Someday, Someday - Emma Scott

Date of Reading: 13/03/2020

Author: Emma Scott

Publication Date: November 24, 2019

Source: NetGalley

Rating: 5/5

About the book:

How long would you wait for love?

Max Kaufman was kicked out of his home as a teen and his life has been an uphill battle ever since. From addiction and living on the streets to recovery and putting himself through nursing school, he’s spent the last ten years rebuilding his shattered sense of self. Now he’s taken a job as a private caretaker to Edward Marsh III, the president and CEO of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Max soon learns Marsh’s multi-billion-dollar empire is a gold and diamond-encrusted web of secrets and lies.

The longer Max works and lives with the Marsh family, the tighter the secrets tangle around him. And his heart—that he’s worked so hard to protect—falls straight into the hands of the distant, cold, and beautiful son of a dynasty…

Silas Marsh is set to inherit the family fortune, but his father is determined his heir be the “perfect” son. Before Silas can take over the company and end its shady business practices, he must prove himself worthy…and deny his true nature.

Silas must choose: stand up to his father by being true to himself and his undeniable feelings for Max. Or pretend to be someone he is not in order to inherit everything. Even if it means sacrificing a chance at happiness and real love.

Review:

     Wow! Wow! Wow!!!

      I postponed writing this review to give my overactive heart some respite. Still, I am not sure how much coherent I could be. Telling that this had been an emotionally overwhelming read is an understatement. I laughed, wept (being both happy and sad), got angry . . . yes, I am practically an emotional mess now.

      Emma Scott has dedicated this book to "everyone still fighting for the basic human right to love who you want to love without prejudice, censure, or torment". She says this is her small contribution to this end and in my eyes, her voice had been heard loud and clear. The story deals with a lot of issues: homophobia, drug addiction, conversion therapy and PTSD are to name quite a few. There is even one character with Asperger's. 

         Writing a novel addressing all these issues is quite a challenge but Scott has done it splendidly. Everything had its place and nothing felt unrealistic. The love story links all the details with precision, making the author's crafting skills shine throughout. Afterall a Cinderella story where both the protagonists are in benefit will melt even an iron core heart.

      Max and Silas, our gorgeous Greek God level leading characters have gatecrashed into my heart from the very beginning; I don't think they are planning to leave anytime soon. The way they were helping each other, tackling their emotional baggage . . . makes one happy to know them. I couldn't leave Eddie from this either, the eldest Marsh boy living in the Dickensian era. I say, my good man, you are the best big brother anyone can hope for.

      Yup, that's it. I am going to read this again. So if you love m/m romance look no further; this, without a doubt, is one of the best.

Meet the author:

Emma Scott is a USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author whose books have been translated in five languages and featured in Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, New York Daily News and USA Today’s Happy Ever After. She writes emotional, character-driven romances in which art and love intertwine to heal, and in which love always wins. If you enjoy emotionally-charged stories that rip your heart out and put it back together again, with diverse characters and kind-hearted heroes, you will enjoy her novels.