Wayward
I honestly don't know where to start...
Understatement of the Year is a story that connects you so deeply with its characters that I haven't yet let them go. I really... don't want to.
Since reading it, I have heard "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 on my playlist three times. Each time the first notes struck the chord of recognition in my mind, I felt a rush of too many things to name, images of Rik and G on that guerilla night in that bar in Vermont flashing through my mind, a mix of feelings that belonged to /them/ along with all the eagerness of a woman desperately flipping pages to find what might happen next filling up my chest.
I can't tell you what it's like being so connected to a book and its characters that you're instantly thrown back inside it every time you hear a song. Maybe it's a cliche, but the best word I can think of is... Magical. All of this is to say that the story and the journey Rik and G take was simply beautiful, and if you're considering taking this book up, do so.
My only, small, disappointment was that the sex between them, particularly the penetrative sex, was skipped over, moving from hot and stripped to post-cuddling. As I am thirsty for /every/ detail, I missed getting to read each second of these intimate moments for myself. However, the story was so desperately good, so extremely well-written, the characters so shatteringly vivid, that in the end, I hardly missed it. In the end, Understatement of the Year is a FAVORITE.
5/5 stars from me 100% recommend. If you're looking for a good book to sink into, you've found it.
I honestly don't know where to start...
Understatement of the Year is a story that connects you so deeply with its characters that I haven't yet let them go. I really... don't want to.
Since reading it, I have heard "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 on my playlist three times. Each time the first notes struck the chord of recognition in my mind, I felt a rush of too many things to name, images of Rik and G on that guerilla night in that bar in Vermont flashing through my mind, a mix of feelings that belonged to /them/ along with all the eagerness of a woman desperately flipping pages to find what might happen next filling up my chest.
I can't tell you what it's like being so connected to a book and its characters that you're instantly thrown back inside it every time you hear a song. Maybe it's a cliche, but the best word I can think of is... Magical. All of this is to say that the story and the journey Rik and G take was simply beautiful, and if you're considering taking this book up, do so.
My only, small, disappointment was that the sex between them, particularly the penetrative sex, was skipped over, moving from hot and stripped to post-cuddling. As I am thirsty for /every/ detail, I missed getting to read each second of these intimate moments for myself. However, the story was so desperately good, so extremely well-written, the characters so shatteringly vivid, that in the end, I hardly missed it. In the end, Understatement of the Year is a FAVORITE.
5/5 stars from me 100% recommend. If you're looking for a good book to sink into, you've found it.