Diamond Head 1: In Perfect Harmony Book

This book has Vermont written all over it. Writing naked definitely seems like something someone from Vermont would do. But who knows, maybe it actually helps the creative process or something.

My main problem with this book is the nudity itself. I'm not saying that as a prude or someone that is against nudity, but I'm talking about the way it is presented. The two main characters suddenly decide to be naked together. Being naked is very personal, and being naked with someone would require an intimacy that these people don't share. That does make me sound like a prude, but in a world of teenagers rampantly having sex and shooting babies out of their you-know-whats, this situation was presented as being too close to that. And I know that these characters didn't just like each other for their bodies, but at times it comes across as being that way. I appreciate the fact that the author made an attempt to make this book original but not too bizarre, and it worked. I didn't feel that much of a connection to the characters, so maybe that is why I feel their relationship didn't have enough meaning to it.

Rarely do you see contemporary fiction like this that is so unique, but the aspect of nudity took away from the love story being written. No, I'm not missing the point of the book, but I would have liked to see more character development, especially because they were becoming very intimate.