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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Okay, I was initially a little put off when I found out that Brenda and Jay's ex-wife seemed to be pretty good friends. That just seemed a little too close for comfort for me. But I kept reading and got over it, lol.
I liked Brenda, but I connected more with Jay's character than I did with hers. It feels like we got more info on Jay and his history than we dd with hers. I was curious about Brenda's mom and sister and wish we could have seen more with them. Nick was really a trip, and I was surprised at the turn of events with him and Jay. And with Jay and his ex-wife.
Another good story from Delaney Diamond.
I liked Brenda, but I connected more with Jay's character than I did with hers. It feels like we got more info on Jay and his history than we dd with hers. I was curious about Brenda's mom and sister and wish we could have seen more with them. Nick was really a trip, and I was surprised at the turn of events with him and Jay. And with Jay and his ex-wife.
Another good story from Delaney Diamond.
I enjoyed this story but it could have benefited from an extra 100+ pages. It was too short for all the drama that was introduced into the storyline. It felt incomplete even though the H/H got their HEA. More than half of the book was spent with the h/h not being together. Then the rest was them dealing with drama from outside forces. There needs to be a part 2 because there wasn't a lot of resolution regarding Jay's ex-wife and Jay and Brenda's mutual friend, Nick (despite the confrontation at the end).
Definite slow burn that was good. h was very frustrating at times but I did appreciate the journey. The ending was abrupt to me so I would have expanded that.
This girl annoyed me so many times in this book ugh *rolling eyes* but in spite of that this was a good read
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I am sorry. It hardly ever happens, but this was a DNF for me. This Woman held on to a KISS that happened TWELVE YEARS ago. She wants to hold up her friendship with Jay's ex as an excuse? I didn't read anything that told me she maintained a friendship with this person. Her behavior was completely childish.
There were 20 chapters in this book. I made it to chapter 8. Unless something astounding happened in the rest of the book that I missed, I thought Brenda was an idiot. If there is a detail in the book that indicates she and Jenna were close friends for the past 12 years, then I apologize. I admit there may have been more to the relationship with Jenna, but I'll never know. By the time I made it to Chapter 8 I was done with her whiny, overreacting behind. They didn't have enough of a friendship for her to spend that much time agonizing about it.
I didn't even care enough to go to the end to find out what happened. I also tried to give this book another chance by listening to the audio book, hoping for a different outcome. No such luck. I still did not care and I still did not like Brenda. Jay should stay away from both his ex and Brenda and find an adult woman somewhere.
There were 20 chapters in this book. I made it to chapter 8. Unless something astounding happened in the rest of the book that I missed, I thought Brenda was an idiot. If there is a detail in the book that indicates she and Jenna were close friends for the past 12 years, then I apologize. I admit there may have been more to the relationship with Jenna, but I'll never know. By the time I made it to Chapter 8 I was done with her whiny, overreacting behind. They didn't have enough of a friendship for her to spend that much time agonizing about it.
I didn't even care enough to go to the end to find out what happened. I also tried to give this book another chance by listening to the audio book, hoping for a different outcome. No such luck. I still did not care and I still did not like Brenda. Jay should stay away from both his ex and Brenda and find an adult woman somewhere.
Well, what can I say about this book? First off, this book is so awesome. I loved it. Jay and Brenda’s relationship was fantastic. I loved it. I can’t wait to read more of this authors books. This is a book well worth to read. Looking forward to more books.
They got me, but in a good way with this story. There were several shocking moments that I was not expecting and my jaw dropped several times. The author did a good job with this short story.
This was a very good story. I really, really enjoyed it.
So why 3-stars? It was too short. And this isn't just a 'oh, I like longer books' rant. No, there was too much going on in this book for it to be this page length and none of it felt fully cooked.
There were some great relationships, friendships, soon-to-be-ex-friendships, romantic musical chairs and last minute bombshells roiling around in this story. All these things were juggled well in the book and I got completely immersed in all the personalities and plots. But I also felt shortchanged. None of them concluded to my satisfaction. So many of the balls being juggled still felt left up in the air.
Even the romance...again well done, but I still wanted them to explore each other more.
This was a very well written, very interesting, completely engaging book. But for what the author had going on it really need more pages to feel fully realized.
All that said, this author has quietly become one of my favorites.
So why 3-stars? It was too short. And this isn't just a 'oh, I like longer books' rant. No, there was too much going on in this book for it to be this page length and none of it felt fully cooked.
There were some great relationships, friendships, soon-to-be-ex-friendships, romantic musical chairs and last minute bombshells roiling around in this story. All these things were juggled well in the book and I got completely immersed in all the personalities and plots. But I also felt shortchanged. None of them concluded to my satisfaction. So many of the balls being juggled still felt left up in the air.
Even the romance...again well done, but I still wanted them to explore each other more.
This was a very well written, very interesting, completely engaging book. But for what the author had going on it really need more pages to feel fully realized.
All that said, this author has quietly become one of my favorites.
Brenda and Jay were attracted to each other. They denied their feelings. He married a mutual friend and even after the divorce Brenda kept putting him off. Meanwhile, another friend is attracted to Jay, and yet another one in love with Brenda. Twelve years later they’re all still pining away for each other. Things finally get resolved as far as relationships go, but then comes the issue of paternity and custody involving one of Jay’s children and the story ends with that issue in the air. Decent story, but some honest conversations would’ve saved them all a lot of heartache over the years. Plus, stories with cliffhangers (the custody issue) aren’t my thing. Not sure if this gets resolved in another book or not. Decent read, happy(ish) ending, but who gets Jay’s son Marco is in the air at the end.