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goaskalix's review
3.0
Definitely not my favourite; this one almost read like someone had ghost-written it for Maya, which was a total shame.
marianbooks613's review
3.0
No puedo decir que ame este libro como los otros porque seria mentira.
Joe me enamoro si, pero la historia es tan trincada y cliche que aunque me gusto no me llego como los demás libros.
Espero el siguiente con muchas ganas porque este me dejo con varias incógnitas.
Joe me enamoro si, pero la historia es tan trincada y cliche que aunque me gusto no me llego como los demás libros.
Espero el siguiente con muchas ganas porque este me dejo con varias incógnitas.
smitch29's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good book. I didn't love it, but I think that I more to do with me than the writing. The one thing I will say against the writing is that the falling in love bit is extremely rushed. It was comparable to the other books in this series, but it truly felt more like the only foundation for this relationship was chemistry and lust; there was very little to no development of any other foundation.
Joe finally finds his HEA in this book. He's the remaining hold out of the Kelly brothers, and has been reluctant to settle down. However, as soon as he meets Zoe, he's undeniably intrigued and attracted. It really doesn't take him long to admit that this is the one woman for him. What really pushed him to believe that was finding out how scared Zoe is and that she need protecting. Apart from Joe's serious white-knight complex, he doesn't offer much else to the table. The book was so short, he really just seemed important as a protector role. However, that role did play out from storming in with guns blazing to softly coaxing a smile from Zoe.
Zoe has been beaten down all her life. Her mother left her when she was young, and Zoe was henceforth beaten into the mold of a girl her father wished her to be. She received no affection from anyone, and essentially was only told for years that she wasn't good enough, that she needed to do more or something different to be the daughter her father desired. When she gets out on her own at college, she finds love for the first time, only to later learn that her boyfriend was playing her to get access to her crime-lord father. Nobody has supported or loved her for who she is. Except Rusty Kelly. Rusty is there to save the day for Zoe, and arranges for a new background and identity for Zoe. She's on the run ever since overhearing her boyfriend divulging his plan to hold her hostage and/or kill her. Zoe is persuaded to go and say at the KGI compound, where Rusty believes she will be utterly safe. That is how Joe and Zoe meet. Zoe is clearly scared and barely has any self confidence. Joe is determined to protect her even if it means just showing her that she is loveable.
Maybe it sounds bad, but I just didn't really enjoy reading about Zoe, she constantly talks herself down, and there is always someone around to tell her the opposite is true. That is almost the entire book: Zoe saying something derogatory about herself and Rusty/Joe/Marlene jumping in to reassure her of her beauty/bravery/intelligence/etc. There are maybe two or three different times in this story (not including the epilogue) where Zoe is confident and/or happy, and perhaps once that she is both. Yet, I'm supposed to believe that this girl is emotionally matured and capable of deciding to spend the rest of her life with a guy she's known no more than a month? I took this as a HFN ending. The epilogue doesn't go super far into the future, and I'm convinced this will be the first couple that gets divorced out of all the Kelly clan, based on what I was given to see about their lives. I fully believe Joe will support her and be there for her, but he was a bit self-sacrificial about it, and she seemed much too reliant on him to feel good about herself. All the times Marlene and Rusty told her things, she was extremely hesitant to fully commit to positive beliefs. It honestly seems that really prime material for a co-dependent relationship. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but I wasn't kidding when I said this book was not my cup of tea.
I wish this book would've developed Zoe and Joe's relationship more and given it better foundations. The timeline of the plot and the book itself were so very short (especially for this series) that everything seemed too rushed. On top of the shortness, there was this whole side story going on with Rusty. Having Zoe around her has finally emboldened her to confront Sean and the chemistry that has been brewing there for years. However, I don't know what precipitated the author to keep this book so short, but I wish it would've had more to it.
(Paranormal element has to do with a side character who has some telepathic abilities)
Joe finally finds his HEA in this book. He's the remaining hold out of the Kelly brothers, and has been reluctant to settle down. However, as soon as he meets Zoe, he's undeniably intrigued and attracted. It really doesn't take him long to admit that this is the one woman for him. What really pushed him to believe that was finding out how scared Zoe is and that she need protecting. Apart from Joe's serious white-knight complex, he doesn't offer much else to the table. The book was so short, he really just seemed important as a protector role. However, that role did play out from storming in with guns blazing to softly coaxing a smile from Zoe.
Zoe has been beaten down all her life. Her mother left her when she was young, and Zoe was henceforth beaten into the mold of a girl her father wished her to be. She received no affection from anyone, and essentially was only told for years that she wasn't good enough, that she needed to do more or something different to be the daughter her father desired. When she gets out on her own at college, she finds love for the first time, only to later learn that her boyfriend was playing her to get access to her crime-lord father. Nobody has supported or loved her for who she is. Except Rusty Kelly. Rusty is there to save the day for Zoe, and arranges for a new background and identity for Zoe. She's on the run ever since overhearing her boyfriend divulging his plan to hold her hostage and/or kill her. Zoe is persuaded to go and say at the KGI compound, where Rusty believes she will be utterly safe. That is how Joe and Zoe meet. Zoe is clearly scared and barely has any self confidence. Joe is determined to protect her even if it means just showing her that she is loveable.
Maybe it sounds bad, but I just didn't really enjoy reading about Zoe, she constantly talks herself down, and there is always someone around to tell her the opposite is true. That is almost the entire book: Zoe saying something derogatory about herself and Rusty/Joe/Marlene jumping in to reassure her of her beauty/bravery/intelligence/etc. There are maybe two or three different times in this story (not including the epilogue) where Zoe is confident and/or happy, and perhaps once that she is both. Yet, I'm supposed to believe that this girl is emotionally matured and capable of deciding to spend the rest of her life with a guy she's known no more than a month? I took this as a HFN ending. The epilogue doesn't go super far into the future, and I'm convinced this will be the first couple that gets divorced out of all the Kelly clan, based on what I was given to see about their lives. I fully believe Joe will support her and be there for her, but he was a bit self-sacrificial about it, and she seemed much too reliant on him to feel good about herself. All the times Marlene and Rusty told her things, she was extremely hesitant to fully commit to positive beliefs. It honestly seems that really prime material for a co-dependent relationship. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but I wasn't kidding when I said this book was not my cup of tea.
I wish this book would've developed Zoe and Joe's relationship more and given it better foundations. The timeline of the plot and the book itself were so very short (especially for this series) that everything seemed too rushed. On top of the shortness, there was this whole side story going on with Rusty. Having Zoe around her has finally emboldened her to confront Sean and the chemistry that has been brewing there for years. However,
Spoiler
when things go south, she latches on to past insecurities and fears that she isn't good enough for Sean, so she's not good enough for the Kelly family. She ends up running and only comes back for a hot second in the epilogue, where she stands up for Zoe at her wedding.(Paranormal element has to do with a side character who has some telepathic abilities)
sblyon's review
3.0
3.5⭐️ The KGI series is always an absolute adventure! Zoe is in need of hiding from a dangerous man who claimed to live her but was only after her father, who unfortunately could not care less about her. Rusty, Zoe’s best friend, who had been adopted by the Kelly family, takes her to the family compound to keep her safe until they figure out their next move.
Joe, the youngest Kelly brother, has not found his “true love” like all his brothers and he is perfectly happy. After seeing Zoe though, he begins to wonder. As their relationship grows, so does the danger to Zoe.
Joe, the youngest Kelly brother, has not found his “true love” like all his brothers and he is perfectly happy. After seeing Zoe though, he begins to wonder. As their relationship grows, so does the danger to Zoe.
mistwithanie's review
3.0
This only gets three stars because of the scenes with get with Rusty, without those this would be two stars. It didn't feel right.
jpmrrtx's review
3.0
The first few books in the Kelly series were really good but the last few have only been so-so. I thought this one was terribly predictable. Joe, the last unmarried Kelly man, is content to be the holdout and laugh at his brothers. Rusty brings home a friend "Zoe" who has been very mistreated, doesn't trust, has no other friends but her, and is in danger. The instalove happens and then the bad guys find Zoe, although we aren't told how that happens, and the good guys rescue her. Additionally Zoe doesn't think she is worth being loved and we have to read this over and over and over and over............ I don't know if she is on a page count and this was the only way she could get there, but it would have been worth the book being a little shorter if it could have been a little less repetitive.
autismreading_mom's review
5.0
I am a big fan of the kgi series and I own every ebook. First off I need to say that I feel one of the reasons Ms. Banks writing in this series has changed so much is the constantly conflicting reviews. I personally loved Zoe and Joe's story. Maya hit an out of the park homerun with this one. It left me waiting for the next one so I can see what happens next. I Just hate the thought of the end of K.G.I. I am hoping that she has another one already in the works!
clairelynn's review against another edition
2.0
Okay so apart from the insta-love that happened in this book, there was a lot of just the characters just thinking. Then there were like three dates and the girl got kidnapped and saved. That's it. That's the entire book.