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The Naked Fisherman

The Naked Fisherman

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  • Author：Jewel E. Ann
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Summary

It's official。

I'm eighteen and a young woman with endless possibilities on my way to reunite with my mom in Colorado after five years apart—she had a little weed incident in Nebraska。

At the airport， she springs the news on me 。。。 she's leaving for a month of job training。 And me？ I'm left on my own in the basement she's renting from the fisherman， aka her landlord who lives upstairs。

He's ten years older than me。 Never wears a shirt。 And makes it hard to remember all the things I learned at Christian Academy。

Did I mention he’s also my new boss？

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Reviews

Maddie Vale ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have mixed feelings about this book， as I found the premise to be really interesting but the execution lack luster。 I didn't really feel the pull between Reese and Fisher aside from the physical attraction。 I have mixed feelings about this book， as I found the premise to be really interesting but the execution lack luster。 I didn't really feel the pull between Reese and Fisher aside from the physical attraction。 。。。more

Tiffany ，

Should've scrapped it instead of finishing， but here we are。 Fresh out of church school， we've got a virgin getting super horny for a guy she just met who is 10 years older than her and she is *gasp* contemplating sex before marriage & testing her sexual guilt limits。 Her back story is weak。 The book doesn't truly "end" and drags on into another one。Spoiler alert:She does all the sex things without actual p in v Should've scrapped it instead of finishing， but here we are。 Fresh out of church school， we've got a virgin getting super horny for a guy she just met who is 10 years older than her and she is *gasp* contemplating sex before marriage & testing her sexual guilt limits。 Her back story is weak。 The book doesn't truly "end" and drags on into another one。Spoiler alert:She does all the sex things without actual p in v 。。。more

Naomi ，

2。5 stars

Blanca A ，

WOWThis book blew my mind。 Loved everything about it。 I laughed， cried and my heart broke。 I hope to r next book with mend it some。 I love Fisher。

Harmony ，

Man， so many books that deal with an age gap have the young heroine wise beyond her years。 This felt way more realistic， with the heroine wanting to graduate from feeling like a child but having so much to learn and experience。 I saw some of my own past echoed in her angsty story， and it wasn't always fun to read， but it felt authentic。 Weaving in her own painful self doubt due to her ultra religious upbringing was also challenging to read at times， especially since the story is sooo very spicy， Man， so many books that deal with an age gap have the young heroine wise beyond her years。 This felt way more realistic， with the heroine wanting to graduate from feeling like a child but having so much to learn and experience。 I saw some of my own past echoed in her angsty story， and it wasn't always fun to read， but it felt authentic。 Weaving in her own painful self doubt due to her ultra religious upbringing was also challenging to read at times， especially since the story is sooo very spicy， but once again， felt relatable。 I didn't expect the cliffhanger but book two picks up nicely。 。。。more

Sara ，

Sinceramente。。。 no sé qué decir。 Yo pensaba que era una comedia romántica。 Y no。

Cayley ，

This was a tease in the best sense of the word。 I wasn't sure what I was getting into at the start。。。oh no， virginal Christian， is normally something that I seer from because it typically ends up being so preechy。 I think Jewel captured the balance of this perfectly and I was lead into a wonderful contemporary romance。 This book for me was a 10/10 on banter between Fisher and Reese。 It has some of the best snap backs， innunedoes， and snark。 I found myself sometimes smirking， mostly grinning like This was a tease in the best sense of the word。 I wasn't sure what I was getting into at the start。。。oh no， virginal Christian， is normally something that I seer from because it typically ends up being so preechy。 I think Jewel captured the balance of this perfectly and I was lead into a wonderful contemporary romance。 This book for me was a 10/10 on banter between Fisher and Reese。 It has some of the best snap backs， innunedoes， and snark。 I found myself sometimes smirking， mostly grinning like an idiot and a laughing at a few comebacks。 I really think Jewel's writing strength is shown through dialogue。 So that being said you might not enjoy it as much if you need rich background descriptions or lengthy internal monologues。 This book is a conversation and I am here for it。 Great dopamine hit！ Recommend！ 。。。more

Serial Romance Librarian ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 *** Book Q & A**** How did the book make you feel？: Went into this one blind and I’m glad I did because so many of the reviews are harsh！ This book made me cringe， wanna throw my Kindle， laugh， and fan myself。 I hated parts of it because it made me feel raw。 I loved it overall。 * How do you feel about how the story was told？: it’s told from Reese’s POV。 She’s every bit the naive， annoying， entitled， judgmental stereotype you can imagine about someone who attended a private Christian hs， but then *** Book Q & A**** How did the book make you feel？: Went into this one blind and I’m glad I did because so many of the reviews are harsh！ This book made me cringe， wanna throw my Kindle， laugh， and fan myself。 I hated parts of it because it made me feel raw。 I loved it overall。 * How do you feel about how the story was told？: it’s told from Reese’s POV。 She’s every bit the naive， annoying， entitled， judgmental stereotype you can imagine about someone who attended a private Christian hs， but then she’s also just herself。 The praying for annoying， but I got it。 She’s a cruciverbalist and that’s a very important detail of the story。 I had never heard that word， either。 But who knew it could be a whole love language！？ It’s a slow burn and it ends on a cliffie。 There were so many cringey moments。 I thought at first I couldn’t hang in there， but I did and immediately had to devour the sequel。 Also， enough can’t be said for the setting… everything about it。 I felt like I was there the whole time。 * What did you think about the main characters？: Reese annoyed me， but she was still redeemable because she had good intentions。 Fisher’s POV was a mystery， but gah he was so dang delicious—the whole package。 No wonder so many women threw themselves at him。 The secondary characters were beautifully written， too。 * Which parts of the book stood out to you？: The heartbreaking reveal about Fisher’s true feelings。* What themes/tropes did you detect in the story？: age gap， innocent virgin prude vs。 experienced playboy * What did you think about the ending？: Danger: cliffie！！！！ I immediately jumped into the next book。* What is your impression of the author？: Wowza。 I’m shook。 Must seek out more of her books！ Possible Triggers and Safety: slut shaming， 。。。more

Sandra Manuele ，

An immediate all time faveSuch an amazing book。 I haven't had a book give me the feels like this in forever！！！ Definitely one of my faves and I cannot believe the ending ！！！！ An immediate all time faveSuch an amazing book。 I haven't had a book give me the feels like this in forever！！！ Definitely one of my faves and I cannot believe the ending ！！！！ 。。。more

Amanda Saunders ，

2。75/5

Jazz J ，

Sooo conflictedSPOILERS MAYBE。 This one has a lot to unpack。 My fb group was raving about this duo and I was ready to dive in。 18 is tough for everyone and growing up on the edge of the Bible Belt us me relating in some aspects of the hardcore Christian upbringing as well as the notion that as a kid no one likes the smart kid and it’s easier to hide it and fit in。 But I’ll also say that her tantrums got on my last nerve but on the other hand it’s not entirely her fault because of how sheltered s Sooo conflictedSPOILERS MAYBE。 This one has a lot to unpack。 My fb group was raving about this duo and I was ready to dive in。 18 is tough for everyone and growing up on the edge of the Bible Belt us me relating in some aspects of the hardcore Christian upbringing as well as the notion that as a kid no one likes the smart kid and it’s easier to hide it and fit in。 But I’ll also say that her tantrums got on my last nerve but on the other hand it’s not entirely her fault because of how sheltered she was raised。 This is also the first time I’ve read this type of trope and I’m not sure how I feel about it tbh。 But my conflicts are brought on by how well the characters are written。 There are very realistic scenarios happening and there’s no easy answer。 。。。more

JAN EDWARDS ，

An age gap story that will draw you right in。 Reese the 18 year old innocent。 Reese is getting to know her mother again after 5 years apart but she didn’t count on Fisher - the 28 year old hot landlord and……。。her new boss。 I was intrigued with this story from page 1。 Reese has been raised by her god fearing， religious zealots grand parents。 Fisher is way out of her league。 I particularly liked the way Reese was written because Jewel writes her exactly the way a sheltered 18 year old would react An age gap story that will draw you right in。 Reese the 18 year old innocent。 Reese is getting to know her mother again after 5 years apart but she didn’t count on Fisher - the 28 year old hot landlord and……。。her new boss。 I was intrigued with this story from page 1。 Reese has been raised by her god fearing， religious zealots grand parents。 Fisher is way out of her league。 I particularly liked the way Reese was written because Jewel writes her exactly the way a sheltered 18 year old would react to her first love。 An older experienced first love。 It’s a very odd pairing but it works。 I look forward to book 2。 。。。more

Nozanin ，

This is the first time i'm being so sorry for giving the book 1 🌟 because I love Jewel Ann and this book just wasn't made for me 😣 This is the first time i'm being so sorry for giving the book 1 🌟 because I love Jewel Ann and this book just wasn't made for me 😣 。。。more

Melissa ，

the book had a lot of missed potential， it wasn’t bad but also wasn’t good。 First I’ll name some of the things I didn’t like about this book: • I seriously hate the main character， I get that she was “made” this way and sort of brain washed but I just couldn’t overlook the facts。 She is homophobic， completely brainwashed into calling people who have sex before marriage “used” （so imo that’s basically calling someone a whore or slut） and she just annoyed me so much。 • there is NO chemistry betwee the book had a lot of missed potential， it wasn’t bad but also wasn’t good。 First I’ll name some of the things I didn’t like about this book: • I seriously hate the main character， I get that she was “made” this way and sort of brain washed but I just couldn’t overlook the facts。 She is homophobic， completely brainwashed into calling people who have sex before marriage “used” （so imo that’s basically calling someone a whore or slut） and she just annoyed me so much。 • there is NO chemistry between Fisher and Reese， like none。 It felt a little too forced to me which I don’t like when reading romance。 The age gap is 10 years， which I normally don’t mind but Reese is only 18 and technically not even a legal adult yet。 • I also felt like Fisher forced sexual things on Reese even though she didn’t want to do anything， eventually he “stopped” doing that tho but I can’t overlook the fact that it did happen。 Now I did like the book enough to finish it but I wouldn’t read it again。 Do I recommend it？ Well I honestly don’t know。 I’d say no？ I’m not even sure myself but if I had to chance to turn back time and not read it I probably wouldn’t read it because it wasn’t very good。 The main character being the way she is just kinda messed up the story for me。 So the characters， the only characters that didn’t annoy the shit out of me are Reese’s mom and Rose。 Her mom tried SO HARD to bond with her but because Reese is completely brain washed into thinking she shouldn’t like her mom， she never got the chance to get to know her own daughter。 The plot again had a lot of potential but it just didn’t live up to that which I think is disappointing。 。。。more

Meri ，

This review consists of random quotes I liked and may contain spoilers。~ “I inched closer to the guardrail and a canyon filled with trees for miles。 The view 。。 there were no words。 “I bet this means nothing to you。”“The view？” he asked。Of course the view。 What did he think I meant？ Tossing him a quick sideways glance， I nodded。 “Yeah， the view。”“I thik there are some things that are meant to provide a lifetime of awe。 The mountains。 The oceans。 Rainbows。 Shooting stars。 First kisses。”~ “Was tha This review consists of random quotes I liked and may contain spoilers。~ “I inched closer to the guardrail and a canyon filled with trees for miles。 The view 。。 there were no words。 “I bet this means nothing to you。”“The view？” he asked。Of course the view。 What did he think I meant？ Tossing him a quick sideways glance， I nodded。 “Yeah， the view。”“I thik there are some things that are meant to provide a lifetime of awe。 The mountains。 The oceans。 Rainbows。 Shooting stars。 First kisses。”~ “Was that the point of life？ To walk a line of righteousness and feel guilty and sinful for occasionally stepping off the line？ Why give us freedom of choice if there was only one right choice？~ “I don’t belive our thoughts are always in-line with our feelings。 And sometimes we think what we believe we’re supposed to think， despite our feelings。 When your feelings align with your thoughts， then you’re thinking for your fucking self。” 。。。more

Amy ，

The fl was not relatable to me。 I had to drop it after skimming through。

Hannah Sydney ，

not sure what crack was put in this book bc tbh the 2 main characters were kinda annoying/ unlikable？？？ but i really enjoyed the story and by the end they were kinda growing on me hehe

reading_n_dreaming ，

This book gave me such an anxiety， thankfully not in a bad way。 It had me ay the edge of my seat wanting to know what would happen next。 I have a love/hate relationship with Fisher， I didn’t know if I want him to finally admit his true feelings for Reese or for him to get lost and leave her alone。 A bit of both， I guess。 As for Reese， I love her。 Very naive and gullible， yet very mature for her age。 Definitely relatable how at 18 she wants to behave as an adult but its still navigating her way a This book gave me such an anxiety， thankfully not in a bad way。 It had me ay the edge of my seat wanting to know what would happen next。 I have a love/hate relationship with Fisher， I didn’t know if I want him to finally admit his true feelings for Reese or for him to get lost and leave her alone。 A bit of both， I guess。 As for Reese， I love her。 Very naive and gullible， yet very mature for her age。 Definitely relatable how at 18 she wants to behave as an adult but its still navigating her way around adulthood。 Their relationship （or whatever it was lol） had me on edge most of the time lol and it wasn’t until towards the end that Fisher finally revealed how he felt that it made me realize that they truly belong together despite their age gap。 I really enjoyed the aspect of religion， and how it can shape our way of thinking and feeling about things specially when its all we hear from the adults around us。 It was pretty clear that this was Reese’s situation and she was still trying to learn and think for herself instead of living life based on her grandparents point of view。 It was very refreshing seeing her grow up make peace with her own feelings。 I can’t wait to read book two！！ 。。。more

Heather Schmidt ，

AmazingOnce again， captivated by Jewels words。 This story is everything and I cannot wait to read the next book。 Hopefully not before bed since I made that mistake tonight and its now 3am。。。 #noregretstho

Oriana L。 ，

4。5Non sono riuscita a staccarmi e ho fatto le ore piccole per finire di leggere la prima parte。 Meno male che il secondo volume è già uscito altrimenti non so proprio come avrei fatto ad aspettare。Reese è una diciottenne che ha frequentato per volere dei nonni， suoi tutori dopo la morte del padre e l'arresto per spaccio della madre， una scuola cattolica dove le sono stati inculcati pregiudizi e pseudo valori morali che verranno cancellati con un colpo di spugna da the naked Fisherman。Fisher è i 4。5Non sono riuscita a staccarmi e ho fatto le ore piccole per finire di leggere la prima parte。 Meno male che il secondo volume è già uscito altrimenti non so proprio come avrei fatto ad aspettare。Reese è una diciottenne che ha frequentato per volere dei nonni， suoi tutori dopo la morte del padre e l'arresto per spaccio della madre， una scuola cattolica dove le sono stati inculcati pregiudizi e pseudo valori morali che verranno cancellati con un colpo di spugna da the naked Fisherman。Fisher è il padrone di casa di sua madre che vive nel seminterrato mentre l'uomo al piano superiore。Fisher è molto affascinante e single ma è off limits non solo perché ha 10 anni più di lei ma anche perchè è l'uomo a cui la madre la affida prima di partire per uno stage di lavoro。Durante questo lasso di tempo Reese e Fisher stringono un forte legame che va al di là della semplice attrazione fisica。Reese vuole restare vergine fino al matrimonio， pensa che dire parolacce sia peccato e che l'amore tra persone dello stesso sesso sia qualcosa contro natura così come le è stato inculcato nella scuola che ha frequentato， ma Fisher le farà vedere le cose da un altro punto di vista。Tuttavia， benché sia giovane e inesperta， anche Reese cambia in un modo profondo la vita di Fisher。Ma avrà il coraggio di andare fino in fondo？Questo romanzo sembra apparentemente leggero， in realtà dà tanti spunti di riflessione sul lavaggio del cervello che avviene in determinati ambienti cattolici。 。。。more

Andrea ，

So， this really hurts me to give a Jewel book three stars。 Jewel is hands down one of my favorite authors。 However， this book just didn't FEEL like a Jewel book。 I really struggled with even liking Reese。 She was extremely naive， annoying， and felt very repetitive。 I couldn't figure out why Fisher liked her。 I also felt like she gave up on her morals real fast for a chemistry I just didn't understand besides the physical。 At first， I thought I had reached the point in my life that I can't read a So， this really hurts me to give a Jewel book three stars。 Jewel is hands down one of my favorite authors。 However， this book just didn't FEEL like a Jewel book。 I really struggled with even liking Reese。 She was extremely naive， annoying， and felt very repetitive。 I couldn't figure out why Fisher liked her。 I also felt like she gave up on her morals real fast for a chemistry I just didn't understand besides the physical。 At first， I thought I had reached the point in my life that I can't read about an 18 year old as a 32 year old。 But， I think she was just plain annoying。 I wanted to love this book SO much because it's Jewel。 I'm told by a friend who has read both books that the 2nd book shows how much Reese has grown and not so annoying。 I look forward to this！ #avidreaderbookblog #readingislife #bookblogger #agegap #chicklit #dirtytalker #forbidden #hot #steamy #witty 。。。more

Virginia ♡ ，

Everything was rushed， ngl kinda expected that if the characters were 18 and 28 that it would be a slow burn， not him being all pervy over her - that gave me the ick。 There wasn't much plot， it just kinda strayed， and I guess her homophobia was for the plot but honestly so unnecessary as there wasn't much plot to begin with。 The smuttiness was decent， the only decent part of the book really aside from Rose who I actually quite liked。 Overall， both of the mcs were pretty awful， the writing style Everything was rushed， ngl kinda expected that if the characters were 18 and 28 that it would be a slow burn， not him being all pervy over her - that gave me the ick。 There wasn't much plot， it just kinda strayed， and I guess her homophobia was for the plot but honestly so unnecessary as there wasn't much plot to begin with。 The smuttiness was decent， the only decent part of the book really aside from Rose who I actually quite liked。 Overall， both of the mcs were pretty awful， the writing style was nice though。 。。。more

GrapesGatsby ，

I was in the mood for a little naughty romance， and needed something binge worthy。 This series came recommended by a fellow bookstagramer， and was on Kindle unlimited （score） so here we are， and wow。 This series was totally steamy， and addicting。 Book One ends on a cliffhanger as well， so I had to keep going until I knew what happened。 I had two late nights of devouring this couple and their story and it was totally worth it。In book one， we meet 18 year old Christian school bred “good girl” Rees I was in the mood for a little naughty romance， and needed something binge worthy。 This series came recommended by a fellow bookstagramer， and was on Kindle unlimited （score） so here we are， and wow。 This series was totally steamy， and addicting。 Book One ends on a cliffhanger as well， so I had to keep going until I knew what happened。 I had two late nights of devouring this couple and their story and it was totally worth it。In book one， we meet 18 year old Christian school bred “good girl” Reese who decides to take a gap year and live with her estranged mother in Colorado。 Upon her arrival， she is introduced to their landlord and housemate， Fisher Mann （who owns a construction business， and is indeed NOT a fisherman like the title and his name might suggest）。 Fisher is as dreamy as they come， and flaunts his shirtless sexiness around the house as often as possible。 Fisher is 28， and well established in his career and life， which is quite the opposite of our timid and inexperienced Reese。 As the flirtation and chemistry builds， Fisher and Reese find themselves in a secret love affair， hiding their relationship from their family and friends。 Reese is conflicted by her Christian beliefs and her instinctive attraction to Fisher （this was the only part of this story that annoyed me。） Book Two opens after the cliffhanger in this first book where we don’t know the fate of this couple。 It picks up 5 years later， and Fisher has amnesia caused by a motorcycle accident injury。 In an effort to not spoil the story， I’ll go no further and just say…Pick this series up and read for yourself！ You won’t be disappointed， unless Christian Purity Culture annoys you the way it did me at parts 🤷‍♀️ 。。。more

Cassie ，

DNF after chapter 4… I just couldn’t get into this。 I didn’t look forward to picking it up， and I didn’t want to force myself to read it。 Reese was personally unlikeable for me as a wildly immature and obnoxiously naive Christian girl。 Fisher wasn’t much better。 I just don’t think this one was for me。

elly ，

does the hero even love the heroine？ i can't feel it。 does the hero even love the heroine？ i can't feel it。 。。。more

Lindsey ，

DNF at 40%I couldn't get over the needy desperation this girl felt for him。 She's 18 and he's 28。 Now， don't get me wrong。。。 I do love me some age gap romances， but this h was insanely naïve and immature in all of her actions。 I mean， I get it！ I was 18 once and trying so hard to be an adult when I had no idea what being an adult meant （I'd gladly go back。 Adulting is hard）。 She's brought up in a very conservative， religious household and yet basically the entire book she's trying to get it on w DNF at 40%I couldn't get over the needy desperation this girl felt for him。 She's 18 and he's 28。 Now， don't get me wrong。。。 I do love me some age gap romances， but this h was insanely naïve and immature in all of her actions。 I mean， I get it！ I was 18 once and trying so hard to be an adult when I had no idea what being an adult meant （I'd gladly go back。 Adulting is hard）。 She's brought up in a very conservative， religious household and yet basically the entire book she's trying to get it on with the H yet feels bad about it。 Like， he treats you like trash but because you're horny it's ok？ Girl。 No。 Stop。 Go get yourself a nice boy who won't make you feel conflicted every ten seconds。I also really struggled with the whole "homosexuality is a sin" that kept popping up in and out randomly。 It almost made me dnf a lot sooner and made me not like the heroine at all。 Idk how Fisher put up with her。 Her attitude just made me。。。 ugh。 I'm sorry， I just couldn't do it 。。。more

Jillilah ，

dnf’d at 74%a group on FB is gushing about this duo so being a habitual idiot， i bit the bait。 maybe it will be a quick fun 3 star read， why not。 Here we are anyway。 the writing is too cringey， characters aren’t likable。 Just don’t waste your time on this， promise？ don’t let my sacrifice be for naught。

Alyson Tellier ，

Loved it！！！I can't give this book enough stars！ The angst is killing me。 At first I was absolutely hating Fisher but as you learned more of his past I just loved him。 Reese is definitely coming in to her own and will hopefully have her own beliefs。 Starting book 2 ASAP！！！！ Loved it！！！I can't give this book enough stars！ The angst is killing me。 At first I was absolutely hating Fisher but as you learned more of his past I just loved him。 Reese is definitely coming in to her own and will hopefully have her own beliefs。 Starting book 2 ASAP！！！！ 。。。more

Desirae ，

So goodjewel E Ann just knows how to draw you into a story！ Only bummer is that it was a “to be continued”。 I can’t sit to read book 2！

Raels111 ，

Wow！ This book has so intrigued。 So many things are against Reese getting her HEA。 Her dad dying， her mum going to jail， her very religious life not answering all her questions。 Once Graduating high school she moves interstate to be with her mum。 Her mum lives in the basement of Fishers home。 Reese and Fisher develop and love hate relationship very quickly。

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