Mild spoilers ahead

I really wasn't sure what I would feel going into this book, after reading some of the reviews where people had very strong opinions about Zach. In the end I thought there was a lot of good drama and good emotional hurt/comfort, but the vlog thing didn't work at all for me compared to just having a dual POV book. Especially since it was never addressed that Zach made all of his and Leith's personal stuff public without permission instead of, I don't know, keeping a diary, or going to therapy or venting to a friend. Also I think what annoyed me more than the cheating was their friends trying to guilt Leith into forgiving Zach so quickly, it felt like they weren't very sympathetic towards Leith. So rather than a "meh" three stars, this felt like a book with a lot of highs and lows that ended up averaging out to three stars.

A few days after finishing this book, I've had to come back and modify my review. I've never done this before, however, it's been bugging me more and more as the days go on. So, here are my thoughts on this one.

***This may be slightly spoilerish***




I've read very few romance novels with the amnesia trope. It's one of my favorites but I don't run across it very often. This one pulled at my heartstrings. But I had some issues with the plot itself.

I didn't understand why things were being kept from the MC who just woke up with the last 3 years of his memories missing. I understand not overwhelming him during the first minute he's awake. But major life points were purposefully kept from him. In my non-medical opinion, he should have been told everything right up front. The only one who possibly had a right to keep anything from him was his doctor. I DID NOT LIKE THE DOCTOR. I disagreed with his actions and process and I scratched my head at his yoda(ish) monologues because I couldn't make heads or tails of them.

His brother? GRRRR Why not reveal a traumatic event right as the MC is leaving the hospital after having kept so much from him all these days?

The side characters? I'm not sure what real purpose they served.

Last, but certainly not least, the "boyfriend". I tried so hard to empathize. But no can do. I simply couldn't imagine myself in his shoes and reacting the way he did. I tried and tried, but I wasn't having any fun at his pity party.

The story as a whole was somewhere between ok and liked it. So, 2.5 stars, but I'm rounding down because of typos.

I disengaged as soon as Zack cheated.
Not even 2 weeks in, makes for a great partner.
And hated their friends finding excuses for him.

Eh, this was a bit of a let down.

When I read the synopsis, I kind of expected a lot of angst. I mean, man forgets the last 3 years of his life, including his big gay revelation.Angst is sure to ensue. But meh... there really wasn’t. Leith did have moments of angst, anger, etc but they were just moments. Mostly this book had a lot of sex, and Leith, while confused, was pretty ok with it all.

I also didn’t love the youtube blog thing. I felt like it broke up the flow of the book too much.

Warning

Spoiler

Leiths bf cheats on him.

1.5☆ por Leith, merecía más. No lo recomiendo

I have so many reviews to write, but I need to get my thoughts out about this one first.

I hated this book. There, I said it, and I am not taking it back.

Spoiler

Zach? SCREW YOU ZACH! Go have your pity party elsewhere. I don't want to hear it. You think you have it so bad, but, you won't even talk to Leith about anything. But, you'll turn to strangers on a vlog? Yeah, not cool. You were so engrossed in your pity party that you missed the fact that LEITH NEEDED YOU and you left him sitting there...alone, scared, hurt, betrayed?, FUBAR, etc. So, no, I have ZERO sympathy for you, Zach. You were heartbroken that Leith didn't remember you? Was that his fault? Tell me, please. Was that HIS fault? Because if it was then I would be upset too, but guess what? It wasn't! At least you fucking remember your time together. At least you can talk to Leith about those times. Maybe that might trigger some memory of you guys? Maybe, just maybe. But, no, you sat at home and fucking sulked. Then you went and fucked someone else. HOW THE FUCK COULD YOU DO THAT?! You are a grade-A asshole! Leith should have left your ass. Hell, he should have fucking left NY behind and started over new. New life, new memories. Screw everyone else, because Zach you are not worthy of Leith. Did Zach ever stop and think, man, I wonder what it would be like to be in Leith's shoes? NO! I think if this ended without the HEA I would have been happier. I didn't agree with not telling Leith about Zach in the beginning. I didn't agree with Arthur telling Leith about his family ON THE DAY HE WAS SUPPOSED TO LEAVE! UGH! This whole damn thing pissed me off. Leith? You I liked :) Your reactions to almost everything were spot on! I wish when you ran away, you ran away for good. I think you'd be happier.

My kink is getting my heart stomped on by tragic fictional characters. God, that pain was so good.

I LOVED THIS!! I love a good amnesia story, and this was just excellent. I really loved the back and forth between what Leith was going through and the video blog from Zach. I loved the emotions in this, Leith's confusion, Zach trying to hide his pain, and there was a great ensemble of characters as well. I especially loved Leith's doctor and all his wisdom. All in all, this was just superb. And I loved the last vlog entry. Highly recommended!