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zaza_bdp's review against another edition
3.0
Ce tome reprend juste après la "bombe" laissée par Harper Sloan dans le précédent volume. Après la tragédie survenue dans les locaux de CS, le temps de la reconstruction est venu.
Ash, le frère de Coop, est brisé par ce qui s'est passé, muré dans sa douleur, il paraît au bord du gouffre et seul Maddox saura trouver les mots pour le secouer, en le poussant vers Chelcie.
Chelcie, la collègue et amie de Dee, a elle aussi un lourd bagage, avec ce bébé qui arrive et le secret de sa conception. Et c'est là que pour moi une gigantesque sonnette d'alarme résonne, avec les warnings et tout le toutim. En effet, ce type de romance me paraît complètement fucked-up, mais bon, tant pis, j'ai continué à lire ce tome, ce n'est pas ça qui allait m'arrêter dans ma quête du tome 5 !
Bref, une fois encore, nous avons droit à une romance sexy, avec un héros possessif et homme des cavernes au possible, une héroine prête à beaucoup de choses pour sauver son homme, une bande d'amis d'une fidélité à toute épreuve et un Cohen toujours au top avec ses répliques à mourir de rire !
Alors oui, je n'ai pas aimé certains rebondissements,
mais j'ai quand même lu ce livre avec un certain plaisir. je crois que ce je préfère dans cette série c'est ce sens profond de l'amitié que l'on sent entre ces hommes, cet esprit de bande si bien restitué.
Et puis les dernières pages avec Maddox et Emmy m'ont laissé bouche bée !
Dans l'ensemble, c'est une bonne série de romance, mais ce tome ne fera pas partie de mes favoris.
Ash, le frère de Coop, est brisé par ce qui s'est passé, muré dans sa douleur, il paraît au bord du gouffre et seul Maddox saura trouver les mots pour le secouer, en le poussant vers Chelcie.
Chelcie, la collègue et amie de Dee, a elle aussi un lourd bagage, avec ce bébé qui arrive et le secret de sa conception. Et c'est là que pour moi une gigantesque sonnette d'alarme résonne, avec les warnings et tout le toutim. En effet, ce type de romance me paraît complètement fucked-up, mais bon, tant pis, j'ai continué à lire ce tome, ce n'est pas ça qui allait m'arrêter dans ma quête du tome 5 !
Bref, une fois encore, nous avons droit à une romance sexy, avec un héros possessif et homme des cavernes au possible, une héroine prête à beaucoup de choses pour sauver son homme, une bande d'amis d'une fidélité à toute épreuve et un Cohen toujours au top avec ses répliques à mourir de rire !
Alors oui, je n'ai pas aimé certains rebondissements,
Spoiler
Avoir un HEA avec le frère du mec avec qui on a conçu un bébé euuuh .... et ce qui m'a le plus hérissé c'est à nouveau ce personnage de l'ex frappadingue, franchement, question rebondissement on tourne en rond là !mais j'ai quand même lu ce livre avec un certain plaisir. je crois que ce je préfère dans cette série c'est ce sens profond de l'amitié que l'on sent entre ces hommes, cet esprit de bande si bien restitué.
Et puis les dernières pages avec Maddox et Emmy m'ont laissé bouche bée !
Dans l'ensemble, c'est une bonne série de romance, mais ce tome ne fera pas partie de mes favoris.
disjointedenvy's review against another edition
5.0
I am totally "balls deep" into this series. Can not recommend highly enough.
suzysuzy34's review against another edition
1.0
I’m sorry I’ve got up to chapter 18 and cannot seriously read anymore. Sometimes this author is okay and I like her, other times she’s way OTT, especially with the sex scenes. The only reason really I’m continuing reading this series is because I’ve already paid £7 for the whole boxset. Chelsie is annoying as hell and Asher isn’t much better. Seriously the whole date with Phil the foot fetish guy makes me want to gag, it just so not believable and the guy coming out of the toilet with a used tampom on his face, whilst the slut he was having sex with has tissue paper sticking out of her knickers!!! Yuck!!! disgusting, I dont know if the author is trying for humour but I seriously don’t get it. No connection at all between these two and I have no interest in their happy ending.
Now I did love Dee and Beck’s story (book 2), so as I have already paid for the whole series of books, I’m jumping straight to Maddox’s and Emmy’s story as I do like this couple and pray for a better outcome than what I’ve been reading here.
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Seriously I’ve read the first few chapters of Locke (Maddox’s story) and I just can’t do it, Emmy a stripper - no thanks, going to leave this series be.. cannot read on anymore. I’ve had enough of the OTT inner dialogue and drama.
Now I did love Dee and Beck’s story (book 2), so as I have already paid for the whole series of books, I’m jumping straight to Maddox’s and Emmy’s story as I do like this couple and pray for a better outcome than what I’ve been reading here.
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Seriously I’ve read the first few chapters of Locke (Maddox’s story) and I just can’t do it, Emmy a stripper - no thanks, going to leave this series be.. cannot read on anymore. I’ve had enough of the OTT inner dialogue and drama.
stephlb15's review
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
tamm's review against another edition
5.0
If you haven't read the previous books in this series, please do (Especially Beck), because Chelcie and Asher are introduced in previous books and while this is their story, events from Beck play into this book as well.
I was a wreck in Beck because of events that brought Asher Cooper to town, but I didn't know how wrecked I'd be as I read about Chelcie's and Cooper's story and how those events would play into it until I was buried deep into this book.
In other words, especially if you have read Beck, have tissues at the ready because if you're a crier like me... you're going to need them.
We saw Asher Cooper begin his downward spiral in Beck and he was really down there at the beginning of Cooper when he's calling a woman by another's name (Chelcie) and Locke's cat is missing. He comes to realize that the one woman he doesn't deserve or shouldn't want, he wants. When he's around her, things are just better.
Chelsie wants nothing more from Cooper thank a distant friendship, yet she knows she needs to tell him about the secret she's keeping but because of how he's been, she's not sure she should. He has a right to know, but she knows she isn't ready to tell him yet.
Cooper and his Alpha ways and Chelcie and her strength, love, and encouragement help each other with their pasts, their building love, and telling each other their secrets.
At first, Asher is upset, but he comes around and it makes him love Chelcie and bond with her even more.
Will a woman from Cooper's past though, tear that apart?
I admit that because Asher wasn't truly a part of the other books until Beck and that I didn't grow to love him already in the other books, that I had my misgivings about this book and that I wasn't prepared to commit fully to it like I had the other books. I was kinda pissed actually that Coop didn't get his own book. But in a way, he did. To me, this was not only Asher's story, but Coop's story and Coop is very much a part of this book.
Harper not only showed Chelcie's strength and determination from the get go, but she made me root for Asher as he looked for Locke's cat and bega to fight for Chelcie and for a life with her, a family with her.
Having appearances by all the gang, from Sway to Emily (the way Emily showed up was AWESOME) just helped with the closeness of the characters and drew me into the story even more.
I laughed, got angry, cried, and cried some more, but in the end, Harper Sloan soared with this book. It is not a filler before Locke's story. It is the story of two brothers and how one woman made their family stronger and filled with more love than ever.
I was a wreck in Beck because of events that brought Asher Cooper to town, but I didn't know how wrecked I'd be as I read about Chelcie's and Cooper's story and how those events would play into it until I was buried deep into this book.
In other words, especially if you have read Beck, have tissues at the ready because if you're a crier like me... you're going to need them.
We saw Asher Cooper begin his downward spiral in Beck and he was really down there at the beginning of Cooper when he's calling a woman by another's name (Chelcie) and Locke's cat is missing. He comes to realize that the one woman he doesn't deserve or shouldn't want, he wants. When he's around her, things are just better.
Chelsie wants nothing more from Cooper thank a distant friendship, yet she knows she needs to tell him about the secret she's keeping but because of how he's been, she's not sure she should. He has a right to know, but she knows she isn't ready to tell him yet.
Cooper and his Alpha ways and Chelcie and her strength, love, and encouragement help each other with their pasts, their building love, and telling each other their secrets.
At first, Asher is upset, but he comes around and it makes him love Chelcie and bond with her even more.
Will a woman from Cooper's past though, tear that apart?
I admit that because Asher wasn't truly a part of the other books until Beck and that I didn't grow to love him already in the other books, that I had my misgivings about this book and that I wasn't prepared to commit fully to it like I had the other books. I was kinda pissed actually that Coop didn't get his own book. But in a way, he did. To me, this was not only Asher's story, but Coop's story and Coop is very much a part of this book.
Harper not only showed Chelcie's strength and determination from the get go, but she made me root for Asher as he looked for Locke's cat and bega to fight for Chelcie and for a life with her, a family with her.
Having appearances by all the gang, from Sway to Emily (the way Emily showed up was AWESOME) just helped with the closeness of the characters and drew me into the story even more.
I laughed, got angry, cried, and cried some more, but in the end, Harper Sloan soared with this book. It is not a filler before Locke's story. It is the story of two brothers and how one woman made their family stronger and filled with more love than ever.
alwaysbooking's review against another edition
3.0
I have really liked this series so far, but felt Cooper was left lacking :(
I didn't feel the connection between the characters... maybe that's all on me?
I am so excited for Maddox's book so I will definitely keep reading the series.
I didn't feel the connection between the characters... maybe that's all on me?
I am so excited for Maddox's book so I will definitely keep reading the series.
ikraa's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
laurenm2111's review against another edition
5.0
Harper's books are always such a delight to read. Her characters are so well developed that you feel that you could actually give them a call to hang out. And with each book in the series, there is just more depth added to these people that there is a very emotionally intense connection with them. You are VERY invested in their journey, and you are stuck on the emotional rollercoaster with them throughout the entire books. Cooper and Chelcis were just wonderful together, after a rough start they really meshed well. Such a sweet story about life, the ending was wonderful - full circle.
Really looking forward to Maddox's book - from the looks of it - he's gonna have a rough time!! Bring on Locke!!
Really looking forward to Maddox's book - from the looks of it - he's gonna have a rough time!! Bring on Locke!!