Review: love in the springtime
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 30, 2014
I loved this book--it caught me up in its world from word one and I could not put it down.This book was a beautifully written novel, full of realistic, well-drawn characters. I feel BG Thomas must surely know or know of people just like these! There was a journey in this tale, principally a journey towards love taken by the two MCs, Sloan and Max. There were other 'sub' journeys of course. The physical journey of Max's wife, which results in a window of time for her husband to find himself. The 'young love' journey of Max's son, Logan. Even the journeys just beginning--and not resolved in this particular book--of self-awareness, friendship, and perhaps even love, of Sloan's three best friends.I was also caught by the challenges faced by Sloan and Max. Sloan had the challenge of dealing with the death of a beloved parent--this whole aspect of the story I found to be terribly moving--and also the challenge he set himself of finding a true love and not someone unattainable or short-term. Max has the challenge of finding out his son is gay and working through his reaction to that, while at the same time dealing with the reality that he himself is gay, though his head is full of confusion and, of course, he has a wife.As their attraction grew I was very impressed that the author allowed them to become friends and deal with what was going on in their lives and, while for sure there is some kind of 'emotional affair' occurring, their decision not to physically cheat on Max's wife ultimately stayed strong. Throughout, I could not help but cheer on the two likeable men, and the resolution is a satisfying one.