Reviewed by Susan65
Title: Flibbertigibett
Author: Willa Okati
Heroes: Donovan/Leaf
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 26,367 words
Publisher: Totally Bound
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Available at: Totally Bound
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads
Blurb: Is Donovan ready to leave routine behind and take a chance on a flirtatious flibbertigibbet?
Donovan thought he had his life all planned out. He knew where he was headed, and how he’d get there. Might not have been the most exciting life, but it was safe. Sensible. Practical. Just what he wanted.
That was before his house burned down in a freak accident. Now, Donovan’s life is all about crash space on a friend’s houseboat and entertaining the antics of his new neighbour and marina maintenance man Leaf. If Leaf ever took anything seriously in his life, he shows no signs of it. He’s loquacious, outrageous, and not even a little shy. Absolutely not the kind of man Donovan had thought he’d fall for before he tipped head over heels for the flibbertigibbet’s offbeat charm.
When it comes down to a choice between sensible and scandalous, is Donovan really ready to leave routine behind and take the plunge into deep water?
Review:
I struggled a little bit with this story. I think the main reason was because Donovan wasn’t very likable and the story was too short for me to really get to know him. The opposite was true for Leaf; he was adorable and lovable from the get-go and I had no idea what he saw in whiny Donovan.
Donovan is moving onto a friend’s houseboat because his place burned to the ground. Leaf is the handy-man / caretaker of the marina where the boat is docked. Instead of being thankful that he has a friend willing to help him, Donovan prefers to take in the “glass half empty approach” to his life. Leaf comes across as a little slow, mentally, and I initially thought he was missing a couple screws. But he is really just a great guy who was missing a filter and says the first thing that pops into his head. Donovan found him to be a beautiful man but was too busy be pessimistic about his life to even consider Leaf as a friend, let alone more.
Leaf uses his simple ways to try and break through Donovan’s closed off exterior. He knows people think he is strange, but he’s just not bothered by it. His persistence eventually works, obviously, but by then I just really didn’t care. Like I said, it was really too short for Donovan to grow on me and I actually thought Leaf could have done better with someone else.
Overall Impression: It was okay
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in return for a fair and honest review.*
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