This Time is Different by Mae Wood
Oct 17, 2017 18:28:56 GMT -7
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Post by agreads on Oct 17, 2017 18:28:56 GMT -7
This Time is Different
4 Stars
I loved this book! The h is a 38-year old orthodontist who treats the 53-year-old H after a softball accident. The H is immediately attracted to her and during his follow-up visits decides to ask her out.
The H has been widowed for several years, has 3 college age children, and is still very much in love with his late wife. This causes some confused feelings, and disagreements with his kids, but at the same time he enjoys his time with the h and wants to pursue the relationship.
The h has been divorced for a couple of years but gets along with her ex as they share custody of their 17-year-old son. The teen doesn't like his mom dating anyone and acts like a brat, but the h doesn't take his crap and neither does her ex. That was a great part of the book, that the ex wasn't made out to be some a-hole who tries to sabotage the h's happiness. He is protective but because he wants her to be treated right by the new man in her life, not because he is undermining her moving on.
This was an easy read with two people who want to love again and who respect each other's pasts and families. It was a great feel good story and I enjoyed the two of them together.
I knocked off a star because of some editing issues: several instances of incorrect verb tense, places where incomplete sentences were used when there was no creative reason for it, a few incorrect word forms, and at times I lost track of who was supposed to speaking during long passages of dialogue. While these things were all minor, they did add up into a finished book that wasn't quite polished.
Despite the minor editing problems, I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for an easy, enjoyable read with no major drama or conflict, and two characters who navigate messy family dynamics with maturity and respect.
4 Stars
I loved this book! The h is a 38-year old orthodontist who treats the 53-year-old H after a softball accident. The H is immediately attracted to her and during his follow-up visits decides to ask her out.
The H has been widowed for several years, has 3 college age children, and is still very much in love with his late wife. This causes some confused feelings, and disagreements with his kids, but at the same time he enjoys his time with the h and wants to pursue the relationship.
The h has been divorced for a couple of years but gets along with her ex as they share custody of their 17-year-old son. The teen doesn't like his mom dating anyone and acts like a brat, but the h doesn't take his crap and neither does her ex. That was a great part of the book, that the ex wasn't made out to be some a-hole who tries to sabotage the h's happiness. He is protective but because he wants her to be treated right by the new man in her life, not because he is undermining her moving on.
This was an easy read with two people who want to love again and who respect each other's pasts and families. It was a great feel good story and I enjoyed the two of them together.
I knocked off a star because of some editing issues: several instances of incorrect verb tense, places where incomplete sentences were used when there was no creative reason for it, a few incorrect word forms, and at times I lost track of who was supposed to speaking during long passages of dialogue. While these things were all minor, they did add up into a finished book that wasn't quite polished.
Despite the minor editing problems, I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for an easy, enjoyable read with no major drama or conflict, and two characters who navigate messy family dynamics with maturity and respect.
