Fin & Matt

By: Charlie Winters

Narrated by: Luke Itzvic

Fin MacAuliffe had always been less than masculine, never truly confident enough to be himself. He'd long known he was gay - he'd just never shared it with anyone, not even his own free-thinking, liberal parents. Sure, they knew. Yet they never quite gave up on linking him to some respectable girl with good genes and a generous bank account. Fin's own account was nothing to be ashamed of, but even with all of the advantages, the only true thing he longed for was companionship.

After dragging himself back home to Missouri after graduation, Fin prepared to start his adult life - beginning with taking a new job as a music teacher at a private school. He was set, at least by the traditional standards. On his very first day, he saw him....

If there was a God, he made Matt DiFiore personally. Disheveled, straight black hair that appeared to be self-cut. Chiseled cheekbones. Tanned, smooth skin. Fin knew he was staring. Matt's lower half was covered by track pants with side snaps, but Fin knew that beneath those snaps were the most glorious legs in existence. Those full lips wrapped around an apple, biting down as a small smile formed and he turned to walk...Fin's...way.

©2015 Charlie Winters (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

UNACCEPTABLE

the ending is chronically logical, but I still was not expecting it to hurt so much, how dare Charlie Winters do them like that, I'm in utter shambles!

Very enjoyable!

Any additional comments?

So I was feeling adventurous this weekend and decided to try an author's debut M/M romance along with a new-to-me narrator. Surprisingly, it turned out pretty well. I enjoyed Fin and Matt. Once you get over the insta-love and jealousy, their story is pretty sweet. And I think I'd like Fin's parents to adopt me, LOL! I agree with others that the epilogue was completely unnecessary, but I knew that going in. I listened to it because I was curious, but I'm going to ignore it for the purpose of rating this book. The narration was great. I will definitely look for more from Luke Itzvic.

epilogue was too sad

I like my stories to have a happy ending. what was the author thinking Wirth that epilogue? listen to the story but avoid the epilogue!!!!!!

this is a wonderful story

this story is about two men define love devotion in lost. but Fin and Matt will never change a thing. I highly recommend this story it was sweet and sad , me cry at the end.

Saddest Ending EVER!

Such a good story if you don't listen to the epilogue. The epilogue is the worst thing I've ever heard and left me feeling emotionally drained.

Loved

This was such a sweet love story. I did ball my eyes out at the epilogue but it was a review if their lives. It did make ending a great book with a seriously heavy heart though. But I truly enjoyed it.

Skip the epilogue - you'll thank me for it.

Any additional comments?

I don't normally do this...but here's my two cents: For those who like a more sentimental insta-love romance, I'd totally recommend this story - just STOP before reading or listening to the epilogue.

Seriously. DO NOT READ THE EPILOGUE.

Twenty-three year old Fin has moved back to St. Louis after graduation. Fin doesn't need to work, he's a trust fund kid and his parents lavish money and presents on him constantly, but he wants to feel useful, so he accepts a teaching position at a local private high school teaching music and theater. On his first day he meets thirty year old Phys Ed teacher Matt DiFiore. The two hit it off and begin seeing one another.

Told entirely from Fin's POV, we do get a bit of angst in the story, mostly from Matt. Matt comes with quite a lot of baggage; he's a board certified Sports Medicine doctor unable to practice in his field (for reasons) and he lives under a very tight budget paying off old debts, so there's some money friction between the two as well.

The story revolves entirely around Fin and Matt's whirlwind (read: insta-love) romance. There are some pretty hot sexy times, and, though there were a couple of times when the romance started reading far more like a het-romance and I would side-eye it, it generally got back on track pretty quickly, and was a really enjoyable listen.

Charlie Winters is a new M/M writer, and you can tell this was a first attempt at times. There are some stumbles, but on the whole the story is mostly enjoyable, I was really digging the whole thing. There are times I really like a sappy romance and this was ticking off all my boxes...especially with the narration.

I really, really enjoyed the narration by, new to M/M romance, narrator Luke Itzvic. He was sexy, saucy, swishy, masculine...all of his character voices were great, I liked his pitch and timing, and his tone. I'll definitely be looking for more audios narrated by Itzvic in the future.

Then came the one glaringly huge exception: THE EPILOGUE.

The epilogue almost ruined this story for me. Seriously. In my opinion, if you like your romances with a HEA then DO NOT READ THE EPILOGUE. I guarantee you will be happier for it. This would have been a solid 4.5 star listen for me if it weren't for that epilogue.

Loved it

This is one of those books that I have read multiple times and will continue to re-read. Now, I can listen to it multiple times too! The audible version gives just as many "feels" as the book...I cried just as hard!! So glad I decided to download it! Great job!

needs some work

I thought it had potential at first. The excessive amounts of sex scenes was too much for me. At other times the story was so ridiculous that it wasn't believable. I always force myself to finish a boom no matter how much I dislike it. I did really like the narrator. Maybe his next book will be an improvement.