It's an extremely explicit book, and starts right in the action. It's a lot more than my taste, though I tried not to let that color my review. Keep that in mind, though. I'm not one for extremely detailed description of the physical act.I found the hero really irritating. The book was sex scenes plus the hero thinking "she deserves better than me, she must not really want me" followed by the heroine telling him (and definitely showing him) that she did. This pattern repeated over and over and over and over with no sense of rising tension for me. His use of the phrase "helpless cripple" really grated on me. Many parts of the story were summarized instead of shown. I don't want to be told after the fact how her family reacted to her being with him. I want to see their reaction. Almost everything was told in flashbacks right after the fact instead of letting us experience the story with the characters.The character of the child didn't feel very developed. He seemed "precious" and "cute," just there to move the story to where it should be, but easily dispensed with while the two have a ton of sex.Basically, this book might be for you even though it's not for me. If you like very explicit sex, this might be a book you'd enjoy. If you like a guy who spends every waking minute brooding and feeling not good enough for the heroine, you may enjoy this book. If you like a heroine who never tires of being the perfect partner, the person to constantly reassure her insecure man, you may enjoy this book. *Some Spoilers*At least there was sort-of an excuse for all the hero's whining. He likes to be dominant. I would have loved to see the heroine find creative ways to show him that he can be. But he doesn't feel better about himself until he has an operation that, while it doesn't cure him, takes away a lot of the disability. Leaving me feeling upset that he can't get a happy ending with his injuries as they are.At one point Gray "wondered--not for the first time--if it was worth the torture he suffered, using braces and crutches to create an illusion of mobility." And I'm right there with him wondering the same thing. Apparently he would do everything possible to avoid using a wheelchair, a medical device that is specifically designed to help with that mobility issue and that would be a much safer and easier way for him to navigate the world.I wasn't ready to go along with the idea that these two would get married after an extended one night stand eight years ago after they've met maybe three times. There were a few times the scene changed abruptly and I had no idea where we were. There was very little scene setting.
What do You think about Bittersweet Homecoming (2003)?
