Review: Heartwarming
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
-- SPOILER ALERT!!! --"Simple Man" is a heartwarming and endearing story about a man (Shane) who enjoys his single life as a bachelor, playing gigs with his band a few times a week, and the partying with his friends, living paycheque to paycheque; who overnight becomes a guardian to his two-month old nephew, Shane (aka Logan), a baby he had no idea existed. Even though he feels like he's in over his head, Shane is determined to be the best father he can be to Logan, acknowledging that not only has his life changed, so has his priorities. Not only is this a well-developed story, it's also entertaining and humorous as Shane realizes that babies may be cute but they also smell and poop quite a bit. Shane is a terrific and loving character, a character so realistic.My one issue with the story has to do with the heroine, Kate. I felt the author failed to deliver a heroine who is well-developed. She came across as so flat and lifeless to me. I didn't feel the connection between Shane and Kate as there was no heat or passion. Even though the author wields some terrific and well-written sexcapades, I just couldn't understand what it was about her that had Shane falling in love with her.In the end, still a good story that I'm sure quite a few will truly enjoy. By the way, I absolutely loved all the 80's references.