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Finding North by Carmen Jenner
3.0
3.75 stars
This is a second chance love story, it is told in dual POVs and there are past and present chapters. (Past: 18 years old, present: 30 years old)
Will and North have known each other since they were kids, they were best friends for many years until one day something changed and they stopped talking to each other.
Will is an out and proud gay man living in a small Australian town full of homophobic bigoted assholes.
North is an unhappy man living with many secrets, regrets and desires, his only escape is alcohol.
"North will never change. Twelve years on and I’m still his dirty little secret. And the thing that tears me apart is the knowledge that this is all I’ll ever be”
The book starts with North drinking at Will's bar, he spends all his nights there after work. They don't actually talk unless it's to insult each other. There are unresolved issues and after so many years they live with too much hate.
The problem is, no matter how much Will hates North, he is and always will be the love of his life.
One night North decides he doesn't want to keep denying himself so he makes a move.
“But that’s the problem with dreams. Reality always slams you back down to earth, and you wonder why you ever hoped for anything more than what you have because it’s all a lie.”
This story is a journey, North's journey to accepting himself and fighting for his happiness.
What made North leave Will 12 years ago?
Why is North so afraid?
Why is North "straight" in the eyes of everyone?
Why Will hates North so much?
We learn all of this and more in the little past chapters.
This was a hard book to review for me. See, i don't like having an opinion on things I don't understand, i am not gay and even if i were the people close to me wouldn't even bat an eyelash if i decided to come out, so I don't really understand North's mindset.
I was very frustrated with North, he's such a coward and let's not ignore the fact that it took him 12 years to put on his grownup pants! But like i said, I don't really understand.
I wanted Will to move on and just leave this awful town and look for happiness but his happiness is Will.
In the end North proved himself and i loved every second of it.
“I know I’ll never love anyone again the way I love Will.”
This is a second chance love story, it is told in dual POVs and there are past and present chapters. (Past: 18 years old, present: 30 years old)
Will and North have known each other since they were kids, they were best friends for many years until one day something changed and they stopped talking to each other.
Will is an out and proud gay man living in a small Australian town full of homophobic bigoted assholes.
North is an unhappy man living with many secrets, regrets and desires, his only escape is alcohol.
"North will never change. Twelve years on and I’m still his dirty little secret. And the thing that tears me apart is the knowledge that this is all I’ll ever be”
The book starts with North drinking at Will's bar, he spends all his nights there after work. They don't actually talk unless it's to insult each other. There are unresolved issues and after so many years they live with too much hate.
The problem is, no matter how much Will hates North, he is and always will be the love of his life.
One night North decides he doesn't want to keep denying himself so he makes a move.
“But that’s the problem with dreams. Reality always slams you back down to earth, and you wonder why you ever hoped for anything more than what you have because it’s all a lie.”
This story is a journey, North's journey to accepting himself and fighting for his happiness.
What made North leave Will 12 years ago?
Why is North so afraid?
Why is North "straight" in the eyes of everyone?
Why Will hates North so much?
We learn all of this and more in the little past chapters.
This was a hard book to review for me. See, i don't like having an opinion on things I don't understand, i am not gay and even if i were the people close to me wouldn't even bat an eyelash if i decided to come out, so I don't really understand North's mindset.
I was very frustrated with North, he's such a coward and let's not ignore the fact that it took him 12 years to put on his grownup pants! But like i said, I don't really understand.
I wanted Will to move on and just leave this awful town and look for happiness but his happiness is Will.
In the end North proved himself and i loved every second of it.
“I know I’ll never love anyone again the way I love Will.”