Review: Sweet!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2012
I enjoyed this book much more than its predecessor,The Distance Between Us. This story picks up two years later with Kieran still bartending at a club and enjoying a sexual relationship with reunited couple, Rhett and Ethan. Rhett's daughter asks Kieran if he can help out her new friend, Alex, since he's recently come out and isn't completely comfortable in his skin. Reluctantly, Kieran agrees.Even though it is a little uncomfortable and awkward at first, Kieran and Alex actually hit it off. Kieran is more than willing to show Alex everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING) from cool sights throughout the city to the more carnal pleasures of man. Needless to say, Alex is a very eager student.Originally, the plan was for their relationship to be strictly casual, but soon feelings get involved and Kieran has to grapple with feelings he hasn't experienced (or allowed himself to experience) in a long time and his inadequacies compared to the sweet, kind-hearted and all around good Alex.This book was sweet and somewhat of a departure from the last book. I felt like there was more romance and found myself actually caring about Kieran and what he was going through (something that was very difficult when he was introduced in The Distance Between Us). There really isn't anything bad I can say about Alex. He was the perfect virginal nerd who could easily melt your heart.I just wish that the epilogue could have been a little longer. Those who have read the book will understand. Even though it ended with us filled with hope and excitement, it would have been nice to see how it all panned out in the end.