Any Given Lifetime

Got this as a Kindle freebie, so I really can't complain. But this was just crazysauce bananas, and not in a good way. There weren't enough flashbacks to Joshua and Neil's initial relationship for me to feel invested in it, or to understand why Neil's soul (or whatever it was) was so powerfully drawn to be immediately reincarnated. Then the thought of a baby/child Neil with adult thoughts and feelings just made me think of Stewie from Family Guy - not the most romantic image TBH. I did like Joshua okay and poor doomed Lee, and the angsty scenes when the two MCs first encountered each other again were effective, but then they did nothing but have sex for pages and pages and pages, then boom it was all over.

Giving the book 3 stars instead of 2 because it kept me turning the (virtual) pages, but I don't know why I insist on reading this author's work when she is clearly not my cup of tea. YMMV if Neil-as-Stewie doesn't bother you, and you like entire chapters of explicit sex.

I honestly did not expect to like this based on the blurb, but I love being proven wrong on that! I generally reserve my 5 star ratings for books that can make my cold dead heart feel, and this one managed it! Tears welled up multiple times, and I probably would have cried had I been alone. My heart was in my throat for so much of this book. I really felt for both of these men and what they went through to get to each other again. The whole reincarnation thing was a bit weird since it wasn't anything like the typical idea of reincarnation, as Neil had the same name, same body, and most of his memories from the time he was born. Anyway, I just went with the flow and accepted the story for what it was, and truly enjoyed the experience.