Her Two Dads edition by Ariel Tachna Literature Fiction eBooks
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Srikkanth Bhattacharya is a quintessential gay bachelor and perfectly happy about it—until he gets a call from the local hospital telling him his best friend died in childbirth. Sri had agreed to provide the sperm to make Jill's dream of motherhood come true, but he'd never expected to have to make decisions for a baby girl. He intends to place her with an adoptive family, but once he sees her, Sri can’t bring himself to do it, so now he’s struggling to learn how to deal with a newborn.
His housemate and friend, Jaime Frias, volunteers to help, never guessing he’ll fall in love with both the baby and Sri. Everything seems perfect until a visit from Social Services sends Sri into a tailspin, feeling like he has to choose between his daughter and a relationship with the man he’s coming to love.
Her Two Dads edition by Ariel Tachna Literature Fiction eBooks
I wanted to love this book, after all what's not to love? A cute baby, two dads and a love story. Unfortunately, there is too much detail in the novel about the dads buying baby food, clothing, furniture and accessories - by too much I mean at least 20 pages - that overwhelmed what could have been a sweet love story. But once we actually got to the love story and done with the baby shopping, the story picked up, but before that it was a snooze fest. Normally I love this author's work, but this one just did not do it for me.Product details
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Her Two Dads edition by Ariel Tachna Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
4.25 out of 5
When Srikkanth Bhattacharya's best friend Jill decided to have a baby, Sri agreed to donate sperm for the procedure. That was to be the sum of his involvement; Jill fully intended to raise the baby on her own. But when Jill dies of complications during the birth, Sri suddenly finds himself with a beautiful baby girl on his hands and a difficult decision to make. The "right" thing to do would probably be to offer her for adoption, because how can a single gay man possibly raise a baby on his own, but as soon as he holds baby Sophie in his hands, he falls in love so hard that there is no way that he could possibly let her go.
Before he knows it, Sri finds himself surrounded with bottles, diapers, and all the other paraphernalia that goes with having babies. Sri is thrilled and terrified and has absolutely no idea how to take care of a baby. Fortunately, one of his housemates does. Jaime Frias comes from a large and boisterous Hispanic family and has juggled babies his entire life, it seems. Jaime falls for Sophie as fast as Sri did, and he is more than willing to help raise the little one. He and Sri have never been involved with each other, but as they care for baby Sophie, they form an emotional bond that slowly becomes love.
Sophie thrives under the loving care of her two dads, but it doesn't take long for intolerance to show its ugly face and to shake them up. Will Sri and Jaime allow the prejudice of a few small-minded individuals interfere with their happiness? They might not be a traditional family unit, but there is no doubt at all that three of them make a family together.
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It's not terribly often that I'm drawn to read a story based just on the cover image. In fact, the opposite is more likely to be the case. With Ariel Tachna's novel "Her Two Dads," however, I'm very willing to admit that it was the completely adorable baby on the cover that initially drew me. The way she is balanced so securely and gently in those two hands speaks of love and trust without words, and it captured my heart before I could even read the blurb. The best cover in the world is not going to camouflage a poor story, of course, but that is not an issue in this case. Her Two Dads is as sweet and gentle as the cover promises. It celebrates family of all types, especially families that might be considered nontraditional, in a story about two men who must overcome both bigotry and their own fears if they want to have a future together.
This is not a particularly exciting story; its appeal lies instead on a more visceral, emotional level. There are no high-adrenaline moments, life-or-death struggles, or impossible roadblocks in "Her Two Dads." Even the romantic connection between the two heroes is something that is eased into gradually, with a very real worry between them that their relationship might be solely based on their connection over baby Sophie. The main conflict occurs in the fear that is instilled into Sri when his ability to care for his daughter is questioned and whether these two men will allow the intolerance of others to break them apart. They must also deal with the potential complication that their respective families represent. Both men come from cultures with strict traditions regarding family. It is up to little Sophie to wield the magic that all babies have in order to win their families over.
Ms. Tachna has included plenty of detail in this story regarding baby care, and that brings a realism to this novel that those of us who have been parents can definitely relate to. I had to smile at the image of two bachelors wandering around in Babies 'R' Us, lost and clueless until they are rescued by a helpful salesperson. They deal with baby ear infections, unexplained fevers, sleepless nights, and interruptions to their intimate moments. This is definitely a "brave new world" for Sri and Jaime.
"Her Two Dads" ends on a happy note that is sure to leave the reader with a smile. Yes, our heroes (and tiny heroine) will always encounter ignorance and bigots and homophobic idiocy, but most important is for them to follow Jaime's words from the story and acknowledge that "we're stronger together than anything they can do to us." In the end, all it truly takes to make a family is a lot of love and a common goal, and that's a message that I can agree with wholeheartedly.
Note This is a "Dreamspinner Makes a Difference" title. Dreamspinner Press has pledged 5% of the profits from Her Two Dads to the Family Equality Council and COLAGE, whose goals are to promote full social and legal equality for GLBT families.
4.5 stars. I really enjoyed this story. It was sweet and slow moving, but not in a boring way. It grabbed my attention early on and held it the whole way through. I've read books that sound a lot more interesting/exciting than the description of this book, but that weren't nearly as engaging. I also liked that it focused on building relationships and family not lust and jumping into bed right away (if you are looking for a book with a lot of sex scenes this is not the book for you. The one problem I had with it, which is nitpicky, but it really bugged me, is that Jill gave birth to a full term baby, Sri talked abot how excited she had been and all the preparation she had done, meaning that she had to have had a fully furmished nursery with a ton of clothes (I'm sure someone gave her a baby shower) and all the required supplies for a newborn, but no mention was made of that -- Sri had to go buy everything necessary rather than go to his best friend's apartment and get the stuff that was for Sophie and likely belonged to her as Jill's only living relative (if she didn't make a will and she sounded like the type who would have made sure Sophie was provided for and raised by who she wanted) -- it would have been nice for Sophie to have the stuff her mom had picked out for her, since she would never know her. No mention was ever made about clearing out Jill's apartment, planning her funeral, her funeral and that was totally illogical to me since Sri was supposed to be her best friend and she had no family. Another nitpicky detail that bothered me was the money stuff not adding up -- Sri couldn't afford his condo without 2 roomates before he had a baby, but somehow he was going to be able to care for a baby including the very expensive full time daycare for an infant (he didn't end up using daycare, but he didn't know that at the time) with no problem and on the flip side of that he was adamant about needing a second roomate when Nathaniel moved out and could only afford it by having Jaime pay half, but what was never mentioned (and I have never seen it mentioned in the dozen or so similar books I've read where a parent dies and someone else takes guardianship and a big deal is made about the financial struggle) is that the surviving parent/guardian gets social security -- it's based on the dead parent's earnings and number of children, but in my case, 10-15 year ago, it was something like $600 for one child and maxed out at $2000 for multiple children based on mid five figure earmings, so the amount Sri got should have covered the missing rent, but the extra money he was now getting was never mentioned. Obviously not enough of an issue to take away from the enjoyability of the story, but, especially, the mystery of what happened to all the stuff Jill bought for Sophie bothered me throughout the book -- it seemed like a glaring detail to ignore.
I like this story and re-read it once in a while but I'm always annoyed by one detail. They talk about getting supplies/furniture/clothes for Sophie but the reality is Jill would have already bought all this stuff. Why does the author ignore that all this stuff would have been the baby's and could have been moved from Jill's to Sri's? Other than the obvious the story would have been a third shorter. It would have forced her to write more. She's not the only writer to forget this "detail" and it always annoys me. Common sense is lost.
I enjoyed watching the relationships between the main characters develop and grow. Although I do think it was a little rushed at the end.
This is just a heartwarming story. some ups and downs but all around a great story
I wanted to love this book, after all what's not to love? A cute baby, two dads and a love story. Unfortunately, there is too much detail in the novel about the dads buying baby food, clothing, furniture and accessories - by too much I mean at least 20 pages - that overwhelmed what could have been a sweet love story. But once we actually got to the love story and done with the baby shopping, the story picked up, but before that it was a snooze fest. Normally I love this author's work, but this one just did not do it for me.
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