When I say this is a nice read, I mean it in the best possible way! It is a slow building romance between Dustin and Stuart, both guys with devastation in their past.Despite the dark theme (recovery after death) the book is a light, easy read that is life affirming rather than depressing. When we meet Stuart, Brendan has been dead for nearly a year so there is no connection made with Brendan - similarly for Stevie and the car crash with Dustin - they are important because they happened but not for the current story.They do have a great time in bed though and I really liked the slow build up, giving Stuart time to adjust and the texting and phone calls were fun.I enjoyed this, and will be one to reread when needing a cheer up!5/7/14 : reread, still love this one, like Dustin and Stuart together, some hot scenes but mostly it is about Stuart coming to terms with his new reality. Well, I noticed that most my friends who rated this so high read it back in 2011/2012. I don't know if that means anything, but I thought this book was a decent read...didn't knock my socks off, but I enjoyed it enough. Parts were a little slow and overly detailed...I mean, I'm thankful to know he picked up his camera bag, checked the positioning so the cameras wouldn't get damaged, repositioned one camera lens .05 degrees, made sure that it was locked, fixed the strap on the bag, dusted off a piece of lint...but sometimes, it's gets to be a bit much.As far as the storyline, Paper Planes is one of the betters I've read about a lost partner, a grieving survivor, and new love blooming. I've also come to realize this isn't my favorite plot in M/M books as none of them have really stirred the kind of emotion in me that I'd expect for such heavy subject matter. The book is decently smut-worthy and the characters (Stuart and Dustin) are likable enough. I appreciate the age/maturity (36 and 48) as you don't see that too often romance books these days. Other than that, read it if you like the grieving-to-new-love storyline and if you want a little dose of emotion-laced-smut. Otherwise, it's a bit slow and I'd pass.
What do You think about Paper Planes (2011)?
Excited to read this, mainly because there's a pilot (Ha!) and when there is a pilot, there's plane.
—joshuaberry
Well, there were moments when I was really bored -_-'
—mav23iul
