Uhhhh, not sure how I feel about this one yet. Let me get through part 2 and then I'll put it all together. Love triangle with a heroine that you wantUhhhh, not sure how I feel about this one yet. Let me get through part 2 and then I'll put it all together. Love triangle with a heroine that you want to slap upside the head.
It's been a while but I think this had similar vibes to K.A. Linde's Avoiding Commitment story.
I loved seeing their relationship progress, how sweet Jackson was to her with all of the little things he did, his thoughtfulness. Oh, and Julie is a bitch and I hope she gets what's coming to her.
Major spoilers, you've been warned. I need to re-cap this for my own sake to reference after book 2... (view spoiler)[ Emily is an indecisive, lonely, weak heroine that just wants a family. She doesn't care that her fiance is cheating on her and he only wants to marry her for money. She loves Jackson, the pseudo-brother, but he's a Navy SEAL that despite not being able to keep his eyes and hands off of her is adamant he never wants a wife or kids. Instead of her dumping Matt's cheating ass she lets him tell her how unloveable she is and he leaves her. Then she immediately runs upstairs and loses her virginity to Jackson. Matt's in an accident after he leaves, ends up with a brain injury and memory loss, she has to pretend she's still engaged for his health, goes on with her wedding day, all while she's secretly pregnant with Jackson's baby and won't tell him. TRAIN WRECK YA'LL!
Despite all this, it was a page turner because I couldn't wait to see how everything was going to play out and I immediately opened book 2 at 1 a.m. (hide spoiler)]...more
Meh, this one was ok. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. I didn't connect with the first half of the book since she was in high school, they were too youMeh, this one was ok. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. I didn't connect with the first half of the book since she was in high school, they were too young to be together yet, and it was just blah blah blah background. I think if they would have connected more in the past, like with deeper conversations, I would have enjoyed their re-connection in the Present part of the book more. Perhaps now I'll appreciate books that do the periodic flashbacks because they allow you insight into the past but doesn't take a whole section of a book to deliver.
I liked Beau, his gruffness and confidence. When he had her call Preston. The alpha was good, though he didn't use it to push Lauren. But Lauren was too insecure and annoyed me. The whole book focused on her not being enough.
(I did a read/listen...book was on KU, audio on Hoopla)...more