A review by bookobsessedmommy
The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

emotional inspiring lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

Patrick is once again on a journey to help his niblings through a life transition, but realizes he's in the middle of a few himself. I enjoyed the back and forth between GUP (Gay Uncle Patrick), Grant, and Maisy as they trekked across Europe learning about love.  I didn't notice it in the first book , but Patrick is kind of a jerk. He has a lot of redeeming qualities, but once the other characters started calling him out on it, I realized his use of humor and need to make everything about him is kind of annoying. The story is a little slow, but once things pick up around the 75% mark we get a surprise completely out of left field. Part of me wanted to suspend my disbelief and sink into to the romance of it all, but the other part felt mislead. It's like we switch plots at that point, and while I enjoyed both separately, there's still a continuity gap that I can't overlook.