Review: I prefer books with more character development
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2010
I'm afraid this book didn't do it for me.The male pregnancy didn't really bother me and it's because the birth giving is not described in the book: the way it happens is explained, but the actual birth is skipped over. Now, I don't know if it's better this way because it would have been rather gruesome, I think, or if it shows a lack of courage on the part of the author.In my opinion this book lacks a bit of depth and I don't know if it would have benefited from some editing out or from a few more pages of character development. When the writer went into the feelings of the protagonists, I really liked the story and the last pages, where Neil had to go over a difficult moment (I don't want to spoil it for you), were really emotional, because I could relate to him and his suffering. The dragon seemed to me like a big puppy and not like the hot guy he should have been and by the end I was really tired of c*cks exploding.I had an issue with the use of the term of endearment "piccola" which is explained as the Italian equivalent of "baby, babe". It's ok if it's referred to a woman, but not so much if it is given to a man, in which case the correct word is "piccolo". It could have been written on purpose, but I'd rather see a man be treated like a man.