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5.0
Ohhhhh my goodness! This book blew me away. "I more than a lot love" this book. The feelings that are pouring out of me are difficult to convey in words.
This book is so heavy to read. I don't want to give anything away so I'm trying to keep this review spoiler free. I can and will say this Jake is make your teeth sweat kind of hot. Maybe even make him a top fictional boyfriend kind of hot! This guy is a prince, so unbelievably perfect for Mikayla.
The chemistry between those two is something else all together. If your wanting to read a book that has tons of sex, this book isn't for you. If you want sexual tension so intense that you feel it in your toes, down in your core, causing you to feel flustered and gasping for air? This IS your book.
Mikayla faces some terrible, tragic, and hard situations. This book will make you cry, laugh, curse, and leave you asking your man to give you an "O" or two to find relief. I'm totally not joking about that. And along the way you will be meeting characters you know you will never forget.
This book is so heavy to read. I don't want to give anything away so I'm trying to keep this review spoiler free. I can and will say this Jake is make your teeth sweat kind of hot. Maybe even make him a top fictional boyfriend kind of hot! This guy is a prince, so unbelievably perfect for Mikayla.
The chemistry between those two is something else all together. If your wanting to read a book that has tons of sex, this book isn't for you. If you want sexual tension so intense that you feel it in your toes, down in your core, causing you to feel flustered and gasping for air? This IS your book.
Mikayla faces some terrible, tragic, and hard situations. This book will make you cry, laugh, curse, and leave you asking your man to give you an "O" or two to find relief. I'm totally not joking about that. And along the way you will be meeting characters you know you will never forget.
inescapably's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
moonchild720's review
2.0
This story frustrated me. I thought that the whole story was pretty dramatic and unrealistic. I really couldn't get into the story or characters because I just couldn't connect to any part of the plot or characters on any level. It was also extremely off putting the amount of jealousy that was in this relationship. I felt both characters were way to jealous and intense with someone that they just met. And after every little thing instead of communicating with each other they went into fits of rage or just started crying.
I didn't really enjoy the writing in this book either. I felt like a lot of the conversations just seemed so unrealistic to me. There wasn't any part of this book that really got me on a personal level. I just wasn't a fan.
I didn't really enjoy the writing in this book either. I felt like a lot of the conversations just seemed so unrealistic to me. There wasn't any part of this book that really got me on a personal level. I just wasn't a fan.
camibookish's review
4.0
Wow, what a rollearcoaster!
I have some conflicted feelings toward this book. I more than a lot like it!See what I did there? But it whas a little bit of insta love for such a young age and I don't really think I believed in finding your true love so young *Snorts* Who am I kidding? I actually don't really believe in true love
But this story had lows and highs and beautiful moments and so I would definitely want to read the next one in the series!
I have some conflicted feelings toward this book. I more than a lot like it!
But this story had lows and highs and beautiful moments and so I would definitely want to read the next one in the series!
jaimeedarling's review
1.0
I honestly don't know what to say.
I just hate this author's writing style.
The characters have the sexual maturity of college students, but the mental maturity of fifth graders getting into their first 'real' relationship.
Spoilers ahead, babes...
I get the girl has issues, but she can't claim this guy as hers, get mad if he gives anyone else attention, and say they're still not in a relationship.
Girl... you're in a relationship.
You can call it whatever you want, but 'nothing' isn't an option.
And oh my gosh, are we supposed to feel bad about the cheating ex-boyfriend? THAT WANTED TO MARRY HER OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL?
You obviously didn't love her that much, or you wouldn't have cheated on her for TWO FULL YEARS with her BEST FRIEND.
On another note, can we talk about how screwy the plot is?
In the space of a day, this girl discovers her cheating boyfriend and best friend, makes a giant group of new friends, and her family is murdered???
In one day?
It's called pacing yourself, Miss. McLean.
She rushed so many parts (like the disastrous beginning), and then had weird time cuts like... oh 6 six months later. Nothing has changed, we're just in college now. Like... what?
And then the original best friend just goes off the deep end. Like... SHE'S the reason her whole family is dead?? I thought it was just a really dumb plot twist that everyone kind of saw coming. And she had like, no character development. Probably because she was the moving plot point at the beginning and then completely ignored until the last 10 pages of the book.
On a completely unrelated note, can I just say? Parents don't act/talk like this.
"They're adults, they know what they're doing", like, I get they're 18 and seniors in high school, but actual parents would still parent the shit out of their kids, lol.
I'll probably give the next book in the series a chance, simply because the characters will be older and hopefully less childish, but I don't have much hope for this author to redeem herself in my eyes. The plot seemed cutesy enough at first, but I can't get over how poorly written the whole book is.
I just hate this author's writing style.
The characters have the sexual maturity of college students, but the mental maturity of fifth graders getting into their first 'real' relationship.
Spoilers ahead, babes...
Spoiler
I get the girl has issues, but she can't claim this guy as hers, get mad if he gives anyone else attention, and say they're still not in a relationship.
Girl... you're in a relationship.
You can call it whatever you want, but 'nothing' isn't an option.
And oh my gosh, are we supposed to feel bad about the cheating ex-boyfriend? THAT WANTED TO MARRY HER OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL?
You obviously didn't love her that much, or you wouldn't have cheated on her for TWO FULL YEARS with her BEST FRIEND.
On another note, can we talk about how screwy the plot is?
In the space of a day, this girl discovers her cheating boyfriend and best friend, makes a giant group of new friends, and her family is murdered???
In one day?
It's called pacing yourself, Miss. McLean.
She rushed so many parts (like the disastrous beginning), and then had weird time cuts like... oh 6 six months later. Nothing has changed, we're just in college now. Like... what?
And then the original best friend just goes off the deep end. Like... SHE'S the reason her whole family is dead?? I thought it was just a really dumb plot twist that everyone kind of saw coming. And she had like, no character development. Probably because she was the moving plot point at the beginning and then completely ignored until the last 10 pages of the book.
On a completely unrelated note, can I just say? Parents don't act/talk like this.
"They're adults, they know what they're doing", like, I get they're 18 and seniors in high school, but actual parents would still parent the shit out of their kids, lol.
I'll probably give the next book in the series a chance, simply because the characters will be older and hopefully less childish, but I don't have much hope for this author to redeem herself in my eyes. The plot seemed cutesy enough at first, but I can't get over how poorly written the whole book is.
octopusgarden's review
5.0
THIS BOOK WAS A LOT OF THINGS, BUT AN EASY READ IT WAS NOT.
It hurts to write this review, this book just hurt. I loved it all the same, but it was overall just a really hard read.
I fucking hate Megan, I just wanted to express that. Like a lot. She was a sick bitch, and I just..
And tbh, I hated James too. There is no excuse, at all.
Wow, this.. This was an interesting read at 4 in the morning.
"5 HEARTBREAKING, SWEET LOVE MAKING, MORE STARS"
It hurts to write this review, this book just hurt. I loved it all the same, but it was overall just a really hard read.
I fucking hate Megan, I just wanted to express that. Like a lot. She was a sick bitch, and I just..
And tbh, I hated James too. There is no excuse, at all.
Wow, this.. This was an interesting read at 4 in the morning.
"5 HEARTBREAKING, SWEET LOVE MAKING, MORE STARS"
sailorsweetheart's review
5.0
"More Than This" had me hooked right from the start. I stumbled across the series while browsing Goodreads. I had no expectations on it, just figured it was another young adult romance book that would make me smile. Oh how I was wrong. Not only did this book make me smile, but I cried, I hurt with the characters, I laughed with them, I felt everything they felt. I read this book in less than 24 hours. I would have read it in one sitting had I been able to. I did not want to put it down!
I genuinely felt like I could connect with Mikayla. Though the things that happened to us are different, I finally felt like someone, anyone understood what it was like to feel so alone, to worry about relying on one single person, to be afraid it may be "too soon" to fall in love with someone after tragedy struck.
Let's be honest, Jake is totally book boyfriend goals. He is kind, generous (okay maybe a bit to generous in reality, I mean who brings some random girl home to live with his family after knowing her less than 24 hours?), and so loving. The fact that he was so patient with Mikayla just made my heart flutter. So so sweet.
I loved being able to learn a bit more about the friends too. The whole group is amazing and just from the dialog they had, it made me want to hear all of their stories as well. It was so moving how quickly the whole group of friends took in Mikayla in and was there for her through the tragedy she faced.
Overall, I fully recommend this book, and the entire series in fact.
I genuinely felt like I could connect with Mikayla. Though the things that happened to us are different, I finally felt like someone, anyone understood what it was like to feel so alone, to worry about relying on one single person, to be afraid it may be "too soon" to fall in love with someone after tragedy struck.
Let's be honest, Jake is totally book boyfriend goals. He is kind, generous (okay maybe a bit to generous in reality, I mean who brings some random girl home to live with his family after knowing her less than 24 hours?), and so loving. The fact that he was so patient with Mikayla just made my heart flutter. So so sweet.
I loved being able to learn a bit more about the friends too. The whole group is amazing and just from the dialog they had, it made me want to hear all of their stories as well. It was so moving how quickly the whole group of friends took in Mikayla in and was there for her through the tragedy she faced.
Overall, I fully recommend this book, and the entire series in fact.
dinx219's review
3.0
I liked parts of this and cringed at parts too. I feel like a lot of the story was a little too over the top and unbelievable, which made it hard to really love. I get that it's fiction, but I also have to believe the story is at least plausible and I couldn't do that with this one.
Jake and Mikayla were cute together in many instances, but they flip-flopped a great deal with their jealousy and insta love. They were both really immature in how they handled a lot of their emotions with each other. And there was way too much flirting with them being intimate and then calling it off at the last minute. I just didn't buy that given that neither of them were virgins and they were both over 18.
All in all, I liked it. Maybe the rest of the series will be better since those books are about different characters who have different stories.
Jake and Mikayla were cute together in many instances, but they flip-flopped a great deal with their jealousy and insta love. They were both really immature in how they handled a lot of their emotions with each other. And there was way too much flirting with them being intimate and then calling it off at the last minute. I just didn't buy that given that neither of them were virgins and they were both over 18.
All in all, I liked it. Maybe the rest of the series will be better since those books are about different characters who have different stories.