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A review by drakoulis
I'm So (Not) Over You by Kosoko Jackson
4.0
A sweet contemporary rom-com I thoroughly enjoyed !
This second-chance, fake-dating-to-real romance is from Kian's point of view, an outwards and outspoken young journalist graduate who doesn't shy away from blurting out his opinion and is still in love with his ex-boyfriend, Hudson Rivers. Hudson's family are very rich, and makes him a bit messed up: he struggles to put his priorities in order, to realize that not everything has to revolve around his parents' needs and wants. It's implied it was the cause for their first break-up, although we never hear many details about it.
Hudson is a charmer, he's great with words, is gentle and fits the stereotype of the old Southern gentleman (I like how the author used this stereotype to a black gay young man, cutting it off from the baggage it usually comes with). He didn't immediately impress me, because sometimes he looks too calculated, and putting his family's reputation above his boyfriend's, which is something I can never agree with in books - I have a firm stance against the "they're my family and they support me financially, you don't understand, this makes it OK for them to act like jerks" trope.
The book has its twists and turns, delves deep into the environment of "the rich" in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable and not jealous at all at their lifestyle, and I liked that.
My small complain is that I'd like a bit more of Hudson realizing the errors of his actions and train of thought (that Kian causing trouble to what the Rivers family wanted is because what his family wants is driven by greed instead of caring), rather than going for a "both sides" middle ground.
Overall, a very enjoyable romance!
This second-chance, fake-dating-to-real romance is from Kian's point of view, an outwards and outspoken young journalist graduate who doesn't shy away from blurting out his opinion and is still in love with his ex-boyfriend, Hudson Rivers. Hudson's family are very rich, and makes him a bit messed up: he struggles to put his priorities in order, to realize that not everything has to revolve around his parents' needs and wants. It's implied it was the cause for their first break-up, although we never hear many details about it.
Hudson is a charmer, he's great with words, is gentle and fits the stereotype of the old Southern gentleman (I like how the author used this stereotype to a black gay young man, cutting it off from the baggage it usually comes with). He didn't immediately impress me, because sometimes he looks too calculated, and putting his family's reputation above his boyfriend's, which is something I can never agree with in books - I have a firm stance against the "they're my family and they support me financially, you don't understand, this makes it OK for them to act like jerks" trope.
The book has its twists and turns, delves deep into the environment of "the rich" in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable and not jealous at all at their lifestyle, and I liked that.
My small complain is that I'd like a bit more of Hudson realizing the errors of his actions and train of thought (that Kian causing trouble to what the Rivers family wanted is because what his family wants is driven by greed instead of caring), rather than going for a "both sides" middle ground.
Overall, a very enjoyable romance!