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Enemies to Lovers #2
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Other than his most prized Lamborghini, Karl Andrews has nothing to his name. He’s down on his luck and his dollar, and his dream of becoming a professional chef is looking more and more like a pipe-dream. Even less than a pipe-dream when restaurants won’t even take him on as a waiter.
And he won’t ever, no not ever, consider selling his one possession. No matter how much he could make from it. Just wasn’t going to happen.
He’d rather . . . rather . . .
Hell, he’d rather apply for that position to be a Girl Friday.
Other than the title, the job sounds all right. Bit of cooking, cleaning—nothing he can’t handle.
Really.
Until he goes to the interview and discovers the man looking for the help is the same man he’d bullied, mocked, terrified as a boy. But Paul Hyte is obviously a better man, gracious and forgiving. And trusting—as the biggest part of the job requires looking after his son.
Despite the initial forgiveness, things are tentative between Karl and Paul, and they’ve both got to reconcile their pasts if they want any type of proper closure. As the two men learn more about each other an undeniable attraction grows between them—but can the two manage to forge a future together on such a rocky past and complicated present?
Words: 82,300
And he won’t ever, no not ever, consider selling his one possession. No matter how much he could make from it. Just wasn’t going to happen.
He’d rather . . . rather . . .
Hell, he’d rather apply for that position to be a Girl Friday.
Other than the title, the job sounds all right. Bit of cooking, cleaning—nothing he can’t handle.
Really.
Until he goes to the interview and discovers the man looking for the help is the same man he’d bullied, mocked, terrified as a boy. But Paul Hyte is obviously a better man, gracious and forgiving. And trusting—as the biggest part of the job requires looking after his son.
Despite the initial forgiveness, things are tentative between Karl and Paul, and they’ve both got to reconcile their pasts if they want any type of proper closure. As the two men learn more about each other an undeniable attraction grows between them—but can the two manage to forge a future together on such a rocky past and complicated present?
Words: 82,300
290 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 22, 2012
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February 4, 2012
This is an adorable and happy spin-off romance, which I liked even more than the original novel (which I'm still reading). The story seems incredibly true-to-life; no melodrama, just the small quiet moments of tension, concern, care, and love that make up a life.
Sunday depicts day-to-day moments really well, and also manages to show realistic tensions around coming out and self-acceptance, without resorting to overwrought hurt-comfort tropes. The whole thing just seemed so real, with great characters who I wish I had in my life.
Extra credit for a New Zealand reference!
P.S. Still can't tell where these are set, therefore it could be anywhere, in a good way. Just like the first book, the flavour seems US, but a tiny reference to a tenner (money) means it must be the UK.
P.P.S. Just realised the author is a New Zealander! Ooh, extra happy now.
Sunday depicts day-to-day moments really well, and also manages to show realistic tensions around coming out and self-acceptance, without resorting to overwrought hurt-comfort tropes. The whole thing just seemed so real, with great characters who I wish I had in my life.
Extra credit for a New Zealand reference!
P.S. Still can't tell where these are set, therefore it could be anywhere, in a good way. Just like the first book, the flavour seems US, but a tiny reference to a tenner (money) means it must be the UK.
P.P.S. Just realised the author is a New Zealander! Ooh, extra happy now.
November 5, 2017
No es su mejor libro pero cuenta con la dulzura típica de Anyta. He disfrutado con él aunque haya cosas que me hayan sabido a poco.
July 7, 2013
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**Read December 13, 2012**
3.5 stars
This book was a sweet, cute read. However, I thought it lacked a level of heat and passion. Yes it drags a bit, yes there is nothing new explored but I still couldn't help but enjoy myself while reading the story. It just didn't WOW me. Great deal for the price though!
**Read December 13, 2012**
3.5 stars
This book was a sweet, cute read. However, I thought it lacked a level of heat and passion. Yes it drags a bit, yes there is nothing new explored but I still couldn't help but enjoy myself while reading the story. It just didn't WOW me. Great deal for the price though!
November 25, 2018
I've read it in one sitting and loved it! I had this freebie on my Kindle for ages but for some reason I wasn't expecting to enjoy it so much. Maybe because of the low rating? I don't know. Lately I was so disappointed with many books that have huge ratings on GR, and this one has such a low rating and was actually unexpectedly good. It really kept me glued to the pages. It was engaging and so sweet. It also kept me on the edge of my seat too because I just couldn't wait for Paul to finally reveal to his friends and ex in-lows that he and Karl are a couple.
I absolutely adored Charlie and his sweetness!!!
There is a little angst but it's bearable. Overall it was a well written OFY story. 4,25 stars from me.
I absolutely adored Charlie and his sweetness!!!
There is a little angst but it's bearable. Overall it was a well written OFY story. 4,25 stars from me.
May 7, 2014
4.5 stars
An easy read that pulled at my heartstrings quite a bit while also turning me into a pile of smoopy sighs and silly grins. The one thing that stood out for me the most though was how incredibly honest this book was.
This was my first Anyta Sunday book.
It won't be my last.
She-sha, she-sha!
An easy read that pulled at my heartstrings quite a bit while also turning me into a pile of smoopy sighs and silly grins. The one thing that stood out for me the most though was how incredibly honest this book was.
This was my first Anyta Sunday book.
It won't be my last.
She-sha, she-sha!
August 6, 2016
I really liked this story. It’s a sort of spin-off from Ms Sunday’s previous book Shane and Trey but it can easily be read as a stand-alone. At a glance the plot seems pretty simple: when they were children, Karl bullied Paul cruelly. They meet again many years later when Karl (would-be chef), in desperate need of a job, applies to be a “Girl Friday” for Paul, now a successful (widowed) businessman, and his little kid Charlie.
At a deeper level, there are many aspects which I found really interesting: the relationship between the bully and the bullied, the theme of self-acceptance, the everyday issues. I particularly enjoyed how the Author has dealt the gfy/ofy topic: Paul’s guilt trip for having hidden his true sexual orientation from his wife is refreshing and deeply depicted (no “Hello I’m 27 I'm out I’m gay let’s fuck” here).
Solid writing and amazing characters make this book a keeper.
At a deeper level, there are many aspects which I found really interesting: the relationship between the bully and the bullied, the theme of self-acceptance, the everyday issues. I particularly enjoyed how the Author has dealt the gfy/ofy topic: Paul’s guilt trip for having hidden his true sexual orientation from his wife is refreshing and deeply depicted (no “Hello I’m 27 I'm out I’m gay let’s fuck” here).
Solid writing and amazing characters make this book a keeper.
February 22, 2020
*3,5 stars*
Definitely enjoyed this one more than the first book in the series.
Although I almost DNF after three chapters.
Why?
Because I found it really difficult to believe that someone would employ their worst childhood nightmare (who has no qualifications for the job to speak of) in the blink of an eye to look after their child as their main carer throughout the day. Yikes!
But I battled on and found the rest pretty palatable. There’s some good low level angst, coming out issues and nicely done UST. The plot does swerve off course (for me) a couple of times but all in all – a decent read.
Definitely enjoyed this one more than the first book in the series.
Although I almost DNF after three chapters.
Why?
Because I found it really difficult to believe that someone would employ their worst childhood nightmare (who has no qualifications for the job to speak of) in the blink of an eye to look after their child as their main carer throughout the day. Yikes!
But I battled on and found the rest pretty palatable. There’s some good low level angst, coming out issues and nicely done UST. The plot does swerve off course (for me) a couple of times but all in all – a decent read.
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March 4, 2012
Karl often bullied Paul in elementary school (We see them as kids in Shane and Trey). This book is their story when they were both 27 yrs old.
The book starts with them meeting again for the first time after many tears and led to Karl getting fired from his job. Paul hired him to become Friday Girl, ie, a nanny, for his son Charlie. Charlie's mom, Laura, died 4 yrs ago giving birth to him. Slowly, the boss/employee's relation changed into something else. Paul, however, still had an unfinished business with his dead wife and fear of being bullied again if he came out. Similar unfinished business lingered in Karl's mind with rgard to Will, his last boyfriend who he dumped when he accidently outed Karl and led to disowning by his family. Those issues might end their romantic relationship before it really began...
I really enjoyed reading the book. The three main characters are enjoyable. Yes, as one other reviewer pointed out, this is a book about Karl and Paul as well as Charlie. Karl and Paul are ordinary adults with their problems, not abused men or former prostitutes, so it's easier for me to relate. They also communicate their minds. When a crisis come, they talked, and not cheated with a hookup or ex boyfriend. . The problems that Paul had felt real, and I could feel him bogged down by it. There are also Tirone and Gillian, Paul's friends, and Timothy and Sue, Charlie's grandparents. They provide nice supporting casts.
Charlie is a really nice kid. He believed in his own 'magic', which he summoned by saying 'she-sha... she-sha...'
I think Ms. Sunday's efforts to make some parallel between Paul's and Karl's problem, as well as with Tirone and Gillian's issue are really nice.
If I want to nitpick, some small things could have been avoided, like Paul didn't know about Foie Gras and other French cuisine. The guy was a manager of a hotel chain, so I expect him to be at least familiar with that. Those things are too small to affect my enjoyment of the book, however.
She-sha... she-sha... I wish there are more books like this... she-sha...
The book starts with them meeting again for the first time after many tears and led to Karl getting fired from his job. Paul hired him to become Friday Girl, ie, a nanny, for his son Charlie. Charlie's mom, Laura, died 4 yrs ago giving birth to him. Slowly, the boss/employee's relation changed into something else. Paul, however, still had an unfinished business with his dead wife and fear of being bullied again if he came out. Similar unfinished business lingered in Karl's mind with rgard to Will, his last boyfriend who he dumped when he accidently outed Karl and led to disowning by his family. Those issues might end their romantic relationship before it really began...
I really enjoyed reading the book. The three main characters are enjoyable. Yes, as one other reviewer pointed out, this is a book about Karl and Paul as well as Charlie. Karl and Paul are ordinary adults with their problems, not abused men or former prostitutes, so it's easier for me to relate. They also communicate their minds. When a crisis come, they talked, and not cheated with a hookup or ex boyfriend. . The problems that Paul had felt real, and I could feel him bogged down by it. There are also Tirone and Gillian, Paul's friends, and Timothy and Sue, Charlie's grandparents. They provide nice supporting casts.
Charlie is a really nice kid. He believed in his own 'magic', which he summoned by saying 'she-sha... she-sha...'
I think Ms. Sunday's efforts to make some parallel between Paul's and Karl's problem, as well as with Tirone and Gillian's issue are really nice.
If I want to nitpick, some small things could have been avoided, like Paul didn't know about Foie Gras and other French cuisine. The guy was a manager of a hotel chain, so I expect him to be at least familiar with that. Those things are too small to affect my enjoyment of the book, however.
She-sha... she-sha... I wish there are more books like this... she-sha...
May 5, 2014
3.5 stars
I sure like the premise -- not the "enemies to lovers" premise (my weakness is "FRIENDS to lovers" :p) but the idea of Karl becoming Paul's manny. What can I say, I love THAT plot (I need more "manny" stories :p). I thought Charlie (Paul's son) was really, REALLY adorable, and he was my favorite character of this book.
I liked slow-burned relationship -- but I must admit that at times, this felt a bit too slow. I guess maybe because we knew the 'real' problem was, Paul's concern about the reaction from his family and friends (and Charlie) about him being gay -- which I thought was moot, because most of them realized it anyway, and didn't seem to make a fuss about it. So at times it felt rather flat and not enough tension, I guess. The part near the ending, the one during the birthday scene, it did bring tears to my eyes though (I wanted to hug Charlie so bad)
I liked the secondary characters; I was happy that Anyta didn't go with the 'too common plot' of creating homophobic bigot characters, in Paul's in-laws. Thank you for NOT going that way, Anyta.
I sure like the premise -- not the "enemies to lovers" premise (my weakness is "FRIENDS to lovers" :p) but the idea of Karl becoming Paul's manny. What can I say, I love THAT plot (I need more "manny" stories :p). I thought Charlie (Paul's son) was really, REALLY adorable, and he was my favorite character of this book.
I liked slow-burned relationship -- but I must admit that at times, this felt a bit too slow. I guess maybe because we knew the 'real' problem was, Paul's concern about the reaction from his family and friends (and Charlie) about him being gay -- which I thought was moot, because most of them realized it anyway, and didn't seem to make a fuss about it. So at times it felt rather flat and not enough tension, I guess. The part near the ending, the one during the birthday scene, it did bring tears to my eyes though (I wanted to hug Charlie so bad)
I liked the secondary characters; I was happy that Anyta didn't go with the 'too common plot' of creating homophobic bigot characters, in Paul's in-laws. Thank you for NOT going that way, Anyta.
January 11, 2013
I liked this so much more than I expected. I feel ridiculously gooey inside, like stupidly smiley and I usually hate myself like that--so I guess I was in the perfect frame of mind for this story. I like that the forgiveness was earned and that Paul and Karl didn't just fall together; it took time. There were starts and stops and Charlie was a wonder. I want that monkey's magic.
February 3, 2012
Another nice long read from Anyta Sunday. This book explores the enemies-to-lovers theme with two characters who were kids in her previous novel Shane and Trey.
When they were children, Karl bullied the shy and stuttering Paul mercilessly. Now adults and Karl's been disowned by his parents for being gay and he's out of work. All he has left is the old car his grandfather left him and his love of cooking. Desperate for work he applies to be a Girl Friday and is shocked and chagrined to find his new boss is none other than Paul.
Paul is all grown up and very successful with a beautiful 4 year old son Charlie to his late wife. His first instinct is to turn Karl away but guilt over the way he treated his wife makes him decide to give Karl a chance.
This author really takes her time and lets her characters get to know each other and a real attraction and affection build up before getting into the smexing and ILY's. There's some angst, but really it's just a heartwarming story of two guys letting go of the past and finding a future together. The little boy, Charlie, is beautiful and natural, not precocious or sickly sweet.
I love the last line. She-sha right back atcha Charlie!
Dear Author - Are you writing a book about Will?
When they were children, Karl bullied the shy and stuttering Paul mercilessly. Now adults and Karl's been disowned by his parents for being gay and he's out of work. All he has left is the old car his grandfather left him and his love of cooking. Desperate for work he applies to be a Girl Friday and is shocked and chagrined to find his new boss is none other than Paul.
Paul is all grown up and very successful with a beautiful 4 year old son Charlie to his late wife. His first instinct is to turn Karl away but guilt over the way he treated his wife makes him decide to give Karl a chance.
This author really takes her time and lets her characters get to know each other and a real attraction and affection build up before getting into the smexing and ILY's. There's some angst, but really it's just a heartwarming story of two guys letting go of the past and finding a future together. The little boy, Charlie, is beautiful and natural, not precocious or sickly sweet.
I love the last line. She-sha right back atcha Charlie!
Dear Author - Are you writing a book about Will?
August 1, 2013
Another hard one to rate.
This started out strong. I was definitely interested in learning about Paul and Karl's past and seeing how they over came everything. But sadly I never felt we saw enough to give me an interest in them.
After the first quarter I started to feel a little bored. The story was slow moving, long without actually telling you anything new. I did love the way Charlie was portrayed. He was my favorite person in this story lol.
I did appreciate the way the grand parents were portrayed too. I did worry I was going to be treated to the typical homophobic grandmother out to cause trouble, and in fact I'm giving this book an extra star just for NOT using that stereotype lol.
Overall this was more an OK read. For me it was just a little to drawn out, with no real substance to hold my interest all the way through.
This started out strong. I was definitely interested in learning about Paul and Karl's past and seeing how they over came everything. But sadly I never felt we saw enough to give me an interest in them.
After the first quarter I started to feel a little bored. The story was slow moving, long without actually telling you anything new. I did love the way Charlie was portrayed. He was my favorite person in this story lol.
I did appreciate the way the grand parents were portrayed too. I did worry I was going to be treated to the typical homophobic grandmother out to cause trouble, and in fact I'm giving this book an extra star just for NOT using that stereotype lol.
Overall this was more an OK read. For me it was just a little to drawn out, with no real substance to hold my interest all the way through.
January 30, 2015
Loved it. Can't say it's not the kind of thing I've read before, theme wise, enemies to lovers, but hey....this is my kind of thing, so I gravitate towards this theme and plot lines.
The synopsis says it all. There's little to add apart from I cried which is always a plus, oh and there is a four year old as one of the secondary characters which surprisingly didn't bother me. I seem to be on a roll regarding small people in m/m novels at the moment. I wonder if authors in this genre feel a gay man's life isn't complete unless he marries his male partner and has kids?
Give me a life of sin and dogs any day!
The synopsis says it all. There's little to add apart from I cried which is always a plus, oh and there is a four year old as one of the secondary characters which surprisingly didn't bother me. I seem to be on a roll regarding small people in m/m novels at the moment. I wonder if authors in this genre feel a gay man's life isn't complete unless he marries his male partner and has kids?
Give me a life of sin and dogs any day!
June 10, 2012
About 20% into this book I wanted to stop, but I pushed ahead and continued reading. The only character I liked was the kid. I found the pacing slow and kept wishing the story would hurry up and be over. I didn't connect with the character and the story line was similiar to many of the other books I've read. With that said I know other's will find this book enjoyable and I hope they do. It just didn't work for me.
April 7, 2012
I really liked this story. The title was pretty awesome. It was a realistic love story, not without some bumps in the road. But really believable. I like Karl and Paul together. And Charlie? He pulls the heart strings.
August 5, 2017
I have read Anyta Sunday books before, but somehow the stories just weren`t right for me.
When I read the blurb for this one, I immediately knew it would be perfect.
This is an enemies to lovers and at the same time a mannies (or male nannies) story. Both are really appealing to me and the writing was great as well.
You know, sometimes if books do not have a lot of drama they are kind of boring, the drama is needed to keep the story going. In this one, there is very little drama, very little angst and not much out of the ordinary happening and still, it is perfect.
Both main characters are loveable, Charlie the kid just adorable and everything about their relationship just feels genuine. It is a feel good story and I would certainly recommend it. For me, this was definitely above average a solid 4.5 if not even 5 star read!
When I read the blurb for this one, I immediately knew it would be perfect.
This is an enemies to lovers and at the same time a mannies (or male nannies) story. Both are really appealing to me and the writing was great as well.
You know, sometimes if books do not have a lot of drama they are kind of boring, the drama is needed to keep the story going. In this one, there is very little drama, very little angst and not much out of the ordinary happening and still, it is perfect.
Both main characters are loveable, Charlie the kid just adorable and everything about their relationship just feels genuine. It is a feel good story and I would certainly recommend it. For me, this was definitely above average a solid 4.5 if not even 5 star read!
April 23, 2013
While this M/M romance has its flaws, several flaws actually, it also sports that special quality that is essential to these light reads: it plunges its reader into its pages making him care for the lovers and their happily ever after.
As a critical reviewer has pointed out, editing is quite an issue here. Typos abound and there are some obnoxious name switches as well. Once Karl is even called "Kyle".
Editing aside, some pages are overwritten and overdescribed. There is also a tendency to overindulge emotional strains and exacerbate conflicts.
On the other hand, when not overdone, the same emotional streaks keep the pages alive and the characters interesting. Karl and Paul feel very real, very much alive, very endearing. They are lovable and beautiful enough to star in a romance but not as perfect as to come out plaster-like. Side characters are also good, contributing to the heart-warming feeling of this read.
This novel is also quite long and deals with several rather thorny issues: bullying, disability, repentance, guilt trips, closeted homosexuality and its consequences, single parenting, homosexual parents and fetish sex... It is part of its charm that the author manages to cram them all into a single novel with only occasional slips into the overwritten strains mentioned above. At the same time one could wonder if some of these issues would not have been better left aside.
My personal choice would have been closeted homosexuality and fetish sex.
As the same critical reviewer has pointed out the emotional depth of the novel probably would have been deeper if the author had NOT chosen to make a closeted homosexual of Paul, one who always knew he should not have married his wife. After all the "usual" guilt-trips of a widower chosing to move on after the death of a former partner are already quite a "truck-load" to deal with.
As sex scenes are rather sparse, the fetish would have probably been better left out as well. Or there could have been more sex scenes so as to set the fetish ones in a broader context: the first time we actually "see" Paul and Karl going "all the way" they do it fetish-ly...
All in all this could have been better but is nonetheless a satifying read. I downloaded it for free but would not have minded paying some.
As a critical reviewer has pointed out, editing is quite an issue here. Typos abound and there are some obnoxious name switches as well. Once Karl is even called "Kyle".
Editing aside, some pages are overwritten and overdescribed. There is also a tendency to overindulge emotional strains and exacerbate conflicts.
On the other hand, when not overdone, the same emotional streaks keep the pages alive and the characters interesting. Karl and Paul feel very real, very much alive, very endearing. They are lovable and beautiful enough to star in a romance but not as perfect as to come out plaster-like. Side characters are also good, contributing to the heart-warming feeling of this read.
This novel is also quite long and deals with several rather thorny issues: bullying, disability, repentance, guilt trips, closeted homosexuality and its consequences, single parenting, homosexual parents and fetish sex... It is part of its charm that the author manages to cram them all into a single novel with only occasional slips into the overwritten strains mentioned above. At the same time one could wonder if some of these issues would not have been better left aside.
My personal choice would have been closeted homosexuality and fetish sex.
As the same critical reviewer has pointed out the emotional depth of the novel probably would have been deeper if the author had NOT chosen to make a closeted homosexual of Paul, one who always knew he should not have married his wife. After all the "usual" guilt-trips of a widower chosing to move on after the death of a former partner are already quite a "truck-load" to deal with.
As sex scenes are rather sparse, the fetish would have probably been better left out as well. Or there could have been more sex scenes so as to set the fetish ones in a broader context: the first time we actually "see" Paul and Karl going "all the way" they do it fetish-ly...
All in all this could have been better but is nonetheless a satifying read. I downloaded it for free but would not have minded paying some.
May 30, 2012
What a wonderful book and it came along just when I needed it:). The pacing was very good, a bit of drama but no wallowing in it. The kid was too cute and the secondary characters - most of all Gill - were a very good mix as well. Yes, the whole package left me with a smile and now I'm starting with the follow-up.
July 16, 2014
The perfect Sunday. Sunshine, happy children, singing birds and an Anyta Sunday book. Loved this as much as the first one. Book 3 here I come.
May 25, 2019
Don't read this book after the masterpiece that was Made For You
May 4, 2020
2.5 ⭐
The plot sounded promising, but this book didn't do it for me.
Nothing bad, writing ok, mcs ok, everything ok, but most of the time I was bored.
The plot sounded promising, but this book didn't do it for me.
Nothing bad, writing ok, mcs ok, everything ok, but most of the time I was bored.
April 11, 2018
I'm always quite ambivalent about bullies in books, but this was OK.
Karl and Paul had some way to go to resolve their old problems, then new ones got in the way.
I did feel that Paul's association between having a stutter and being gay was overdone, and so Paul becoming comfortable with who he was felt forced at times.
I liked that Paul's in-laws and friends were all supportive, and that Karl was a bit lost but getting there, but overall it was a little too much inner conflict for me.
Beautifully written though
Karl and Paul had some way to go to resolve their old problems, then new ones got in the way.
I did feel that Paul's association between having a stutter and being gay was overdone, and so Paul becoming comfortable with who he was felt forced at times.
I liked that Paul's in-laws and friends were all supportive, and that Karl was a bit lost but getting there, but overall it was a little too much inner conflict for me.
Beautifully written though
December 18, 2017
Another fab story, now on to the next one :) loving this series.
September 26, 2018
3.5 satrs
August 23, 2017
A little bit better than the first book of the series, I enjoyed Paul and Karl's story more. Still it was kind of slow to me. Ok and sweet, but that's it.
February 17, 2012
Cute love story...wish it could've been a tad bit meatier. Karl was such an interesting character. I wanted to "see" more of the darker periods in his life instead of being told about them in passing. I mean, he tried to kill himself several times. I didn't get that until he told Paul about his tooth. And, poor Will...he really got the short end of the stick. I really felt sorry for him - He proposed and got punched and jilted instead of a no, thank you. I understand Will inadvertently outed Karl to his family, and Karl officially lost them, but still. A flashback scene or two would've been perfect in those areas and I'm not a big fan of flashbacks. Moving on to Paul. I was glad that Paul was not this picture perfect person. Paul was a very nice man, sometimes too nice. He was also a very confused man and he stayed married to his best friend out of fear instead of romantic love. He had a lot of issues to work though stemming from his childhood being bullied because of his speech impediment. As a grown-up he wanted to “be normal” even though he knew deep inside that he was different. I can understand why he was so afraid and in denial about what he considered to be another disability. The friends were okay. I could’ve done without their personal relationship drama to focus more on the interrelationship between the friends and our boys individually and together or the in-laws. Last but not least, the kid, Charlie was adorable. He made me tear up during the breakup or big misunderstanding scene. Even though the story revolved around Karl being his nanny, I didn't get "sick of the kid". There was a perfect balance of kid time vs. grown-up time. I'm glad it worked out for everyone in the end and I enjoyed the story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 10, 2015
3.5 stars OK, this was pretty cute. Probably the only thing that made me round down was... brace yourselves... The Sex! It was just meh for me. The first time they do it it jumped from penetration to post-coital. I had to look back to make sure I didn't miss something, nope, they just skimmed over the good stuff. Then they ENTIRELY SKIP , WTF?!? And the the random addition of some mild BDSM just seemed totally out of left field.
Anyway, the love story was good. The characters were good. The kid was good. It was definitely smart to introduce us to Will because I wanna see him get his HEA in William.
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Anyway, the love story was good. The characters were good. The kid was good. It was definitely smart to introduce us to Will because I wanna see him get his HEA in William.
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August 16, 2017**DNF @ 15%**
So...I Love the enemies to lovers troupe. However....
Karl had bullied Paul when they were younger. fine. It happens.
Karl apologized to Paul, and Paul almost instantly forgave him. fine. Not really, but ok.
I kept on reading because the bullying happened in ELEMENTARY school and, come on...they were 7 or 8 years old. I can get past that.
But Paul was pretty traumatized STILL, and they're almost 30.
What put the final nail in it for me was Paul instantly hired Karl as a nanny for his THREE YEAR OLD SON. No background check. No reference check. Anything could have happened in Karl's life since he traumatized him in school. He was a BULLY and it TRAUMATIZED you and yet you let him watch your SON and LIVE with you, right away.
Didn't work for me. And I Love Anyta Sunday :(
So...I Love the enemies to lovers troupe. However....
Karl had bullied Paul when they were younger. fine. It happens.
Karl apologized to Paul, and Paul almost instantly forgave him. fine. Not really, but ok.
I kept on reading because the bullying happened in ELEMENTARY school and, come on...they were 7 or 8 years old. I can get past that.
But Paul was pretty traumatized STILL, and they're almost 30.
What put the final nail in it for me was Paul instantly hired Karl as a nanny for his THREE YEAR OLD SON. No background check. No reference check. Anything could have happened in Karl's life since he traumatized him in school. He was a BULLY and it TRAUMATIZED you and yet you let him watch your SON and LIVE with you, right away.
Didn't work for me. And I Love Anyta Sunday :(
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