Get Handyman Composed By Claire Thompson Version
Spencer saw what life on Wall Street did to his boss, so he takes a sabbatical, buys a house in the 'burbs, and tries to figure out exactly what he wants out of life.
First, though, he is going to need to figure out what to do with his house, . . because while it has its charms, the interior decorating is not one of them,
When he hires Jake to help fix his kitchen he has no plans on seducing the man, Jake is nearly fifteen years older, straight, and not at all what Will is looking for in a bed partner, But there is just something about the widower that strikes a chord in Will, and he is afraid if he doesn't at least try to get to know the man, he'll never figure out just what it is that makes the air between them lightup.
Oh, thank god, I was starting to feel like, after a week of mediocreto downright boringbooks that maybe it was time to, . . I don't know, take up knitting or something and give myself a break from the deluge of meh coming my way, But then Will and Jake showed up and I'm a happy camper once again, Though, who knows, maybe I'll take up knitting anyways knitting's the one with funkycolored string and those oddly shaped chopsticks, right
The slowburn aspect of this book was just right.
There was enough tension to keep be interested in reading more, enough doubt to keep me guessing, and enough awkward blowjobs to make me smile, While I wouldn't really call this a GFY, it was a really good example of finding yourself long after most people have found, returned, and found themselves again.
Jake is balancing between wanting Will, and not really knowing if he wants to want Will, There have been times in his past that he's had to deal with his feeling's towards a guy, and he ran about as far away from them as he
could get.
Now he is faced with young, beautiful, rich Will, . . and he doesn't know what to do, Even if he is pretty sure he is starting to understand what it is he really wants,
I love how the sex in this book is handled, It is awkward and fun and really hot, Jake doesn't know what they hell he is doing, and it shows, . . but in a nice way, It is the learning about blowjobs and anal sex that makes it real, The freakouts that are almost as bad as the want pouring off of him, make it fresh and entertaining, And Will's constant presence right there with Jake, guiding him, encouraging him, and not knowing exactly what he is doing, falling in love with this straight widower, that gives the actions weight.
The sex isn't just there to tantalize, it actually serves a purpose, and that is really how I like it, Not that meaningless sex can't be fun to read, but two hundred pages of it could tire a girl out,
If I was to have one complaint it would be that sometimes the language, . . or more like the dialogue gets a little more flowery than I like, A bit too close to Romance Novels, with grand declarations and a tad toosweet wording,
"It feels good, So Full. I feel possessed, somehow, completely possessed in a way I never imagined, I love you, Will"
While it wasn't too bad, it sometimes made the dialogue lose some its realism, I don't really need big speeches, . . especially when someone has their cock up your ass for the first time, I'm more for simple words and touches than the grand declarations that sometimes show up at the end of romance novels that seem to want to wrap everything in a pretty bow.
This was a really nice book, and while not perfect was a great read, And even though I am not a big fan of running away, in the middle of situations, I loved how it was done in this book, Both men take a breather, get their heads on straight ok, they get it on straight after they drown it in alcohol, with is probably not so great and then go after their man.
Jake's reactions to his kids finding out was also pretty awesome, This book is going to find a nice comfortable place on my reread pile,.Stars I decided to read this book because I liked the blurb of the story, It seemed rather predictable, but sometimes I don't want originality, I just want a nice, easy, predictable read, And this is mostly the right book for that,
I liked the characters, especially Jack, Jack is an 'older' guy actuallyyears old doesn't seem old to me, but it's older than most characters in romance fiction tend to be who's been married forrather passionless, but loving years and widowed for.
He has had exactly one homosexual, on his side rather passive encounter that happenedyears ago and he managed to make himself forget about that pretty easily,
Will, on the other hand, has always been gay, always known it, and lived it to the fullest if that is what you call a countless string of onenightstands and nonrelationship encounters.
He has sex, but he has no idea about love, But Will has just turnedand also considering his highstress job he suddenly notices that something vital is missing in his life, So he takes a sabbatical, buys an old house in urgent need of renovations and hires Jack as his handyman, And despite Jack being everything he hasn't looked for so far older, not GQhandsome, etc, Will falls promptly in love, But Jack is straight, right Or not, . .
So, generally I liked this book, Jack was great and a very believable character, He needed time to deal with his feelings for Will, for coming to terms with the change in his view of himself and the world in general, That makes sense and was actually refreshing, And I liked how sweet Will was and how patient mostly, So that is a definite plus,
However, I had two issues with this story, The first one is actually a rather huge one and that is the writing style, It felt stilted to me. Unnatural. A bit corny. I cannot imagine people really talking that way, especially to friends and peers, Well, not in thest century in the younger demographic anyway, It made me feel uncomfortable from the very beginning and although I got used to it to a certain extent it always put a damper on things, The second issue was the mushiness, Don't get me wrong, I like sweet, tender stories, But the way Will and Jack talked sometimes, . . well, it was more than sweet, It was redcandycomasweet. Maybe that would have been okay, but together with the stilted language, . . it seemed too much for me, I'm not saying people cannot have tender moments, But the degree of tender moments in this story was immense, And slightly unbelievable to me,
Still, altogether a nice, easy read, especially if you don't have too high expectations, Reading it was generally time well spent, if only to get to know Jack and Will and to accompany those two for a while, DNF
I did promise a microscopic rant, So here it is
It can't get any shorter than that, i really enjoyed this. : shortly!
audio narration review only
Let me start by saying that this is a story that I love, I've read it multiple times, It pains me to say that I didn't love the audio, It wasn't terrible. Not at all. It just wasn't right to me, The narrator's voice seemed a bit too old for either character even though one is over, Also, the sex scenes were very awkward to listen to, Again, not terrible, but really not the best, Audio narration is always subjective, Heck, I may listen to this again later and love it, Today was not that day, "The heart wants what it wants" Thank you Woody Allen :
,Stars
To be honest, this would have been astar read from me, but I was missing the Epi, Then I saw there's a free short on Claire Thompson's website,
I am still going to keep my rating though, I LOVED this story! It will definitely be in my Top Books of! Jack and Will, My heart is so full, Yes there are a few errors, but I can overlook those,
Jack is a handyman and is recommended to Will from a friend to renovate his kitchen, Will,, is a city boy and isn't used to solitude so he's lonely, since he's taking a leave of absence from work and bought a bought in the suburbs.
Jack,, is a recent widower,years ago his wife ofyears passed at one point it saidyears but that can't be right since they got married when she was pregnant and his oldest son is.
Jack is trying to find a new way to live, Right now, he's just getting by and is also lonely, He talks to his clients, but never really engages, . . until Will. How Will tore down his walls is beyond me, but I am SO glad he did,
Will may have beenyears younger, but in many ways, he was older, He actually lived his life, Where Jack settled and was dutiful, Granted, I do believe he truly loved Emma, but I think he loved her as a friend and not as a lover,
Will is busy tearing down Jack's walls and he's so patient with Jack, There were a few times where I had to take a break because I was afraid of what I might read next and I didn't want my heart to break.
I am sensitive like that
I wanted, no NEEDED, that epilogue though, What happens when Will's leave of absence is over Is he going to commute to work everyday What will Will's "friends" say about his older and less educated lover I want to know about their life outside of their homes.
This story is absolutely beautiful, The story is slow going, but it had to be, Jack needed to build that trust and friendship with Will, I am so glad that nothing was rushed and it was slow and tender,
Oh and can I just say that I LOVED the way Jack dealt with his kids, Jack was so level headed throughout this whole book, Sure he was skittish at times, but I think it was called for,
Overall, excellent story!,