mommasaystoread's review
3.0
It took me a bit to get into this one as the beginning feels a bit stilted, but as the story progresses and the characters start to take shape, it did capture my interest. Ethan and Rich do quite a lot of tiptoeing around each other in every aspect of the relationship outside the bedroom. On that, they have no problem seeing eye to eye. The fact that this pair could build up so much angst without saying a word is frustrating at times, but does serve to build the angst between them. Add in Rich's stuffy and opinionated mother and we have a sweet and steamy romance that is a bit on the angsty side. The book is well-written and certainly worth the read.
cadiva's review
3.0
I think this is a case of "it's not the book, it's me" but I found this hard going and I put it down a few times to read other things before finally finishing it.
There's great writing throughout, a clever study of families and emotions but it wasn't what I'd consider a romance as such, although Richard and Ethan's relationship is at the heart of the narrative.
The biggest problem i had was that I really didn't like any of the protagonists. Rich was okay but he also came across as a lot of a wet fish even though in actually he had a lot of quiet strength.
And Ethan was just a dick for most of the book with a huge chip on his shoulder about his life, Rich's life and family and his unfair assumptions about the wealth and career path Rich was taking.
There really wasn't anything or anyone to feel sympathy for, or to get on board with rooting to win, for me and I didn't actually care in the end whether they got their acts together or not.
But the writing is great, these characters are complex and the setting is well expressed.
#ARC kindly provided by the author in return for an honest and unbiased review.
There's great writing throughout, a clever study of families and emotions but it wasn't what I'd consider a romance as such, although Richard and Ethan's relationship is at the heart of the narrative.
The biggest problem i had was that I really didn't like any of the protagonists. Rich was okay but he also came across as a lot of a wet fish even though in actually he had a lot of quiet strength.
And Ethan was just a dick for most of the book with a huge chip on his shoulder about his life, Rich's life and family and his unfair assumptions about the wealth and career path Rich was taking.
There really wasn't anything or anyone to feel sympathy for, or to get on board with rooting to win, for me and I didn't actually care in the end whether they got their acts together or not.
But the writing is great, these characters are complex and the setting is well expressed.
#ARC kindly provided by the author in return for an honest and unbiased review.
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