Review: I liked the quiet romance.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2012
**Review edited as per request of the publisher. See the comments for more.**I admit I'd be heartbroken if I ever found out this was one of those plagiarised works.Because I really, really liked this story.I liked the sweetness of it. I liked it even when it bordered eye-roll-inducing sappiness.I liked how everything was so delightfully normal. I liked how family and friends didn't just disappear when the crushing started.I liked how John never forgot to put his daughter first. I liked how Bryan loved that about John.I liked that there was a happy hetero-relationship model in the book too.I liked that no one was vilified to make the gays look better.I liked the slow-build of the romance. I liked the talking that came before the kisses. I liked the kisses that came before dry-humping. I liked the dry humping that came before the actual sex. And I liked...I liked how the story was about more than just romance. I liked how it was about the coming to terms with a loss, the moving on with your life, and the falling in love again.I liked how not everyone was supportive or even accepting.I liked how it was about forgiveness.I liked how this was imperfect story with few too many artificial emphasis on just how manly and gay John and Bryan are.I liked how few questions remained unanswered, because real life rarely gives us any answers at all.I liked the quietness of it.I liked how it ended in a place of hope and happiness.**I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.**