Review: Modern Romantic Comedy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2014
4.5 Stars!If you are looking for a contemporary romantic comedy that isn’t sappy or dreamy, than this is the one! I’ll definitely give it points for originality. The male lead, Decker, is a “retiring” adult film star and the sections told from his POV are most definitely very male. His commentary is humorous and probably truer to life than most other “book boyfriend” point of views out there. When elected to pick up his best friend’s cousin from the airport when she moves from Texas to NYC to run her own bookstore, not only is Decker surprised to find that Andi is no longer gawky and nerdy but she also awakens a certain part of his male anatomy that has forced him into an early retirement.  But restoring his wanker to its former glory via Andi isn’t so easy. Initially neither wants to compromise their easy friendship, and later a chance at a relationship isn’t without its compromises. Can Andi overlook Decker’s porn past? Can Decker give up his career and put the porn in the past?Andi’s neighboring businesses and Decker’s career associates also get to weigh in on the decisions. The supporting characters work well in the story and help keep it light-hearted. Decker’s family is a real plus, and his mom is awesome.Stand-alone. HEA. Clearly defined alternating 1st person POV between Andi and Decker. While one of the main themes is porn, the love scenes between the duo aren’t numerous, and they are pretty straight-forward and not overly graphic. That’s not to say there isn’t some risqué material with the background porn industry but Decker and Andi’s interactions are simply sweet, humorous, and vanilla.