Review: A disappointment in comparison to his others
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
As you can see from my earlier status update (on Goodreads), I was so excited to start this, but I'm sad to say that this was a disappointment for me. If it was any other author, I'd probably shrug, three-star it, and move on, but I guess I've come to expect a lot from J Lanyon, as he's one of my favorites, and I generally five-star his works. But this one, it just felt like it could have been written by another author and it could be interchanged with many other stories out there. It felt more formulaic: you know when he's going to end up with Wes, you probably can guess where the job thread is heading, you know that the ex is going to be more trouble, etc.I did enjoy the beginning part of the book, where everything went wrong, but then it just morphed into many other stories I've read with misunderstandings, miscommunications, and predictability. I also did originally become emotionally involved with Con and the secondary characters, some of which were great friends, some of which I just shook my head at their behavior. I was actually really liking the story until Con wants to say no to Wes, but suddenly "When" pops out of his mouth. I understand his motivations, but there it just turned into the common plot.After reading the teaser a couple months back, I guess I was just too hyped-up and expectant, and while this was sweet and not a bad story, it just didn't leave me satisfied either.P.S. I do really like this cover, though. I participated in the voting for book covers for several of his upcoming works, and I don't remember if this was my first choice or not, but it really works well.