Sloane is a freshman at Penn State and just finished fraternity rush, being accepted into an up-and-coming frat. He's openly gay, but not ostentatious, and never imagined being part of a frat, but was courted by the magnetic Micah--frat pres, and one of Sloane's TA's. Micah's attractive, sure, but he's straight. Unfortunately, Sloane is inexplicably drawn to Micah's burly, butch younger brother--Hank--who seems to have more than a particular dislike for Sloane.Micah, ever the fence-mender, assigns joint chairmanship of the big Winter Party to Sloane and Hank. It's awkward and painful, for Sloane. He finds Hank attractive and rude, by design. Hank can't explain why he hates Sloane, but he's not happy with his brother's machinations and only agrees to this plan if Micah promises to never pair him and Sloane up again. Their collaboration is spot on, the party a rousing success, and Hank relishes in the knowledge that he and Sloane won't spend any further time together, while he secretly, shamefully, acknowledges his growing attraction to Sloane. Hank doesn't want to be gay, and Sloane's cultured personality and general friendliness are too hard for Hank to accept; he can't wait for break so he can find some relief in absence.A change in Christmas plans, however, has Micah inviting Sloane to spend the break on their family farm. Hanks beside himself, especially when he learns that Micah's not above experimenting with Sloane. The tension runs fast and furious, as Sloane, Micah and Hank learn to co-exist in the happy household. Their parents are over-the-top accommodating, and encouraging for their sons to find the happiness a loving relationship can bring. This is not a ménage. This is a GFY (gay for you) first timer experience with a young man deeply conflicted about his sexuality. This is a really, really fun story, with such great heart, and such a lovingly constructed plot. The banter is d-lish, and the end is exactly as anyone could have hoped, with a fantastic smexytime that I absolutely could not wait to read. Perfect! Just perfect! Unwrapping Hank is just perfection. I’ve read this after reading Blame It On The Mistletoe and this totally put a smile on my face this season. Sloane grew up as the son of two psychiatrists. Pledging for a fraternity in his freshman year at the Penn State Uni, he meets the big, muscled mysterious Hank Springfield who acts dumb but is majoring in Philosophy. There’s more to Hank than meets the eyes so Sloane made it his mission to uncover everything about said mystery. When he got invited to Hank’s family farm in Amish Country over the Christmas break, things became clear to Sloane which also paved the way for Hank to lower his defenses.‘gotta admit that I loved this more than Fielding and Mick’s story. Both Sloane and Hank and even Hank’s big bro Micah are just too much for one book! It’s a very special story and the reason why Hank’s all that was such a tearjerker. I wanna give him the biggest bear hug ever! So, so worth it and will totally have this on my reread list!
What do You think about Unwrapping Hank (2014)?
What a wonderful Christmas romance!! 5 stars - and I'm gonna have a Kombucha drink now ;-)
—nylle
