NEVER WRONG
by Chris McHart
Pages:
105
Date:
January 13, 2015
Grade:
4
Details:
Copy received from author
Kindle
The
blurb:
“Jeff was raised to believe love between two
men is wrong. Or is it? Can love ever be wrong?
When Jeff meets the much younger Dean, he only knows he wants him, consequences be damned. But things are not as easy, especially after Jeff's ex calls and announces big news.
And Dean? He thinks the new neighbor is hot, but he's not interested in something more than a rebound fuck. That's what he tells himself, at least.
But lust isn't a good basis for a relationship, more so since Jeff isn't sure whether he can deal with being gay.
Love is never wrong, but can Jeff accept that?”
When Jeff meets the much younger Dean, he only knows he wants him, consequences be damned. But things are not as easy, especially after Jeff's ex calls and announces big news.
And Dean? He thinks the new neighbor is hot, but he's not interested in something more than a rebound fuck. That's what he tells himself, at least.
But lust isn't a good basis for a relationship, more so since Jeff isn't sure whether he can deal with being gay.
Love is never wrong, but can Jeff accept that?”
My thoughts:
This was a very enjoyable and engaging May to December
romance. There are a lot of dynamics in this stories and a lot of odds stacked
against Dean and Jeff finding their happy ending. Both the reader and the characters are in for quite a ride.
For starters there’s the twenty year age
difference between them. Something Dean is actually delighted about since he
prefers older men, but also something Jeff has issues with. The fact that Jeff
has up until recently both ignored and denied his attraction to men doesn’t
make things easier and neither does the news that Jeff’s ex-girlfriend is
pregnant and doesn’t want to keep the child. Throw Jeff’s mother’s obsession
with social niceties into the mix and it is hardly surprising Jeff isn’t
entirely sure about himself, Dean, or the future.
I liked that the way each character dealt with
the situation they found themselves in, clearly illustrated their age and the
difference between them. In general Jeff had the bigger picture in mind and
while he occasionally concentrated too much on all the possible pitfalls that didn’t
take away from his measured outlook on life. Dean on the other hand does
everything with the enthusiasm of youth; he throws himself into his drinking,
his loving and his arguing without a lot of thought and even less restraint. And yet, despite all the
differences between them and obstacles on their path, Jeff and Dean work
together and you, the reader, want them to come to their senses and work it
out.
If I have one regret it is that we only saw
events from Dean’s perspective. I would have loved a peek into Jeff’s head on a
few occasions. Not so much because I felt I missed information – the dialogue
between Dean and Jeff made sure I didn’t – but just because I’m curious that
way.
This was my second book by Chris McHart and
I’ve enjoyed both of them. In both stories the author managed to completely
draw me into her character’s lives, and that’s all I ask for when I’m reading.
I’m looking forward to whatever may come next.
Buy link: Amazon
