Review: FINNTASTIC FINNATIC
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
4.5 starsIt was refreshing to start a series with real people that had real jobs and real feelings !! Sometimes you get so caught up int he fabulous life that the books and characters seem fake or not there is no connection , not the case with this group !!Hadley "Becks" is a beautiful , strong and stubborn woman in her early-mid thirties. She is struggling with the way her life has played out between her family and her career. To add to it she is over the moon in love with her HOT ,daredevil,sportscaster boyfriend of 3 years-Finn Wilder- and they cannot seem to agree on anything about their relationship. Hadley wants the marriage and kids , Finn just wants to live like they are married without the actual marriage and kids. They live in separate homes and hardly see each other during the week so their weekends consist of tons of HOT sex ! Hadley is trying for more of a connection and Finn is trying to get Hadley to give in and move in with him. While she pushes for normalcy like being introduced to his co-workers and fans , getting engaged , being out in public and not always just having sex. Finn pushes her to follow certain Catholic rules but then break others ? Their relationship is very confusing and I can see and relate to both sides , the one thing you cannot deny is that they are both very committed and in love with each other. Finn is so loving that his talk during sex about his love for her is almost too much, but it is also very endearing !!Hadley has 2 great friends , Morgan and Rod. OMG these 2 are freakin fabulous !! She works with them and although they seem to despise one another their banter and the banter of all 3 of them is hysterical !! Just the nicknames alone had me laughing out loud. They both have some choice things to say about Finn and his lack of devotion and it is constantly being brought to the front of all their interactions. Because of this Finn has issues with Morgan and Rod so there are many awkward interactions within the group. This is part of the reason Finn wants to just be alone with Hadley all the time.Finn has a best friend Ricky and his family but other than that he is private in his personal life with not many friends. He has a hard time letting anyone know his personal life and he really does not think anything of his co-workers never having met Hadley or the fact that none of his Finnatic Fans actually know he has been in a relationship for years.This first book really fills you in on the details of Finn and Hadley's relationship together and their friendships and family life. It is a great build up for whats to come !! I honestly feel for them both and can totally see both sides. I relate to them both in their thoughts of marriage and family. I also cannot imagine being in my mid thirties and not married with kids !! I am excited and curious to see where they go from here and also happy to have all 3 books to read together , it is not a cliffhanger but I definitely was happy to tear into book 2 right away !!