Fall Into the Sun by Val Kovalin
M/M Contemporary Romance
January 30, 2012
Self Published
Reviewed by Mandi
Alejo and Bobby have been in love most of their lives, but as they find themselves in their early forties, Bobby hopes now is the time that they can actually find peace and love with each other for the rest of their lives. Having been lovers as young adults, the circumstances of life forced them to go in different directions. Alejo’s family is deeply immersed in the Catholic religion. He struggles with making his mother proud of him, hence pulling away from Bobby and their gay relationship.
Bobby lived with a criminal father and a brother who is an alcoholic with a gambling addiction. A family home was not necessarily a safe place for him to be, and to be outted as gay. Alejo moves on to marry a woman and have kids and run his family’s restaurant. Bobby moves on to become a lawyer. But in present day, Alejo is divorced with his twins ready to graduate high school, and Bobby is ready to push for a long-term commitment.
Fall Into the Sun has a very emotional pull. The book starts out in present day with Bobby driving up from Houston to visit Alejo and is ready to lay out his heart to him. While Alejo is in love with Bobby, he has a lot to think about. Being totally out still weighs heavily on his mind, plus he has the well being of his children to consider. Bobby is tired of Alejo being tied down to his family restaurant out of guilt, and want Bobby to make a more independent stance. From here though we get thrown back into many flashbacks as we learn of their young adult years and the many traumas they go through. Honestly, I think these flashback weigh the story down. I wanted to see more of Alejo and Bobby together in present day working on their struggles. I just wasn’t a fan of the the scenes of their youth.
I also felt that Bobby especially came across as someone much younger than a forty year old man. I don’t know – it was the way he thought things in his mind, or sometimes the way he reacted to Alejo’s kids, came across as immature. It would strike me out of the blue as odd to some of his reactions.
Otherwise, this an emotional romance and has some nice sexy times too.
Rating: C+
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