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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
Once I got over the kid being way too polite and perfect to be a 'street kid', it was okay. Unbelievable, but okay.
This book had a lot of good bones. It needed to decide what it wanted to be about. Too many elements, none of which were truly explored with any depth. Lacked believability. The MC, within the first two chapters, I think, befriends a kid from the streets, takes him home, the kid is calling him dad within like a week. Let's just pretend that a police officer would actually let the kid, who is in the foster system, go home with a complete stranger and that the foster system would be just fine with it too. And that this trouble teen would go from troubled to tame and loving and problem-free literally overnight. Okay. But on top of it, the MC wanders into the love of his life two minutes after breaking up with his boyfriend to the point he's confessing deep, dark truths that he's never told anyone ever.
Take a deep breath and some time to explore these elements.
Take a deep breath and some time to explore these elements.
I loved this book from the beginning to the end. I know, I love a book when I wish I knew the people in real life. I just loved Sean, Sam and Bobby and all of their family and friends. I'm so glad that Bobby has his own story. I can't wait to visit with everyone again. The start to another great series Andrew...You Rock!!
Needing to spend some time with some good people, I took the plunge into another Andrew Grey story. As expected I found a 'hearts and flowers' type romance.
This time the story involves Sean who owns the local wine shop and Sam, the town cop. Sean ends a relationship with a douche bag and on advice from Sean's assistant, Sam 'strikes while the iron is hot', asking Sean on a date.
The romance between Sean and Sam is lovely, with gentle kisses and loving touches, "Thank you for everything. The dinner, the kisses, being held.." which suits Sean fine due to unwanted memories intruding when he moves beyond foreplay.
The story also includes a teenager, with Sean rescuing a sixteen year old boy who was being attacked in the back alley. This plot includes Sean's fight for custody and fear of the attacker returning. Sean also struggles to let go of his fear of Sam being hurt on the job.
Bobby made a great inclusion to the story although perhaps wasn't totally realistic as an abandoned and abused teen - he seemed a bit too nice and well-behaved! He also started calling Sean 'Dad' really soon after their meeting which seemed unrealistic.
All in all, a nice story, with nice characters and a happy ending - exactly what I expected! 3.5 stars
This time the story involves Sean who owns the local wine shop and Sam, the town cop. Sean ends a relationship with a douche bag and on advice from Sean's assistant, Sam 'strikes while the iron is hot', asking Sean on a date.
The romance between Sean and Sam is lovely, with gentle kisses and loving touches, "Thank you for everything. The dinner, the kisses, being held.." which suits Sean fine due to unwanted memories intruding when he moves beyond foreplay.
Spoiler
Surprisingly the ex-boyfriend, whom Sean went out with for six months, did not expect a lot sexually which was surprising given he was an uncaring man. Perhaps a little unrealistic?The story also includes a teenager, with Sean rescuing a sixteen year old boy who was being attacked in the back alley. This plot includes Sean's fight for custody and fear of the attacker returning. Sean also struggles to let go of his fear of Sam being hurt on the job.
Bobby made a great inclusion to the story although perhaps wasn't totally realistic as an abandoned and abused teen - he seemed a bit too nice and well-behaved! He also started calling Sean 'Dad' really soon after their meeting which seemed unrealistic.
All in all, a nice story, with nice characters and a happy ending - exactly what I expected! 3.5 stars
This was a sweet story, just what I expect from Andrew Grey. Nice MC's, little bit of mystery and action and some drama thrown in as well. I'll admit I debated a three or four star rating, but I did enjoy it (and it hit the spot lol) so up it went.
The writing is elementary, the plot thin, the characters one-dimensional, the dialogue unrealistic. A homeless kid nearly gets raped and is assaulted in the back alley of Sean's store but when the thug gets scared away, the police show up and stand there. They don't handle the situation realistically, they leave the kid with Sean, then simply disappear. People's reactions make no sense and the story pretty much flops on it's face.
Pip has a crappy life and avoids it by drinking, smoking pot and cutting classes. He is disconnected from his family to avoid conflict with his abusive, alcoholic father. The principal finally has enough of his behavior and threatens him so he must start attending counseling sessions. The reality of the story line will draw a lot of readers in who are facing similar situations at home. I would recommend this book to high school students because of the level of drug use and physical and emotional abuse in the book. It has a positive ending as Pip realizes that drugs are not the answer to his problems.