Review: 4 1/2 stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2013
Jonathan Mendoza has spent the last ten years living a nomadic and wild lifestyle. Traveling with Crimson Dream-the performance troupe he co-owns with his best friend Rachel-when he’s not on stage belly dancing, he’s doing the “party hardy”-pot, booze, pills, and anything else you can think of. After he gets a call from his sick mother begging him to change his crazy lifestyle, he tries to stay sober but it’s harder than he thought it would be. When he falls into the lap of Dean Winters- a man struggling to overcome crippling panic attacks after a traumatic accident-Jonathan finds himself attracted to him, even though Dean is not his usual type. A one-night stand turns into so much more, if it can survive the cruel manipulations of his best friend Rachel, the lure of his old life, and his own self-doubts.In This Little Whatever, Nicole Forcine has written a character driven story that gives an upclose and personal look into the crazy and chaotic world of a traveling troupe. She does a fantastic job of giving us colorful and vivid characters whose free-wheeling lifestyle consists of booze, drugs, and casual sex. The plot flow is smooth, and the backstory a great job of filling in any gaps in the storyline. The sex is definitely hot, and the the loving is easy. The author’s writing style is crisp, humorous, and highly original. I really like how she weaves such a vivid and very richly detailed tale that pulled me in from the very beginning. The story has a HEA ending for the MCs, but some of the secondary characters have a bittersweet one. I really enjoyed reading this quirky tale, and if you want a story that will take you on a uniquely original journey, then this is the book for you.