Dear Mr. Hunk (Mini-Review)

Dear Mr. Hunk by Flora Ferrari is about Lorelei "Rory" Clark who has wanted to be with Bennet Bradshaw since forever. The problem? Not only is he way older than her, he is also her father's best friend. A year after nearly kissing each other, Rory puts an anonymous letter to a "Mr. Hunk" in Bennet's mailbox. Soon Rory and Bennet begin to question if they should really be resisting their intense feelings for each other.

There is a sex scene where Bennet pleasures Rory and is just about to put his manhood in her when she tells him to stop. Now I am glad that a scene exists in a book where one of the parties isn't shamed for wanting to stop and the other party is extremely understanding. It is good to normalize such things happening as sometimes, for one reason or another, a person will want to stop and shouldn't be shamed for that.

On the other hand...Rory has been hiding a secret from Bennet and decides at that moment to tell him it. That wouldn't be a problem but...the author reveals how disturbingly they think about virginity. She only thinks of telling him about being a virgin at that moment after allowing things to go so far. I'm sorry, but after you have had cunnilingus performed on you you aren't a virgin. That's a very sexual act.

Things get worse when Bennet is really excited since Rory is a virgin which it means he has a greater claim to her. Or at least that's what he believes. While the book likes to show that the pair are ready to become a serious couple, if you are so obsessed with who your partner has slept with before you...you aren't ready for a serious relationship. If you don't want to have sex with someone before being married, that's your choice. Just don't get angry when the other person isn't a virgin.

While the book can get really steamy at points, there's something very Christian about the book. There's a big emphasis on Rory being a virgin while Bennet's virginity isn't given the same attention. He doesn't like opening up to people, but there's a difference between that and being a virgin. There's also an emphasis on Rory and Bennet's relationship being morally right because they want to have kids. Finally, what counts as sex is a specific kind of sexual act. Hence cunnilingus can be performed on Rory and she is still a virgin.

For a book like this word choices are extremely important. Words need to titillate the reader without becoming silly. This book does struggle on that account. One of the more notable instances of poor word choices is when Rory's womb cries out for Bennet's seed. Like...I had to put the book down multiple times because of that. Trust me, my womb has never once cried out for anything. And reading that a womb cries out just...does nothing for me.

Rory's father finds out about the relationship at one point because of course he does. At that moment he thinks that Bennet is a predator and Rory is in danger. So what does he do? He allows Rory to stay with Bennet and we're supposed to think the dad is a good guy. But he just allowed his daughter to stay in what he perceived as great danger. Father of the year, folks.

I would recommend Dear Mr. Hunk to anyone who likes romances involving older men and younger women.