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A review by bananatricky
Sympathy for the Devil by Kelly Hunter
3.0
I don't think the blurb does this book justice - certainly when I reread it in preparation for writing this review I struggled to reconcile it with the book I read.
This is clearly part of a series, although the preceding book seems to be part of a different series (according to Goodreads). Anyway, Caleb and his two brothers run their family's marina.
Many years ago Caleb had a one-night stand with his brother's girl-friend Bree. Caleb had been in love with her but dealt with the issue by ignoring her and/or being rude to her until that night. She left town shortly afterwards and has made her name in Sydney as a photographer. Her father has recently been diagnosed with cancer and she has come home.
The novel/novella is about Caleb and Bree reconnecting and about honesty, honesty with each other and honesty towards Caleb's brother who knows nothing about what happened between them that night.
I liked this book. I liked the fact that I got the impression that Caleb and Bree might not have lasted IF they had behaved differently that night. I liked the fact that neither of them were in denial about their feelings or each other's feelings. Most of all, I just plain liked Caleb and Bree - they were the sort of people you would want to have a drink with.
BTW, if you sign up to Kelly Hunter's newsletter you also get the first book free of charge.
This is clearly part of a series, although the preceding book seems to be part of a different series (according to Goodreads). Anyway, Caleb and his two brothers run their family's marina.
Many years ago Caleb had a one-night stand with his brother's girl-friend Bree. Caleb had been in love with her but dealt with the issue by ignoring her and/or being rude to her until that night. She left town shortly afterwards and has made her name in Sydney as a photographer. Her father has recently been diagnosed with cancer and she has come home.
The novel/novella is about Caleb and Bree reconnecting and about honesty, honesty with each other and honesty towards Caleb's brother who knows nothing about what happened between them that night.
I liked this book. I liked the fact that I got the impression that Caleb and Bree might not have lasted IF they had behaved differently that night. I liked the fact that neither of them were in denial about their feelings or each other's feelings. Most of all, I just plain liked Caleb and Bree - they were the sort of people you would want to have a drink with.
BTW, if you sign up to Kelly Hunter's newsletter you also get the first book free of charge.