Savor

This was a really engaging “reverse” age gap romance. Full disclosure, I hate that wording! Can’t we just call it an age gap romance without that word reverse added it…drives me crazy! But I digress… It’s funny, but I think Trevor, the hot and hunky 28 year old, is at times more mature than 40 year old, mom of a teen, Stella. Most of that is to be blamed on the unhappy and unwise marriage to her ex hubby, who’s a complete tool. Getting married just because they get pregnant is never a good enough reason. But Stella also has inadequacy issues of her own. Trevor is a wonderful character and he was honestly my favorite part of the book. I liked his forthright personality and his open and honest feelings and interactions with both Stella and her son Ethan. Ethan himself was very well written and I think portrayed accurately as a teen…neither a shining Angel not a sullen brat. It’s often a hard balance to achieve for an author. While part of the Twisted Vine series, you really don’t need to have read the previous books to enjoy this one. I myself didn’t read book two and had no problem following along. Maybe because Trevor was more of a character on the perimeter of the earlier action. Either way, I liked this installment.