Review: Great Characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
Some people will look at this review and wonder why I gave it five stars when I am usually such a stickler for grammatical errors and editing snafus, but the well rounded story here left me in a very forgiving state. It was beautifully crafted and the characters made sense and their relationships and their arguments made sense. There was not an issue that was left uncovered, because despite many happily-ever-after romance books about unconventional relationships there are always arguments and things to work out. This story reminded me of real polyamorus relationships because they don't let anything slide, if there is an issue they deal with it because you are endangering the stability of the relationship(s) if you don't.Mark, Tony and Hailey have known each other for over 25 years which lends some serious weight to the fast paced nature of their relationship. This is a tension that has been there for years and everyone just chose to ignore it because they were trying not to ruin everything by cutting someone out. There was no jealousy between the men, not because they are weak or whipped, but because they decided on this type of relationship separate from Hailey so they would not bring their personal issues with each other into the future relationship. These two mature men worked everything out together before approaching Hailey. This was smart on the author's part to advance this relationship quickly and get rid of a lot of unnecessary problems that the characters might have, thus lending more credit to the timeline of the story.The acceptance portrayed by everyone they know is a little played up but you get explanations as to their reactions. Pretty much across the board everyone knew they were in love with her, they were just waiting for Hailey to choose and hoping that it wouldn't wreck the boys friendship. Even Hailey's ex Daniel had strong misgivings about her friendship with Mark and Tony.Their relationship evolves naturally albeit quickly due to the extenuating circumstances concerning the crazy abusive ex-boyfriend Daniel. They even make the smart choice to take a break from one another to make sure they're not rushing into anything; yet another sign of the maturity of the characters. They are adults and they do act accordingly which is refreshing in a polyamorus romance book and it why I love this e-book so much.This is the best menage story I have ever read and I am looking forward to reading more from Samantha Ann King.