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A review by ccgwalt
Against the Grain by Jay Hogan
5.0
4.5 stars for the story (A-)
4.5 stars for the narration by Gary Furlong (A-)
All I'm going to say is, except for one scene that I hated (more on that) and a bit of (imo) needless drama towards the end, this is a fantastic story.
There are two subplots that I thought could have been more powerful with less drama, but I still loved the story and the characters.
Rant about hated scene: I wish parents in contemporary romances, moms in particular, wouldn't always get the role of being pushy, overbearing and oblivious to personal boundaries. Those moms aren't "cute" and their antics aren't funny and they don't do it "because they love you." People like that do it because they're control freaks. No mom of a grown child should ever: set them upon a date, ask when they are getting married, force an introduction to someone their child is dating, barge into homes and/or bedrooms without knocking, etc. Dear authors: please write supportive moms who have a life of their own that isn't centered on obsessing over their grown children's lives.
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4.5 stars for the narration by Gary Furlong (A-)
All I'm going to say is, except for one scene that I hated (more on that) and a bit of (imo) needless drama towards the end, this is a fantastic story.
There are two subplots that I thought could have been more powerful with less drama, but I still loved the story and the characters.
Rant about hated scene: I wish parents in contemporary romances, moms in particular, wouldn't always get the role of being pushy, overbearing and oblivious to personal boundaries. Those moms aren't "cute" and their antics aren't funny and they don't do it "because they love you." People like that do it because they're control freaks. No mom of a grown child should ever: set them upon a date, ask when they are getting married, force an introduction to someone their child is dating, barge into homes and/or bedrooms without knocking, etc. Dear authors: please write supportive moms who have a life of their own that isn't centered on obsessing over their grown children's lives.
/end rant