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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Abby and Tucker have great interactions. There is no high drama. They have a pretty comfortable ride from friendship to lots of chemistry and love. The ending is a bit weak and the big reveal about his wife is a bit disappointing. I kept expecting there to be a big story behind her disappearance.
Oh Juliana Stone, you’ve got another awesome book on your hands in Tucker! What an amazing story from beginning to end!
Tucker Simon is a playboy for only one reason, he doesn’t want to chance the pain of losing someone again. After the disappearance of his wife’s plane several years before he’s decided never to go down that road again. Now he’s a love em and leave em man who is trying to simply get his family off his back. With an upcoming family wedding he knows they will be all over him about moving on and finding love a second time. When his friend Abby suggests he take her he’s surprised but instantly agrees hoping to throw off his well meaning family, if only for the weekend. Yet each time he and Abby are together he feels the stirrings of something he hasn’t in a few years. Seems Abby might just be what he needs, but can he give her what she deserves?
Abby has been in love with Simon since the first night he walked into her family’s bar. Night after night he’d bring another one night stand through the doors but when he talked it was solely to her. She knows he’s never gotten over his wife and that it would be foolish to think she could ever have something with him, but every look he sends her way cements her feeling all over again. Now she’ll be stuck in a hotel room with him for the entire weekend. She’ll either break him or he’ll break her, but one way or another she’ll have him.
I loved this book! Typical of a Juliana Stone book it was chock full of emotion, humor and a ton of heart. The Family Simon series is a spin off from the Barker Triplets series, specifically book three featuring Beau Simon and Betty Jo. You do not have to read them to understand Tucker but of course I fully suggest you do anyway because they rock. While that last Barker book was a bit dark at times, Tucker is much lighter, even when dealing with some difficult situations.
Tucker has a hard time admitting his feelings for Abby because of the unknowns still lingering with his wife. Her plane was never found and he never got any closure on the matter. Her parents still cling to hope which made it especially hard for Tucker to move on, even several years later. Abby was just a friend he was able to confide in, or so he thought. Being enclosed with her for the entire weekend made denying his growing feels even harder. Which was fine with Abby because she goes out of her way to get Tucker to notice her as a woman and not just a good friend. Abby herself was simply an awesome heroine. She’s a straight shooter and though she hedges on telling Tucker about her own feelings, she’s perfectly honest with him about everything else. I loved the scenes where Abby was baiting Tucker by trying to make him jealous. I mean, what woman hasn’t done that at least once? Each time Tucker responded with lust and slight rage and it was so, so perfect…
Laced with humor and downright sexy scenes, Tucker and Abby ignite the pages! Stone gives readers another heartfelt story with perfectly wrote supporting characters who bring a little something extra to the book of their own. This is a family that may have its problems but the bond and love is definitely apparent. There were plenty of future story lines that I can already see forming. Now I just have to wait for her to write them *grumble grumble*
I give Tucker by Juliana Stone 4.75 stars!
Tucker Simon is a playboy for only one reason, he doesn’t want to chance the pain of losing someone again. After the disappearance of his wife’s plane several years before he’s decided never to go down that road again. Now he’s a love em and leave em man who is trying to simply get his family off his back. With an upcoming family wedding he knows they will be all over him about moving on and finding love a second time. When his friend Abby suggests he take her he’s surprised but instantly agrees hoping to throw off his well meaning family, if only for the weekend. Yet each time he and Abby are together he feels the stirrings of something he hasn’t in a few years. Seems Abby might just be what he needs, but can he give her what she deserves?
Abby has been in love with Simon since the first night he walked into her family’s bar. Night after night he’d bring another one night stand through the doors but when he talked it was solely to her. She knows he’s never gotten over his wife and that it would be foolish to think she could ever have something with him, but every look he sends her way cements her feeling all over again. Now she’ll be stuck in a hotel room with him for the entire weekend. She’ll either break him or he’ll break her, but one way or another she’ll have him.
I loved this book! Typical of a Juliana Stone book it was chock full of emotion, humor and a ton of heart. The Family Simon series is a spin off from the Barker Triplets series, specifically book three featuring Beau Simon and Betty Jo. You do not have to read them to understand Tucker but of course I fully suggest you do anyway because they rock. While that last Barker book was a bit dark at times, Tucker is much lighter, even when dealing with some difficult situations.
Tucker has a hard time admitting his feelings for Abby because of the unknowns still lingering with his wife. Her plane was never found and he never got any closure on the matter. Her parents still cling to hope which made it especially hard for Tucker to move on, even several years later. Abby was just a friend he was able to confide in, or so he thought. Being enclosed with her for the entire weekend made denying his growing feels even harder. Which was fine with Abby because she goes out of her way to get Tucker to notice her as a woman and not just a good friend. Abby herself was simply an awesome heroine. She’s a straight shooter and though she hedges on telling Tucker about her own feelings, she’s perfectly honest with him about everything else. I loved the scenes where Abby was baiting Tucker by trying to make him jealous. I mean, what woman hasn’t done that at least once? Each time Tucker responded with lust and slight rage and it was so, so perfect…
Laced with humor and downright sexy scenes, Tucker and Abby ignite the pages! Stone gives readers another heartfelt story with perfectly wrote supporting characters who bring a little something extra to the book of their own. This is a family that may have its problems but the bond and love is definitely apparent. There were plenty of future story lines that I can already see forming. Now I just have to wait for her to write them *grumble grumble*
I give Tucker by Juliana Stone 4.75 stars!
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
2.5 /5
"That's the saddest thing I've ever heard.
I know. I find the truth usually is."
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"... being hurt is part of loving and that sometimes, even when all that's left is hurt... even then , it means that you've lived. And living is better than just existing."
Super simple read, started right before midnight and finished it right before 3-am (it was a rough night and I needed a little pick-me-up). While Tucker is arguably not a communicator, and Abby isn't able to effectively stand up for herself, it was still a fun book to read. Would I read it again? Most likely not.
"That's the saddest thing I've ever heard.
I know. I find the truth usually is."
&
"... being hurt is part of loving and that sometimes, even when all that's left is hurt... even then , it means that you've lived. And living is better than just existing."
Super simple read, started right before midnight and finished it right before 3-am (it was a rough night and I needed a little pick-me-up). While Tucker is arguably not a communicator, and Abby isn't able to effectively stand up for herself, it was still a fun book to read. Would I read it again? Most likely not.
A great story wrapped up in a lovely little bow with a very nice happily ever after. I genuinely enjoyed this story and the writing. But the typos and formatting errors in the ebook version I was reading damn near killed me. Don't let them get in your way. This was a really nice read.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Devoured this!
This is a decently written novel for the genre, or maybe just decently proofread. It's lacking detail for me, though. We were told that Abby likes to sketch and loves art, but that was never part of her personality...it was a passing thing that was mentioned almost only for the sake of a jealous fight, and then hardly brought up again. Tucker apparently has no hobbies, likes or dislikes, outside of Abby and his job.
Anyway, it just seemed like one dimensional characters. Not a bad story, and I'm actually interested in the rest of the Simon clan, but I think I would be disappointed if I read more of the series.
Anyway, it just seemed like one dimensional characters. Not a bad story, and I'm actually interested in the rest of the Simon clan, but I think I would be disappointed if I read more of the series.
wow a plot twist of a plot twist! loved it. can't wait for the rest of the clan to get stories
Tucker is one of those books that is good, but forgettable. It has a very familiar storyline and is not bad, but not amazing either. It is a light summer read.
Tucker's wife disappeared three years ago. She got on a plane and was never seen again. He has given up on finding her alive and given up on loving anyone else. He has a string of random women he doesn't get attached to. When a family wedding comes up and his date backs out on him at the last minute he asks Abby, his friend, to come with him just so he doesn't have to go alone.
Abby has always be a little bit in love with Tucker. Ever since he walked into her family's bar she has been drawn to him. They are friends and they talk about everything and know a lot about each other. When he needs someone to go to a wedding with she agrees to go as just friends.
Of course once they get there Tucker starts seeing Abby as more than friends and Abby starts trying to make him jealous and realize that he actually does care for her. By the end of the weekend of course they are together. But the book doesn't stop there. You get Tucker trying to deal with his wife and have her pronounced dead even though it hasn't been 7 years. You have some other drama with that, and telling his wife's parents he is moving on with someone else, and then just Abby and him working things out. It was an entertaining read, but not remarkable.
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland
Tucker's wife disappeared three years ago. She got on a plane and was never seen again. He has given up on finding her alive and given up on loving anyone else. He has a string of random women he doesn't get attached to. When a family wedding comes up and his date backs out on him at the last minute he asks Abby, his friend, to come with him just so he doesn't have to go alone.
Abby has always be a little bit in love with Tucker. Ever since he walked into her family's bar she has been drawn to him. They are friends and they talk about everything and know a lot about each other. When he needs someone to go to a wedding with she agrees to go as just friends.
Of course once they get there Tucker starts seeing Abby as more than friends and Abby starts trying to make him jealous and realize that he actually does care for her. By the end of the weekend of course they are together. But the book doesn't stop there. You get Tucker trying to deal with his wife and have her pronounced dead even though it hasn't been 7 years. You have some other drama with that, and telling his wife's parents he is moving on with someone else, and then just Abby and him working things out. It was an entertaining read, but not remarkable.
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland