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A review by fleurette
Glen & Tyler's Honeymoon Adventure by J.B. Sanders
3.0
It was completely not what I expected. Without even wondering if it was better or worse than I expected, but just completely different. But there are also many things in this book that confused me, and I don't quite understand the choices the author made.
First of all, I thought it was going to be a romance, and it isn't. In fact, it is difficult for me to define the genre of this book. There's a bit of it all here. A little love story, a bit of suspense and quite a lot of action straight from the James Bond movie. I think I could enjoy it much more if that was what I expected. Though I am not entirely sure because this book is quite weirdly written. It's more like a TV show or a novel in episodes. Each chapter is basically a separate story. Not so much as to consider it a collection of short stories, but enough to make it difficult for me to point to any one coherent plot. As a result, I was able to stop reading anytime and come back to this book after a few months (which I did), and it didn't matter in the slightest.
Which does not change the fact that I really liked the main characters - Glen and Tyler. Together they make a great couple and I think I read this entire book just for them. But here, too, I'm a bit disappointed. With the chapters of the book, we see less and less Glen. At some point it becomes Tyler's story and Glen is just his accessory. Glen becomes downright redundant, his only trait is being Tyler's husband and this is his only role in the story. In one of the final chapters, Tyler tells him directly: "Don’t worry so much, all you have to do is stand up there with me and look hot." And that's what Glen's role in this part of the book comes down to. He ceases to be an equal hero of this book.
The plot is very difficult for me to tell about, because there really isn't much of it. But the last third of the book comes down primarily to Tyler boasting about his wealth and influence. It was tiring and a bit annoying. And also immature, like a story written by a twelve-year-old. I wish Tyler and Glen had the opportunity to use their minds and wits to solve their problems, not just rely on Tyler's influence. I probably shouldn't, but I was comparing Tyler to Roarke from the In Death series by Nora Roberts, and Tyler just lacked some charm. He relished his wealth and influence so much that it was exhausting.
But don't get me wrong, it's not a bad book. I am only disappointed that it was not what I expected and what I needed at the moment. I really like Tyler and Glen. Maybe I'll even read another book in this series one day. Plus the cover is really cute.
First of all, I thought it was going to be a romance, and it isn't. In fact, it is difficult for me to define the genre of this book. There's a bit of it all here. A little love story, a bit of suspense and quite a lot of action straight from the James Bond movie. I think I could enjoy it much more if that was what I expected. Though I am not entirely sure because this book is quite weirdly written. It's more like a TV show or a novel in episodes. Each chapter is basically a separate story. Not so much as to consider it a collection of short stories, but enough to make it difficult for me to point to any one coherent plot. As a result, I was able to stop reading anytime and come back to this book after a few months (which I did), and it didn't matter in the slightest.
Which does not change the fact that I really liked the main characters - Glen and Tyler. Together they make a great couple and I think I read this entire book just for them. But here, too, I'm a bit disappointed. With the chapters of the book, we see less and less Glen. At some point it becomes Tyler's story and Glen is just his accessory. Glen becomes downright redundant, his only trait is being Tyler's husband and this is his only role in the story. In one of the final chapters, Tyler tells him directly: "Don’t worry so much, all you have to do is stand up there with me and look hot." And that's what Glen's role in this part of the book comes down to. He ceases to be an equal hero of this book.
The plot is very difficult for me to tell about, because there really isn't much of it. But the last third of the book comes down primarily to Tyler boasting about his wealth and influence. It was tiring and a bit annoying. And also immature, like a story written by a twelve-year-old. I wish Tyler and Glen had the opportunity to use their minds and wits to solve their problems, not just rely on Tyler's influence. I probably shouldn't, but I was comparing Tyler to Roarke from the In Death series by Nora Roberts, and Tyler just lacked some charm. He relished his wealth and influence so much that it was exhausting.
But don't get me wrong, it's not a bad book. I am only disappointed that it was not what I expected and what I needed at the moment. I really like Tyler and Glen. Maybe I'll even read another book in this series one day. Plus the cover is really cute.