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A review by nekabird
Looking for Home by Aria Grace
3.0
I was provided a free copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.
This story is sweet and light, and as previously said by many, can be read as a stand-alone story. It's set in Portland Oregon, but the physical setting is practically invisible. The two main characters are each lonely men; Evan does mid-distance truck driving for a living, which takes him out of town three days a week and Georgie does as a high-end, expensive sex work out of a company called Paddles. Evan's still recovering from being dumped when his ex went to Hollywood to Make It Big (tm) and Georgie thought the rich ex-client he'd become attached to was going to leave his wife so they could be together.
They meet at a New Years Party thrown by friends, and, after some confusion and various obstacles, have a happy ever after of their very own.
How they get there is, of course, the meat of the story, and I'm unwilling to give lots of spoilers. I can, however, say a few things about the characters, the writing, and the story.
I like the texting back and forth. It felt realistic and allowed for Evan and Georgie to remain in touch when they were physically separate. One thing that bugged me here was that there wasn't any tagging, so it was occasionally hard to tell who'd said what, in the texts. I liked the characters taking the time (even if it was short) to assess how they felt about being in a relationship with the other person - sure, they were attracted immediately, but they actually thought about what they wanted from their potential future together *and discussed it* with each other. I liked that at the point of greatest uncertainty for one character, we-the-reader were never in doubt about the other character's reaction.
I did think that Georgie was fantastically naive about a few things, but he's still very young (and when did 34 become old?), and he was able to bounce back from the consequences of his naivete with aplomb and grace, so it all works out well in the end.
Overall, I enjoyed the story and found it a fun, if lightweight, read.
This story is sweet and light, and as previously said by many, can be read as a stand-alone story. It's set in Portland Oregon, but the physical setting is practically invisible. The two main characters are each lonely men; Evan does mid-distance truck driving for a living, which takes him out of town three days a week and Georgie does as a high-end, expensive sex work out of a company called Paddles. Evan's still recovering from being dumped when his ex went to Hollywood to Make It Big (tm) and Georgie thought the rich ex-client he'd become attached to was going to leave his wife so they could be together.
They meet at a New Years Party thrown by friends, and, after some confusion and various obstacles, have a happy ever after of their very own.
How they get there is, of course, the meat of the story, and I'm unwilling to give lots of spoilers. I can, however, say a few things about the characters, the writing, and the story.
I like the texting back and forth. It felt realistic and allowed for Evan and Georgie to remain in touch when they were physically separate. One thing that bugged me here was that there wasn't any tagging, so it was occasionally hard to tell who'd said what, in the texts. I liked the characters taking the time (even if it was short) to assess how they felt about being in a relationship with the other person - sure, they were attracted immediately, but they actually thought about what they wanted from their potential future together *and discussed it* with each other. I liked that at the point of greatest uncertainty for one character, we-the-reader were never in doubt about the other character's reaction.
I did think that Georgie was fantastically naive about a few things, but he's still very young (and when did 34 become old?), and he was able to bounce back from the consequences of his naivete with aplomb and grace, so it all works out well in the end.
Overall, I enjoyed the story and found it a fun, if lightweight, read.