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A review by nachoaveragebooklover
The First Man by Alex Kelly, A.S. Kelly
3.0
After reading the first book, I was excited to jump into Shane's story because I really enjoyed his character in the first. He's funny and a little mysterious and I wanted to know about his secret relationship. It turns out they have a lot of history, like seventeen years worth, which you would not have known at all while reading the first book. Unfortunately, this book fell into the same problem the previous one did, everything is pretty drawn out and the characters circle the same problems again and again.
Andy is afraid for everyone to know that he's gay and thinks he isn't good enough for Shane. Shane would happily tell everyone that he's in love with Andy, regardless of the consequences, but holds back for Andy's sake and not knowing where Andy really stands. They both have issues with their surnames and the stigma around them, similar to how Ellie felt in the first book.
We also continue to see Alex and Ellie's relationship, though I wish they had continued more with a happy ending instead of continuing to have the same struggles they did in their book. They're together, but still suck at communicating and Alex is dragging his feet to set a date to marry Ellie.
I did like the sweet and steamy moments between Shane and Andy. They were seriously steamy, which I enjoyed more than I expected to. They also both clearly love each other so much and when a traumatic event happens, it brought them closer and brings everything more out in the open. At least they get a happy ending (I think)!
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Andy is afraid for everyone to know that he's gay and thinks he isn't good enough for Shane. Shane would happily tell everyone that he's in love with Andy, regardless of the consequences, but holds back for Andy's sake and not knowing where Andy really stands. They both have issues with their surnames and the stigma around them, similar to how Ellie felt in the first book.
We also continue to see Alex and Ellie's relationship, though I wish they had continued more with a happy ending instead of continuing to have the same struggles they did in their book. They're together, but still suck at communicating and Alex is dragging his feet to set a date to marry Ellie.
I did like the sweet and steamy moments between Shane and Andy. They were seriously steamy, which I enjoyed more than I expected to. They also both clearly love each other so much and when a traumatic event happens, it brought them closer and brings everything more out in the open. At least they get a happy ending (I think)!
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.