I just wish that I was funny like he is.Īnd then there's Reed. He has massive self esteem issues, just like I do. He is not perfect, exceptionally young, thin, one of the beautiful people, nor is he rich. Henry is the funniest, heartwarming, sweetest, most real character that I've ever read. This deserves many more stars! This will be one of those extremely rare books that I will read many times. If I could give more than five stars I would. When I’m in need of some sweet mirth and an endearing HEA I will be revisiting Henry and Reed all over again. You know they indulge but you don’t necessarily need to be confronted with it. They all came to feel like friends which in the end made the obligatory sex scene between the new lovers seem slightly intrusive, like walking into the lounge and unexpectedly coming across a family member in a compromising situation on the couch. That, my friends, is not guilt free food.ĭespite this little problem the book is a fantastic read peopled with characters that are completely relatable right down to the supporting roles played by Melinda and Anika and her boyfriend Sean. But not knowing what lemon tart actually consisted of it always somehow morphed into a craving for lemon-meringue pie and in the end, I just had to go out and buy it.
Each time I came across it I actually salivated. There is but one warning I must give while indulging in this simple but lovely story of our unlikely protagonists, and that is it must not be read while you are on a diet! There are far too many references to lemon tart. This book was a veritable feast of hilarity. As everybody who has already reviewed it can no doubt attest, the laughs came thick and fast during the reading.
NR Walker has an amazing talent, to write wit is far more difficult than to deliver it in person, but the book is full of it and it just flows with such ease and naturalness. Henry just opens his mouth and hilarity pops out and has Reed smiling all the way to the treadmill. And it doesn’t hurt that Henry’s non-filter makes the man laugh with his unintended wit and self-deprecation. The fact the man is gay, and that they share an interest - besides that of making Henry’s pudgy figure svelte and fit - in food, a particular obsession that got Henry into trouble in the first place, becomes the starting point for their connection. Right? But a bonus that might turn in to something much more fulfilling. The fact that his trainer, Reed, is veritable eye-candy is just a bonus. Rudely awoken from that most human of states – contented complacency – by the harsh words of his ex-lover Graham, our beloved hero, Henry rashly closes one door by joining a gym and opens another on his road to rediscovering himself.
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