scrow1022's review
3.0
Nice. Liked the exploration of Erik's anxiety and how they both dealt with it. A bit surprised by their emphatic declarations for each other after so short a time together, not sure I believed it within the story. But I liked both characters a great deal (though would have liked more about David) and overall enjoyed the story.
lilyp7's review
2.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
The story is cute, it's about a young man, Erik, a writer, who is dealing with the grief of his father's death and who decided to go to Pamplona, in Spain, because his father loved the festival with the running of the bulls. Arriving there without a clue, a word in Spanish and a reservation he meets a cute man, David, who decided to host him in his house. Of course they fall in love. They are actually very sweet, but the story is a bit predictable, the only real part was the main character's anxiety attack and even in that case I didn't like how it was written. Unfortunately, I didn't like the writing style. It's like the story have pontential, but the author listed everything like a shopping list. He slept, he ate, he went to the bathroom. It felt only an action list and really, really how many showers in three days one could have? He showered and ate. Slept and watched, blushing, David and viceversa. There are almost no places descriptions or feelings, emotions shown. There was a lot to be explored. Erik's relationship with his father, his anxiety attacks and everything felt so flat, like it was put there and not developed.
I found the story very unrealistic. First of all, David complimenting Erik when they just met and Erik falling in love with him right away, trusting him so soon. I found it weird,above all because he suffered from panic attacks. You trust a complete stranger and after a dinner go to his house? Pour your heart to him? No, absolutely. Too soon, too rushed, too underdevoped. "There was something about you that led me believe I can trust you" Are you for real? There are a lot of dialogues and it's really not my style, because I wanted to know more about their feelings and thoughts. It was interesting, though, learning a bit about the festival.. But, after reading everything in less of an hour, I have to give 1.5 stars
The story is cute, it's about a young man, Erik, a writer, who is dealing with the grief of his father's death and who decided to go to Pamplona, in Spain, because his father loved the festival with the running of the bulls. Arriving there without a clue, a word in Spanish and a reservation he meets a cute man, David, who decided to host him in his house. Of course they fall in love. They are actually very sweet, but the story is a bit predictable, the only real part was the main character's anxiety attack and even in that case I didn't like how it was written. Unfortunately, I didn't like the writing style. It's like the story have pontential, but the author listed everything like a shopping list. He slept, he ate, he went to the bathroom. It felt only an action list and really, really how many showers in three days one could have? He showered and ate. Slept and watched, blushing, David and viceversa. There are almost no places descriptions or feelings, emotions shown. There was a lot to be explored. Erik's relationship with his father, his anxiety attacks and everything felt so flat, like it was put there and not developed.
I found the story very unrealistic. First of all, David complimenting Erik when they just met and Erik falling in love with him right away, trusting him so soon. I found it weird,above all because he suffered from panic attacks. You trust a complete stranger and after a dinner go to his house? Pour your heart to him? No, absolutely. Too soon, too rushed, too underdevoped. "There was something about you that led me believe I can trust you" Are you for real? There are a lot of dialogues and it's really not my style, because I wanted to know more about their feelings and thoughts. It was interesting, though, learning a bit about the festival.. But, after reading everything in less of an hour, I have to give 1.5 stars
lu3's review
2.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
The story is cute, it's about a young man, Erik, a writer, who is dealing with the grief of his father's death and who decided to go to Pamplona, in Spain, because his father loved the festival with the running of the bulls. Arriving there without a clue, a word in Spanish and a reservation he meets a cute man, David, who decided to host him in his house. Of course they fall in love. They are actually very sweet, but the story is a bit predictable, the only real part was the main character's anxiety attack and even in that case I didn't like how it was written. Unfortunately, I didn't like the writing style. It's like the story have pontential, but the author listed everything like a shopping list. He slept, he ate, he went to the bathroom. It felt only an action list and really, really how many showers in three days one could have? He showered and ate. Slept and watched, blushing, David and viceversa. There are almost no places descriptions or feelings, emotions shown. There was a lot to be explored. Erik's relationship with his father, his anxiety attacks and everything felt so flat, like it was put there and not developed.
I found the story very unrealistic. First of all, David complimenting Erik when they just met and Erik falling in love with him right away, trusting him so soon. I found it weird,above all because he suffered from panic attacks. You trust a complete stranger and after a dinner go to his house? Pour your heart to him? No, absolutely. Too soon, too rushed, too underdevoped. "There was something about you that led me believe I can trust you" Are you for real? There are a lot of dialogues and it's really not my style, because I wanted to know more about their feelings and thoughts. It was interesting, though, learning a bit about the festival.. But, after reading everything in less of an hour, I have to give 1.5 stars
The story is cute, it's about a young man, Erik, a writer, who is dealing with the grief of his father's death and who decided to go to Pamplona, in Spain, because his father loved the festival with the running of the bulls. Arriving there without a clue, a word in Spanish and a reservation he meets a cute man, David, who decided to host him in his house. Of course they fall in love. They are actually very sweet, but the story is a bit predictable, the only real part was the main character's anxiety attack and even in that case I didn't like how it was written. Unfortunately, I didn't like the writing style. It's like the story have pontential, but the author listed everything like a shopping list. He slept, he ate, he went to the bathroom. It felt only an action list and really, really how many showers in three days one could have? He showered and ate. Slept and watched, blushing, David and viceversa. There are almost no places descriptions or feelings, emotions shown. There was a lot to be explored. Erik's relationship with his father, his anxiety attacks and everything felt so flat, like it was put there and not developed.
I found the story very unrealistic. First of all, David complimenting Erik when they just met and Erik falling in love with him right away, trusting him so soon. I found it weird,above all because he suffered from panic attacks. You trust a complete stranger and after a dinner go to his house? Pour your heart to him? No, absolutely. Too soon, too rushed, too underdevoped. "There was something about you that led me believe I can trust you" Are you for real? There are a lot of dialogues and it's really not my style, because I wanted to know more about their feelings and thoughts. It was interesting, though, learning a bit about the festival.. But, after reading everything in less of an hour, I have to give 1.5 stars
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