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A review by sophiereadsstories
Out Of Touch by Michael Sarais
4.0
This was an unexpectedly complex book, with multiple twists and turns and trauma that happens to both characters.
It follows the main characters over more than a decade - from being young, naive, sweet and (fairly) optimistic about their futures (both individually and as a couple) to being older, separate, traumatised by different events, stuck in situations they feel are dead-ends and not feeling that there is a way out of for either of them.
I loved the witty banter between Teddy and Vincent, and also between the men and their respective best friends, Laura, Hazel and Daniel. Teddy is definitely one of my favourite characters of the year - he's witty, funny, kind, generous, independent and know how to show he cares for Vincent.
The first act is by far the funniest, the second the most heartbreaking and trauma-filled and the third gives us the combination of humour and trauma and how these two men find their way back to each other.
Please heed the TW and CW because as light as the first part is - it ends with heaviness that could be terribly upsetting to readers.
It follows the main characters over more than a decade - from being young, naive, sweet and (fairly) optimistic about their futures (both individually and as a couple) to being older, separate, traumatised by different events, stuck in situations they feel are dead-ends and not feeling that there is a way out of for either of them.
I loved the witty banter between Teddy and Vincent, and also between the men and their respective best friends, Laura, Hazel and Daniel. Teddy is definitely one of my favourite characters of the year - he's witty, funny, kind, generous, independent and know how to show he cares for Vincent.
The first act is by far the funniest, the second the most heartbreaking and trauma-filled and the third gives us the combination of humour and trauma and how these two men find their way back to each other.
Please heed the TW and CW because as light as the first part is - it ends with heaviness that could be terribly upsetting to readers.