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The Rest Of Our Lives (2000)

by Dan Stone(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: Interesting and very funny, but I was just a little disappointed with the romanceWarning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS. Rating: 8/10PROS: - This is a funny, funny book. The humor begins on page 1, really gets going by about page 10, and continues until the end. Here’s an early favorite: “I hated gay parties especially because the pressure was particularly acute at such affairs to be witty or charming, or just a hottie.”- There are tons of little details that combine to create a really intriguing fictional world. Aside from Colm’s ability to freeze the world around him and Aiden’s ability to light a small fire in his palm, they can also do very funny, interesting things when they mix their powers together: “A little mixing of scie... morence and magic made our bathroom into a meteorological laboratory. By simultaneously heating and cooling the air and water, we could create miniature thunderstorms in the shower.”- The characters seem realistic. They have disagreements, they each have faults, they’re not both super-model gorgeous (although they each THINK the other is, naturally), etc.- Occasionally the writing is just spot on, concise, and pretty brilliant, with sentences that made me pause and re-read them three or four times because they’re so well-phrased. CONS: - I found the romantic element just the tiniest bit disappointing. The relationship is less dramatic than those of many other romances, but that didn’t bother me too much because I liked the characters. I guess the main thing that disappointed me was that the guys go through a breakup (temporary, of course) that lasts for almost 75 of the book’s 225 pages. Then when the guys get back together, the make-up scene wasn’t as sweet and cleansing as I wanted it to be.- A pretty big deal is made out of the sex; in all of their previous lives, Aiden and Colm always had an explosive sexual attraction, even when they had nothing else. But the sex in the book is never shown. (Think of a PG-rated movie, where you see one character taking his overshirt off and then you see the two people in bed, either clothed or covered with a sheet, the next morning.) I’m okay with inexplicit sex scenes, but the characters’ sexual roles (top/bottom) are a recurring plot point that plays a big part in their idea of how to make their relationship work in this lifetime. And most of the time, when I was reading a “morning-after” scene, I couldn’t tell who had done what role-wise.Overall comments: I think this is a worthwhile read, especially if you’re looking for something funny and/or different from the usual romance. If you’re looking for sex, though, this one’s not for you--the characters have a lot of sex, but those scenes are fade-outs.
review 2: I have to admit a couple things before getting to my review. I am both ADHD and an avid reader. This is a tricky combination that results in my getting really bored really fast with story lines that don’t move along well. Also, if story get all bogged down with excruciating detail I can’t help but skim until the action gets good again. Well, I can honestly say I was hooked on this story within the first few pages and ended up reading every line all the way through.It is a fun combination of romance, metaphysical action, and coming to find one’s self, gifts, flaws, and true love. The way it left off there is a ton of room for more stories with these characters. I only hope that Dan Stone gives us more! less

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