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A Second Harvest
by Eli Easton
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This was my second Eli Easton book, and I definitely enjoyed it a lot. I went into it knowing it had religious elements, but man, it was uncomfortable to read sometimes. I didn’t grow up religious, so reading some of the language here, and being able to really feel the hatred in the words about homosexuality and sin was powerful. It wasn’t done for shock value. It fit the story and the characters.
David is a widower, and his kids are highly religious, especially his son Joe who’s studying to become a minister, which obviously creates tension. David is also so deeply closeted that he doesn’t realize he actually is closeted for a good while. He has to come to terms with and deal with guilt and his faith, and how it all clashes with his desires and wants from this life. He’s depressed and has some thoughts of suicidal ideation. Most of the angst and conflict in the book is centered around these things.
Christie was the perfect man for David, and he was my favorite character. He had so much patience and understanding for David and his situation. He was even more patient with Joe (more than he deserved), but still wasn’t a pushover.
My favorite part is how there wasn’t an ‘easy fix’, and everyone didn’t suddenly get over their hangups and issues with faith and beliefs. The epilogue is set 1 year later, and they’re all still works in progress. But! there is progress, which was nice to see. Everyone was trying to be better, which was the best HEA they could get, in my opinion.
Book safety! Spoilers ahead.
Cheating: No
OM drama: No, but a woman from David’s church is quite insistant that they should be together. David is not interested.
Third act breakup: No
Strict top/bottom or vers: Versatile, they switch during the book
TW/CW: homophobia, hate speech, hate crime (beating), violence, blood, drug overdose, explicit sexual content, mentions of spousal death, death of farm animal
Tropes and tags:
Slow burn, age gap, single dad, religious life, opposites attract, farmer/city boy, closeted/gay awakening, widower
Favorite quotes:
«Wow, David was a good-looking man. Who knew rugged could be so hot? And to think of all the money Christie had spent on grooming!»
«Being a widower, he sometimes felt like a bull at auction. There were far too many single women in their Mennonite community.»
«How was it possible David never felt more like a man than he did right now, making love to another man?»
This was my second Eli Easton book, and I definitely enjoyed it a lot. I went into it knowing it had religious elements, but man, it was uncomfortable to read sometimes. I didn’t grow up religious, so reading some of the language here, and being able to really feel the hatred in the words about homosexuality and sin was powerful. It wasn’t done for shock value. It fit the story and the characters.
David is a widower, and his kids are highly religious, especially his son Joe who’s studying to become a minister, which obviously creates tension. David is also so deeply closeted that he doesn’t realize he actually is closeted for a good while. He has to come to terms with and deal with guilt and his faith, and how it all clashes with his desires and wants from this life. He’s depressed and has some thoughts of suicidal ideation. Most of the angst and conflict in the book is centered around these things.
Christie was the perfect man for David, and he was my favorite character. He had so much patience and understanding for David and his situation. He was even more patient with Joe (more than he deserved), but still wasn’t a pushover.
My favorite part is how there wasn’t an ‘easy fix’, and everyone didn’t suddenly get over their hangups and issues with faith and beliefs. The epilogue is set 1 year later, and they’re all still works in progress. But! there is progress, which was nice to see. Everyone was trying to be better, which was the best HEA they could get, in my opinion.
Book safety! Spoilers ahead.
Spoiler
Cheating: No
OM drama: No, but a woman from David’s church is quite insistant that they should be together. David is not interested.
Third act breakup: No
Strict top/bottom or vers: Versatile, they switch during the book
TW/CW: homophobia, hate speech, hate crime (beating), violence, blood, drug overdose, explicit sexual content, mentions of spousal death, death of farm animal
Tropes and tags:
Slow burn, age gap, single dad, religious life, opposites attract, farmer/city boy, closeted/gay awakening, widower
Favorite quotes:
«Wow, David was a good-looking man. Who knew rugged could be so hot? And to think of all the money Christie had spent on grooming!»
«Being a widower, he sometimes felt like a bull at auction. There were far too many single women in their Mennonite community.»
«How was it possible David never felt more like a man than he did right now, making love to another man?»