Book safety, tropes and tags down below.

The book was enjoyable, but I did have a bit of a hard time connecting with the characters. I simply wasn’t very invested. That might be my own fault, who knows.

I’m a huge fan of age gaps, but this one was very large (24 and 50, I think), which, together with the lack of connection with the characters, made it feel a little uncomfortable in the beginning. It definitely improved eventually and I was happy with them ending up together.

This book didn’t have an epilogue, which might be my biggest pet peeve ever. Just let me see them happy and in love for a couple of pages. It would honestly have helped the story a ton, for me atleast.

Book safety! Spoilers ahead.

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Cheating: Not between MCs, but one MCs ex cheated on him before he went back to his hometown. Not on page.
OM drama: The ex tries to get him back for a moment, but nothing bad comes of it.
Third-act breakup: No
POV: Dual
Strict top/bottom or vers: Strict roles

TW/CW: explicit sexual content, betrayal/cheating (not between MCs), stitches, blood, mentions of sick parent and death

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May/december age gap, Hollywood actor ex boyfriend, bisexual MC, dad’s best friend, small town/hometown, handyman