katikat | Claire Thompson's "Handyman" (ebook), #59

The summary of this story sounded like something I would love - a recent widower meets an openly gay man, they fall for each other and start exploring their new relationship together. Unfortunately, I should have known that this "exploring" will be of sexual nature only. I mean, I liked Jack, the handyman, with all his insecurities and desires to finally start living now that his wife of twenty six years died, but I just couldn't fall for Will. I mean, he promised Jack not to rush him, to respect his pace because he liked spending time with Jack, he found him purportedly fascinating - but all his thoughts turned and twisted around sex. I mean, he was so horny I feared that he would start humping someone's leg soon. I just couldn't see the "connection" he felt to Jack.

There were some really good parts in the book - like Jack telling his son Eric to "grow up" when Eric started spouting bigoted nonsense at him, I liked that Jack didn't let Eric pressure him into leaving Will. On the other hand, it seemed to me like the relationship Will and Jack had was purely sexual...