Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Wake up Married Serial: Episodes 4-6
SERIES: Wake up Married Serial
AUTHOR: Leta Blake & Alice Griffiths
NARRATOR: John Solo
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
RELEASE DATE: July 31, 2019
LENGTH: 13 hours, 45 minutes
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Episode Four: Will & Patrick Fight Their Feelings
Will and Patrick have embraced adding hot sexy times to their fake marriage, but as their emotions deepen, they confront whether or not they want to be more than friends-with-benefits. The heat is high (and occasionally kinky) as Will and Patrick struggle to accept their mutual affection.
Episode Five: Will & Patrick Meet the Mob
Patrick has finally accepted that he’s in love with Will, but his newfound determination to do something about that runs up against his father-in-law’s mobster plans. Will must face the truth about his family before he can fully come to terms with his feelings for Patrick. And Patrick has to decide if this whackadoodle world is something he truly wants to be part of forever.
Episode Six: Will & Patrick’s Happy Ending
Sure, Will, and Patrick are in love now, but they weren’t when they got married in Vegas. For Patrick, that’s no problem, but Will can’t shake his doubts that a relationship started through coercion can ever become the real deal. Since the Molinaro crime family has reversed their position on divorce, Will and Patrick have a chance to rectify their drunken mistake. But is divorce the right choice for them?
REVIEW:
As you might suspect this book, or books, do not stand on their own in any way shape or form. Each book continues where the previous left off, to the point where the chapters count off as well. When we left the boys last, if I remember correctly, they’d consummated their marriage yet again and that’s also where we meet up again here in this serial. Personally I’m not fond of that much sex in the beginning of a book; it puts me off the rest of it. Add in the kinky factor (breath play and bondage) and well… it probably coloured my enjoyment for the rest of it.
Patrick is, to his surprise, settling in at the hospital. Meeting patients and more importantly operating, few things are as important as cutting into brains. Sure he’s still married, but even that is starting to feel right, just as Will is starting to feel right. He’s even picking up a friend or two in this cold town. But Will’s family – the mafia side is causing troubles left and right and he has to decide what and who he wants.
Patrick isn’t the only one who’s starting to feel positive about their marriage. Will too is feeling the rightness of it – and Patrick. He’s starting to re-think what he wants from life – starting with his husband. But outside forces aren’t always kind to him; his addiction, family, ex and even sponsor are all trying to sway him, and soon he doesn’t know which way is up or down.
Just like the first books I still have an issue with Patrick. I always have a hard time with people and characters that act as if they were superior to others and treat others like they are beneath them. That’s a big no for me and gets my rankles up big time. Then there is the way he treats Will, like he’s a child. I mean he’s been living with his diabetes for his entire life (more or less) I think he knows how it works by now. At least I would assume so, seeing as he somehow managed to survive before Patrick ever got into the picture.
John Solo is easily the best part of this book. His distinct voices and great pacing made it easy to listen and follow along. I loved how he portrayed Patrick so perfectly. His personality and arrogance really came through with his performance. So while I can’t stand the man, I can appreciate the brilliant way he Solo brought him to life.
I enjoyed listening to the first serial of the lives of Will and Patrick and how they ended up married, but this time around I didn’t enjoy them as much. A lot of the time I felt like their story didn’t go anywhere; it was just rehashing the same thing over and over or adding drama for the sake of drawing the story out even more. So when I reached the end of the book I was happy that they had gotten their happily ever after. Because honestly, after the 25ish hours that I’ve spent with these guys I was very ready to say goodbye and leave them off living their lives.
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