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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can’t find the words. This book ripped out my heart and pieced it back together in the most gentle way. Franklin and Leland did not have it easy and it was honestly such a hard earned HEA for the both of them.
I just know I’ll be thinking about them both for a long time.
I am very curious as to who’ll the third book be about! Possibly Noon? Lucas? Can’t wait to tune in.
I just know I’ll be thinking about them both for a long time.
I am very curious as to who’ll the third book be about! Possibly Noon? Lucas? Can’t wait to tune in.
Never have I read a book that was as heartbreakingly beautiful as The Fisherman. Leland and Franky were never meant to have and shouldn't have happened. Here's the thing about true love, it really doesn't care. So many highlights and the spice, sheesh. It's one thing to have a spicy scene, but C.P. Harris created a passion so hot, I thought the book would catch fire. The birthday cake bit had me asking myself "am I into this?" This was an epic love story and maybe my favorite out of her catalog. The Good Liar is a very close second.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Note: the MMCs are not actually fishermen.
One is a cranky billionaire who is unhappy in his life. He talks a good talk about changing - but just can’t get out of his own way. The other is a young happy go lucky artist trying to make ends meet.
This book was not an easy breezy read. Things got heavy, dark, and angsty. Ooooooh the angst. It’s not usually my preference to read angsty stories, but this was just done so well. Layers and layers and layers and even more layers. And when I was about 35% of the way in and things s ended good and happy - I just knew. Knew things were not going to be easy. Like YEARS for them all to sort through their shit. But so much of this book focused on just the relationship with Leland and Franky. I really understood both of them. Everything made sense - nothing was rushed, nothing was overly drawn out.
My only thought, and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but the sex was super rough and aggressive. It was listed in the triggers, so for people who that would be an issue it was plainly stated. And, unlike a lot of other books, the most sex happened in the first half of the book which I found interesting for how the book was structured. I can’t recall reading one quite like this before.
This book was so surprising to me in a good way. The author created such an atmosphere. I can envision that summer house so well. The description of the weather, the waves of the ocean. Perfect vibes. It wasn’t necessarily an easy read, but it was a rewarding one.
One is a cranky billionaire who is unhappy in his life. He talks a good talk about changing - but just can’t get out of his own way. The other is a young happy go lucky artist trying to make ends meet.
This book was not an easy breezy read. Things got heavy, dark, and angsty. Ooooooh the angst. It’s not usually my preference to read angsty stories, but this was just done so well. Layers and layers and layers and even more layers. And when I was about 35% of the way in and things s ended good and happy - I just knew. Knew things were not going to be easy. Like YEARS for them all to sort through their shit. But so much of this book focused on just the relationship with Leland and Franky. I really understood both of them. Everything made sense - nothing was rushed, nothing was overly drawn out.
My only thought, and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but the sex was super rough and aggressive. It was listed in the triggers, so for people who that would be an issue it was plainly stated. And, unlike a lot of other books, the most sex happened in the first half of the book which I found interesting for how the book was structured. I can’t recall reading one quite like this before.
This book was so surprising to me in a good way. The author created such an atmosphere. I can envision that summer house so well. The description of the weather, the waves of the ocean. Perfect vibes. It wasn’t necessarily an easy read, but it was a rewarding one.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Wow👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Just wow, this was truly… bullshit. I wanna give this the lowesttt rating i possibly can. All i can think is poor fucking selene. Her husband cheating on her, her kids forming a relationship, her kids forgiving franklin. It just amazes me. And all this crap ab “now im prioritizing u leland” goodbyeee. Just readily admit youd choose ur lover over ur kids, as if thats what u havent already been doing since the affair started. Like u “cant be anything except exactly like ur father” but u can fuck around and have an affair?! Oh thats riiiiight.
Anyway, this author.. cheating.. just not for me. I really went into this thing w an open mind, and hey i tried, but fuck i just cant. Loser ass characters who are just overall unlikeable.
Damn i dont even think i can read the 3rd book bc i dont want my image of noon ruined
Anyway, this author.. cheating.. just not for me. I really went into this thing w an open mind, and hey i tried, but fuck i just cant. Loser ass characters who are just overall unlikeable.
Damn i dont even think i can read the 3rd book bc i dont want my image of noon ruined
No one does messy relationships like C.P. Harris and boy, was this story full of messy relationships.
Having read the first book in the Infidelity series and grabbed hints about Leland and Franklin, I was confused by the start of this book. Had I misinterpreted what was going on? Were they not the people I was thinking they were? This misdirect was masterful – the story wouldn’t have had anywhere near the impact that it did if it wasn’t for (a) reading the first book and (b) the stellar writing.
Leland refuses to connect to anyone. Well, he allows himself one person but that’s it – his trust won’t extend further. So finding himself getting to know Franklin, telling him things that he hasn’t revealed ever before and falling into a ‘summer’ together was never on his radar.
Franklin is at a crossroads where his perfect looking life is beginning to crumble – along with the person that he presented to the world and kinda thought he was. How do you stay married to someone, live your life, when everything inside you is screaming for just a bit of freedom? He feels like a failure as a husband and a father and has no idea where to go from there. Taking Leland’s hand and ‘looking down’ is the beginning of a journey that he would in no way ever have been able to prepare for, or expect.
Oh man, this story took us down some dark paths and even though I fell down this rabbit hole willingly, I still wasn’t prepared for what was going to happen. Leland and Franky were so destructive, so blinded by their past and present that you could see the damage they were going to cause each other and yet you followed along with them. It was like watching a car crash between your fingers, feeling pain for the people involved in it, wanting to hug them, cry with them – coming out of this story felt like awakening from a different universe and the book hangover is real.
C.P. Harris is quite possibly the only person who could have me reading about infidelity and cheering on the adulterers – now THAT is talent. Told in three main parts, this book provides background to Jasper and Cole’s life growing up and just how much Franklin did to try to protect them from anything and everything. And because it’s an older protagonist, there is a lifetime of mistakes and experiences that Franklin regretted and wished he could change. All of this went into his relationship with Leland because Leland was absolutely the only person that Franky could be himself with. Not even just warts and all – Leland knew the good, the bad and the ugly about Franky but loved him anyway. Loved him fiercely and without reservation in a way that could only lead to hurt because neither of them were ready.
I worry that this review is just incoherent ramblings as I try to encourage people to read this story without ruining any of it. C.P. Harris is one of my auto-buys and hasn’t let me down once. Even when I’m shaking my head at the circumstances her characters get themselves into, I’m flipping pages desperate to see how things turn out. It really is brilliant writing to capture human nature whilst inspiring hope for the future – the world may be dark, people may let us down, cause us pain and damage, and yet hope remains. That is special.
I can’t leave this review without talking about the sex scenes. They were – well, almost feral and base and primitive. I don’t think I’ve ever read the kink that Franklin displays and was kinda shocked at how into it he was, but dang, it was hot af and suited his well-hidden caveman perfectly.
I need to go and read something light and fluffy to recover from this hangover, but I cannot wait for the next book in the series. I have an idea who might feature in it (and am SO here for it) but in the meantime, I heartily recommend this book. Just make sure you have tissues, time and an open mind before you start!
I received an ARC from the author.
Having read the first book in the Infidelity series and grabbed hints about Leland and Franklin, I was confused by the start of this book. Had I misinterpreted what was going on? Were they not the people I was thinking they were? This misdirect was masterful – the story wouldn’t have had anywhere near the impact that it did if it wasn’t for (a) reading the first book and (b) the stellar writing.
Leland refuses to connect to anyone. Well, he allows himself one person but that’s it – his trust won’t extend further. So finding himself getting to know Franklin, telling him things that he hasn’t revealed ever before and falling into a ‘summer’ together was never on his radar.
Franklin is at a crossroads where his perfect looking life is beginning to crumble – along with the person that he presented to the world and kinda thought he was. How do you stay married to someone, live your life, when everything inside you is screaming for just a bit of freedom? He feels like a failure as a husband and a father and has no idea where to go from there. Taking Leland’s hand and ‘looking down’ is the beginning of a journey that he would in no way ever have been able to prepare for, or expect.
Oh man, this story took us down some dark paths and even though I fell down this rabbit hole willingly, I still wasn’t prepared for what was going to happen. Leland and Franky were so destructive, so blinded by their past and present that you could see the damage they were going to cause each other and yet you followed along with them. It was like watching a car crash between your fingers, feeling pain for the people involved in it, wanting to hug them, cry with them – coming out of this story felt like awakening from a different universe and the book hangover is real.
C.P. Harris is quite possibly the only person who could have me reading about infidelity and cheering on the adulterers – now THAT is talent. Told in three main parts, this book provides background to Jasper and Cole’s life growing up and just how much Franklin did to try to protect them from anything and everything. And because it’s an older protagonist, there is a lifetime of mistakes and experiences that Franklin regretted and wished he could change. All of this went into his relationship with Leland because Leland was absolutely the only person that Franky could be himself with. Not even just warts and all – Leland knew the good, the bad and the ugly about Franky but loved him anyway. Loved him fiercely and without reservation in a way that could only lead to hurt because neither of them were ready.
I worry that this review is just incoherent ramblings as I try to encourage people to read this story without ruining any of it. C.P. Harris is one of my auto-buys and hasn’t let me down once. Even when I’m shaking my head at the circumstances her characters get themselves into, I’m flipping pages desperate to see how things turn out. It really is brilliant writing to capture human nature whilst inspiring hope for the future – the world may be dark, people may let us down, cause us pain and damage, and yet hope remains. That is special.
I can’t leave this review without talking about the sex scenes. They were – well, almost feral and base and primitive. I don’t think I’ve ever read the kink that Franklin displays and was kinda shocked at how into it he was, but dang, it was hot af and suited his well-hidden caveman perfectly.
I need to go and read something light and fluffy to recover from this hangover, but I cannot wait for the next book in the series. I have an idea who might feature in it (and am SO here for it) but in the meantime, I heartily recommend this book. Just make sure you have tissues, time and an open mind before you start!
I received an ARC from the author.
ARC Review:
5 stars, and a bucket of tears and steamy. First off as a lot of people know of my love for daddy Clint in Bad Wrong Things, daddy Franky (Franklin Kincaid) is almost my favorite, maybe he’s tied with Clint on somethings. Anywho, this book was not one that I could read in one day. I had to read a bit and digest it and read more. The pain they both had especially from their childhood, the fears, the regret. All of that definitely made me love both of them. I loved how we got more inside of Cole and Jasper in this book. I love Noon and how possessive Franky was when it came to his boy and anyone around him. Leland was his and only his, even though it was a hard fight to their HEA. In the later parts of this book I loved Joe and his wife and that fishing story. I honestly don’t think this author could write a bad book ever. This book also included an age gap which I always crave with hurt/comfort books. I loved how Cole and Leland became the best of buddies and how everyone came back into the family circle and lived happily ever after. Cannot wait for the next one in this series.
5 stars, and a bucket of tears and steamy. First off as a lot of people know of my love for daddy Clint in Bad Wrong Things, daddy Franky (Franklin Kincaid) is almost my favorite, maybe he’s tied with Clint on somethings. Anywho, this book was not one that I could read in one day. I had to read a bit and digest it and read more. The pain they both had especially from their childhood, the fears, the regret. All of that definitely made me love both of them. I loved how we got more inside of Cole and Jasper in this book. I love Noon and how possessive Franky was when it came to his boy and anyone around him. Leland was his and only his, even though it was a hard fight to their HEA. In the later parts of this book I loved Joe and his wife and that fishing story. I honestly don’t think this author could write a bad book ever. This book also included an age gap which I always crave with hurt/comfort books. I loved how Cole and Leland became the best of buddies and how everyone came back into the family circle and lived happily ever after. Cannot wait for the next one in this series.
So, after consideration, I'm going to give 2⭐ which is solely for Leland.
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I have absolutely no idea how to rate this. One thing is for sure: I believe CP Harris is not an author for me. I just can´t connect with her characters; they are always too extreme and unlikable. In this case, Franklin... what a boneless old man... This sentence describes it perfectly: "I’m amazed at how well you juggle being both utterly selfish and self-sacrificing,”. At some point, I thought I would be happier if Leland ended up with someone else. His motives are of a mega privileged person that daddy didn't love... He managed to tarnish the lives of his son, his new wife, his new son and now Leland... Because he had daddy issues...
I love Leland... i do... but even him got on my nerves sometimes....
Among the pile of things that annoy me, are authors who love to turn a MC with a heartbreak into a slut… Come on... why add to the misery?
So after all that begging, cough (nothing) cough … The first kiss after they are back together fades to black? And the reason they are waiting is because sex can only be violent…
Maybe they do deserve each other…This was the most anticlimactic getting back together ever… no grovelling, no kisses, no slowness, nothing… This went from I want you away from my life, to I have to be in your life, to look at us living the life. With no in between…and the worst is that the good stuff, the day-to-day stuff they do, fades to black… because everything is about sex. And there was so many things to explore...
I'm not judging, but Franky is a bit overachiver at 53... 4/5 times in a night....
And that epilogue pissed me off even more because we finally get a romantic get-away, and guess what? It's not all about violently fucking each other's brains out, they even make love... We finally get who they are, and it's not who we got all through the book...
And please... stop with all the eating cum thing... One time is okay, two times is a kink... but as fries sauce or icing on a cake? No... just ewww. Like everything, when it becomes routine, it loses interest, and it becomes ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
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I have absolutely no idea how to rate this. One thing is for sure: I believe CP Harris is not an author for me. I just can´t connect with her characters; they are always too extreme and unlikable. In this case, Franklin... what a boneless old man... This sentence describes it perfectly: "I’m amazed at how well you juggle being both utterly selfish and self-sacrificing,”. At some point, I thought I would be happier if Leland ended up with someone else. His motives are of a mega privileged person that daddy didn't love... He managed to tarnish the lives of his son, his new wife, his new son and now Leland... Because he had daddy issues...
I love Leland... i do... but even him got on my nerves sometimes....
Among the pile of things that annoy me, are authors who love to turn a MC with a heartbreak into a slut… Come on... why add to the misery?
So after all that begging, cough (nothing) cough … The first kiss after they are back together fades to black? And the reason they are waiting is because sex can only be violent…
Maybe they do deserve each other…This was the most anticlimactic getting back together ever… no grovelling, no kisses, no slowness, nothing… This went from I want you away from my life, to I have to be in your life, to look at us living the life. With no in between…and the worst is that the good stuff, the day-to-day stuff they do, fades to black… because everything is about sex. And there was so many things to explore...
I'm not judging, but Franky is a bit overachiver at 53... 4/5 times in a night....
And that epilogue pissed me off even more because we finally get a romantic get-away, and guess what? It's not all about violently fucking each other's brains out, they even make love... We finally get who they are, and it's not who we got all through the book...
And please... stop with all the eating cum thing... One time is okay, two times is a kink... but as fries sauce or icing on a cake? No... just ewww. Like everything, when it becomes routine, it loses interest, and it becomes ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww.