Reviewed by Danielle
Title : Understanding Jeremy
Series: Discovering Me #2
Author: A.M Arthur
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Length : 138 pages
Blurb:
Sequel to Unearthing Cole
Discovering Me: Book Two
No one in Jeremy Collins’s life ever stays. His parents, sister, and wife are all dead. Now he has taken Cole Alston into his home to help him recover from years of abuse at the hands of his ex. Jeremy hopes Cole, who he loves, will stick around, but after eight years of Cole not being allowed to make his own choices, Jeremy doesn’t think he has the right to ask. As Jeremy keeps his concerns and desires to himself, his best friend Bethann calls on him for a huge favor–claim he’s the father of her baby so she isn’t ostracized in their small town for sleeping with a married man. However doing so would be tantamount to denying his relationship with Cole. Rumors fly before Jeremy can explain to Cole that he said no, and suddenly the whole town is in his business. Rather than reassure Cole, Jeremy’s explanations have the opposite effect. Something is going on in Cole’s mind that Jeremy doesn’t know about, and in order to get Cole to talk, Jeremy will need to confront his own deepest fear
Review:
This author was new to me when I picked up Unearthing Cole and got totally enthralled by that story. It is still up to today one of the books I will mention and recommend to others.
So when I found out that there was a sequel coming I was so excited and anxious to get my hands on it.
Unfortunately for me this sequel didn’t work out as well as the first part to the point that I can say I would honestly wouldn’t have minded if it wouldn’t have been there.
This story continues from where UC left off. We get a glimpse of how Jeremy and Cole are living their lives, the struggles they face and it is nice to read them being together.
There isn’t really much happening in this book, however, although I will have to say that it is nice to read some background information on Cole and his life and I liked how the author used that in this book to make Cole and Jeremy get closer.
To be honest there isn’t so much more I can mention in this review. The blurb gives you an outline of what’s happening and that is all that happens. The inner confrontations and the hot sexual action makes it acceptable to read but for me it didn’t bring me anything extra to this couple.
I loved Cole and Jeremy in the first book and that will always be one of my favorite books but for me it could have stayed that way.
I can understand though that some readers will like to read more about these two men and the writing of A.M Arthur is flawless and very likable as I after reading the first book have read more books from her hand and will continue doing that for sure.
I am going to end this review with the sentence that for me shows the brilliance of this writer and the love that is there between the two men.
“If your smile warming me inside means love, then I love you. If feeling pride when you stand up for me despite everything means love, then I love you. If wanting to touch you means love, then i love you. It’s what I know when I’m with you, Jeremy, and I think that’s love.”
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