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absolutely loved this book, It encompassed so many elements, love, hope and involving the Jewish faith didn't hurt either,


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Andy and Mitch have been together for four years and are blissfully happy, As Andy prepares to enter his last year of study before becoming a Rabbi he finally makes the decision to move in with Mitch, Despite the fact that his parents disapprove of his choice to be a Conservative Jew things between them are alright until he comes out to them, Unwilling to accept a gay son they cut him out of their lives, At the same time Mitch loses his life in a tragic accident, Floundering at first Andy finally finds comfort and the strength to go on in his friendship with ER nurse Jake Singer,

As time passes the men grow steadily closer as their friendship deepens and eventually they fall in love, Together they get through Andy's mourning of Mitch, the loss of his family and the beginning of his career,

What didn't work for me, . .

I was very intrigued with this book when I first read the blurb, I expected lots of emotion in the story as Andy dealt with the loss of his first love as well as his estrangement from his family, While the story was very emotional I wasn't able to really connect with the characters and found it a bit unbelievable at times, As completely torn up as Andy was with Mitch's untimely death I felt his relationship with Jake was too rushed, Although the author did attempt to show it wasn't easy for him by showing how Andy had problems saying 'I love you' to Jake until almost the end of the book.


I also felt at times that they were living in a 'gay utopia', Aside from Andy's parents no one else had a problem with them being gay, There was never any problem at his school, in their everyday lives or even in the small town where he goes to cover for a vacationing Rabbi, In fact during this time I felt it even more, I also felt that Jake coming up with the answer to a medical problem someone in that small town was having was too convenient, With tons of money and influence, a strong presence in the Jewish religious community and having had access to the best doctors I couldn't believe it was Jake who figured out a way to get him help.
And that it quickly worked,

What did work for me, . .

I liked the protagonists and the secondary characters, Clare and Kira, although again I felt Clare, Mitch's mother, acted a bit unbelievably, But I did enjoy their interactions during the story, I also enjoyed reading about the Jewish faith and some of their customs, That part was quite interesting and never felt like too much information,

Overall

I had a bit of trouble deciding on the rating for this story, On the one hand I was disappointed with the story for the reasons stated above yet found some parts interesting, This is the first book by this author that I've read and while I liked her writing style I felt the story didn't deliver on its potential, In the end the rating reflects the fact that there was more that let me down than engaged me in this story, While I can't recommend it fans of the author and those looking to read an emotional if somewhat unrealistic story may enjoy Seasons of Change, Loosing someone you care is always traumatic, but loosing him just weeks before the commitment ceremony that was supposed to be the beginning of a longlife together and exactly on the day your family disowned you for being gay is a little too much for future rabbi Andy to bear alone.
He is lucky since, not only his late partners mother promptly substitutes the missing family, but also friends and colleagues support him, Plus Jack, the same nurse who took care of Mitchell the night of the accident is there to help and maybe also for something more,

The main theme of the story is: will Andy let his second chance at love to develop or will he consider that its too soon to be happy again Jack probably approaches Andy in the right way since he doesnt pressure him not only that, Jack also recommends to Andy a therapist specialized in family loss, and she will greatly help Andy, especially since she will not stuck to the common theory that you need time to mourn before being able to truly love again.


Sure, there will be the more traditionalist reader that will think Jack is not really Andys true love, that Andy should mourn longer than barely some weeks, that is not possible that at less

than one year since Mitchells death he is ready to move on with his life all good reasons, but I also think that, its the quality of the time not its length that matters.
Its true that Mitchell was Andys love, and Im sure that, if Mitchell didnt die, they would be still together and more than happy there was never once that I felt as Mitchell and Andy were not perfect together, and they fulfil each other completely.
In this situation, Jack had no space, and if they had met him together, Jack would have been only a good friend, But Mitchell died, and Andy is still young and everyone wants for him to live again,

Maybe since he is a rabbi in training, and so probably he was taught to consider that everything happens for a reason, Andy is also able to detached himself from his pain and be able to rationalize Andy is alive and as such he is allowed to be sad, but not to stop to live.


The novel has a warm feeling, even if, of course, it has also a bittersweet taste the feelings, the colours, even the seasons are mostly “autumn”: warm given by wool jackets and blanket, green, brown and orange around, in the trees, grass and co lot of walks in the park, Thanksgiving and other autumn Jewish festivities everything tends to add to the autumn feeling, even the story between Andy and Jack, with Mitchell Andy was living his spring and summer, with Jack he is living his autumn and hopefully they will end together in the winter of their life.


sitelink amazon. com/dp Andrew Klein is going through the motions of life, He was one half of a perfect couple, and then tragedy struck, leaving Andy alone and consumed by grief, While his friends rallied around him, Andy is estranged from his Orthodox Jewish family, who find his sexual orientation and desire to follow the tenets of the more modern Conservative sect of Judaism intolerable.
Despite the loss, Andy continues in rabbinical school, and then he finds comfort in the company of Jake Singer, With the encouragement of his dear friend Kira and the unselfish support of a wonderful mother figure, Andy begins to face his growing interest in Jake, and the two begin a tenuous relationship.
It will cause a cascade of change in Andy's life, change that will affect how he deals with the painful past, how he lives in the rocky present, and how he'll plan for a brighter future.
This is a very enjoyable read, While my initial interest in reading Seasons of Change was because the story revolved around Gay Jews and the Jewish Religion, I found that the story had a much broader scope.
However, I still was hoping for more Jewish content, something more than just the stereotypical indicators that say "Jew, " I wanted to know more about Andy's parents and the struggle he had leaving Orthodoxy, Regardless of this, I still liked this book, Soso Jewish inspirational m/m romance my categorization about a rabbinical student whose boyfriend dies in a subway accident just a few months before their planned wedding, I felt like this was a story with potential, but as written, I never connected with the characters, Born in Brooklyn, Carolyn LeVine Topol grew up just outside New York City, Three passions dominated her life: reading, writing, and theater, Having always dreamed of writing her own version of The Great American Novel, it took her many years to discover her most heartfelt stories took their form in the creation of M/M romances.
Sharing her writing with a small circle of online friends, Carolyn received advice, encouragement and joy from their feedback, Spending her days working as an executive assistant in a synagogue, Carolyn relishes the quiet wee hours of the morning to lose herself in writing of the loves, passions, and adventures driving her characters.
With the backing of a supportive husband and two young adult children, Carolyn contin Born in Brooklyn, Carolyn LeVine Topol grew up just outside New York City, Three passions dominated her life: reading, writing, and theater, Having always dreamed of writing her own version of The Great American Novel, it took her many years to discover her most heartfelt stories took their form in the creation of M/M romances.
Sharing her writing with a small circle of online friends, Carolyn received advice, encouragement and joy from their feedback, Spending her days working as an executive assistant in a synagogue, Carolyn relishes the quiet wee hours of the morning to lose herself in writing of the loves, passions, and adventures driving her characters.
With the backing of a supportive husband and two young adult children, Carolyn continues to explore the fabulous world of gay romance with the philosophy "Every person deserves their happy ending.
"Visit Carolyn's blog at sitelink You can contact her at cstopolgmail, com. sitelink.