REVIEW BY: Christie
TITLE: The President’s Husband
AUTHOR: Michael Murphy
NARRATOR: Randy Fuller
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 7h 26m
RELEASE DATE: May 24, 2016
BLURB:
When an assassin’s bullet strikes his predecessor, Grayson Alexander becomes the first openly gay president of the United States and his husband, David Hammond, becomes the first openly gay First Husband. With their world turned upside down, David relies on his career as a medical school professor and ER doctor to keep him grounded. But his decision to keep working ruffles feathers from day one.
Gray throws himself into learning everything he needs to know to be president, especially a liberal president surrounded by a conservative cabinet and staff. Even though he puts in outrageous hours working and traveling seven days a week, month after month, he’s happy. But David has trouble coping with Gray’s new job requirements. He can’t help but feel abandoned by his husband of 10 years.
When Gray asks for his help with a public-health crisis, David obliges, but he is furious about what happens once the emergency passes. When they learn that the president’s staff has manipulated them both, they wonder if their relationship can survive the White House.
REVIEW:
In the political climate going on right now, I suppose it wasn’t a very smart decision to take up an audiobook that centers around the president. That being said, it was both a very stupid and very good idea all at the same time. The narration was fantastic, but the story was not entirely my cup of tea. Alto, I personally would welcome a gay president in office any day, I would probably not welcome another story like this in my personal library for a while.
The blurb describes this book quite well, actually. Gray never intends on being president, but when his predecessor is assassinated, things radically change for Gray and his husband David. Being the first openly gay president definitely has its stresses, as does being the husband of said president. David has his own career and continues working while Gray is in office, which already causes a ton of stress and has people virtually up in arms over the situation. Then, there’s the gigantic learning curve that Gray has in order to be an effective president. David and Gray barely see each other anymore, and it has caused a bit of a rift between the two. Add in the stresses of others sabotaging things for the couple, and you get quite the conflict.
I personally was not very satisfied by the story, however, Randy Fuller did an excellent job narrating. There were a LOT of flaws, plot holes, and such. So, it really is hard to put a positive spin on this review. I will temper things and say that it is very scary and hard to put yourself out there like Michael Murphy did in writing this book and having it published. If you like political based books, you may like it more than I. So, please do not let my point of view keep you from a book you may in fact completely enjoy.
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