There has got to be some way to write a heart warming story without any of the following used as a check list: southern, single mother, under-dog, dis...moreThere has got to be some way to write a heart warming story without any of the following used as a check list: southern, single mother, under-dog, disability, hooker, poverty...
Golf?
Yeah, sure, golf too.
I expect self-published books to take advantage of the freedom they are given but this book was just another Lifetime cast off.(less)
There is no possible way for a book in this genre not to be predictable so the quality of the book depends on how interesting the conflict is...this b...moreThere is no possible way for a book in this genre not to be predictable so the quality of the book depends on how interesting the conflict is...this book had nearly none.
Putney does flip an old cliche in this one but in it she lost everything that made it interesting.(less)
I really enjoyed this book! Honestly. All my other goodreads wins were....not great and reviewing them took a masterful hand at fiction to write, but...moreI really enjoyed this book! Honestly. All my other goodreads wins were....not great and reviewing them took a masterful hand at fiction to write, but I actually did like this one.
Maybe because I'm a perv and love slash?
First off, I want to thank the author who was so cool to autograph the book for me with my stupid Terminator joke (that made my inner fanboy squee).
Now, for the story. Jeff was adorable. I just adore geeky characters and not only that, but he had a stutter and that gets the book into my favorite shelf; the disfigured/crippled/insane shelf. I appreciated the fact that through the book Jeff didn't have to become LESS nerdy to be more in control of his life or feelings. He was nerdy all the way through.
Reese was a great character that I enjoyed getting to know more and more as the book went on. He had a great romantic lead aspect but also an interesting transgressive side that I wont spoil by explaining. The whole situation wasn't over done or contrived and came off as believable.
Even Hank was likable. I know he was an asshole and you were suppose to hate him, but I can't help but think a great sequel would be to have HIM fall face first into reality and find love.
Anyway, I could write a review as long as the book itself, but I'll spare you. If you like slash, happy endings, and solid writing, I can't see how you wouldn't enjoy this book.(less)
It was cute, sweet, yadda, yadda. I want to give my kudos to Mia Ryan for having her leading man be shot in the head and have subsequent brain damage....moreIt was cute, sweet, yadda, yadda. I want to give my kudos to Mia Ryan for having her leading man be shot in the head and have subsequent brain damage. If I had known that, I would have read this book ages ago.
Do me a favor, anyone reading this review, if you know of books where the lead gets shot in the head, tip me off to them. Thanks.
PS. Did Mia Ryan die? Her work in these books are so good but she hasn't published anything in years.
I expected to be blown away, given how many people have told me how good this book is, but the book itself wasn't amazing. It was one of the better of...moreI expected to be blown away, given how many people have told me how good this book is, but the book itself wasn't amazing. It was one of the better of historical romances, but I really just enjoyed the characters the most. They were realistic and funny and I wouldn't mind seeing them star in another book, maybe an alternate universe one set in space.(less)
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