Review: Feel Good Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2013
I bought this book due to the reviews and wasn't disappointed. It's a feel good romance between Vinnie (38 yr old divorcee X3) and Trey (25 yr old college student & waiter). Vinnie's struggling with allowing his homosexuality to come out & an overbearing Catholic family and Trey's struggling with school, working 2 jobs, and taking care of his aging grandmother & alcoholic mother. It didn't bother me that there is 13 yrs difference in Vinnie & Trey's ages cause Trey is so much more mature than your average 25 yr old. I also agree with Trey's feelings on alcohol addiction. I have several family members who are constantly recovering from drugs & alcohol and as an RN I know it's a "disease", but it's just as hard on the loved ones as the addict. The lies and manipulations that they pull can literally drive you crazy if you let it. The addict doesn't care who they drag down with them, as long as they get their needs filled. I myself have cut family members out of my life so that they couldn't drag me down too; so I understand Trey's POV. The switching of POV's from chapter to chapter was a little distracting but not enough to really bother me. Lastly I just wanted to say that I'm a big fan of thorough research when writing a book and as an RN I would like to say to the authors: Prozac was introduced onto the market in the early 70's (I think 1974) which is 39 yrs ago. Now I realize that you didn't put a date for the story to be going on so I might be nitpicking, but you had Trey mention the Dr not wanting to have his mom on Prozac that came out the yr he was born, but yet Trey is only 25. Next time just mention the Dr didn't want the mother on Prozac & leave an age or time frame out. It wouldn't have bothered me if you had been a yr or even 2 yrs off, but 14 yrs off from when Prozac came out and Trey was born is just not doing your homework.