Review: Simply unforgettable. What a beautiful story.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2010
This New Orleans story which takes place in the aftermath of Katrina is deeply meaningful, moving, original and unforgettable. The writer has done one great job describing the mood in the city as it struggles to recover. We sense the underlying poignancy with bursts of hope and pride as we follow two inspiring and courageous young men and their friends. Scott who lives in a shelter and makes a few bucks busing and waiting on tables in a restaurant. A "skinny white kid" who seems defenseless yet Scott has the courage to live on in this changed city filled with crimes. Tony, who lost his siblings to the hurricane and feels totally responsible for it. He is so down in his luck that he has to resort to robbing for the first time. And his first victim is Scott and I just love how they first met. Their romance is sweet, heartwarming and uplifting. And their first night in one of the many abandoned houses, boarded by the authority and without electricity, is deeply moving. I love these two young men. They are precious and you just want them to survive and make it in a city abandoned by the government but never by its prideful and stubborn residents. As for the supporting characters, from the caring restaurant owner to Scott's friends who hang out at the restaurant when they are not working in a club at Bourbon street, to the street vendors in the open market whom Tony helps to earn a dime, they are as interesting and described a struggling but "with a stubborn will to survive" city so well. My only complaint is this is just a novella and not a full blown novel!But I am very please to know that Lynn intends to give us more M/M romance stories in this setting. Breakfast at Tiffany's is a keeper.