Reviewed by True
TITLE: Starting Over
SERIES: River City Romances #2
AUTHOR: Rob Browatzke
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 220 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2020
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It’s been fourteen years since Kent saw Dylan, and the sight of him still makes Kent tremble. Dylan had been his best friend, his first kiss, his first heartbreak, and now that they’re back in each other’s lives, is it possible to pick up where they left off in high school? When Dylan last saw Kent, he’d been deep in the closet. That had changed now. He was out and proud and knew what he wanted. And what he wanted was Kent. Convincing him he’d changed, that might be harder.
REVIEW:
They first met more than a decade ago. When Kent, fourteen years old, run a tutoring program with math and science, to help out other students. He needed the money to help his mother.
Dylan was his first. They got along great, had fun, and were more than friends until Dylan dumped Kent. Now at twenty-eight Dylan wants to talk to Ken.
Some feelings never die and some love is made to last forever, not then, maybe now.
They were young, at school there was always someone picking on Ken. Dylan was different, Kent was special, they had a secret friendship, in the end, it all went down.
Dylan wants another chance, he never forgot Kent, never got over him.
This was truly a wonderful story when I could only use one word? ‘Real’ would do.
It felt so real, natural, without excessive drama. There was hurt to overcome, but with open hearts and minds, you already put the first half behind. They were the boys next door. Special in their own way.
Alternating between past and present we can follow them. Their fun and hurt, how they grow. What happened, why Dylan let Kent down. It’s an honest, mature, natural feeling narrative. Two beautiful kind souls, fun, honest, strong, and lovable. Very enjoyable to watch them.
The writing style was engaging, the plot well worked out, I loved the steady focus on the main story.
One constructive criticism: The texting messages lines should put between “ “ because it wasn’t always clear.
Overall a comfortable paced, charming, genuine narrative.
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