The Love Interest

Okay, so before I begin writing about the reasons why I did or didn't like the book I just noticed that this book took me exactly three months to read. I honestly think that it's a combination of the book not being my cup of tea (again) and the fact that I'm pregnant and have a two year old to keep up with on a daily basis.

Alright, so first of- when will I learn my lesson? This is the second book I have received from Book of the Month club and again I am a bit disappointed. This book was not my cup of tea whatsoever and I should have spent more time going through the synopsis and ruling out which one would have worked the best for me. I enjoyed these kinds of books when I was younger but as I have grown up a lot in the past few years, they just don't hold the same excitement for me anymore. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy the book at all, there were times when I did enjoy it, it's just the book was in general not for me.

I do need to give credit where it's due though, this was my first book with the central romantic relationship being between two gay men and I thoroughly enjoyed that aspect of it. However, with that said, some of the romance was a bit on the cheesy side along with the dialogue that accompanied it. Some but far from all.

The writing style of this book was more on the simpler side than I prefer. Even though it was written in a very concise and easy to understand manner, sometimes it seemed a little too simple. This contributed to the reason why this book took me so long to finish- the writing simply failed to keep me on the edge of my seat and in dire need to continue until the very end.

In addition, the topic itself wasn't one that I care to read a whole book about. Sure, romance is my favorite thing about books but in this case it was just too much and a lot of it ended up sounding forced and just not realistic.

Moving on, the characterization was probably my favorite thing about this whole book and it still lacked in this area for me. The characters were somewhere between two-dimensional and three-dimensional. This meaning that even though they weren't the most boring characters I've ever encountered in books, they failed to move me emotionally and I didn't feel worried or concerned for them in most instances.

Also, whilst the first three-fourths of the book dragged and made it very difficult to continue reading, the last fourth changed that significantly. At the climax I was finally able to get into the book a bit more and actually enjoyed myself somewhat.

All in all, this book failed to deliver to me in many ways, aside from not being a particularly liked genre of mine. I would recommend this book only to young teenagers that haven't yet experienced the more grown-up aspects of life.