This is not a bad book – far from it – it’s simply not for me or anyone else who might find the OTT praise off-putting. Elliott praised Parker all the time, calling him “good boy” way too much. It became monotonous and annoying because of the amount of it, not just during sex but during their daily interactions too. But the primary area I had a gripe with was Parker’s praise kink. I found the book to lag the pacing was just too slow for my taste. More and more authors are exploring demisexual identities but demiromantic is still uncommon in the MM genre, perhaps because it’s misunderstood along with aromantic. I thought the demi romantic representation was well-done and I was so pleased to see it in a book. In the aftermath, Parker discovers that his new husband is charming and endearing he truly cares about Parker, lavishing him with attention. Elliott has never had a boyfriend and doesn’t want one now, but they wind up getting married at an Elvis chapel while smashed. After hitting it off, Parker changes his mind and rejects Elliott, determining he’s just a player.Īfter a year of trying unsuccessfully to woo Parker, they run into each other at a bar in Las Vegas.
He’s a serial bad-dater (does that make sense?) who longs for a long term relationship with a the fairy tale ending with his true love. We know Parker as The Romantic guy among the four friends of The Vers queer podcast. The Romantic is a cute, opposites attract, wake-up married story with characters I enjoyed, but overall, this book just didn’t work for me. Our marriage is playing tricks on my heart because suddenly I’m wishing my happy ending can be with the husband who doesn’t think love is for him. He’s shown me I’m a sucker for praise, and lucky for me, he loves giving it to me. Better to amicably divorce later than own up to our screwup, right?Īll I’ve ever wanted is my happily ever after, and now I live with a serial hookup artist who never planned on settling down.īut then, why is Elliott so good to me? He takes me on dates, makes me laugh, and touches me like I’m someone to cherish. My parents had the perfect marriage until my mom passed, and since I’d hate for my father to discover what I did, Elliott and I decide to pretend we’re in love and stay married for six months. He doesn’t want to let them down by telling them it was a drunken mistake. We definitely aren’t supposed to wake up married…only, we do.īefore we can figure out what to do, Elliott’s family finds out. We’re not supposed to run into each other in Vegas or get drunk together.
It’s definitely not Elliott Delgado Weaver, the shameless flirt who keeps asking me out. If there’s a jerk close by, I’ll find him. The one who’s looking for love in all the wrong places. When it comes to The Vers, the queer podcast I host with my best friends, I’m The Romantic.
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