Only One Regret by Ali Katz

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Daniel and Ramon are apparently an happy couple but it's not all the true. Ramon is very jealous of Daniel and he has his reason, at the beginning of their relationship Daniel was not the most faithful of the men. Daniel had a bad past experience who left his heart empty but still incapable to fill it with another love. Probably when he started the relationship with Ramon he didn't believe that the man could be the one who would fill the void, but he is now starting to love again.

But just when he realizes that Ramon could be that man, a ghost from the past reappears, and in this case is not a metaphor: Melanie, the woman his past lover felt in love, and the reason for which Daniel left him, is making an audition for entering Daniel's rock band, but he is not alone. With her arrives also Josh's ghost, his past lover, and the ghost seems to have some unfinished business with Daniel.

There are three characters in this book, Ramon, Daniel and Josh, and the one who probably should have the lesser role, is the one who arises better. Ramon, the new man, the one who hasn't a past history with Daniel, the one who apparently doesn't understand Daniel's hidden needs, is the most interesting character. Usually I don't like a jealous man, but Ramon is a Latin man, and it's in his nature to be jealous, and than he has his reason to be. Despite the way Daniel treated him, and continues to treat him, Ramon never holds a grudge to the man, and he is always there to protect and love him.

Daniel, even if he is the main character, is a bit downtone. We understand that he has some unfinished issues, something that he still hasn't cleared with Ramon, but he doesn't speak, he doesn't express his real feelings. It's hard to say if I really like him, probably he is not yet arrived to a balance, and he is somewhat an incomplete character.

Finally there is Josh. Josh needs something, it's not clear if he needs it from Melanie, his wife, of from Daniel, his former lover... maybe from both. Josh is a very protective man, maybe also a bit egoist, and he would like to have all around him, grieving for him. But all in all he is not so selfish and I liked very much that he didn't underestimate Ramon's love for Daniel, something that neither Daniel did.

This is not a perfect book, but giving that it's my first experience with this author, I found it pretty interesting.

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