Anne Dirty Girls' Good Books's Reviews > Waiting for the Flood

This book was 77 perfect pages. I read it in one gulp and I want to go back and read it again!

Edwin’s partner of 10 years left him two years ago, but he still lives a solitary life and mourns that loss. He loves his job restoring old books, and he loves his feisty widow neighbor, but there’s not much else in his life. Then come the rains and the flood warning and Adam.

Adam works with the Environmental Agency and he’s in Edwin’s neighborhood to make sure everyone is prepared for the flooding and to evacuate them if needed. Something sparks between them the first time they meet, and that is both exciting and frightening to Edwin.

First person “I” point of view is not my favorite, but I thought it worked really well in this book. The entire story is told only from Edwin’s point of view. The writing was good enough that I thought I had a feel for where Adam was at throughout it all. Additionally, this is as much as story of Edwin’s healing and getting ready to live his life again as it is a romance, so it makes sense that we’re in Edwin’s head.

It’s a low heat level and I never once missed it. There’s some nice tension, and every word between them seems precious.

The story takes place in England, which was a bonus. Adam’s endearments, especially “petal” make my heart sigh. The writing style is different from a lot of other romances and I enjoyed that.

I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys m/m, and it would be a good first m/m book to try. I don’t know where Alexis Hall has been all my life… well, actually, clearly he’s been writing, because he has a significant backlist. I can’t wait to start reading it! Waiting for the Flood is going on my Best of 2015 list!

*I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.