The Tragedy of Felix and Jake
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Price: 29.66
Last update: 09-10-2024
About this item
They say the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. They say the best way to stay sober is to love yourself.
I'm great at making bad decisions. Addict? Check. Poor impulse control? Check. Obsessed with the guy I'm sponsoring? Check. Check. Check.
There's no one worse for me to want in my bed than Jake Tully. He's hot and grumpy and literally a terrible idea. Terrible. Worse, no one has ever made me feel the way he does—valued. But here I am, thinking about him again. Falling for my sponsor is not my worst idea yet, but it's damn close.
Felix Fields is everything good. He's thoughtful and kind. I can't help but think about every bad thing we could do between these sheets. But we can't be together. I'm not willing to risk my recovery for anyone—even if he might be perfect for me.
Finding a love like this is nothing short of a tragedy.
From New York Times bestselling author J. Daniels comes an all-new, sexy standalone romance. This book ends in a Happily Ever After, but getting there isn't easy.
Top reviews from the United States
Jake & Felix's story is brilliant, sweet, hilarious, a tragedy at times, and most definitely one that will always stay with you. J Daniels may have not been in the book world for a bit, as we all haven't been.... but reading her work again, it's clear she never left. This book was like smelling fresh cookies(or donuts in our sweet Jake & Felix's story) and it was like coming home after a long day(or a long couple of years) and it did NOT disappoint in any way!
These boys, this love, this family, it just keeps getting better and better, even when I think we've reached the peak and that makes me so emotional and giddy with excitement!
This book had me on the floor snorting, hysterically laughing, crying into a pillow and screaming my excitement like a child. People need to read this book!!
On a side note, I have maybe two at-best addiction books I've read, and this... is the best one thus far! I'm not an addict, I can't say I know much about it.... but I am mentally ill, and seeing how these two characters think and feel.... it resonated with me in a way I never expected. When things get hard for us(people who may not have the best coping skills) we go to our vices- (all the vices amazon won't let me write) And seeing that these two characters not only understood that but made THE READER understand that... was everything and then some! Thank you, J for writing something so real, so raw, and something incredibly relatable.
Finishing this book made me incredibly happy & sad at the same time because I finished it! And the only comparison I can make to it is telling you: you know when you finish a great show? One that has 15 seasons and it's finally over, you've seen it all, seen these characters who become part of you... see it all come to an end? Then you sit there and immediately hit episode one season one again because it just feels right.... that's what reading this book was like for me.
J- you are one of my OG Queens and it is so nice to have you, this world, family, and these characters back!
On a complete side note, I now KNOW that Felix is my true spirit animal. Thank you for writing someone as crazy as I feel and giving him the story he needed. Thank you for giving us Jake and his beautiful tragic/temperamental self(add in all his brotherly and the Bama family filled in between) = ❤️. Can we also take a moment to say how hilarious and perfect these chapter titles were?!. Also, have to say this is one of my favorite MM's I have ever read, THIS is exactly the way it should be written❤️
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story with us and we are so glad to have you back here in this book world!
Jake & Felix ❤
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2023
Jake & Felix's story is brilliant, sweet, hilarious, a tragedy at times, and most definitely one that will always stay with you. J Daniels may have not been in the book world for a bit, as we all haven't been.... but reading her work again, it's clear she never left. This book was like smelling fresh cookies(or donuts in our sweet Jake & Felix's story) and it was like coming home after a long day(or a long couple of years) and it did NOT disappoint in any way!
These boys, this love, this family, it just keeps getting better and better, even when I think we've reached the peak and that makes me so emotional and giddy with excitement!
This book had me on the floor snorting, hysterically laughing, crying into a pillow and screaming my excitement like a child. People need to read this book!!
On a side note, I have maybe two at-best addiction books I've read, and this... is the best one thus far! I'm not an addict, I can't say I know much about it.... but I am mentally ill, and seeing how these two characters think and feel.... it resonated with me in a way I never expected. When things get hard for us(people who may not have the best coping skills) we go to our vices- (all the vices amazon won't let me write) And seeing that these two characters not only understood that but made THE READER understand that... was everything and then some! Thank you, J for writing something so real, so raw, and something incredibly relatable.
Finishing this book made me incredibly happy & sad at the same time because I finished it! And the only comparison I can make to it is telling you: you know when you finish a great show? One that has 15 seasons and it's finally over, you've seen it all, seen these characters who become part of you... see it all come to an end? Then you sit there and immediately hit episode one season one again because it just feels right.... that's what reading this book was like for me.
J- you are one of my OG Queens and it is so nice to have you, this world, family, and these characters back!
On a complete side note, I now KNOW that Felix is my true spirit animal. Thank you for writing someone as crazy as I feel and giving him the story he needed. Thank you for giving us Jake and his beautiful tragic/temperamental self(add in all his brotherly and the Bama family filled in between) = ❤️. Can we also take a moment to say how hilarious and perfect these chapter titles were?!. Also, have to say this is one of my favorite MM's I have ever read, THIS is exactly the way it should be written❤️
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story with us and we are so glad to have you back here in this book world!
Jake & Felix ❤
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My goodness……What a story!! This is honestly one of the best stories I’ve ever read. From page one Jake and Felix captured my heart. This was not an easy read. There were a few times where I had to put the book down and take a few breaths. I’m seriously getting emotional while writing this review. Addiction is real. I’ve personally never had an addiction of any kind but I’ve seen it take hold of family members. It affects good people. It’s heartbreaking. Jake and Felix are both recovering addicts and amazing people. They are both doing the best they can and want so much out of life but this disease makes it feel unattainable at times.
Who understands how hard it is being an addict? Another addict. Felix and Jake’s journey was beautiful and heartbreaking at times. I definitely had reservations about these two together given their struggles, but they made it impossible not to root for them. Their HEA was well deserved.
I want to give CJ, Jake’s brother, his flowers. Loving an addict, especially someone close like a brother I’m sure is hard, but CJ made it look easy at times. The love, support, and devotion he showed Jake is a rarity. My goodness did he love his brother. Unconditionally. Nothing and no one could stop CJ from being there for Jake. Not even something as dangerous, toxic, and unpredictable as addiction.
Everyone deserves love. And it’s sometimes found in unexpected ways. Jake and Felix’s story proves that. This story was incredibly well written. Any book that makes me this emotional is always 5 star worthy. This book was written with so much love, hope, and passion. I’ll be revisiting Jake and Felix’s story over and over again! A must read for sure!