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A review by notguilty
First Impressions by Jay Hogan
5.0
Resounding 5 Stars. Although this is my 2nd read, so does that make it 10 Stars?!?
This was one of the first MM romance books that I read, and easily one of the first that I rated 5 stars. When the audiobook went on sale I snatched it up with no real plans on when to listen to it (so many books on my TBR make me reluctant to re-read things), but when I had a really bad migraine for a couple of days in a row, I thought I’d give it a try. I can’t do much of anything with a migraine, and sometimes concentrating can be hard, so I figured something I already knew the story to would be a good idea.
The story was as good as I remember it and makes for a really good audiobook. These two characters are among my favourite. They have the perfect amount of banter and snark, heat, and love. And though they start off disliking each other, they are both really kind, compassionate people, which leads to a cease-fire, friendship, and romance. And though the HEA takes some time, it’s not painful, it remains hopeful. Or maybe that’s because I knew how it ends, I can’t remember how I felt the first time. Either way, the ending is wonderful and perfect for these two.
Everything in this story is really well balanced. Sexual tension, laughter, difficult backstories, miscommunication, suspenseful plot, love, and great side characters. There is self-discovery, healing, and redemption. They are both likable people that you root for. And it runs at a perfect pace, making putting it down difficult.
And the narration…geez, can Gary Furlong please narrate my entire life. Like just follow me around speaking all the time, he can read the street signs for all I care. Oooh, maybe he could do a GPS voice…I’d learn to drive for that. Seriously, he’s amazing, you at no point felt like he was reading, he was the characters. I may go download every book he’s narrated.
This was one of the first MM romance books that I read, and easily one of the first that I rated 5 stars. When the audiobook went on sale I snatched it up with no real plans on when to listen to it (so many books on my TBR make me reluctant to re-read things), but when I had a really bad migraine for a couple of days in a row, I thought I’d give it a try. I can’t do much of anything with a migraine, and sometimes concentrating can be hard, so I figured something I already knew the story to would be a good idea.
The story was as good as I remember it and makes for a really good audiobook. These two characters are among my favourite. They have the perfect amount of banter and snark, heat, and love. And though they start off disliking each other, they are both really kind, compassionate people, which leads to a cease-fire, friendship, and romance. And though the HEA takes some time, it’s not painful, it remains hopeful. Or maybe that’s because I knew how it ends, I can’t remember how I felt the first time. Either way, the ending is wonderful and perfect for these two.
Everything in this story is really well balanced. Sexual tension, laughter, difficult backstories, miscommunication, suspenseful plot, love, and great side characters. There is self-discovery, healing, and redemption. They are both likable people that you root for. And it runs at a perfect pace, making putting it down difficult.
And the narration…geez, can Gary Furlong please narrate my entire life. Like just follow me around speaking all the time, he can read the street signs for all I care. Oooh, maybe he could do a GPS voice…I’d learn to drive for that. Seriously, he’s amazing, you at no point felt like he was reading, he was the characters. I may go download every book he’s narrated.