With her back to him, Alex began to speak. "I need you," she explained, her voice tremulous. "Not the meat! Not the supplies! You! I know that now. I feel alive when I'm with you. You give me hope. I don't want you to leave me Ben. I don't think I could bear it. You see, the thing I wanted to tell you that night when I went out looking for you, when I was so afraid I'd lost you, was that…that…I…I love you." She began walking toward the tiny office in the far corner that served as their bedroom. As Alex approached the doorway, her hands moved to her shoulders and the thin straps of her
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So they never resolved any of their problems, never discussed working together as a team, how the children should be disciplined, or drew any lines about discipline for her. I’m severely disappointed.
Remember “The Day After”, the 1983 movie about the immediate aftermath of a nuclear war? It was a horrifically real depiction meant to raise consciousness and help make sure it never became reality. It is not a feel good movie and certainly not a romance.
Though this novel contains two people who get together and have sex, it doesn’t meet my definition of a romance. I found it categorized under “Science Fiction Romance”, so I was severely disappointed. There were no reviews anywhere to correct my expectations, which is why I felt especially compelled to write this review.
If you are looking for a “romance” with good feels, hot sex scenes, a generally hopeful feeling, a leading man with good qualities
