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A review by katereads2much
Finn's Fantasy by K.C. Wells
3.0
Three and a Half Stars
"Finn's Fantasy" by K. C. Wells is a lovely novel about family of all kinds and how sometimes real life can be better than you ever dreamed it could.
Finn longs for love, but he can't work up to speaking to the man he's been daydreaming about. Joel is finally finding the courage to come out of the closet, if slowly, in hopes that he can live authenticity out in the open and maybe, just maybe, find love.
The two spend a lot of time longing from afar and then longing in person once they become acquainted, and Joel hires Finn to build a new deck. Both these men are kind, gentle souls. Both of these men are shy and uncertain about how the other is feeling. Both of these men have people around them telling them to go for it. And I think that's really nice. There is an age gap here, but "Finn's Fantasy" isn't an Age Gap Romance. It's more a romance novel about two men who happen to be a bit over a decade apart, finding each other and connecting. They each have insecurities and worries, and it takes them a while to get past them (in a believable way).
The plot is mainly connected to Joel and Finn finding their way, including Joel's struggle to tell his children that he and their mom divorced even though they are best friends because he's gay. Joel's son is struggling hard with the divorce, and it makes Joel feel as though he can't add the truth of his sexuality to the fray of emotion.
"Finn's Fantasy" takes its time. There is a good bit of build-up, and not only is the novel working to tell the story of Finn and Joel, but it's also introducing you to a new cast of characters who will, in time, be getting their own romantic tales. Finn has a large group of friends, most of whom are looking for love. There are a group of eight people to lightly introduce and set up along with Finn, Joel, and Joel's whole family. The introduction of such a broad group is a little clunky, and, at least for me, it was sometimes hard to keep everyone straight (well... not Straight, lol). I also struggled to understand some of Joel's history and family, but those things were small detractors from an overall lovely book.
All in all, "Finn's Fantasy" is a charming novel that I enjoyed reading, and I'll be looking out for the next in the series--which I believe is coming soon!
Thanks to the crew at Gay Romance Readers for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
"Finn's Fantasy" by K. C. Wells is a lovely novel about family of all kinds and how sometimes real life can be better than you ever dreamed it could.
Finn longs for love, but he can't work up to speaking to the man he's been daydreaming about. Joel is finally finding the courage to come out of the closet, if slowly, in hopes that he can live authenticity out in the open and maybe, just maybe, find love.
The two spend a lot of time longing from afar and then longing in person once they become acquainted, and Joel hires Finn to build a new deck. Both these men are kind, gentle souls. Both of these men are shy and uncertain about how the other is feeling. Both of these men have people around them telling them to go for it. And I think that's really nice. There is an age gap here, but "Finn's Fantasy" isn't an Age Gap Romance. It's more a romance novel about two men who happen to be a bit over a decade apart, finding each other and connecting. They each have insecurities and worries, and it takes them a while to get past them (in a believable way).
The plot is mainly connected to Joel and Finn finding their way, including Joel's struggle to tell his children that he and their mom divorced even though they are best friends because he's gay. Joel's son is struggling hard with the divorce, and it makes Joel feel as though he can't add the truth of his sexuality to the fray of emotion.
"Finn's Fantasy" takes its time. There is a good bit of build-up, and not only is the novel working to tell the story of Finn and Joel, but it's also introducing you to a new cast of characters who will, in time, be getting their own romantic tales. Finn has a large group of friends, most of whom are looking for love. There are a group of eight people to lightly introduce and set up along with Finn, Joel, and Joel's whole family. The introduction of such a broad group is a little clunky, and, at least for me, it was sometimes hard to keep everyone straight (well... not Straight, lol). I also struggled to understand some of Joel's history and family, but those things were small detractors from an overall lovely book.
All in all, "Finn's Fantasy" is a charming novel that I enjoyed reading, and I'll be looking out for the next in the series--which I believe is coming soon!
Thanks to the crew at Gay Romance Readers for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!