Welcome to my review of Tom Collins by Douglas Vigliotti. The Tom Collins cocktail is Christian’s favourite drink and features heavily in this book, it’s a great debut novel that I enjoyed and I am looking forward to listening to the podcast too.
What if that person from the bar—you know, the one you just slept with—turns out to be your boss’s spouse?
When soul-searching Christian meets Liv, stars align and her green eyes burn a hole straight through him. Their playful attraction quickly escalates into something much more. But Liv has a little more to her story—one that will turn his life upside down and entangle him in a predicament for the ages. She’s married to his new boss.
With a dash of dark humor, the story ensues and things begin to heat up. A ball-busting buddy tries to save Christian from himself, but a work event places everyone together on a weekend trip to Golden Beach, FL. As tension builds, his work nemesis, knack for late-night partying, and (most importantly) Liv don’t make things any easier. Christian begins to question everything he thought he knew. It’s not until he stumbles upon a mysterious aging rock star that he starts to see things a bit differently. And sometimes, the way you look at something can change everything.
Tom Collins is more than an edgy, sexy story of lust, attraction, and infidelity. It’s about how our lives come to be and what shapes us along the way.
DOUGLAS VIGLIOTTI is a writer and storyteller who believes less is more and intention is everything. He’s authored multiple nonfiction books, written way too many articles, and (most recently) his first work of fiction, Tom Collins: A ‘Slightly Crooked’ Novel. You can listen to the novel on Slightly Crooked: Good Stories, Told Well, a first-of-its-kind podcast that features the audiobooks of his novels. He lives in New Haven, CT.
For more info visit: DouglasVigliotti.com.
Tom Collins is Christian’s favourite drink. Christian falls for Liv, who just happens to be his boss’s wife, but he doesn’t know that until he’s fallen in love with her. This has an exciting plot following Christian’s journey to discover what he wants from life and what’s important.
I liked all the characters in this book. The revelation of Olivia’s past felt a little unnecessary; it explains some of the plot. Still, I think it could have been just as good and relevant without it.
Tim felt a little weak when he confronted Christian. I thought that it could have had far more emotion and fireworks.
I particularly liked Jack though, his easy going and fun nature makes him the perfect best friend to Christian.
The end wasn’t what I expected, and it felt a little too soon. I would love to know what Christian does next and what happens with Liv.
I loved the excellent writing style of Douglas Vigliotti and his dark humour. This captured my attention and held my interest to the end. In addition, I enjoyed reading a ‘romantic’ book written by a male and featuring a male protagonist; it was refreshing.
I also enjoyed the quick pace and short chapters, which helped make this a quick and entertaining read,
This is a great debut novel, and I am looking forward to the mentioned podcast.
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for an Advanced Review Copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own and not influenced in any way.
| Title | Tom Collins |
| Author | Douglas Vigliotti |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | eARC |
| Page Count | 210 Pages |
| Genre | Romance Humor |
| Publisher | Slightly Crooked |
| Release Date | 1st November 2021 |
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