The Truest Type by D.W. Marchwell

TruestType[The]LGTitle: The Truest Type
Series: N/A
Author: D.W. Marchwell
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novel (206 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (20 July 2015)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Blurb: Anders van Apeldoorn has only ever been in love with one man: Leighton Caldwell III, the African-American mayor of the city where they met, fell in love while in university, and got married when it became legal in 2005. With Anders’s support, Leighton is the first openly gay married mayor the city has ever had, and he is also the most popular. But those sacrifices have come at a cost for Anders, who was content to be an elementary school teacher married to a successful prosecutor. And three years into Leighton’s term, Anders wants to go back to their former life.

When Anders meets Ron Goldberg, the father of a favored former student, Anders learns something that he’s never known about him. And when some very unsettling news about Leighton comes to light, Anders finds comfort and solace in Ron’s arms.

Soon Anders is faced with a tough decision: go back to his husband or live the life he’s always dreamed of, but with a different man.

ISBN: 978-1-63476-306-6

Product Link: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6665

Reviewer: Prime

Review: I’m not really sure what to think about this book in the end. In general, I enjoy reading D.W. Marchwell books, and yes, it is true that I enjoyed this book.

However, as to the plot itself I find myself rather torn. I’ve decided that this comes down to the way that the book was written. On reflection, I was written fabulously. Although my first instinct was correct in what was going to happen to the main characters involved in the love triangle, I found myself second guessing my instinct a number of times.

The story is about Anders, he’s been with (and married to) Leighton for twenty-odd years. These guys have been together since they were first in college and now they are both in their forties. It’s not so much that Anders and Leighton have fallen out of love, but their needs have changed. I know that it sounds clichéd, but that is the best way to describe what is happening to these guys.

Anders loves teaching but Leighton is wholly determined in his political career to the point that he is spending less and less time at home. Then Anders bumps into Ron, the father of a student he taught years ago, Anders finds the new attraction he has with Ron scorching hot.

At first I felt sorry for Anders… then I felt sorry for Leighton… then I felt sorry for Anders again… then I thought “stay with Leighton” … then I thought, “oh for Christ’s sake, Leighton doesn’t deserve you, go with Ron”… there was a lot more of this going on throughout, I could not put the book down at all until I finished.

These characters are just so real and easily relatable, which I think adds to the confusion and my thought processes above. Anders is a sweet guy who isn’t looking for something beyond what he has, although he would dearly love to see his husband more.

Leighton is ambitious and occasionally aloof, though it is easy to see that on some level he does indeed love his husband. Ron is a wonderful friend and the voice of reason – he doesn’t want to break Anders and Leighton apart and is happy enough being in Anders life as nothing more than a friend if that was what it took.

This is all about love and loyalty and knowing what is good for you, even if sometimes what you want and what you need are two different things.

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *