Title: My Best Friend’s Brother
Author: CR Guiliano
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella (75 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 1st, 2014)
Heat Level: Low
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥3Hearts
Blurb: Every day has been a struggle for Brynn Davidson since his mother’s death. He dropped out of college to care for his sisters, but his father’s grief and rage-filled abuse is taking its toll. While he wishes for a better life, Brynn sees no way out, since he can’t leave his sisters behind.
What little hope he finds comes from his best friend, Leila, who repeatedly offers to report his father, but is his rock. Then she surprises him with news that her brother is back in town. Brynn’s former crush, Adric, left town cursing Brynn’s name.
Now, he offers to support Brynn in any decision that will get Brynn out of his horrible situation. But Brynn doesn’t know if he’s ready for his best friend’s brother.
ISBN: 978-1-63216-118-5
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5524
Reviewer: Prime
Review: Straight up – I really liked this book. I particularly liked the premise as outlined in the blurb. There were all the ingredients for an awesome story – the best friend’s hot older brother, unrequited /young love and a knight (well, lawyer) in shining armour. The story is basically as outlined, Brynn is a college-drop out trying to keep it together for his younger sisters while he has to put up with an abusive father. Adric is Brynn’s boyhood crush and older brother to his BFF, Leila. He also happens to be a hot shot lawyer.
I basically have two problems with the plot of this story, so I’m just going to put it out there. Firstly, the reason Brynn was being abused was too generalised and likewise the solution at the end for this particular thread of the plot was way too convenient. I also saw it coming from close to the beginning of the book. I won’t say anything else so there are no spoilers.
Secondly, I didn’t really like was how Adric and Brynn just dive into a relationship, again it felt too convenient, I generally have no objection to this type of instant “I love you” lines, but for some reason here it seemed out of place.
However, back to my initial point of where I really like this book, despite what I perceive to be flaws. The rest of the story is quite good and very enjoyable, considering the length that it is. In fact, I can best sum up the story as being quite charming. On that note, all that is left to say is that Adric is a big teddy bear who I’d love to hug!
* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *