Review: ???
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2013
You know those stories that have 2 people at different points in the lives (1 in their 20's, 1 in his 30's) who meet and against all odds form a long-lasting romantic relationship? Well, this is not one of those stories. You do have the 2 people at different points in their lives, but creating a romantic relationship based on a love of zombies, a few shared friends and a mutual attraction just doesn't cut it in this instance.For all Nathan claims to be looking for someone to spend time with (rather than guys like his ex where it's really all about sex), all he wants to do with Auryn is get him into bed. Auryn wants to go a bit slower that that, and every time he says no to sex, Nathan throws a passive-aggressive fit. And when Nathan does final corner Auryn into sex (and that's exactly how it plays out), Auryn... really doesn't seem to want to go there. If you have to talk someone into having sex with you while they're having sex with you... well, that's not something I need to read.By the end (and I won't say "conclusion" since there wasn't one -- it just sort of stops), I was stuck wondering how this punk rocking, make-up wearing, tattoo sporting bartender and a buff, stolid solicitor could ever make a go of it since, truly, they seem to work well as nothing more than friends. The writing isn't bad and I did like the characters (hence the 2 stars instead of 1), but in the end this was... really disappointing. It was a complete waste of my time and money, and I can't see that I'll read it again.