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Madly (New York, #2)
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As with Truly, Madly was yet another crack-worthy story from Ruthie Knox. Again, she has crafted a couple that not only has intense chemistry together, but also work incredibly well emotionally.
The heroine here, Allie, is May’s sister who we also happen to meet in Truly. I liked her as much as I liked her older sister. Worried that her mother is about to abandon her family, Allie runs after her to New York City to try to talk some sense into her. On her first night, she happens to encounter a handsome stranger, who helps her out of a difficult situation. I thought it took real guts from Allie to actually go after her mom to a foreign city. She was smart, motivated, and just a big ball of emotions, basically completely endearing. We get to see major growth on Allie’s part in this book, and I thought her character development was absolutely fantastic. Winston too, I almost immediately fell in love with – funny isn’t how much I despise insta-love, but have no qualms falling in insta-love with book characters? He was kind, a little quiet and a truly loving father. He’s one of those heroes that makes you a little bitter because you know that in the real world, it’s going to be difficult to find someone like him.
His relationship with Allie was gorgeously written. They obviously had lots of steamy chemistry between them, that’s heightened thanks to a sexy to-do list that they come with together, but for me, the best part about their romance was how much they talked with each other about anything and everything. It’s so rare to find couples in books that communicate before taking off their clothes, so reading the dynamic that Allie and Winston had was exhilarating. I don’t know why, but part of me has vehemently been opposed to reading romances with age-gaps, but this year, I’ve become a complete sucker for them, so that was another aspect I really loved about Madly. I will say that if I had to compare the two, I most definitely preferred Truly, only because there were times when I felt like the romance got side-lined by Allie’s mom’s story. Again, we have the NYC setting that Ruthie Knox absolutely brought to life. I also have to briefly mention Winston’s daughter, who I adored. She’s a quirky, passionate and loving college student who added another layer of complexity to the story, but was never an obstacle to Allie and Winston’s relationship. In fact, she grows a kinship with Allie and it was great!
Madly is another hit by Ruthie Knox that is compelling and wholly worth the read. I’ll be sure to pick up her backlog while I wait for the next book in this series, Completely, to be out.
by
As with Truly, Madly was yet another crack-worthy story from Ruthie Knox. Again, she has crafted a couple that not only has intense chemistry together, but also work incredibly well emotionally.
The heroine here, Allie, is May’s sister who we also happen to meet in Truly. I liked her as much as I liked her older sister. Worried that her mother is about to abandon her family, Allie runs after her to New York City to try to talk some sense into her. On her first night, she happens to encounter a handsome stranger, who helps her out of a difficult situation. I thought it took real guts from Allie to actually go after her mom to a foreign city. She was smart, motivated, and just a big ball of emotions, basically completely endearing. We get to see major growth on Allie’s part in this book, and I thought her character development was absolutely fantastic. Winston too, I almost immediately fell in love with – funny isn’t how much I despise insta-love, but have no qualms falling in insta-love with book characters? He was kind, a little quiet and a truly loving father. He’s one of those heroes that makes you a little bitter because you know that in the real world, it’s going to be difficult to find someone like him.
His relationship with Allie was gorgeously written. They obviously had lots of steamy chemistry between them, that’s heightened thanks to a sexy to-do list that they come with together, but for me, the best part about their romance was how much they talked with each other about anything and everything. It’s so rare to find couples in books that communicate before taking off their clothes, so reading the dynamic that Allie and Winston had was exhilarating. I don’t know why, but part of me has vehemently been opposed to reading romances with age-gaps, but this year, I’ve become a complete sucker for them, so that was another aspect I really loved about Madly. I will say that if I had to compare the two, I most definitely preferred Truly, only because there were times when I felt like the romance got side-lined by Allie’s mom’s story. Again, we have the NYC setting that Ruthie Knox absolutely brought to life. I also have to briefly mention Winston’s daughter, who I adored. She’s a quirky, passionate and loving college student who added another layer of complexity to the story, but was never an obstacle to Allie and Winston’s relationship. In fact, she grows a kinship with Allie and it was great!
Madly is another hit by Ruthie Knox that is compelling and wholly worth the read. I’ll be sure to pick up her backlog while I wait for the next book in this series, Completely, to be out.
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