Review: I like this writer a lot
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2013
This is my 2nd book from this writer after Falling for Archie, a heart warming, light hearted and sweet romance. By contrast, there is nothing light hearted about Moths and Men. Set in the aftermath of the Vietnam war in a small town there is a melancholic and almost bleak tone throughout the story. Dave is an war veteran, his spirit nearly broken by the war. Plagued by PTSD, his situation is almost hopeless until he accepted an act of kindness from a stranger. Jesse is the stranger and I really enjoy their developing relationship from strangers to buddies to lovers, each stage convincing. Dave's PTSD is handled well too without consuming the whole story like in other novels I have read. It is so easy to feel for Dave. Even if the ending is fine as the writer does tell us this is a sweet gay romance, one can see that it is not going to be easy for these two men. But the writer has convinced me that these two guys are strong enough to make it. One flaw in this story which irritated me are the references to the wrong guy. A flaw easily rectified by better editing by this writer because this little story certainly deserves it.