Daniel Green and Ander Valios have been best friends since they were both left in boarding school. Two kids bonding on being unwanted. They might be an unlikely "couple" but they somehow maintained their close friendship, like brothers, always being on each other's side. Now in their mid twenties, Ander a high end designer (still waiting for his big break with his own line) and Daniel an event planner and though his business is doing okay, he isn't doing WELL. But what Ander is offering him - planning his wedding as a part of a reality show - isn't something he wants to agree to, but it's Ander, he can't possibly disappoint him or make him unhappy through his rejection of the whole thing.. So he finds himself agreeing..
Things doesn't go according to plan right from the start. The studio is ran by two men who couldn't be more different - the disgusting Victor Pierce and the devastatingly handsome Owen Grainger. While Daniel can't stop thinking about and wanting Owen, Victor's behavior and his "need" to meddle in a way that makes Ander stressed and unhappy (and through that his fiance Rafe as well) makes managing the event AND Ander quite an ordeal.
Yet through all of that, Daniel and Owen find the time to form something of their own with all the drama going on around them. Daniel doesn't understand what a guy like Owen is doing with a horrible person like Victor. His actions shows they don't actually get along especially with Owen trying to focus on the happy couple and making their day a beautiful one and not about the drama..
While this is somewhere between a novella and a full length novel we still get quite an arc of Daniel and Owen building something together, dealing with difficulties and being genuine and real - each having his own issues brought by their past. I would have loved getting more of these two, but I'm also grateful the story was focused on Daniel and Owen and them trying to make something real between them, seeing the kind of friend Daniel is to Ander, and NOT about the drama Victor was trying to bring into their lives. There was a beautiful balance to friendship, personal growth and an actual relationship buildup which I really liked.
Also Daniel and Ander's relationship was HILARIOUS. It might seem like Daniel is the grown up in this relationship saving Ander from his disasters - okay.. he totally is.. and yet, Ander was there for Daniel in his own way, keeping watch of him, trying to make him better himself, live, love and enjoy life. His methods are a bit unorthodox but that's Ander and Daniel loved him just the way he is.
Sweet, tender, funny, not what you'd expect from the title story. If you have a little time off, give this one a go, you'll surely finish reading this one with a HUGE smile.
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Rating:
★★★★★ |
E-Book
Edition |
183
pages
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Read on:
29-31 December 2019
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