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theravenqueen's review against another edition
4.0
Sarge finds himself back in New Jersey trying to make up for lost time with his sister and the niece he hasn't met, but then he's faced with Jasmine, his sister's best friend and his long time crush, the woman that he wrote numerous songs about.
Jasmine wasn't expecting Sarge to look the way that he did, she knew he was a rock star, but she remembered him as the young man hunched over his guitar writing music in her best friend's living room. Now he looks at her with fire, one she hadn't seen before, hell, one she hadn't ever experienced before and she's trying her best to resist this man 7 years her junior.
This was hot. I really liked the chemistry the two had and I felt it was on par with some of Tessa Bailey's better work. Her mainstream books have a little bit of a cheese factor and the men are overly alpha for my taste. In this book it wasn't as noticeable as in others and while the dirty talk was pretty over the top it wasn't overly aggressive.
It was a quick read and was exactly what I was looking for in the moment.
Jasmine wasn't expecting Sarge to look the way that he did, she knew he was a rock star, but she remembered him as the young man hunched over his guitar writing music in her best friend's living room. Now he looks at her with fire, one she hadn't seen before, hell, one she hadn't ever experienced before and she's trying her best to resist this man 7 years her junior.
This was hot. I really liked the chemistry the two had and I felt it was on par with some of Tessa Bailey's better work. Her mainstream books have a little bit of a cheese factor and the men are overly alpha for my taste. In this book it wasn't as noticeable as in others and while the dirty talk was pretty over the top it wasn't overly aggressive.
It was a quick read and was exactly what I was looking for in the moment.
mushberry's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
First older woman/younger man book I’ve read. It was good but not very rememberable. Still gonna read the rest of the series though since they’re such quick, easy reads.
First older woman/younger man book I’ve read. It was good but not very rememberable. Still gonna read the rest of the series though since they’re such quick, easy reads.
amberreadsromance28's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to this on audio book and it went by super fast. I like the older woman/younger man books for a change of pace, since I usually read regular age gaps.
I loved how obsessed Sarge was with the h and was pining for her for years. Jasmine just got on my nerves. I felt their connection and chemistry, buy it was pretty surface level. They hooked up way too fast. Jasmine never looked at her best friends brother that way before, but he hits on her and she immediately goes for it...at least sexually. At least that's how it felt. Would have appreciated more build up and slow burn to show her feelings for him growing. This just felt surface level, when it could have been better with a longer book.
I loved how obsessed Sarge was with the h and was pining for her for years. Jasmine just got on my nerves. I felt their connection and chemistry, buy it was pretty surface level. They hooked up way too fast. Jasmine never looked at her best friends brother that way before, but he hits on her and she immediately goes for it...at least sexually. At least that's how it felt. Would have appreciated more build up and slow burn to show her feelings for him growing. This just felt surface level, when it could have been better with a longer book.
timitra's review against another edition
3.0
Rated 3.5 Stars
Liked it but it was missing something I can't quite put my finger on what exactly was missing I just know something was.
Liked it but it was missing something I can't quite put my finger on what exactly was missing I just know something was.
alinn0904's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars- this books is about 75% smut and about 25% plot. That being said the spice was great and Sarge has an amazingly dirty mouth however it did make it a little harder to connect with the characters.
While I loved the spicy scenes I feel like there needed to be more plot and the emotion connection between Jasmine and Sarge needed to be expanded on so that it wasn’t only about their physical connection the majority of the time.
While I loved the spicy scenes I feel like there needed to be more plot and the emotion connection between Jasmine and Sarge needed to be expanded on so that it wasn’t only about their physical connection the majority of the time.
bellaso's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
allmadhere106's review against another edition
3.0
Wow. My first heat rating 4--nuclear. I wasn't expecting that level, so it threw me off for a bit since I was worrying over which rating it truly belonged in overall. As I hadn't read a 4, I wasn't quite sure what distanced it from a 3. While the overall sexual content wasn't too far past what we see in a level 3, this book just has SO MUCH of it. Seriously, there is an attempt at plot but the majority of the book is just sex sex sex sex sex. All the sex.
I enjoyed the tropes in action and I got to the point where I was really starting to like the characters, but for me the book's biggest downfall is that there isn't enough time spent with either plot or character development. I wanted to learn more about them as a lasting couple past them having lots of sex, and I wanted to really see them as separate people before we saw them together. Knowing that they had the age dynamic and the history, I wanted to see them work into their new roles. Instead, we just jumped right in with him being very forward/aroused and her being overwhelmed/aroused. It was a lot to absorb since I wasn't expecting it.
That being said, since the point of a level 4 is that it is more about the sex and not as much about anything else, then I think this book fit in with that well. There is a little plot and the secondary characters are hinted at but not explained too well. I liked it well enough, I just don't expect to reread it like I would a book where I really got to know the characters. That's probably just not the type of book this is though... Hey, I'm new to the romance genre--I'm learning!
Tropes: m/f; hot rock star male meets coasting woman from his past; acquaintances to lovers; NOT a slow burn--totally not a slow burn; crude language and sexy goodness throughout; he's a younger man; she used to be his babysitter; she's still his sister's best friend; he stays in her guest room--it's like they're roommates!
Heat rating: NUCLEAR—explicit sex, indelicate language during sex, and graphic depictions of a sexual nature used to further the story; may also include light kink; not quite enough for an EXPLICIT level (5), but takes it a level past HOT (3)
I enjoyed the tropes in action and I got to the point where I was really starting to like the characters, but for me the book's biggest downfall is that there isn't enough time spent with either plot or character development. I wanted to learn more about them as a lasting couple past them having lots of sex, and I wanted to really see them as separate people before we saw them together. Knowing that they had the age dynamic and the history, I wanted to see them work into their new roles. Instead, we just jumped right in with him being very forward/aroused and her being overwhelmed/aroused. It was a lot to absorb since I wasn't expecting it.
That being said, since the point of a level 4 is that it is more about the sex and not as much about anything else, then I think this book fit in with that well. There is a little plot and the secondary characters are hinted at but not explained too well. I liked it well enough, I just don't expect to reread it like I would a book where I really got to know the characters. That's probably just not the type of book this is though... Hey, I'm new to the romance genre--I'm learning!
Tropes: m/f; hot rock star male meets coasting woman from his past; acquaintances to lovers; NOT a slow burn--totally not a slow burn; crude language and sexy goodness throughout; he's a younger man; she used to be his babysitter; she's still his sister's best friend; he stays in her guest room--it's like they're roommates!
Heat rating: NUCLEAR—explicit sex, indelicate language during sex, and graphic depictions of a sexual nature used to further the story; may also include light kink; not quite enough for an EXPLICIT level (5), but takes it a level past HOT (3)