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zaza_bdp's review against another edition
3.0
*3.5/5*
Je vois que nous sommes nombreuses à partager le même point de vue sur ce livre.
Comme vous, j'ai aimé la tendresse et la simplicité qui se dégagent de ce livre. Pour une fois, nous avons une histoire douce, sans complications inutiles ni rebondissements artificiels. On voit deux hommes se (re)découvrir tranquillement, et, comme j'aime, une histoire d'amitié qui glisse doucement vers quelque chose de plus ... charnel et profond.
J'ai aimé aussi ces deux personnages, Jake, à la fois grognon, drôle et touchant, et Brandon, cet intello si peu sûr de lui, mais qui est si craquant quand il prend le dessus.
J'ai apprécié aussi le milieu dans lequel se déroule cette histoire, un milieu que je connais bien mais qui a ici pour moi un côté "exotique" puisqu'il se déroule au lycée (déjà) et aux US ; ceci dit, nos élèves se ressemblent tous et nos montagnes de corrections et de préparations de cours aussi. cheesygrin
En revanche, j'ai trouvé que l'ensemble aurait gagné à être davantage approfondi, au niveau de la personnalité des héros, notamment. Je les ai trouvé un peu trop "gamins" pour des trentenaires et je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de trouver un côté un peu bancal, comme si la traduction avait trop adouci les héros et les répliques qu'ils s'échangent.
Enfin, j'ai également été surprise par la fin, beaucoup trop abrupte à mon goût.
Cela dit, j'ai passé un moment délicieux avec ce livre, et, imperfections mises à part, j'ai craqué pour ce petit couple tout mignon.
Je vois que nous sommes nombreuses à partager le même point de vue sur ce livre.
Comme vous, j'ai aimé la tendresse et la simplicité qui se dégagent de ce livre. Pour une fois, nous avons une histoire douce, sans complications inutiles ni rebondissements artificiels. On voit deux hommes se (re)découvrir tranquillement, et, comme j'aime, une histoire d'amitié qui glisse doucement vers quelque chose de plus ... charnel et profond.
J'ai aimé aussi ces deux personnages, Jake, à la fois grognon, drôle et touchant, et Brandon, cet intello si peu sûr de lui, mais qui est si craquant quand il prend le dessus.
J'ai apprécié aussi le milieu dans lequel se déroule cette histoire, un milieu que je connais bien mais qui a ici pour moi un côté "exotique" puisqu'il se déroule au lycée (déjà) et aux US ; ceci dit, nos élèves se ressemblent tous et nos montagnes de corrections et de préparations de cours aussi. cheesygrin
En revanche, j'ai trouvé que l'ensemble aurait gagné à être davantage approfondi, au niveau de la personnalité des héros, notamment. Je les ai trouvé un peu trop "gamins" pour des trentenaires et je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de trouver un côté un peu bancal, comme si la traduction avait trop adouci les héros et les répliques qu'ils s'échangent.
Enfin, j'ai également été surprise par la fin, beaucoup trop abrupte à mon goût.
Cela dit, j'ai passé un moment délicieux avec ce livre, et, imperfections mises à part, j'ai craqué pour ce petit couple tout mignon.
drez80's review
4.0
3.5 stars. Thankfully I read some reviews before reading, so I expected the POV changes every other paragraph, but it was still hard to figure out whose head I was in, and that made it hard to get into the book.
Sadly, I think these two authors together are just not for me. I did enjoy parts of this story, and the sex was hot, but this one dragged just like Cut & Run. And I know these two were kind of friends prior to starting their relationship, but I didn't buy into the falling in love after spending the weekend together. It took until about halfway through the book for the guys to even kiss, then they have sex that night and are in love two days later?! I think these guys were too cautious with their feelings and about being outed for that. I don't know if the little thing at the end with Troy was to try to add a little drama, but it kind of fell flat and was very anti-climactic.
Sadly, I think these two authors together are just not for me. I did enjoy parts of this story, and the sex was hot, but this one dragged just like Cut & Run. And I know these two were kind of friends prior to starting their relationship, but I didn't buy into the falling in love after spending the weekend together. It took until about halfway through the book for the guys to even kiss, then they have sex that night and are in love two days later?! I think these guys were too cautious with their feelings and about being outed for that. I don't know if the little thing at the end with Troy was to try to add a little drama, but it kind of fell flat and was very anti-climactic.
bhavyamarya's review
2.0
The alternate POVs kinda killed the vibe. They were switching every paragraph !
It was really sloowww and not a good slow burn. It was kinda boring.
Also I was not a fan of that ending. It was really abrupt.
It was really sloowww and not a good slow burn. It was kinda boring.
Also I was not a fan of that ending. It was really abrupt.
raynebair's review against another edition
5.0
"Nerdy" Science teacher and the "jock" baseball coach. How classic and awesome. I love when two unlikely guys end up together. This was a classic simple romance and it was perfect.
The narration on this one could have been better, but it wasn't so bad it detracted from the story, so I didn't knock off a star from my rating for it. That wouldn't be fair to the story.
The narration on this one could have been better, but it wasn't so bad it detracted from the story, so I didn't knock off a star from my rating for it. That wouldn't be fair to the story.
weremallard's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
I've always loved these characters, and I've reread this book a ridiculous number of times.
trashconnoisseur's review
4.0
A sweet read without a big drama or angst. It doesn't make the story any less recomendable or enjoyable in my opinion, because almost too many stories I read have either a huge and dramatical outing scene or a crisis in the relationship at the end of the book where the main character just wants to curls up in his bed and wait for armageddon.
In the first few chapters it really annoyed my how Jake was all 'I have to act real stupid and uneducated, can't let people see that I read a book because I teach sports'.
Luckily, that stopped and while that is an issue that may be partly true, I found it annoying here and it felt exaggerated and didn't really fit Jake's character.
Long live baseball trousers, especially when they are nice and tight fitting!
The romance between Jake and Brandon developed slow, but the wait and the sexual tension and damnit, just kiss each other along the way will be worth it.
The constant shifting of the POV took getting used to in the beginning and more than once I found myself asking 'wait,,whose view is this again?', but soon enough I came to really enjoy that particular style, to be able to see both Jake's and Brandon's reactions and thoughts to something.
In the first few chapters it really annoyed my how Jake was all 'I have to act real stupid and uneducated, can't let people see that I read a book because I teach sports'.
Luckily, that stopped and while that is an issue that may be partly true, I found it annoying here and it felt exaggerated and didn't really fit Jake's character.
Long live baseball trousers, especially when they are nice and tight fitting!
The romance between Jake and Brandon developed slow, but the wait and the sexual tension and damnit, just kiss each other along the way will be worth it.
The constant shifting of the POV took getting used to in the beginning and more than once I found myself asking 'wait,,whose view is this again?', but soon enough I came to really enjoy that particular style, to be able to see both Jake's and Brandon's reactions and thoughts to something.
mhor's review
2.0
Oof. You can tell this was written by women. I feels more like a watt pad story then a published one.
The story itself was interesting, just not well written.
Want to read better M/M romance?
I’d recommend Him (and sequel Us) for a sports romance.
You & Me for a friends to lovers romance.
Red, White & Royal Blue for enemies to lovers romance.
Boyfriend Material (and sequel Husband Material) for fake dating to lovers romance.
Henry Hamlet’s Heart for YA coming of age romance.
The story itself was interesting, just not well written.
Want to read better M/M romance?
I’d recommend Him (and sequel Us) for a sports romance.
You & Me for a friends to lovers romance.
Red, White & Royal Blue for enemies to lovers romance.
Boyfriend Material (and sequel Husband Material) for fake dating to lovers romance.
Henry Hamlet’s Heart for YA coming of age romance.
paperpotato's review
4.0
Good points:
- Great characters
- Breaks stereotypes
- HEA
- Compared to going deep by G.A Hauser, it's very realistic
Bad points:
- The lemon scenes seemed central to the plot - rather than the conflicts
- Compared to Marie Sexton, it was VERY fluffy
- Great characters
- Breaks stereotypes
- HEA
- Compared to going deep by G.A Hauser, it's very realistic
Bad points:
- The lemon scenes seemed central to the plot - rather than the conflicts
- Compared to Marie Sexton, it was VERY fluffy
tashas_books's review
3.0
This was a re-read for me; I think it was among the first m/m romances I ever read. I gave it 5 stars when I read it the first time, but I lowered my rating after this most recent read-through. Why? Well, I've read so many m/m (and m/f) romances since then, that I've learned more about what I like and don't like and what makes a good book (and my tastes have probably changed, too). So, while this was good, I just didn't find it all that interesting. There wasn't really any conflict and, to me, the dialogue felt forced in some spots.
1st read: Jan 28, 2011
1st read: Jan 28, 2011