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A review by netslummer
All of My Friends Are Rich by Michael Sarais
4.0
Leo is orphaned and separated from his older husband. He works a job he absolutely hates selling high end clothing that he can't afford. His best friend is getting married and has a destination hen do and wedding that he can't afford.
This leads him down a road if selling sex for money.
It's better to go into this book further without knowing any more.
I was frustrated at a lot of the situations that Leo got himself into. The depression felt heavy and accurate. There is, by design, way too much sex but almost none of it feels sexy.
This is such a hard book to rate. It was a really good read but it made me uncomfortable; which I think it is meant to do. The relationship Leo builds with Duncan is adorable. My favorite part of the book was the relationship between Leo and Sara. And the ENDING. I hope there will be a second book.
A couple of times I would get confused with the number of characters and not remember if this was the friend that worked with Leo or the hot one that told him about the escorting app and all of the supporting female characters did sort of feel like various shades of the same person. That all said, I think the important message here about mental health and coping with bipolar makes these slight negatives worth dealing with. Your mileage may vary as well with these negatives. I was pretty put off by the amount of sex in the book, as that's not my vibe, so maybe I'm being a bit nit-picky? Overall I know this will stick with me and I would read a sequel in a heartbeat.
Thank you to the author who provided me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
This leads him down a road if selling sex for money.
It's better to go into this book further without knowing any more.
I was frustrated at a lot of the situations that Leo got himself into. The depression felt heavy and accurate. There is, by design, way too much sex but almost none of it feels sexy.
This is such a hard book to rate. It was a really good read but it made me uncomfortable; which I think it is meant to do. The relationship Leo builds with Duncan is adorable. My favorite part of the book was the relationship between Leo and Sara. And the ENDING. I hope there will be a second book.
A couple of times I would get confused with the number of characters and not remember if this was the friend that worked with Leo or the hot one that told him about the escorting app and all of the supporting female characters did sort of feel like various shades of the same person. That all said, I think the important message here about mental health and coping with bipolar makes these slight negatives worth dealing with. Your mileage may vary as well with these negatives. I was pretty put off by the amount of sex in the book, as that's not my vibe, so maybe I'm being a bit nit-picky? Overall I know this will stick with me and I would read a sequel in a heartbeat.
Thank you to the author who provided me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.