Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Honeymoon for One

I was so blown away by this one. Probably in a large part because a lot of it hit close to home. Despite being insta-love, the conclusion/solution wasn't too outlandish.

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cluckieduck's review

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

OMG, what an absolutely lovely story - beautiful, touching, & heartbreaking all the same.

The story revolves around an age-gap relationship (Clay, 44 & Ethan, 27) - Ethan is late-deafened and Clay is discovering his new sexual identity after decades of internalized homophobia. I appreciated how each of those topics were handled with such sensitivity and care. The way Ethan's hearing loss was portrayed while interacting with others was written really well through the use of "mumble mumble" in the dialogue. I found it gave a weight to how it impacted Ethan's daily life.

Both leads were easy to connect to and fall in love with, and their respective journeys (both individually and as a couple) flowed and developed in such a natural way. I loved that any of the conflict was external and that there was no 3rd-act breakup. This allowed them to cement their bond together into a really solid unit (yes, I know they only spent 1 week together, but it was done so well I fully believe their commitment to one another!) that played to the strengths of the age-gap trope.

He stared at Ethan--at this brave, beautiful man who had burst into Clay's life and changed it forever. Clay hadn't even known how lost he was, but being found was more profound than he ever could have imagined.

The epilogue was icing on the cake too. Absolutely loved and highly recommend!

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fuzzywilson's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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downtown_kb's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

On the eve of his wedding Ethan discovers his fiancé betrayal. After his world blows up he goes on his honeymoon alone, a dream trip to Australia.

This somehow manages to pack so much depth into its pages, handling each significant issue with care, and somehow remains so totally sweet and hopeful. Ethan was such a brave character. I couldn't not root for him. Not only is he on the other side of the world on vacation, which should have been a honeymoon, but he also navigates this with significant hearing loss. I would have been hiding in the hotel room too afraid to try anything. Clay was taking care of Ethan from the jump, he was a total cinnamon roll. Also, so brave with his story arc. This was one where maybe I didn’t 100% get why these two worked but they worked and I was rooting for them and their HEA. I loved that epilogue.

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unusablebooklore's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

The set up of this book was gut wrenching (for Ethan) there is cheating - on page with supporting characters, the build up between the MCs so sweet and compassionate, and them finding their HEA was wonderful (even if a tad rushed).

Ultimately it was a great way to spend a few hours suffering through self inflicted manual labour.

There is some pretty heavy subject matter that may cause some people issue towards the end of the book.

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spookieboogie's review against another edition

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emotional

Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

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