Title:
Dawn to Dusk
Series:
Lover’s Journey, Book One
Author:
Alina Popescu
Genre:
Gay Romance, Contemporary
Length:
Novel (over 50000 words)
Synopsis
That
first encounter with Robert in rural Romania at eleven. A summer spent together
in the same setting a year later. Their first text exchange in high school. The
first sexual experience. The first heartbreak—the second and third and fourth
chance. The point of total breakdown and the despair of failing. More love than
anyone could have warned him about.
No
matter how much time passes, no matter how different their paths, every meeting
brings Edi and Robert closer together. Those stolen moments shine brighter than
any. Yet loving Robert is not easy, not when Edi wants to be true to himself
and is met with dishonesty. Or when Robert keeps parading new conquests and
ignores Edi more often than not.
Edi
has always loved Robert, but he must decide if his journey leads to or away
from his childhood friend. Is it true love or is Edi just unable to let
go?
Review: 5 stars
This is hard to describe. On one hand it's sweet and brings back all these childhood memories, on the other, it's bitter sweet and takes you on an emotional roller-coaster. And kudos to Alina for this, it's not a small feat. Though my summer vacations spent at my grandma when I was a child was different than this, reading D2D took me back to that time. Only the chicken and the kittens were missing, I tell you.
As for Edi and Robert...Robert is a prick, but love is blind. And I know, know, that this reflects a reality a lot of us are very familiar with.
The only thing that I would have liked better would have been a HEA, instead of a HFN, but that doesn't take anything from the pleasure I got from reading this.
Not everyone will like the story, and there are a few taboo in the story, but I felt that damn roller-coaster all the way through and that, to me, makes a book great.
Review: 5 stars
This is hard to describe. On one hand it's sweet and brings back all these childhood memories, on the other, it's bitter sweet and takes you on an emotional roller-coaster. And kudos to Alina for this, it's not a small feat. Though my summer vacations spent at my grandma when I was a child was different than this, reading D2D took me back to that time. Only the chicken and the kittens were missing, I tell you.
As for Edi and Robert...Robert is a prick, but love is blind. And I know, know, that this reflects a reality a lot of us are very familiar with.
The only thing that I would have liked better would have been a HEA, instead of a HFN, but that doesn't take anything from the pleasure I got from reading this.
Not everyone will like the story, and there are a few taboo in the story, but I felt that damn roller-coaster all the way through and that, to me, makes a book great.
Buy Links
Amazon
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I8FG8P4
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/649340
Giveaway
Prizes:
1 x $10 WIP Gift Card, 1 x $5 WIP Gift Card, 1 x ecopy of
Br0th3rly (Famous on the Inernet, Book One).
About the author
Writer,
traveler, and coffee addict, Alina Popescu has been in love with books all her
life. She started writing when she was ten and she has always been drawn to
sci-fi, fantasy, and the supernatural realm. Born and raised in Romania, she
finds her inspiration in books of all genres, in movies, and the occasional
manga comic book. She is a proud geek who needs her fast Internet and gadgets
more than she needs air.
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