Review: A Highly Recommended Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2013
Snob, meet Compassion, and find out which makes you the happier man. That, in essence, is the theme of Mr. Average. Lucas is so accustomed to having everything he wants, and what he wants, or thinks he wants, is what he believes others will perceive as better than anyone else can have. In other words, Lucas is the worst kind of snob. I hated this character for about the first third or so of the book. He is not sympathetic at all. But then you are given a look inside the man and the shell cracks a little bit. All I can say is stick with the story, even while you are wanting to throw Lucas off the nearest cliff. It’s worth it to see it through to the end. I promise.When Lucas decides that he wants his car’s mechanic, he doesn’t stop to think about what the mechanic himself might want. In fact, though, what Kyle the mechanic wants isn’t Lucas but the love offered without reservation by Kyle’s husband. Lucas doesn’t get it. All he wants, or thinks he wants, is hot sex, whenever and wherever he has the urge. And boy, does Parker Williams give him that sex! They should have a sale on fans where this book is sold.It takes someone unexpected to teach Lucas what kindness that can lead to love looks like. I loved this story. We’ve all met someone who believes things and money are the measure of the man. In this case, we have a chance to see if that man can unlearn what he believes to be true and learn another way. Can Lucas do that? It’s a short story so it may not happen, but the reader is treated to the lesson anyway. Great story, told as only Parker Williams can tell it.Short stories are notoriously difficult to write well. In just a few words the author has to offer the reader a beginning, a middle, and an end to a well-balanced story, with characters who have a backstory, a present, and a future. Parker Williams has the formula down pat. Parker never takes the easy route to love, never lets difficult lessons get in the way of a story. He tells it like it should be told. I can’t get enough of this author’s stories, and look forward to the next one eagerly.This review appeared originally at Mrs Condit & Friends Read Books