I love the concept
of this book: Men reading love stories in order to better understand their
partners. However, I thought there would be more scenes including the book club
and the men in it. Even tough, the scenes we got were funny and sweet they
weren't enough.
Throughout the book you get Gavin and Thea’s pov. Somehow, I was
expecting a book with just Gavin’s pov and was kind of disappointed to get Thea’s
too, although I admit Thea’s pov was interesting. I loved Gavin and Thea’s
interactions with each other and their little twins were so cute and adorable. When
I read stories with happy families, I always envy them and wished I could had
have the same childhood. However, in this book you also get the shitty
childhood through Thea’s background, which explains why she has a hard time
trusting her husband. Thea’s backstory really resonated with me and it was
great to have a main character I could relate to. This book wasn’t what I
expected at all. I thought I was getting a light, funny story. What I got was a
serious couple who loved each other but somehow lost their way and fought their
circumstances to find their way back together. I’m not saying this book is only
about serious moments, far from it and maybe somebody else will see it as just
a cute love story, but for me this story, and as I said Thea’s backstory hit too
close to home to take this book the light way.
Thea is a
strong female lead; she knows what she wants and fights for it. She lost her true
self for a while but throughout the book she rediscovers the badass woman she
always was.
Gavin is
quite the same when you think about it. His journey to adulthood wasn’t easy,
but he got through it and found a good woman to love and build a family with. Because
he still has scares and has a hard time expressing his emotions, he lets the
situation with his wife get beyond him. However, like Thea, he knows what he
wants (his family) and is ready to do anything to get them back. Plus, it doesn’t
hurt that he is a badass baseball player with a body to die for.
I rated the
book 4 stars because I was expecting something funnier with this bromance book
club concept and I found this book surprisingly serious. I’m not saying it’s a
bad thing, but it just wasn’t what I wanted. Also, I didn’t understand the
grand gesture at the end (if someone gets it please explain it to me).
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