Review: The Skinny on Love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
3.5 Stars ~ Part of my interest in reading 'The Skinny on Love' is my own recent lifestyle changes in diet and exercise. I wanted to see the transformation of Sky, that I hoped would happen, and to get a little more inspired for myself. The other part of my interest, of course, is that Fyn Alexander is a new author, to me, and I really enjoy reading new voices, plus this book is set in England which meant I might get some dry humor. All in all, excellent reasons to read this book.I adored Sky from the moment I met him. John? Not. So. Much. He's arrogant, a jerk, views anyone with a less than perfect physique as lacking, and is majorly in denial about being gay, even though he's had numerous hookups with men in the past eighteen years. John is also a snob. One of those people who believes everything has to look "just so" or else it's not worth his time. Ugh. Sky, on the other hand, is a big teddy bear of a guy. He knows he should get into shape, but does that mean giving up his morning McDonald's "brekkies" with his office manager, Gladys? Gladys is eighty-three, has outlived three husbands, smokes like a chimney, and eats whatever makes her happy. She and John didn't care for one another when they met. *snort* Sky has a heart as big as the rest of him, and his office might be unconventional, but he's an excellent private investigator and he gets the job done. Just who John needs to find out what happened to his mother all those years ago.“Do you want to barter services?”With a slight frown, Sky asked, “What do you mean?”“You find my mum, and I'll get you in shape.”“What's wrong with me?”Interestingly enough, as Sky and John work to find the answers about his mum, John discovers that Sky enjoys BDSM. Sky is a submissive and John is a natural dominant having been a captain in the Army. Even though John continues to deny his sexuality, Sky enjoys having John take a master role, which leads to sex and John being even more confused. Personally, I don't think he was confused at all, or in denial. John simply wasn't strong enough to handle other people knowing he was gay. It ruined his image, so to speak. None of that, however, endeared John to me. You can have issues and troubles you're working through. You don't have to be cruel and rude in how you deal with others. I mean, Sky has issues involving overeating which stem from his childhood, and yet he is kind and gentle with everyone. But Sky allows John to treat him badly believing it's what he deserves from someone so fit and handsome.I can honestly say that if it hadn't been for Sky I would not have cared for this book at all. As it is, I did like it, and my heart broke for the revelations about Sky that came at the end. I never warmed up to John, but I was happy to see him acknowledge how important Sky was in his life. Sky deserved to be happy.NOTE: This book was provided by Loose Id for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews