversation points the author wanted to make because there was not even an attempt to flesh it out at any point.
Like, the premise is so good, which is why I picked this up in the first place and there are hints of interesting points of discussion regarding LGBT rights and visibility and all. But it's rushed and underdeveloped and makes their fight make zero sense.
And then it's topped off by a Grand Gesture and it was over-the-top and I hated it because it did not even properly resolve the issue which (as usual!) would need a private talk instead of a stage.
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It wasn't awful, or badly written, I just didn't care. I didn't really connect with anyone here.
I'm not opposed to checking out the next in the series, though.
I'm not opposed to checking out the next in the series, though.