Review: 3.5 stars. Good, but the characters were too disconnected
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2011
3.5 stars.Alexander and Thomas are two young men living their first love, but while Alexander is comfortable with his sexuality, Thomas still thinks his feelings toward men are a sin and an aberration. When he is with Alexander, nothing seems more right, but when he is faced with their first time, he panics and abandons Alexander. It takes Thomas four years to gather up his courage to face Alexander again.It took me a while to warm up to the characters. Alexander was too pushy and needy at the beginning, and Thomas was too passive and aloof. I know it was supposed to be that way, because it reflects the stages they were in in that moment, but I've read other books by Ava March where the characters were not together at the right time, where their encounters couldn't be fulfilling because of internal or external problems, and they were more gripping and heart-wrenching than those in this book. It was as if I couldn't find their passion.It was good, but I think with less sex and more introspection it could have been even better.