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A review by vrstal
Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews
5.0
5/5.
Honeymoon for One is an age-gap, hurt/comfort romance set mostly in Australia.
Keira Andrews is a new author to me, and I love the way she writes. Dual POV, 3rd person, and just works so well for me. I got immediately invested into the characters and their emotions, especially for Ethan. The writing wasn't purple prose/super flowery and I really liked that aspect to it. She is also good with descriptions, as I could see in my mind what she was describing of Australia and how both the characters look. Very rarely am I thinking "wow, he is hot." Clay and his aviators were definitely hot.
Clay and Ethan... oh man. I have so many things to say but don't want this chock full of spoilers. Ethan was so sad in the beginning and I felt it. While I do not have the same struggles Ethan has, I do relate to spiraling anxiety/paranoia, the "what did I do wrong?" or "I'm probably just being annoying, and now everyone thinks I'm a fool, and and and...". It was too relatable. He was also so kind, endearing, and vulnerable. Clay picks up on that but it's never in the way that is creepy or a little unsettling like some age gap romances can be, you know? They're both still individuals and show great character growth over the span of this book (despite it being short time-wise).
The awakening for Clay felt genuine, realistic, and I'm glad didn't dip into the angst of turning angrily on the person who made you realize something about yourself. There's the scenes of showing a bit of a generational gap in acceptance of one's sexuality, like around the word queer, and while I could feel the tension and pain it was just written so right. All the family interactions, too. It was so good. The representation of Ethan being HOH also felt very genuine and I know the author had personal experience with a family member having the same disability. Honestly, it feels like every detail of this book was well-written.
The romance itself was whirlwind due to its timeframe, but I did not doubt it for a second. The first kiss. The sex scenes. Everything was sweet, swoony, emotional, that I just felt it running off the pages. Small insecurities that are kissed away, protectiveness and heat -- all of it, so good. The COMFORT they find in each other when dealing with hard things, where they both find ways to rely on each other. Amazing. How they eventually came to be together and committed, and that WONDERFUL epilogue. Just, wow.
I highly recommend this book, it is so well done.
“Then he caught Clay’s lips with his, and they kissed and kissed, and Clay loved so many things about Ethan and how he made him feel that he didn’t have a clue where to start counting.”
Honeymoon for One is an age-gap, hurt/comfort romance set mostly in Australia.
Keira Andrews is a new author to me, and I love the way she writes. Dual POV, 3rd person, and just works so well for me. I got immediately invested into the characters and their emotions, especially for Ethan. The writing wasn't purple prose/super flowery and I really liked that aspect to it. She is also good with descriptions, as I could see in my mind what she was describing of Australia and how both the characters look. Very rarely am I thinking "wow, he is hot." Clay and his aviators were definitely hot.
Clay and Ethan... oh man. I have so many things to say but don't want this chock full of spoilers. Ethan was so sad in the beginning and I felt it. While I do not have the same struggles Ethan has, I do relate to spiraling anxiety/paranoia, the "what did I do wrong?" or "I'm probably just being annoying, and now everyone thinks I'm a fool, and and and...". It was too relatable. He was also so kind, endearing, and vulnerable. Clay picks up on that but it's never in the way that is creepy or a little unsettling like some age gap romances can be, you know? They're both still individuals and show great character growth over the span of this book (despite it being short time-wise).
The awakening for Clay felt genuine, realistic, and I'm glad didn't dip into the angst of turning angrily on the person who made you realize something about yourself. There's the scenes of showing a bit of a generational gap in acceptance of one's sexuality, like around the word queer, and while I could feel the tension and pain it was just written so right. All the family interactions, too. It was so good. The representation of Ethan being HOH also felt very genuine and I know the author had personal experience with a family member having the same disability. Honestly, it feels like every detail of this book was well-written.
The romance itself was whirlwind due to its timeframe, but I did not doubt it for a second. The first kiss. The sex scenes. Everything was sweet, swoony, emotional, that I just felt it running off the pages. Small insecurities that are kissed away, protectiveness and heat -- all of it, so good. The COMFORT they find in each other when dealing with hard things, where they both find ways to rely on each other. Amazing. How they eventually came to be together and committed, and that WONDERFUL epilogue. Just, wow.
I highly recommend this book, it is so well done.