Eyes Only for You

If you’ve been following my reviews for any amount of time, you’d know that regardless of the book, I always read the new releases by Andrew Grey – without fail. The last book of Grey’s that I read, “Can’t Live Without You,” was his best in a long time. Which is why this book was such a let-down (probably more than it would have been otherwise).

I rated this three stars for several reasons. First, the first 40 pages were absolutely terrible to get through. They were slow, filled with completely empty characters, obnoxious conversation, and honestly, it felt like this book was created in a day. Just inserting elements into a specific formula. Luckily, the book started to improve after that, but it never quite surpassed the flimsy feel – especially the majority of the characters.

Jerry’s dad was deplorable, his mom was an enabler, and Jerry just… was. Marcello was the only one that felt real to me – like an actual character or person, not a surface-level cutout. He was the redeeming factor in this book – throughout. I think there is so much that could be done with a late-in-life bloomer (or perhaps someone finding the right person and being ready to accept him and share it with the world), but none of those things seemed cohesive to me. Maybe it was the bad start to the book, maybe it was the super “jock” talk (especially with what’s going on in the news right now), but I struggled to complete this one – especially after I thought Grey was “back.”

Review Copy of Eyes for Only You provided by Dreamspinner Press for an honest Review.