So Ruthie Luhnow is a bit hit and miss for me. The reason I ride out the misses is that her hits are so strong. This book just worked for me on all levels. I liked both MC's, liked their stories, loved their interactions, like the time she took to tell their story. It was deeply felt and romantic and I really enjoyed being in their world.
Parker James is the sweet somewhat naive masseur, and Harp is the cynical, too smart, loner living on his mountain, scared to get off.
My only problem was the epilogue, which was treacly sweet, and not at all true to the rest of the novel in either tone or character. So I've mentally edited it out. That whole Paris thing did not happen in my version, and then the book is excellent.
Love found slowly. I very much liked the flawed yet refreshing main characters—how their struggles and triumphs were similar in essence just not in details. It is beautifully written—descriptive, thoughtful. Much like other reviews described, it is a slow moving novel. At times, it felt too repetitive in both angst and happiness