Cyril in the Flesh

Surviving Cyril

By: Ramsey Hootman

Narrated by: Daniel McColly

Forgiveness is the best revenge.

Once upon a time, hacktivist Cyril Blanchard’s passionate letters won the heart of the woman he loved. Unfortunately, he let his best friend take the credit - and the girl. Robin discovered the truth years too late, after a hacking exploit gone south left her husband dead and Cyril in prison.

Now he’s out, and Robin says she’s prepared to give him a second chance. Unlikely. Cyril may be pretty on paper, but in real life, he’s a belligerent, foul-mouthed neckbeard whose only coping mechanism is binge-eating his way back to 500 pounds. So her offer to put him up in the ramshackle Victorian she’s renovating in small-town California seems less like forgiveness than a trap. Either that, or Robin’s lost her marbles. Possibly both.

Cyril doesn’t know what her game is, but he knows one thing for sure: He doesn’t get the girl.

He also can’t let her go.

©2021 Ramsey Hootman (P)2021 Ramsey Hootman

The perfect sequel!!!

Normally the foul language is would be a total turnoff ( no surprise there, right? ) but the language IS a huge part of the main character). That being said this book is as good as the first one. A love story told from a man's perspective, a totally messed up, in desperate need of therapy, perfectly raw kind of man's perspective. A story that is absolutely emotionally exhausting, in that excellent way that only very few really are. An Unexpectedly gut-wrenching, maddeningly, emotional roller coaster kind of a love story. Do yourself a favor, don't bother thinking you know how this one is going to end, because you don't, you won't.

The narration is perfect, and when you are finished with the book, you will go back to see if the narrator's name was in fact, Cyril.