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The Fishermen by C.P. Harris
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Book 2 in the interconnected stand-alone Infidelity series. This books timeline preceeds & overlaps with the timeline of book one for a good chunk of it, we get Lealand & Franklin's story in this one. Franklin is dad/stepdad to the MMCs from book one, and Lealand is Coles executive assistant, but it turns out he did infact have a history with Franklin before ever meeting and working for Cole. These two meet at a work function Franklin is attending and they have instant chemistry and connection, they form a friendship that over time develops into more, Franklin is separated from his wife at the time so although the title of the series implys cheating I guess weather you view what happened between Lealand & Franklin as cheating will be subjective.
This gives what I was expecting in terms of the jealous, possessive, obsessive, angsty, pining, toxic codependency and kinky spice C.P Harris is known for with her characters and their relationships, however I didn't connect with these two or their story the way I did with Cole & Jasper from book one and I'm not entirely sure why. I think the spice overshadowed the emotional depth I needed from a story like this, and as great as good spicy times in a book is I needed more to believe and feel their connection than I got. I do think the author did a great job writing Franklin's guilt and how that manifested within him and I liked that she had both MCs seek out professional help along the way but other than that this just didn't hit the way I thought it would and I can't fully articulate why, I enjoyed i and found it entertaining but something was missing. Liam Dicosimo and Aiden Snow were once again fantastic in their performances, but they always are. 🌶🌶🌶
This gives what I was expecting in terms of the jealous, possessive, obsessive, angsty, pining, toxic codependency and kinky spice C.P Harris is known for with her characters and their relationships, however I didn't connect with these two or their story the way I did with Cole & Jasper from book one and I'm not entirely sure why. I think the spice overshadowed the emotional depth I needed from a story like this, and as great as good spicy times in a book is I needed more to believe and feel their connection than I got. I do think the author did a great job writing Franklin's guilt and how that manifested within him and I liked that she had both MCs seek out professional help along the way but other than that this just didn't hit the way I thought it would and I can't fully articulate why, I enjoyed i and found it entertaining but something was missing. Liam Dicosimo and Aiden Snow were once again fantastic in their performances, but they always are. 🌶🌶🌶