I loved After Felix much. It made me laugh and cry and feel lots of things. A second chance story is one of my favorite romance tropes. The story is told in first person, alternating between Felix and Max. It’s kind of funny, I usually say I’m not a fan of first person stories but when done well, I don’t really even realize that it’s first person. I know that doesn’t make a lot of sense but I guess I’m saying that often times I find first person books more difficult to read but that is absolutely not the case with this author.

 

Felix and Max start out as shag buddies and neither of them wants anything more. Of course, we know that’s not the way it’s going to end up or there wouldn’t be a story.

 

The two of them get along famously, not just in the bedroom but they also talk to each other about things – except the one thing that should be most important, how they feel about each other. When Felix finally realizes that he doesn’t come first with Max he leaves even though it breaks his heart.

 

Max doesn’t know what to do. He’s been hung up on his best friend for so long that he doesn’t recognize what is happening with Felix until it’s too late.

 

While portions of this story are pretty angsty there are more parts that made me laugh and kept me totally engrossed in the story; once I started reading it, I didn’t put it down. I love it when a book really grabs my feelings and this one did that so well.

 

Here’s one of the funniest passages in the book; it’s in regard to Max’s motorcycle and what Felix says when he first learns about it.

“Oh, no. I’m not getting on that,” I say, narrowing my eyes at the motorcycle parked by the kerb. He grins at me. “It’s a Norton Commando.” “It could be Daniel Craig’s dick and made of gold. Still doesn’t mean I’m riding it.”

That’s just one example. I love Lily Morton’s snarky characters and prose. I’m a fan and now need to go read more of her books. If only I didn’t need to sleep or pay attention to my family and friends. LOL

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“How old do you think I am?” he says mock flirtatiously, leaning in close enough that I catch his scent of sandalwood. It brings back memories of rolling all over those soft sheets in that hotel room. I’ve been perturbed to find my mind straying to memories of that room a few more times than it should have over the last week. 

He’s watching me intently again, and I swallow hard and tap my teeth thoughtfully. “I think probably sixty.” He opens his mouth in mock horror, and I laugh. “Only because you’re so wise,” I say reverently. “Being intelligent really piles the years on.”

He shakes his head. “I’m thirty-seven,” he says, trying not to laugh. “Can you see my crow’s feet?”

“A crow <em>never</em> made those lines. That’s surely got to be a bigger bird.” I wink at him as he laughs loudly. I eye the table where a book is sitting next to his pint. “What are you reading?”

He looks slightly awkward. “Ruth Rendell.”

“Oh, Inspector Wexford. My grandma used to watch those on the telly,” I say cheerfully.

“Thank you so much for that information,” he says darkly. “It’s made my day so happy.”

I laugh. “It’s like I carry sunshine wherever I go.” I eye him. “So, do you like reading crime novels?”

“I do.” He smiles. “I’ve always thought it would be incredibly easy to murder someone and get away with it, so I like it that people get found out in these books.”

I blink. “Said no man ever who hoped to get laid.”

He laughs. “I’m not going to murder you, Felix. Your arse is far too perky for that to happen.”

“I always knew my buttocks could save a life.”

He bites his lip, laughter brewing in those dark eyes as he leans forward. “The only way I’ll kill you is when you die from an overdose of the pleasure that my cock gives you.”

After draining my drink, I put the bottle on the table and stand up to grab my coat. “Pride goes before a fall, Max,” I say. “Maybe we’d better get you back to the hotel before you break something.”

 

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