Alfie has tons of regrets and yearning, he has been struggling for 2 years after the divorce. Now it seems West is moving on so Alfie finally embraces his family connections and drops the facade, obviously there is no chance for them to reconcile. This book contains tons of angst. Alfie and West's story is full of heartache, secrets and lost love.
From the Alfie: Part One blurb:
Part 1 of 2 • Second Chances • Irish Mafia • Family • Hurt/Comfort • Age Gap
Two broken hearts, pent-up anger, the right amount of Philly grit, painful yearning, and the complete inability to move on… This is Alfie and West’s love story. It begins in the wreckage they created.
Mom always warned me when I was a kid. Remember, mijo, stay away from the Sons of Munster, she’d say, wagging her finger at me and all. They were bad. They were mobsters. Then we’d head into church, and she’d hold my hand almost as tightly as she clutched the secret of who my biological dad was.
Since I’d been a bit of a screw-up all my life, it only made sense for me to blow it out of the park when I finally gave up on my marriage years and years later. Then again, who could blame me? I had two success stories—my kids. I loved them to pieces. But the man I shared them with—the love of my life—was moving on. I was also done pretending to be someone else, I was sick of the lies, and…to be honest, I was going through an identity crisis.
So, to hell with it. Since West wasn’t taking me back, maybe the Sons of Munster would accept me.
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Alfie: Part One belongs in the This Life universe by Cara Dee. However, Alfie and West’s story has been written so it can be enjoyed to its full extent as a standalone.
SNik's review:
First in duet (This Life universe). Second chance. Mature characters. Opposites attract. Hurt/comfort. Very slow burn. Dual POV.
It’s been 2 years and both Alfie and West are heartbroken over their divorce, but they continue to co-parent their children and try to live their lives even if neither of them has moved on. The author provides bits and pieces of Alfie and West’s past relationship, but this is primarily about how they are currently and them reflecting on mistakes made in the past, yearning for what was lost.
I was invested in these characters, especially as Alfie finally gets a larger sense of family and begins living his life freely but his criminal connections require him to sacrifice the love of his life as West will never accept that part of Alfie. The way this author has written all the emotionality of the characters means there is no doubt that Alfie and West love each other deeply and it is heartbreaking that they can’t seem to make it work. Looking forward to the second installment to see how they navigate to their HEA.
Autumn's review:
This book has everything and more. We get a bit (okay, a lot) of the mobsters that we all fell in love with before.
I loved the angst, the trauma, and everything about this book. This book felt more like one of Cara's original stories where she first started writing.
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