Review: Very lovely
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2013
**4.5 Stars**I started this book around 10 pm last night, which was a very very bad idea indeed. Clocking in at over 400 pages, I had to stay up until 2 am to finish it. Late night= tired Heather today. But it was worth it. "Falling Off the Face of the Earth" was an excellent read.The story follows James as he moves back to his home town in the south following a personal tragedy in New York. He feels lost and alone, and he is not sure what his next move will be. When he is confronted with his junior high bully, who seems to have changed completely since middle school, James struggles to let go of his past, move on, and forgive. During the process, however, he makes surprising friends and changes his outlook on life.What I have noticed in JF Smith's books is that the author is a master at creating beautiful friendships. As with "Latakia", the friendships that James makes are almost more special than the romance here. There is a deep bond between the men in this book that comes across loud and clear to the reader. JF Smith actually spends more time on the friend side of things than the romance itself, which comes much later in the book. This book is more of a journey of personal discovery for James than a traditional romance, in my opinion. What I especially love about this author is that he manages to create deep, meaningful moments out of mundane events. He makes everything shine much brighter than a different author would.As always with JF Smith books, I wanted much more heat. Though with Latakia I could get past the lack of sex scenes, I sorely missed it here. I love a newbie gay man discovering sex with guys for the first time. Curse you author for taking that away from me! Despite the lack of smut, I think this book was a wonderful read, not to be missed.