Acclamation

3.5 stars

I enjoyed the slow burn of this relationship, and found myself rooting for Michael to corrupt young Dominic's innocence. At first I liked the story so much that I was glad of the length, but somewhere around the halfway point, I began to get bored with Michael's wandering thoughts. It's a pet peeve of mine to be reading a conversation that is interrupted by a lengthy digression. It makes me forget what was last said, so that when the conversation is finally continued, I have to go back to figure out what they were even talking about. This happened in the midst of general storytelling as well, which made me want to smack Michael and say “Stick to the point!” That was the only real problem with the book, though it is rather difficult to ignore. I do want to continue the series to find out what's in store for these two, but hope for fewer rambling distractions.