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Match Day
Jilted at the altar!
Doctor Zack Sorensen planned to spend the entire ten-day luxury honeymoon cruise drunk off his ass. Why not? He paid a fortune for the tickets. Non-refundable tickets. If anyone deserved to be drunk for ten days solid it was Zack.
Brian O’Daly - brother of the runaway bride and best man - had no intention of letting his best friend spend the next ten days alone, and most likely drunk, on a ship, with no one to keep him from falling overboard.
But what exactly did one do on an accidental honeymoon? For ten days. To romantic destinations. In one bed… when one is secretly in love with one’s best friend.
Brian and Zack are about to find out.
Doctor Zack Sorensen planned to spend the entire ten-day luxury honeymoon cruise drunk off his ass. Why not? He paid a fortune for the tickets. Non-refundable tickets. If anyone deserved to be drunk for ten days solid it was Zack.
Brian O’Daly - brother of the runaway bride and best man - had no intention of letting his best friend spend the next ten days alone, and most likely drunk, on a ship, with no one to keep him from falling overboard.
But what exactly did one do on an accidental honeymoon? For ten days. To romantic destinations. In one bed… when one is secretly in love with one’s best friend.
Brian and Zack are about to find out.
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First published August 14, 2017
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September 5, 2017
2 stars
The start of the book has us with the soon to be bride getting caught by her brother and grooms bff/best man getting spit roasted between two men the night before her wedding to his bestie. Brian has a conversation with one of the friends fucking his sister and then argues with his sister while she's standing there naked. He tells her not to show up to the wedding or he will interrupt the wedding to tell everyone what she did. Then goes to wake Zack up for his wedding and gives him a bro to bro hand job in the shower cuz he's just helping a bro out. He let's his friend who he's been in love with all his life go to the church and stand there and be humiliated and stood up at the altar rather than tell him what happened. Bestie is hurt and sad and decides to take of on his honeymoon by himself when he arrives at the cruise ship and opens the door and finds Brian there waiting for him because you know...it's so easy to call a cruise ship and change a name on a ticket to your own without the person who bought the tickets being the one to request it. I don't even think it's that easy once it's paid for honestly. But ok. Bro-jobs and hand jobs ensue because bros just do that to help out their bros because apparently they've been doing that together their entire lives. Meh.
Inner turmoil and angst abounds. I just can't with this. The whole book is full of all the stereotypical tropes....virgin MC, vile/psycho female ex-fiancé, OTT dysfunctional family. The author also couldn't decide if she was going to make Zack bisexual or gay so she decided he was just Brian-sexual after flip flopping around all willy nilly.
This book was a hot mess from start to finish. Why the 2 stars? Zack was oddly endearing and found myself a bit fond of him by the end but thought he could do so much better than Brian.
The start of the book has us with the soon to be bride getting caught by her brother and grooms bff/best man getting spit roasted between two men the night before her wedding to his bestie. Brian has a conversation with one of the friends fucking his sister and then argues with his sister while she's standing there naked. He tells her not to show up to the wedding or he will interrupt the wedding to tell everyone what she did. Then goes to wake Zack up for his wedding and gives him a bro to bro hand job in the shower cuz he's just helping a bro out. He let's his friend who he's been in love with all his life go to the church and stand there and be humiliated and stood up at the altar rather than tell him what happened. Bestie is hurt and sad and decides to take of on his honeymoon by himself when he arrives at the cruise ship and opens the door and finds Brian there waiting for him because you know...it's so easy to call a cruise ship and change a name on a ticket to your own without the person who bought the tickets being the one to request it. I don't even think it's that easy once it's paid for honestly. But ok. Bro-jobs and hand jobs ensue because bros just do that to help out their bros because apparently they've been doing that together their entire lives. Meh.
Inner turmoil and angst abounds. I just can't with this. The whole book is full of all the stereotypical tropes....virgin MC, vile/psycho female ex-fiancé, OTT dysfunctional family. The author also couldn't decide if she was going to make Zack bisexual or gay so she decided he was just Brian-sexual after flip flopping around all willy nilly.
This book was a hot mess from start to finish. Why the 2 stars? Zack was oddly endearing and found myself a bit fond of him by the end but thought he could do so much better than Brian.
August 17, 2017
MINUS a gazillion stars!!!
I cannot possibly express in words just how much I disliked this book (but I'll try anyway)! So much back and forth, so much bullshit, so many ridiculously-out-there plot devices, so many improbable circumstances, SOOOO MUCH FUCKING DRAMA!!
I got the feeling this author didn't like her characters much at all and just created them so she could throw as much crap and drama at them as she could!! I mean holy shit, some of the stuff that happens here ... how you turn an awesome premise into the Cirque de Soleil of shit-shows is beyond me!! So much here was just so unbelievable ... on the one hand, I felt pity for the MCs and the other hand, I felt one MC didn't (truly) deserve the other (not for the majority of the book at least)!!
Frankly? It's not that I couldn't care less about them getting together, though there IS that, it's that I got to the point where I actively DIDN'T want them to get together at all (just because again, Brian deserved WAY more than what Zack was giving him; in a friend as well as a love interest)! What I DID want, is for them both to find a psychiatrist and then emancipate themselves from family, at least Brian's (good lord his sister was a grade-A cunt)!!!
This author is BIG on way-out-there scenarios that make no sense and is also BIG on a shit-ton of drama, which is bad enough, but in this particular instance, it feels like all the drama is just for drama's sake, which, just .... gahhhh NO!!!
This is definitely where I draw the line and where I most definitely part ways with this author. I mean absolutely NO offence to her personally (really, I don't mean any at all, whatsoever), but her writing style is just too aggravating to me; it's just NOT FOR ME!!
Therefore, it's official, any past or future books of Celeste's are now an automatic/default DNF for me. I don't want to put myself in a situation where I'll knowingly dislike a book and rate it poorly. That just wouldn't be fair ... not to either one of us!! So? I'm done!!
If this review wasn't clear enough, I most definitely CANNOT recommend this book :-/, which is a bummer because the premise sounded awesome and I was so prepared to like it. Oh well. Lesson learned.
I cannot possibly express in words just how much I disliked this book (but I'll try anyway)! So much back and forth, so much bullshit, so many ridiculously-out-there plot devices, so many improbable circumstances, SOOOO MUCH FUCKING DRAMA!!
I got the feeling this author didn't like her characters much at all and just created them so she could throw as much crap and drama at them as she could!! I mean holy shit, some of the stuff that happens here ... how you turn an awesome premise into the Cirque de Soleil of shit-shows is beyond me!! So much here was just so unbelievable ... on the one hand, I felt pity for the MCs and the other hand, I felt one MC didn't (truly) deserve the other (not for the majority of the book at least)!!
Frankly? It's not that I couldn't care less about them getting together, though there IS that, it's that I got to the point where I actively DIDN'T want them to get together at all (just because again, Brian deserved WAY more than what Zack was giving him; in a friend as well as a love interest)! What I DID want, is for them both to find a psychiatrist and then emancipate themselves from family, at least Brian's (good lord his sister was a grade-A cunt)!!!
This author is BIG on way-out-there scenarios that make no sense and is also BIG on a shit-ton of drama, which is bad enough, but in this particular instance, it feels like all the drama is just for drama's sake, which, just .... gahhhh NO!!!
This is definitely where I draw the line and where I most definitely part ways with this author. I mean absolutely NO offence to her personally (really, I don't mean any at all, whatsoever), but her writing style is just too aggravating to me; it's just NOT FOR ME!!
Therefore, it's official, any past or future books of Celeste's are now an automatic/default DNF for me. I don't want to put myself in a situation where I'll knowingly dislike a book and rate it poorly. That just wouldn't be fair ... not to either one of us!! So? I'm done!!
If this review wasn't clear enough, I most definitely CANNOT recommend this book :-/, which is a bummer because the premise sounded awesome and I was so prepared to like it. Oh well. Lesson learned.
August 27, 2017
Disappointment, thy name is me.
Still not my least favorite Celeste, so that's a step in the right direction.
I'll just spit out my thoughts about Match Day and be done with it.
The story is about best friends, blond gentle giant virgin Dr. Zack Sorenson and ginger adventure park owner, Brian O'Daly. Match Day starts with a bang. Literally. Zack is engaged to marry Brian's evil younger sister, Veronica. And Veronica is having a threesome with Zack and Brian's good male friends. Brian threatens Veronica with exposing her cheating ass. The next day, wedding day, Zack is jilted at the altar and Brian is there to pick up the pieces.
Embarrassed and not as hurt as he thought he'd be, Zack paid for an expensive 10 day honeymoon cruise and takes it. Brian comes along.
Oh and Brian is gay, hasn't told a soul and is in love with his best friend.
Now, that is a recipe for an interesting read, right?
Well this book has a lot going for it. It read like a first draft, there are a lot of directions and plot additions that made for a spastic read. It's not the author's best. I'm unsure if this was beta read or edited but it needed another round. At least twice.
If I had to describe Match Day in one word, it'd be frayed.
I'm pretty good at finding a plot under a jumble and this one read in fragments. There is a plot but it had a lot thrown on top of it, going at different tangents: homophobia (internalized as well), friends to lovers, body issues, unrequited love, "bro jobs" - 'straight' friends who help each other out sexually and don't discuss it--multiple times, family drama, a virgin, 'out for you', mental health.
A lot.
There were too many parts that contradicted itself. There were plot issues within the same page. A character will declare something and then do it on the same page. I think there were missing sex scenes. The added themes could work but the way it was told and written read like a jumbled mess at times.
I don't even know what to rate it. I didn't have it nor did I love it.
The series name is where Brian works so I guess more will be delved into about Brian's job and where he works in future books? I wished it could have happened in this book but it's already published.
As is, the book needs more clarity. There's a beginning, middle and an end but the middle is all over the place.
I did like the main characters though. There were moments of magic in between the bro jobs, a spastic plot changes.
I don't know why the secret was held for so long. There were too many instances to let the cat out of the bag. And the family drama and twist? Wouldn't have seen it from left field. Left me scratching my head.
Also, I think Zack was demisexual. But since he didn't declare it himself, I guess "Brian-sexual" counts. He was told he was bi at one point.
There's a happy ending. It read rushed but it was a happy one.
I wouldn't recommend this to readers looking to try this author out, there are stronger works published.
I'm on the fence, so I'll rate it in the middle. Probably will come back and change it once I think about it some more.
Still not my least favorite Celeste, so that's a step in the right direction.
I'll just spit out my thoughts about Match Day and be done with it.
The story is about best friends, blond gentle giant virgin Dr. Zack Sorenson and ginger adventure park owner, Brian O'Daly. Match Day starts with a bang. Literally. Zack is engaged to marry Brian's evil younger sister, Veronica. And Veronica is having a threesome with Zack and Brian's good male friends. Brian threatens Veronica with exposing her cheating ass. The next day, wedding day, Zack is jilted at the altar and Brian is there to pick up the pieces.
Embarrassed and not as hurt as he thought he'd be, Zack paid for an expensive 10 day honeymoon cruise and takes it. Brian comes along.
Oh and Brian is gay, hasn't told a soul and is in love with his best friend.
Now, that is a recipe for an interesting read, right?
Well this book has a lot going for it. It read like a first draft, there are a lot of directions and plot additions that made for a spastic read. It's not the author's best. I'm unsure if this was beta read or edited but it needed another round. At least twice.
If I had to describe Match Day in one word, it'd be frayed.
I'm pretty good at finding a plot under a jumble and this one read in fragments. There is a plot but it had a lot thrown on top of it, going at different tangents: homophobia (internalized as well), friends to lovers, body issues, unrequited love, "bro jobs" - 'straight' friends who help each other out sexually and don't discuss it--multiple times, family drama, a virgin, 'out for you', mental health.
A lot.
There were too many parts that contradicted itself. There were plot issues within the same page. A character will declare something and then do it on the same page. I think there were missing sex scenes. The added themes could work but the way it was told and written read like a jumbled mess at times.
I don't even know what to rate it. I didn't have it nor did I love it.
The series name is where Brian works so I guess more will be delved into about Brian's job and where he works in future books? I wished it could have happened in this book but it's already published.
As is, the book needs more clarity. There's a beginning, middle and an end but the middle is all over the place.
I did like the main characters though. There were moments of magic in between the bro jobs, a spastic plot changes.
I don't know why the secret was held for so long. There were too many instances to let the cat out of the bag. And the family drama and twist? Wouldn't have seen it from left field. Left me scratching my head.
Also, I think Zack was demisexual. But since he didn't declare it himself, I guess "Brian-sexual" counts. He was told he was bi at one point.
There's a happy ending. It read rushed but it was a happy one.
I wouldn't recommend this to readers looking to try this author out, there are stronger works published.
I'm on the fence, so I'll rate it in the middle. Probably will come back and change it once I think about it some more.
August 12, 2024
This was seriously weird, like it sort of starts ok and then it just gets more random as the book progresses. I have literally nothing good to say about it.
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September 5, 2017Originally reviewed at Sinfully.
3.5 stars
This is definitely Mercy Celeste light. The lightest I’ve read from her and I did have fun with it. It’s a friends to lovers story set on the honeymoon cruise Zack was to take after he married his best friend Brian’s horrible sister. Luckily the marriage doesn’t happen and Brian decides to join Zack on the trip.
Brian and Zack grew up together and shared an apartment when they went to college. Best friends with benefits, they also shared hand jobs throughout the years. They went their separate ways when Brian dropped out of college and moved to California. Brian has known he was gay since he was young, but never told anyone, not even Zack. He is still closeted to his family, but has been able to live his life out and proud since he moved. Just one reason he never plans to move back to Atlanta. Another secret he’s been keeping is that he’s been in love with Zack for years.
Zack really has a lot to learn about himself. Zack suffers from low self-esteem, not helped by the comments from his fiancée. He may be book smart, he’s a medical doctor waiting to find out where he will be placed for his residency, but he doesn’t think he has much to offer anyone. He also knows that he loves Brian but never considered that he may be in love with Brian. Zack struggles with his sexuality a bit, but mostly seems to roll with it. After all, he has been physical with Brian since they were teenagers. As Zack reveals more of his relationship with Ronnie and his past, it appears he may be demisexual, although Zack only labels himself as Brian-sexual.
Zack and Brian are both sweethearts and they are adorable together. During their 10 day “honeymoon” they play pretend husbands in public, they drink, they fight, they have sex and they get in touch with their true feelings for each other. Some of my favorite scenes were when they were just having fun together being tourists and you could see the deep connection they’ve built over the years outside of the overwhelming lust that seems to rule when they are alone in their cabin. There were times where I felt the story could have been streamlined a bit. There were some repeated thoughts and conversations, but not all of them bothered me. Some of the time it actually made it feel more real because seriously, Zack is a mess and Brian is afraid of losing Zack so the flip-flopping on things shouldn’t be surprising. These guys are working through something that had been beneath their friendship for years; Brian coming out and telling Zack he loves him and Zack just realizing and coming to terms with the fact that he’s made some bad decisions just to keep close to Brian. So some of that repetition worked and some was frustrating.
But of course, what would a Mercy Celeste book be without family drama? With the men out of contact for the duration of the cruise, it doesn’t happen until the end, but when it does it explodes! We see just how dysfunctional Brian’s family is and comments and hints dropped by Brian finally made sense. Even though Brian behaves quite badly toward the end, these two do get their happy ending and we do meet someone who I believe will be one of the MCs in the next book.
I’m a sucker for Mercy Celeste’s brand of angst and drama and WTF moments and while this was a lighter story there were still those elements. Despite some uneven parts, I enjoyed the story and will be looking forward to the next in the series.
3.5 stars
This is definitely Mercy Celeste light. The lightest I’ve read from her and I did have fun with it. It’s a friends to lovers story set on the honeymoon cruise Zack was to take after he married his best friend Brian’s horrible sister. Luckily the marriage doesn’t happen and Brian decides to join Zack on the trip.
Brian and Zack grew up together and shared an apartment when they went to college. Best friends with benefits, they also shared hand jobs throughout the years. They went their separate ways when Brian dropped out of college and moved to California. Brian has known he was gay since he was young, but never told anyone, not even Zack. He is still closeted to his family, but has been able to live his life out and proud since he moved. Just one reason he never plans to move back to Atlanta. Another secret he’s been keeping is that he’s been in love with Zack for years.
Zack really has a lot to learn about himself. Zack suffers from low self-esteem, not helped by the comments from his fiancée. He may be book smart, he’s a medical doctor waiting to find out where he will be placed for his residency, but he doesn’t think he has much to offer anyone. He also knows that he loves Brian but never considered that he may be in love with Brian. Zack struggles with his sexuality a bit, but mostly seems to roll with it. After all, he has been physical with Brian since they were teenagers. As Zack reveals more of his relationship with Ronnie and his past, it appears he may be demisexual, although Zack only labels himself as Brian-sexual.
Zack and Brian are both sweethearts and they are adorable together. During their 10 day “honeymoon” they play pretend husbands in public, they drink, they fight, they have sex and they get in touch with their true feelings for each other. Some of my favorite scenes were when they were just having fun together being tourists and you could see the deep connection they’ve built over the years outside of the overwhelming lust that seems to rule when they are alone in their cabin. There were times where I felt the story could have been streamlined a bit. There were some repeated thoughts and conversations, but not all of them bothered me. Some of the time it actually made it feel more real because seriously, Zack is a mess and Brian is afraid of losing Zack so the flip-flopping on things shouldn’t be surprising. These guys are working through something that had been beneath their friendship for years; Brian coming out and telling Zack he loves him and Zack just realizing and coming to terms with the fact that he’s made some bad decisions just to keep close to Brian. So some of that repetition worked and some was frustrating.
But of course, what would a Mercy Celeste book be without family drama? With the men out of contact for the duration of the cruise, it doesn’t happen until the end, but when it does it explodes! We see just how dysfunctional Brian’s family is and comments and hints dropped by Brian finally made sense. Even though Brian behaves quite badly toward the end, these two do get their happy ending and we do meet someone who I believe will be one of the MCs in the next book.
I’m a sucker for Mercy Celeste’s brand of angst and drama and WTF moments and while this was a lighter story there were still those elements. Despite some uneven parts, I enjoyed the story and will be looking forward to the next in the series.
January 7, 2018
I stuck it out and finished this but sweet heavens- so much backwards/ forwards 😬 the same repeats, I want you, I love you, it’s guilt, I should leave ... and it continued. There was just way too much rehashing that it became ridiculously frustrating. Not one of my better reads
August 19, 2017
Mercy Celeste is among the earliest MM authors I ever read and I’ve greatly enjoyed so many of her books. This one’s a somewhat lighter story for her, a friends to lovers trope, with changing POV’s. Zack and Brian were friends for years, including their first year of college, after which Brian dropped out and moved away for a job. Zack went to medical school and they saw little of each other, until the wedding. Now they’re together on a ship for 10 days and Brian isn’t sure how he’ll hide his feelings for Zack. I liked many parts of this story, like when Brian admitted to Zack that he was gay and began to discuss his feelings. I could understand Zack’s confusion over what he was feeling and about his sexuality. The scenes while they were off the ship were interesting and amusing, especially the honeymooning mixups. Zack really struggled with Brian’s revelations and there was no instant solution, which was refreshing. Later details of the story, unfortunately, just didn’t work for me.
Zack’s utter cluelessness of his sexuality, after years of “bro-jobs”, just didn’t ring true and for supposed best friends, they didn’t share many deep thoughts with each other. The same circular, internal dialogue became repetitive and I didn’t always understand the reasons they became angry. The decision they made in Key West made no sense, considering the sudden revelations of the last few chapters and Brian’s actions were strange. The last minute explanations and appearances from Brian’s family seemed like an info dump. (They did put the funk in dysfunctional.) I really disliked the ending, as it felt abrupt and incomplete and one more thing out of place. I can’t recommend it as one of her better efforts but I would encourage reading it, as readers opinions do often differ.
*An ARC was provided by the author via Hearts On Fire Reviews in return for an unbiased opinion*
Zack’s utter cluelessness of his sexuality, after years of “bro-jobs”, just didn’t ring true and for supposed best friends, they didn’t share many deep thoughts with each other. The same circular, internal dialogue became repetitive and I didn’t always understand the reasons they became angry. The decision they made in Key West made no sense, considering the sudden revelations of the last few chapters and Brian’s actions were strange. The last minute explanations and appearances from Brian’s family seemed like an info dump. (They did put the funk in dysfunctional.) I really disliked the ending, as it felt abrupt and incomplete and one more thing out of place. I can’t recommend it as one of her better efforts but I would encourage reading it, as readers opinions do often differ.
*An ARC was provided by the author via Hearts On Fire Reviews in return for an unbiased opinion*
August 20, 2017
3.5 Stars
So, this is a difficult review for me to write, because I’ve loved the other books by this author that I’ve read before.
I loved Zack, he was a bit naïve (okay, a lot, perhaps too much for a 27-year-old doctor about to start his residency), but he was very lovable and I just wanted him to get his HEA even if he was oblivious and clueless and, well, you get my drift. I liked Brian, too, but he was a hot mess and don’t get me started on his family. They took dysfunctional to a whole new level. While I think Zack and Brian were hot together and it’s undeniable Mercy Celeste writes hot damn sexy scenes, I got whiplash from all the back and forth they did throughout the book. It was like they would work things out and then in the next scene, they would go back to step one, rinse and repeat. I wasn’t too happy with the fact that it was Zack who went looking for Brian in the end, when Zack really did nothing wrong, either.
Brian’s sister, Ronnie, was a mean bitch and his father (Jimmy) was horrible, not that his mom was any better all things considered. The only one that was salvageable from that lot was Colleen, who truly came through for Brian and Zack.
Overall, while this book is well-written and entertaining for the most part, and others might enjoy it, unfortunately, it didn’t quite work for me.
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn’t a requirement. ***
So, this is a difficult review for me to write, because I’ve loved the other books by this author that I’ve read before.
I loved Zack, he was a bit naïve (okay, a lot, perhaps too much for a 27-year-old doctor about to start his residency), but he was very lovable and I just wanted him to get his HEA even if he was oblivious and clueless and, well, you get my drift. I liked Brian, too, but he was a hot mess and don’t get me started on his family. They took dysfunctional to a whole new level. While I think Zack and Brian were hot together and it’s undeniable Mercy Celeste writes hot damn sexy scenes, I got whiplash from all the back and forth they did throughout the book. It was like they would work things out and then in the next scene, they would go back to step one, rinse and repeat. I wasn’t too happy with the fact that it was Zack who went looking for Brian in the end, when Zack really did nothing wrong, either.
Brian’s sister, Ronnie, was a mean bitch and his father (Jimmy) was horrible, not that his mom was any better all things considered. The only one that was salvageable from that lot was Colleen, who truly came through for Brian and Zack.
Overall, while this book is well-written and entertaining for the most part, and others might enjoy it, unfortunately, it didn’t quite work for me.
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn’t a requirement. ***
August 21, 2017
Lighter fare than usual for Ms Celeste but still very emotional. Goodness there was so much stuff going on in this friends to lovers tale about Brian and Zack. "I'm an outsider in my own life" Zack says. Just wanted to hug him and tell him all would be all right. Man, families can mess you up and Brian is suffering because of their craziness. That sister - utter trampy bitch. Eagerly await book 2. Wonder who the characters will be.
August 23, 2017
I kind of liked this friends to lovers book. Brian has been in love with his friend forever but Zack is marrying his sister. I couldn't believe that Brian didn't just tell him what his sister had been up to. They are friends...there are no need for secrets! It was nice seeing them slowly come together on the honeymoon. Although there were points of unnecessary drama and they definitely had a problem with communicating...I'd still recommend it for a friends to lovers story.
September 10, 2017
How freaking fantastic! Sweet! Delectable! Amazing! Loving! And everything in between!
Oh the mix ups and the make ups. It was so goooooood! I enjoyed every word of this book! Mercy Celeste is one of my favourite authors and she brought it with this one!
Just what I liked!
Brian was so.... endearing, sweet, loyal and oh so loving! And Zack was a big hearted amazing guy who was just a shade clueless. But, hey! It all worked out for the best!
5 beautiful stars!
Oh the mix ups and the make ups. It was so goooooood! I enjoyed every word of this book! Mercy Celeste is one of my favourite authors and she brought it with this one!
Just what I liked!
Brian was so.... endearing, sweet, loyal and oh so loving! And Zack was a big hearted amazing guy who was just a shade clueless. But, hey! It all worked out for the best!
5 beautiful stars!
August 20, 2017
Ten Stars!!!!
Mercy is one of my favorite authors of all time. This book is another example of why. Brian and Zach *swoon* I love them! Veronica got her just desserts. Hot damn! I loved this book!
Mercy is one of my favorite authors of all time. This book is another example of why. Brian and Zach *swoon* I love them! Veronica got her just desserts. Hot damn! I loved this book!
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August 23, 2017Dnf @36%
Too much unnecessary drama. He loves me he doesn't he is gay he isn't. We should be married but we are not. Ahhh it just did my head in. I loved the sound of the book but it just wasn't for me.
Too much unnecessary drama. He loves me he doesn't he is gay he isn't. We should be married but we are not. Ahhh it just did my head in. I loved the sound of the book but it just wasn't for me.
March 11, 2018
Too bad,but this book was such a strange combo off topics.
I have read it twice and still.no clue.
Both guys are annoying and nice.
The parents are horrible and the ex-bride a true villain.
all the things are there.but the same time it is boring
and little to no angst or drama.
I have read it twice and still.no clue.
Both guys are annoying and nice.
The parents are horrible and the ex-bride a true villain.
all the things are there.but the same time it is boring
and little to no angst or drama.
June 15, 2021
1/2
really, I couldn't finish it....so bad....
really, I couldn't finish it....so bad....
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August 22, 2017No rating because it just wasn't for me. Too many directions all the time. Maybe I'll try again later.
August 21, 2017
This was not up to the author's usual fare. I was disappointed. I don't think enough back story was given at the right time in the storyline. I kind of liked both MCs but I also felt like they were incomplete.
September 6, 2017
I can't believe that 68% (of nineteen amazon reviewers total) gave this five stars, and another 16% gave it four. This is not five star writing for anyone competent in English class. It has good parts, but the bad is throughout and disappointing.
The good:
The basic plot is fine if not very well sketched out until the end - even though we get both points of view. I like the ending quite a lot. And, I liked both main characters, particularly Zack's demisexuality. I liked that Brian tries to not pressure Zack. The side characters shown were good. The really intense emotional scenes were the best parts, so I won't spoil them by being more specific.
The bad. You notice this paragraph is lengthier:
I don't know how many books this author has written. This is a pseudonym; I've read much better-written novels by "her" - so much better that I find it hard to believe the same person wrote them all. Whoever wrote this novel needs a much better editor than she got. The lack of or misplacement of commas was frankly stunning, pure fifth-grade English fail. BIG fail in plot support for the near-endless dithering over turning a touchy-feely friendship into a romantic relationship. Any good editor would call a writer on that nonsense. Artificial conflict sucks! I stopped watching sitcoms because of it and I resent it just to turn what should've been a novella into a novel, when there are better, more moving, and funnier ways to do the same thing. If you're an accomplished writer.
Writing books is hard, and rarely is it a way to make a living, so I get it if this is one of a group of writers learning by doing, cranking out novels, paying bills. I get it. So I post this review (because reviews help sales, and not every reader is as critical as I am), but I returned this e-book to amazon. I feel lied to, and I resent that.
The good:
The basic plot is fine if not very well sketched out until the end - even though we get both points of view. I like the ending quite a lot. And, I liked both main characters, particularly Zack's demisexuality. I liked that Brian tries to not pressure Zack. The side characters shown were good. The really intense emotional scenes were the best parts, so I won't spoil them by being more specific.
The bad. You notice this paragraph is lengthier:
I don't know how many books this author has written. This is a pseudonym; I've read much better-written novels by "her" - so much better that I find it hard to believe the same person wrote them all. Whoever wrote this novel needs a much better editor than she got. The lack of or misplacement of commas was frankly stunning, pure fifth-grade English fail. BIG fail in plot support for the near-endless dithering over turning a touchy-feely friendship into a romantic relationship. Any good editor would call a writer on that nonsense. Artificial conflict sucks! I stopped watching sitcoms because of it and I resent it just to turn what should've been a novella into a novel, when there are better, more moving, and funnier ways to do the same thing. If you're an accomplished writer.
Writing books is hard, and rarely is it a way to make a living, so I get it if this is one of a group of writers learning by doing, cranking out novels, paying bills. I get it. So I post this review (because reviews help sales, and not every reader is as critical as I am), but I returned this e-book to amazon. I feel lied to, and I resent that.
August 25, 2017
Don't waste your time
Don't waste your time. The plot is ridiculous and unbelievable. I usually love her work but this seems so rushed and I couldn't get past 15%. The characters not endearing and have no chemistry.
Don't waste your time. The plot is ridiculous and unbelievable. I usually love her work but this seems so rushed and I couldn't get past 15%. The characters not endearing and have no chemistry.
September 1, 2017
This friends-to-lovers story is ideal for newcomers to the M/M romance genre, newcomers to Mercy Celeste, or just those who like their romance on the sweet side.
In Match Day, Mercy serves up something new: a friends-to-lovers story without the angst for which she’s well-known and appreciated. For fans of Mercy, her wounded men do find their HEA or HFN but not without their struggles, sometimes extensive struggle. Her men are typically complex and come with plenty of baggage but the work to find their soul mate is worth the effort when her amazing men come together with scorching heat and a primal sensuality.
In Match Day, we meet the very sweet, uncomplicated good-guy Zack on the night before his wedding. His best man and long-suffering best friend, Brian--long-suffering because he has been in love with Zack since...for as long as he can remember. Zack is left waiting at the altar but goes on his honeymoon cruise anyway. He is surprised to find his best friend in his stateroom on the ship. Brian shows up worried about his best friend and determined to help Zack get over his selfish sister Veronica. What follows are 10 days sun, sea, drinking, reflection, regret and steamy encounters, and will-they-or-won’t-they.
You will root for Zack and Brian from beginning to HEA.
Match Day is a lighter romantic romp and a departure for Mercy Celeste in a few directions. Brian and Zack are less damaged than Mercy’s usual men to be sure. Brian as the long-suffering, devoted best friend to oblivious Zack might evoke lighter shades of Bowen Murphy from Southern Scrimmage including a disapproving father. Brian’s constancy is seems a bit naive, or perhaps rather is consistent with romance tropes. Zack also strikes this reader as a bit naive, a bit damsel-in-distress like. I expect a certain amount of suspension of disbelief in my romance novels but this reader struggled with the idea that after years and years of sharing hand jobs with his best friend Zack never once questioned his sexuality or considered he might not be as straight as he thought. This is likely a tick of this reader, but Match Day stands as a well written romance novel, and a fantastic friends-to-lovers story. You’ll be hoping it’s not a long wait for its sequel Long Way.
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In Match Day, Mercy serves up something new: a friends-to-lovers story without the angst for which she’s well-known and appreciated. For fans of Mercy, her wounded men do find their HEA or HFN but not without their struggles, sometimes extensive struggle. Her men are typically complex and come with plenty of baggage but the work to find their soul mate is worth the effort when her amazing men come together with scorching heat and a primal sensuality.
In Match Day, we meet the very sweet, uncomplicated good-guy Zack on the night before his wedding. His best man and long-suffering best friend, Brian--long-suffering because he has been in love with Zack since...for as long as he can remember. Zack is left waiting at the altar but goes on his honeymoon cruise anyway. He is surprised to find his best friend in his stateroom on the ship. Brian shows up worried about his best friend and determined to help Zack get over his selfish sister Veronica. What follows are 10 days sun, sea, drinking, reflection, regret and steamy encounters, and will-they-or-won’t-they.
You will root for Zack and Brian from beginning to HEA.
Match Day is a lighter romantic romp and a departure for Mercy Celeste in a few directions. Brian and Zack are less damaged than Mercy’s usual men to be sure. Brian as the long-suffering, devoted best friend to oblivious Zack might evoke lighter shades of Bowen Murphy from Southern Scrimmage including a disapproving father. Brian’s constancy is seems a bit naive, or perhaps rather is consistent with romance tropes. Zack also strikes this reader as a bit naive, a bit damsel-in-distress like. I expect a certain amount of suspension of disbelief in my romance novels but this reader struggled with the idea that after years and years of sharing hand jobs with his best friend Zack never once questioned his sexuality or considered he might not be as straight as he thought. This is likely a tick of this reader, but Match Day stands as a well written romance novel, and a fantastic friends-to-lovers story. You’ll be hoping it’s not a long wait for its sequel Long Way.
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January 19, 2018
***SPOILERS AHEAD. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED!!!***
I LOOOOVED THE COVER.
It’s one of those stories that, if you don’t have an open mind, you won’t even want to read because it’s about two guys falling in love with each other. That being said, I have to say that I liked it. It ended a bit abruptly because the entire tension of the story happened aboard the cruise ship of the honeymoon. Brian, who happens to be gay and in love with his best friend, goes on this cruise maybe out of selfishness, but also because he cared about his friend, and, I have to say, being in love with someone straight has to be one of the hardest things ever. But you don’t choose who you fall in love with; you just suffer it if that person doesn’t feel the same way about you.
Zach, the jilted guy, is confused. Mid story you realize this guy never really cared about liking a woman or man before. Is confusing because for him it was pretty normal to have a somewhat releasing sex relationship with Brian. Ok, that was weird. You can be completely oblivious to some things, but their relationship was weird from the get-go.
I’m thinking sometimes you are in a relationship with someone, and said relationship is completely normal for you, but when seen from the outside, it’s completely odd. I’ve been there, done that, and yes, it’s awkward. So I guess that’s what happened with Zach. He needed over 20 years to realize he was in love with his best friend too, but some people need more time to realize things than other people.
All in all, it was a different story. Maybe just something normal and unreal for some people used to read MM romance, but I think for me it was good. I could have done with a bit less of sex. That time could have been used developing something else, the relationship, Brian and Zach as characters, a bit more of background… But, beggars can’t be choosers, and there is that.
Read it if you don’t feel uncomfortable reading gay romance. It’s a light read at some point, so don’t expect a big development or great changes of heart.
I LOOOOVED THE COVER.
It’s one of those stories that, if you don’t have an open mind, you won’t even want to read because it’s about two guys falling in love with each other. That being said, I have to say that I liked it. It ended a bit abruptly because the entire tension of the story happened aboard the cruise ship of the honeymoon. Brian, who happens to be gay and in love with his best friend, goes on this cruise maybe out of selfishness, but also because he cared about his friend, and, I have to say, being in love with someone straight has to be one of the hardest things ever. But you don’t choose who you fall in love with; you just suffer it if that person doesn’t feel the same way about you.
Zach, the jilted guy, is confused. Mid story you realize this guy never really cared about liking a woman or man before. Is confusing because for him it was pretty normal to have a somewhat releasing sex relationship with Brian. Ok, that was weird. You can be completely oblivious to some things, but their relationship was weird from the get-go.
I’m thinking sometimes you are in a relationship with someone, and said relationship is completely normal for you, but when seen from the outside, it’s completely odd. I’ve been there, done that, and yes, it’s awkward. So I guess that’s what happened with Zach. He needed over 20 years to realize he was in love with his best friend too, but some people need more time to realize things than other people.
All in all, it was a different story. Maybe just something normal and unreal for some people used to read MM romance, but I think for me it was good. I could have done with a bit less of sex. That time could have been used developing something else, the relationship, Brian and Zach as characters, a bit more of background… But, beggars can’t be choosers, and there is that.
Read it if you don’t feel uncomfortable reading gay romance. It’s a light read at some point, so don’t expect a big development or great changes of heart.
September 9, 2017
REVIEWED FOR LOVE BYTES
Mercy is one of my favourite authors of recent years and someone I follow closely for new releases. Match Day is the first book in a new series and comes with far less angst than I have come to expect from this author and perhaps not quite as much character development as her usual stories.
The blurb pretty much tells you all you need to know. The story is about Zack and Brian, best friends since childhood, who have shared a lot of firsts together and who are about to become related by marriage. With the marriage called off the two friends end up on a honeymoon – one man is gay, in the closet and in love with his best friend, the other man is gay, in the closet and in love with his best friend. What neither man is with the other is honest or able to communicate and it becomes tiring after a while.
This pair have been getting each other off since they were twelve years old but neither of them has ever brought this up in a conversation. Did this strike me as strange? Absolutely! But it also sets the tone for the book as they are the worst communicators ever and their story just starts and stops on a continuous loop.
The ending felt as though it happened suddenly. The beginning made sense even if we didn’t have much back story but the middle lost the plot line before suddenly everything was resolved and all of their issues were suddenly all cleared up.
Even though this isn’t my favourite Mercy story I am still interested in where the series will go and I’m looking forward to book 2.
Mercy is one of my favourite authors of recent years and someone I follow closely for new releases. Match Day is the first book in a new series and comes with far less angst than I have come to expect from this author and perhaps not quite as much character development as her usual stories.
The blurb pretty much tells you all you need to know. The story is about Zack and Brian, best friends since childhood, who have shared a lot of firsts together and who are about to become related by marriage. With the marriage called off the two friends end up on a honeymoon – one man is gay, in the closet and in love with his best friend, the other man is gay, in the closet and in love with his best friend. What neither man is with the other is honest or able to communicate and it becomes tiring after a while.
This pair have been getting each other off since they were twelve years old but neither of them has ever brought this up in a conversation. Did this strike me as strange? Absolutely! But it also sets the tone for the book as they are the worst communicators ever and their story just starts and stops on a continuous loop.
The ending felt as though it happened suddenly. The beginning made sense even if we didn’t have much back story but the middle lost the plot line before suddenly everything was resolved and all of their issues were suddenly all cleared up.
Even though this isn’t my favourite Mercy story I am still interested in where the series will go and I’m looking forward to book 2.
September 28, 2017
A Joyfully Jay review.
3.5 stars
I wanted to love this book. I enjoy the friends to lovers trope, especially when one of those friends has been in love with the other for a long time. This seemed like it was going to be right up my alley, but unfortunately, it fell a little short for me.
Match Day had a lot of angst. I mean a lot. Will he or won’t he? Does he or doesn’t he? Can he or can’t he? I knew they were going to be together eventually because it’s a romance novel, and romance means happy endings. It just took so much time to get there. I yelled. I cried. I seethed. I went back to yelling. I was getting frustrated and considered just putting it down.
The sex in the story was hot, and I loved how eager Zack was once he realized what he’d been missing for so long. This is definitely a case where I could have used another sex scene or two.
I didn’t hate this book. There were some well written moments, like when Zack explained what a match day actually is (It’s the day when the incoming doctors find out where they’ll be doing their residency.) Also, when Zack confesses to Brian he’s a virgin, I could feel his nervousness and shame. Unfortunately, I didn’t care so much for Brian’s response, but things moved on.
Read Kenna’s review in its entirety here.
3.5 stars
I wanted to love this book. I enjoy the friends to lovers trope, especially when one of those friends has been in love with the other for a long time. This seemed like it was going to be right up my alley, but unfortunately, it fell a little short for me.
Match Day had a lot of angst. I mean a lot. Will he or won’t he? Does he or doesn’t he? Can he or can’t he? I knew they were going to be together eventually because it’s a romance novel, and romance means happy endings. It just took so much time to get there. I yelled. I cried. I seethed. I went back to yelling. I was getting frustrated and considered just putting it down.
The sex in the story was hot, and I loved how eager Zack was once he realized what he’d been missing for so long. This is definitely a case where I could have used another sex scene or two.
I didn’t hate this book. There were some well written moments, like when Zack explained what a match day actually is (It’s the day when the incoming doctors find out where they’ll be doing their residency.) Also, when Zack confesses to Brian he’s a virgin, I could feel his nervousness and shame. Unfortunately, I didn’t care so much for Brian’s response, but things moved on.
Read Kenna’s review in its entirety here.
October 1, 2018
Well, the book certainly was something. I expected a lot of drama, and I don't mind it, as long as it stays fun. Therefore I didn't much mind the starting shit show and was able to suspend my disbelieve for the premise.
What got me more was all the internal angsting and mental drama. Both of the MCs where waffling around horribly, saying or doing something only to instantly regret it or go back on it with pages of internal deliberating. Any progress in their relationship is super slow, with several steps back for every forward one.
And the drama doesn't let up, besides the mental stupidity there is also plenty of actual drama going throughout the book. By 50% I was thoroughly done with it and was just inching through the book waiting for the happy end.
The problem was that I couldn't even follow what they where so worked up about. Most of the issues seemed entirely home-made and it didn't help that they couldn't even stay consistent in their own mind. I wasn't always sure which parts where simply them changing their minds or repressing their feelings and which parts where the author just not paying attention, because there certainly is plenty contradiction going on.
I also wondered it those two ever talked to each other before. They are supposedly best friends since childhood, but Zack pretty much knows nothing about Brian's life at all. I can see keeping some secrets, but Brian told Zack nothing of importance at all.
What got me more was all the internal angsting and mental drama. Both of the MCs where waffling around horribly, saying or doing something only to instantly regret it or go back on it with pages of internal deliberating. Any progress in their relationship is super slow, with several steps back for every forward one.
And the drama doesn't let up, besides the mental stupidity there is also plenty of actual drama going throughout the book. By 50% I was thoroughly done with it and was just inching through the book waiting for the happy end.
The problem was that I couldn't even follow what they where so worked up about. Most of the issues seemed entirely home-made and it didn't help that they couldn't even stay consistent in their own mind. I wasn't always sure which parts where simply them changing their minds or repressing their feelings and which parts where the author just not paying attention, because there certainly is plenty contradiction going on.
I also wondered it those two ever talked to each other before. They are supposedly best friends since childhood, but Zack pretty much knows nothing about Brian's life at all. I can see keeping some secrets, but Brian told Zack nothing of importance at all.
December 19, 2018
A pair of best friends denying their feelings for each other even while they are fooling around?
I heard that one before...
Seems Mercy has her MO and is okay to stick to it. And I am not really complaining, even if I liked Courting Sin better.
It also had that strange but shockingly interesting mix of repressed feelings and dramatic feelings and denial and sweet moments and this overall push-and-pull I normally don´t like but while you felt the two could not really be honest with themselves (with the reader, basically) I did not feel cheated.
There was also the final family drama to spice it up, a little less freaky this time around.
But while Zack and Brian were a nice couple, I much prefer Sin (Carter) and Riley. Even if the only difference I could think of was an overall "mood". In this book, it felt really desperate, almost hopeless. With Sin, there was this mutual stubborn desire that kept them together even when they were angry with each other. I knew they just love each other too much but watching these two was... sad, sometimes. Even if their interaction and the development of their r-ship was the same, more or less.
This was also really serious. Talking about the failed wedding with the really mean sister... crashed the mood. I prefer Sin and their laid-back but dramatic admissions.
I heard that one before...
Seems Mercy has her MO and is okay to stick to it. And I am not really complaining, even if I liked Courting Sin better.
It also had that strange but shockingly interesting mix of repressed feelings and dramatic feelings and denial and sweet moments and this overall push-and-pull I normally don´t like but while you felt the two could not really be honest with themselves (with the reader, basically) I did not feel cheated.
There was also the final family drama to spice it up, a little less freaky this time around.
But while Zack and Brian were a nice couple, I much prefer Sin (Carter) and Riley. Even if the only difference I could think of was an overall "mood". In this book, it felt really desperate, almost hopeless. With Sin, there was this mutual stubborn desire that kept them together even when they were angry with each other. I knew they just love each other too much but watching these two was... sad, sometimes. Even if their interaction and the development of their r-ship was the same, more or less.
This was also really serious. Talking about the failed wedding with the really mean sister... crashed the mood. I prefer Sin and their laid-back but dramatic admissions.
set-aside
October 1, 2017so basically after the sample... I think this book is so sappy like... how the fuck are they not a couple (staring out Zankie)
like the ship crew ships them. that's a lovely, not so subtle symbolism.
so basically I have the problem of not being able to keep the characters straight (joy the puns) like Brian is up at the crack of dawn, but Zack packed springtime New England for Caribbean summer (which sounds like a cheesy porno, lol)
um... the sex is going to be damn hot. though based on how they handled walking into a M/F/M 3-way... this could go disappointingly. frankly, I need smut, so I'm probably going to buy this depending on the other reviews.
crap. it's only handjobs! they literally did that before the wedding.
also how the heck is that not considered cheating? why not tell dude about her not showing? frankly... damn if you're gonna have bad shit crazy & stale tropes, at least make the sex so hot the smut value beats the story... if you can't write a romance movie make a porno, ya know!
like the ship crew ships them. that's a lovely, not so subtle symbolism.
so basically I have the problem of not being able to keep the characters straight (joy the puns) like Brian is up at the crack of dawn, but Zack packed springtime New England for Caribbean summer (which sounds like a cheesy porno, lol)
um... the sex is going to be damn hot. though based on how they handled walking into a M/F/M 3-way... this could go disappointingly. frankly, I need smut, so I'm probably going to buy this depending on the other reviews.
crap. it's only handjobs! they literally did that before the wedding.
also how the heck is that not considered cheating? why not tell dude about her not showing? frankly... damn if you're gonna have bad shit crazy & stale tropes, at least make the sex so hot the smut value beats the story... if you can't write a romance movie make a porno, ya know!
March 26, 2018
I'm not sure what to think about this book. It was a nice story of finding love that was there your entire life. Unfortunately, the way it was written didn't really do it for me. I wish there was more of Zack's internal dialogue or any dialogue on his conflicting thoughts. There were weird ways the story went and I just wasn't that sucked in. I mean I wanted Brien and Zack happy, but I felt like it didn't happen the right way. And what about the ending? If you married someone, would you seriously just leave them and go somewhere across the country without even a proper goodbye or any sort of plans for future? And making everything the "fate's" work.....I don't believe in coincidences and if a story is based on coincidences that don't happen very often in real life, it's just not a good story.
August 25, 2017
Delightful as always
When one of your favorite authors comes out w/ a new book you of course want to get it. You know you will not be disappointed, regardless of the topic. Based on this premise I bought Match Day. It is the story of a guy who has a crush on his straight best friend, who is about to marry his (obnoxious) sister. Not exactly a new or especially exciting subject. This is when/how you know you have a good author--when a simple story grabs your interest and keeps it from the beginning to the end. This book definitely did just that, I enjoyed it thoroughly, nothing blah about it. And it was funny too. And I love when there are no typos. Keep 'em coming Mercy Celeste.
When one of your favorite authors comes out w/ a new book you of course want to get it. You know you will not be disappointed, regardless of the topic. Based on this premise I bought Match Day. It is the story of a guy who has a crush on his straight best friend, who is about to marry his (obnoxious) sister. Not exactly a new or especially exciting subject. This is when/how you know you have a good author--when a simple story grabs your interest and keeps it from the beginning to the end. This book definitely did just that, I enjoyed it thoroughly, nothing blah about it. And it was funny too. And I love when there are no typos. Keep 'em coming Mercy Celeste.
June 8, 2018
3.75 ⭐️
Never has a bride deserved to have her groom 'stolen' by her brother, I mean what a cow, and their father isn't much better such a jerk. Now onto the MCs. I find it very hard to believe that Zach could be a 26 year old Virgin whose only had helping hands from his bro and I totally think it's bizarre he has a fiancée for two years and she want to wait for the wedding, I can completely understand Brian waiting to get away from his family asap, but he should have warned his so called best friend and huge crush his sister was a slut long before his friend ponied up for an expensive wedding and honeymoon. The cruise was pretty good, otherwise I'm not sure if I could have finished the book
Never has a bride deserved to have her groom 'stolen' by her brother, I mean what a cow, and their father isn't much better such a jerk. Now onto the MCs. I find it very hard to believe that Zach could be a 26 year old Virgin whose only had helping hands from his bro and I totally think it's bizarre he has a fiancée for two years and she want to wait for the wedding, I can completely understand Brian waiting to get away from his family asap, but he should have warned his so called best friend and huge crush his sister was a slut long before his friend ponied up for an expensive wedding and honeymoon. The cruise was pretty good, otherwise I'm not sure if I could have finished the book
August 19, 2017
Okay:
Trigger warnings.....
A horrible cruse.
Sunburn.
Drinking lots of alcohol. (In various disgusting forms) leading to drunkeness, hangovers and the usual hangover symptoms. Beer was the least horrible stuff they drank.
Beaches.
The tropics.
Failing to get their clothes washed.
Celeste is a good writer, so she depicts it all vividly. all of the above are my idea of hell. So I was simultaneously following the romance, and suffering the awfulness of their physical environment.
I've read other cruise books which have been quite enjoyable - I think the problem was that this book seemed viscerally written.
Trigger warnings.....
A horrible cruse.
Sunburn.
Drinking lots of alcohol. (In various disgusting forms) leading to drunkeness, hangovers and the usual hangover symptoms. Beer was the least horrible stuff they drank.
Beaches.
The tropics.
Failing to get their clothes washed.
Celeste is a good writer, so she depicts it all vividly. all of the above are my idea of hell. So I was simultaneously following the romance, and suffering the awfulness of their physical environment.
I've read other cruise books which have been quite enjoyable - I think the problem was that this book seemed viscerally written.
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