Review: Unabashed, Unashamedly Romantic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2014
As I read this book, I was thinking of how I would rate it. I mean, to my mind it's hardly great literature. It doesn't deal with injustice, bigotry, starvation, terminal illness, kings and queens, disability or great political movements.But by the time I got to the last page, with tears welling in my eyes (I know, I must be getting old!), I decided it was a well-earned five star book. Why? Because it is just lovely. The characters are so well-written, with the minimum angst required to be a romance novel, the writing both fluid and fluent, and I had really invested in the story, without even realizing it.It is exactly what a Gay Romance should be. In fact, it's sort of an archetype of the genre. It's about love (and even better, first love for both main characters) and family. It almost didn't matter that it was a gay novel, since its message was about committing oneself to another person from the depth of one's soul. Gender just really isn't an issue in that - or, at least, it shouldn't be.So, my kudos to Ms. Cullinan. Congratulations on a beautiful, uplifting book, and thank you for making a few hours of my life better.