jessica_theinkspell's review
3.0
Niente di eclatante, comunque meglio di The Boss. Se non ci fosse stato il pov di Penny sarebbe stato anche meglio.
nicolecraswell's review
5.0
I think I liked reading from Ian's POV even more than Penny's. Part of it be because 9 times out of 10 romance novels are written from the point of view of the girl and so this felt really different. Regardless, Ian was adorable and charming and just the right amount of secretly awkward. I fell in love with both him and Penny. I can't help but want to know where their story leads in the future (too bad I'm pretty sure this is all we're getting) (fingers crossed for them being mentioned in passing of showing up in future novels in The Boss series?).
rhodered's review
2.0
Disappointingly similar to the version of this written from the heroine's perspective. I don't expect two people to recount (in the first person) identical snatches of conversation in identical quotes. On the other hand he seems like a sweet guy.
On the other hand, we see zero attempts by him at the start of the book to be dating anyone age appropriate, and, aside from wishing he were not so old and creaky (his words, not mine) and that he could understand more of her pop culture references, he does not seem to have any sense of what's missing when you date someone so very young.
The generation gap doesn't seem to exist, nor do they have any real strains, aside from his knees popping, due to their different places in life.
One hopes that as one ages, and accrues knowledge, experience, wisdom, funny stories, whatever, one gains. He does not feel any loss whatsoever in dating a woman who is basically a tabla rasa compared to women his age. He just admires her physical condition and is psyched she can have babies, unlike women his age.
I wonder if, as the author ages, she'll begin to think differently on these matters. 50-something women can be far more fascinating than 22 year olds. I hope she learns that someday.
On the other hand, we see zero attempts by him at the start of the book to be dating anyone age appropriate, and, aside from wishing he were not so old and creaky (his words, not mine) and that he could understand more of her pop culture references, he does not seem to have any sense of what's missing when you date someone so very young.
The generation gap doesn't seem to exist, nor do they have any real strains, aside from his knees popping, due to their different places in life.
One hopes that as one ages, and accrues knowledge, experience, wisdom, funny stories, whatever, one gains. He does not feel any loss whatsoever in dating a woman who is basically a tabla rasa compared to women his age. He just admires her physical condition and is psyched she can have babies, unlike women his age.
I wonder if, as the author ages, she'll begin to think differently on these matters. 50-something women can be far more fascinating than 22 year olds. I hope she learns that someday.
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