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I liked this book, but I could've loved it more. The MCs were decent, nothing really to dislike there. I understood Ethan's thought process, even if I thought it was a cop out, so that goes a long way. I struggled more with Charlie, which I feel like will be odd to most who read this. I think a lot of the drama was ridiculous and because Charlie jump to conclusions and over reacted A LOT. Charlie didn't want a HEA, in a relationship, so I think he was sabotaging it. But I think there was built in angst that could've been mined instead of manufactured drama. Ethan's job I thought would be a big obstacle and in the end it wasn't even really a blip. I was disappointed with the ending, it just didn't make sense to me. But I think these are all personal things, which probably won't be an issue for anyone else. It had good points. I liked Ethan's daughter, though she wasn't present much. I liked his ex-wife, which is rare in M/M books.

This was my first read by Ellis and I’m glad I picked it up. I was a bit nervous about the main character, as when you first meet Ethan, let’s say he wasn’t giving the best impression. That being said, he truly changes and develops throughout the story. I loved that the story took place in a real-life situation with jobs, kids, commuting, and money concerns - it made the story that much more relatable.

While it was a fun, quick read, there were a few things that seasoned readers may stumble over. There were several inconsistencies with the timeline and location that made it a bit confusing - but they weren’t critical to the overall story-line and plot; and the characters while started out having distinct personalities, you don’t really see them stay true to them, through the end. However, at the end of the day, the story came together nicely - and it isn’t exactly the ending you think will happen!

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Ethan Daniels has a life style most would be envious of but it all comes at the expense of doing a job that at its core is the opposite of everything he is. But he’s good at compartmentalizing much like he does with being bisexual. It’d never been an issue before his divorce but now his attraction to men has been more apparent than ever before and Charles Woods, his daughter's first grade teacher, isn’t helping at all. Now Ethan’s struggles are just beginning.



Charles Woods loves being a teacher, has great friends that he gets together with regularly but what he doesn't do is romantic relationships. Sex is great but he never sees the same guy more than a couple of times but after meeting Ethan that changes. Since Ethan is in the closet that shouldn't be too much of a problem since it’s not like more can grow with the closeted man, right?



This was a pretty low angst story but definitely had some emotional scenes as we watched Ethan go through these life altering decisions with his job, his daughter, and especially with his sexuality. Struggles that bring him on this emotional roller coaster of feelings which I will secretly admit to loving! Charles is not without his own struggles and he is slower to get through them, to trust that one day it isn’t all going to fall apart or that it doesn't all need to be perfect for it to work out.



I loved Deirdre, Ethan's ex-wife, because she was one tough cookie who told it like it was to Ethan; even while crossing some lines in order to help him when he really needed the push. Even though it could’ve added to the story and it didn’t hurt to not have it there. I do wish we could’ve learned more about his daughter Fiona and got a better feeling of their father daughter relationship since she was one of his main excuses for living the way he was. The other secondary characters were a great addition to the story especially Abby, Girish, and Josh!



One complaint is that it ended too fast without enough showing of how the main character (don’t want to tell you which one) decided it was all OK. He seemed to go from saying no, no we can’t move-in to it being 6 months later and he’s going to say yes this time. What happened in those 6 months to change his mind? That is the question the author needed to answer before wrapping it up in what was otherwise a really sweet ending. Overall, it was great story with wonderful characters!



Keelan Ellis was a new to me author but I will definitely be reading more in the future!