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A review by jacqueleenthereadingqueen
The Fishermen by C.P. Harris
5.0
"I waited for him for nineteen whole days, with nothing to nourish me but fleeting hope. I waited, and he never came.
He never chose me."
When I found out book 2 in the Infidelity series was going to be about Cole and Jasper's father along with Coles best friend, I was utterly shocked. I couldn't imagine how two men who seemed so different could have a story such as theirs. But that's where I got it wrong in my imagination. There may be 20 years between them, but Franky and Leland are not so different after all. In fact, it was their similarities that drew them together in the first place.
"It was easier with Franky because he seemed as lost as me. And sometimes, it was nice to have a little company as you found your way."
I loved how their relationship started off as a blooming friendship. To be honest, they both had dreams in the back of their mind of having more with one another, but it didn't stop them from becoming the other's person to count on. They had a kinship these two. They saw the pain in one another's eyes that nobody else did because nobody else had bothered to really look. Or maybe it was because like recognizes like. Either way, the result is the same. Franky and Leland formed a bond that proved couldn't be broken, even after hearts were left shattered along the way.
The circumstances of their separation were brutal, even though I knew it was coming and why after having read book 1. And though I felt terrible for Franky being put in that position, it was Leland who broke my heart the most. The man who Franky affectionately called Leelee Bear and said was made of sunshine no longer shined in any way. It wasn't until Leland's friendship with Cole began that he started to dig his way out of the shadows. It made me sad because even though Cole became his best friend, Leland could never share the truth of himself. He would always have to keep the biggest part of how he came to be who he was a secret. It had to make him feel incredibly alone.
"I didn't want to know him anymore. I didn't want to love him anymore."
It took a lot for the MCs to finally get to a place where the time was finally right. Throughout it all they never stopped loving one another, even when they desperately wished they could. Franky was it for Leland the moment he fell in love with him and nothing he tried was ever going to change that. Franky realized he had to grow as a person before he could ever think to gain Leland's forgiveness for what he'd done to them and I respected that about him. I also rejoiced when they jumped the last hurdle and were finally free to love one another without anything holding them back. After everything, Franky and Leland deserved that and more.
He never chose me."
When I found out book 2 in the Infidelity series was going to be about Cole and Jasper's father along with Coles best friend, I was utterly shocked. I couldn't imagine how two men who seemed so different could have a story such as theirs. But that's where I got it wrong in my imagination. There may be 20 years between them, but Franky and Leland are not so different after all. In fact, it was their similarities that drew them together in the first place.
"It was easier with Franky because he seemed as lost as me. And sometimes, it was nice to have a little company as you found your way."
I loved how their relationship started off as a blooming friendship. To be honest, they both had dreams in the back of their mind of having more with one another, but it didn't stop them from becoming the other's person to count on. They had a kinship these two. They saw the pain in one another's eyes that nobody else did because nobody else had bothered to really look. Or maybe it was because like recognizes like. Either way, the result is the same. Franky and Leland formed a bond that proved couldn't be broken, even after hearts were left shattered along the way.
The circumstances of their separation were brutal, even though I knew it was coming and why after having read book 1. And though I felt terrible for Franky being put in that position, it was Leland who broke my heart the most. The man who Franky affectionately called Leelee Bear and said was made of sunshine no longer shined in any way. It wasn't until Leland's friendship with Cole began that he started to dig his way out of the shadows. It made me sad because even though Cole became his best friend, Leland could never share the truth of himself. He would always have to keep the biggest part of how he came to be who he was a secret. It had to make him feel incredibly alone.
"I didn't want to know him anymore. I didn't want to love him anymore."
It took a lot for the MCs to finally get to a place where the time was finally right. Throughout it all they never stopped loving one another, even when they desperately wished they could. Franky was it for Leland the moment he fell in love with him and nothing he tried was ever going to change that. Franky realized he had to grow as a person before he could ever think to gain Leland's forgiveness for what he'd done to them and I respected that about him. I also rejoiced when they jumped the last hurdle and were finally free to love one another without anything holding them back. After everything, Franky and Leland deserved that and more.