Review: After rereading, definitely 4,5 stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
I liked this book. It has a flow that is believable.Some people know all their lives who they are, some find it out along the way, while some go through life confused. Trey is one of those strong ones. He has survived years of his mother's alcohol abuse and economic hardship. He knows what he wants and is willing to wait to get it. I can well understand his feelings when it becomes clear that the mother will survive this time too. Resignation and despair mixed with guilt, the deep longing "is not it my turn yet?". He longs for the possibility to finish the school, to get a boyfriend, to build a future.Vinnie on the other hand appears more uncertain, more seeking. He has changed his occupation and left the main family business. And he is seeking back to his young self when he preferred boys to girls, the time before he succumbed to his family's expectations. His large and loud Italian family.The writing style of this book has been criticized. It is a bit unusual since Trey is written in 1. person while Vinnie in 3., but after a short while I did not mind. In this way the author avoids the need to be too detailed about his thinking and she can let the talks with his sister do the job.Overall this is a romantic book. Book about how a love relationship develops. And telling us the family can take care of their own.