2.5 stars
From a story that takes place in Antarctica, I expected more. I feel the author barely touched the surface, and could have gone deeper. That place must be beautiful, and not just that, but there's probably lots of regulations due to the conditions, and life out there isn't easy. I wanted to know more. So much more.

As for the romance, it was cliché. MC makes a bet with his friends, and of course Mr. 'I-don't-wan't-a-relationship' falls in love, but then the guy finds out about the bet and everyone is in tears. Blah. Unoriginal.

I liked that the MC's weren't stereotypical. Asher is a big dude, but he's shy and constantly blushing. Simon thought he was a hotshot scientist, always in the center of attention, so he didn't dare approach him. But Asher is the complete opposite, he likes solitude.
Simon I imagined like a twink... aaand he is kinda like one. :) But Asher thought he was so cool, schmoozing with people, and in turn he also didn't try and approach Simon. So it turned out they were both wrong.

I also liked how.... (damn, this sentence just doesn't want to come out of my brain properly...uh...I've been sitting here for 20 minutes trying to explain). So... you know when you see a guy on the street or wherever and think he's good looking and start fantasizing about him, how he would pin you down with his massive frame... but then it turns out the guy is nothing like the fantasy. He's actually gentle and careful. So you try and merge the fantasy with reality. That's what happened here. Simon was expecting one thing, but got something else. He wasn't too disappointed though. And I liked how that was portrayed.
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