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Family Man

Heidi Cullinan,

Marie Sexton

Start date: April 27, 2019

Finish date: May 1, 2019

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May 04, 2019 Diana rated it liked it

Shelves: m-m, turning-pages-buddy-read

3.75 stars

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Apr 25, 2019 Bev rated it really liked it

Shelves: mm, hurt-comfort, what-a-surprise-that-was

Plenty of reviews up for this one already so all I'm going to say is I bloody loved it! Give me a crazy Italian family to read about, throw in some hurt/comfort and the cutest of characters and I'm in my happy place. 💖

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Jan 08, 2014 Sheri rated it really liked it

Family.
Big or small....near or far…sweet or spicy….we’ve all got one.
Some are forged with blood, many are not.
Some are close, many have distance. However, when push comes to shove, when your life comes apart at the seams, your family is your foundation. ‘Family man’ gives us a peek behind closed doors, at the good, the bad, and the ugly that family bestows.

Set in Little Italy in Chicago we find ourselves tossed into Vince’s rut. A disastrous background in love and yet, he’s not ready to thro Family.
Big or small....near or far…sweet or spicy….we’ve all got one.
Some are forged with blood, many are not.
Some are close, many have distance. However, when push comes to shove, when your life comes apart at the seams, your family is your foundation. ‘Family man’ gives us a peek behind closed doors, at the good, the bad, and the ugly that family bestows.

Set in Little Italy in Chicago we find ourselves tossed into Vince’s rut. A disastrous background in love and yet, he’s not ready to throw in the towel. A plumbing mishap highlights that maybe plumbing has indeed been the problem all along. When Vinnie puts his research in motion he discovers the path of happily ever after is harder than he thought. Love isn’t always easy and he questions if he can make the necessary sacrifices. Will he have to choose love over family? Or in the end, is it really a choice at all?

Sometimes life isn’t fair and we are dealt a crappy hand of cards, and Trey was unfortunate to receive such a hand. Forced to grow up too fast, he’s always been the giver. Working two jobs, going to college, and taking care of his elderly grandmother and addict of a mother is burning his candle at both ends. When he catches a familiar face in an unexpected place he can’t help reach out. Against all logic he wants Vince. He’s older, has a tarnished romance record, and is extremely lost. Why should he pursue this deeply confused closet case? His life has enough turmoil; shouldn’t he run from this dark Italian target of heartbreak? Trey quickly realizes the heart wants what the heart wants, and Vince is what his heart wants.

Both authors are favorites of mine and I adored their characters with equal intensity. I’ll be honest and admit the alternating voices were fabulous, but the alternating POV pulled me from the story more than once. Truly that is my only complaint and may not even blip on your radar.
Give ‘em a chance, watch them risk the fall because isn’t that what we’re all looking for after all?

*4 finding-falling-fabulous stars*

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Jul 12, 2016 Aeren rated it really liked it

Me ha parecido uno de esos libros que te hacen cerrarlos con una enorme sonrisa en los labios. Una historia que por momentos es triste pero que tiene un toque de esperanza. Personajes agradables con los que se empatiza de forma rápida y narración fluidda. Me encantó que las mujeres no sean las 'malas', no todas al menos, el algo recurrente en este género y lo detesto.
Quiero destacar a Vinnie, por favor, quiero uno así en mi vida, qué amor de hombre, adorable. A favoritos ♥ ...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Wende rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 000-sh-recommendation

This book touched me where I lived. I could remember watching my father die from his addiction. As Trey said in the book. " And hope. It changes that word too. Because to other people, hope is something good. It's something bright and helpful and optimistic. But when you're dealing with an addict, hope is nothing but a trap." You learn after the forth or more times that they have stopped drinking it is time to just let them go. You give up on your hope. I liked what Trey also said, " And promis ...more

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