Review: 4,25 stars for a lovely love story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2014
It is written solely from Curtis’ POV, therefore the reader is often left wondering. And that is what made me enjoy this book. It was as if I myself was the main character, with all doubts and stupid decisions, embarrassing situations and questions not asked.These two men meet at a wedding. Jack has obviously had mixed feelings about attending the wedding, since one of the bridegrooms was his ex, while Curtis was a friend of a friend and thus it was just a social event for him.Curtis is very attracted to Jack, but he is very self-conscious about his own flaws and lacking. Curtis believes that a man like Jack, a man older, more experienced, could not and would not be interested in a boring type like Curtis. Therefore he tells himself they are just friends. Quite soon friends with benefits, but Curtis still continues to date Paul. Very chaste dating it is, too. They don’t get past kissing. Obviously Curtis should have seen the light earlier and realised he was in love with Jack. But since he still thinks himself out of Jack’s league, he is "blind" to that special fact. All the while Jack suffers bouts of jealousy because of that. Despite age difference and other differences, these two men are still well matched and one can predict a long loving relationship for them.I also appreciated that Curtis' difficult relationship with his family was not mended with a wave of a wand. It would have made the story less believable.There is actually no suspense in this story, given that everybody expects HEA, but it is enjoyable reading to relax with on a lazy afternoon.