Review: An ending gone awry...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2014
If it had been available, I would've given this novella a 2.5. It has a few redeeming qualities: it's not a cookie-cutter typical m/m romance story...there is some originality to the plot line (and at least there is a plot line, although it's a bit thin and unlikely in places); the plant angle is interesting; the main character does grow and develop a bit (before back-sliding at the end). That said, the negatives far outweigh the positives. The plot has large lapses in logic; the main character (Ryan)  is unbelievably clueless, clingy and spoiled, with no sense of responsibility. He leaps into situations without looking, just hoping that he can find another person to take care of him so he doesn't have to grow up and get a real job. As the book progresses, though, we start to see Ryan develop a bit, find some interests, develop a sort of work ethic/morals. However, after a jaunt to the Amazon where some unlikely "miracles" occur, Ryan's love interest (Serge) cheats (BIG TIME) on Ryan...not once, but twice. And through some twisted pretzel logic worthy of the clingiest, most desperate, lowest self-esteem female on the planet, Ryan decides the infidelity is basically HIS fault b/c he didn't fight hard enough for Serge. OMG!!!! And, bam, they are back together with a HEA epilogue. Aaack! If this had been in paperback form, I probably would have thrown it out the window; I was SO disgusted and disappointed in the ending...but, since I read it in e-form, I didn't want to damage my Kindle, opting to write this review instead. This author clearly has potential, but a (IMHO) needs to learn that a HEA obtained at the cost of the main character's dignity and sense of self-worth (even if the character isn't self-aware enough to realize such a loss) leaves a bad taste in the reader's mouth.