DAY 5

Reviewed by Kimberley

TITLE: Herm I.T. 

SERIES:  Never Too Late (Dreamspinner Press 2015 Daily Dose)

AUTHOR: David Connor

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 59 pages

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Robin Paley, a Vietnam vet, and Hendrix Higgins, a former teacher who witnessed a school shooting, become trapped together during a storm in March of 2001, when Hendrix, now a computer tech, arrives to fix Robin’s only source of contact with the outside world. Discovering they have much in common, an afternoon of bonding leads to more. When Robin admits he’ll never contact Hendrix again, however, a heated argument ensues. Hendrix fights hard to move on, while Robin seems to want to stay stuck. They angrily part ways, Hendrix telling Robin to call him if he ever wants to live again. When Robin finally reaches out, he fears it may be too late and that Hendrix has moved on.

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Daily Dose package “Never Too Late. 

REVIEW:

This little novella was definitely written to pull on your heart strings. Here you have two men who, for different reasons, have retreated from the world. Robin has physically and emotionally retreated and become a complete hermit. Hendrix having witnessed a school shooting has checked out emotionally. Both men have demons that they can’t seem to shake. Both Robin’s and Hendrix’s flashbacks of their painful pasts are heartbreaking to read and gives you a better understanding as to why both of these men are like they are. Robin is a bit more closed off, more afraid to step outside of his comfort zone and I suspect that was because he felt that his age and the age difference would hinder him, would hinder them both from having a successful relationship. When Hendrix pushed a bit too much one day, Robin shuts down emotionally and walks away. Robin decides to step out of his comfort zone and give them a shot.

I like this story. This story packs quite an emotional punch for only having fifty nine pages. I loved that this is a story about men of a particular age finding love. I especially like how the author wrote these men. They’re not guys with perfectly chiseled chests or washboard abs; they’re men with a little extra padding and gray hair yet still very beautiful.  I also like how the book takes you back to the late 90s early 2000s technology and the title is really very clever and fits perfectly. This novella is a lovely little read.

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