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nicola949's review
5.0
I put off reading this book for quite a long time. The blurb made me uneasy and I was very wary of the potential for some sadness. And I'm not going to sugar coat it. This book made me cry.
It's a beautiful and tragic story of Pudding Jones and Emmer, the man who interviews him for a local paper. Pudding is homeless but has a heart of gold, choosing to stay surrounded by his 'family' of fellow homeless people. He teaches Emmer about what it means to be a good person.
However Pudding is more than his homeless circumstance. Pudding is tragically broken by events in his past. His is a story of sexual abuse but also a story of sacrifices made for love.
There is beauty in the wonderful love shared between Emmer and Pudding, a love that overcomes the differences in their upbringings. Pudding opens up to Emmer, trusting him like he has no other, and Emmer finally opens his eyes to what's really important in life. Even time spent traveling the world and visiting war zones hadn't been able to achieve what Pudding did in a few short months.
There is no happy ending but there is something heartwarming about this story. Yes, I wanted the ending to be different but I wouldn't have missed reading this story, even for all the tears.
Thank you to the publisher who provided a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
I publish all my m/m reviews on my blog so if you want to see all my m/m reviews in one place come visit at Because Two Men Are Better Than One!
It's a beautiful and tragic story of Pudding Jones and Emmer, the man who interviews him for a local paper. Pudding is homeless but has a heart of gold, choosing to stay surrounded by his 'family' of fellow homeless people. He teaches Emmer about what it means to be a good person.
However Pudding is more than his homeless circumstance. Pudding is tragically broken by events in his past. His is a story of sexual abuse but also a story of sacrifices made for love.
There is beauty in the wonderful love shared between Emmer and Pudding, a love that overcomes the differences in their upbringings. Pudding opens up to Emmer, trusting him like he has no other, and Emmer finally opens his eyes to what's really important in life. Even time spent traveling the world and visiting war zones hadn't been able to achieve what Pudding did in a few short months.
There is no happy ending but there is something heartwarming about this story. Yes, I wanted the ending to be different but I wouldn't have missed reading this story, even for all the tears.
Thank you to the publisher who provided a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
I publish all my m/m reviews on my blog so if you want to see all my m/m reviews in one place come visit at Because Two Men Are Better Than One!
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