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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tag and Maddie
Tag and Maddie know of each other. Her because she was in a house fire and him because he’s the rich fuckboy ceo. One night Maddie goes into NY for a blind date, only she expected someone random, but Tag shows up.
Tag and Maddie know of each other. Her because she was in a house fire and him because he’s the rich fuckboy ceo. One night Maddie goes into NY for a blind date, only she expected someone random, but Tag shows up.
This man had the most horrendous attitude towards women. ‘Grumpy’?? I think you mean an asshole :/ his inner monologue was so gross to read, everything he said about women and children was just disgusting
This book was cheesy and cute (not a bad thing). Wasn’t impressed with the
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There’s a reason Samantha Christy is one of my all time favorite authors & this book proves why. Tag & Maddie are off the charts HOT. They’re chemistry & banter are on point. Throw in sweet little Gigi & they’re the perfect little family. It’s not easy but it’s worth it!
At first I was like: Meh. I don't hate it. It was actually quite light hearted and cute. There were several very cringy scenes through like how the h described "grabbing his globes of ass" during sex and spanking him, or how the H was almost obsessed with his conquests and his reputation as a manwhore (like every memory he had was connected to a woman he took home, he reminded me of Barney from How I Met Your Mother with less gimics to get women) or how the H’s best friend was someone the H has already been with or how for the big climatic scene was about something so stupid and petty all I felt was annoyance... yah, not the worst book I had ever read though so that's something.
Then I got annoyed. You see, the h broke up with the guy because when he was watching her daughter (with her trusted male friend down the street keep an eye on them), he called her to ask if they could go to the store together. There was a mix up and he thought she said yes when she didn't actually hear what he said. Anyways at the store, he is with her five year old daughter when he is asking the store clerk something while he is talking the little girl sees a cute dog and wanders off. Common five year old shit. He realizes she wandered off pretty soon and tears through the store trying to find her. He finds her less than 5 minutes later but by that time, h called and freaked out about her missing daughter. Understandable. What isn't understandable though is that h absolutely goes off at him and uses this as a reason to break up. He didn't do anything wrong? He asked before he went, thought he had permission, and looked for the girl as soon as she went missing and found her less than 5 minutes later. His only mistake is taking his eyes off of her for a second and not holding her hand. The way h blames him really gets on my nerves and I have to really fight hard to be sympathetic. She's just using her daughter as an excuse and she never apologizes. I was prepared to get over that though but...
Now, I'm angry. Why am I angry you ask? Because everyone is blaming him for not trying harder and telling him to "man up." Then the dad tells him a story about how he "manned up" to win back his wife after SHE CHEATED on him for over a year. Then at the hospital (the little girl got into an accident), people are again trying to push the narrative that he is the one at fault for not doing more when she is the one who broke up with, told him she didn't want to see him. rejected his texts and phone calls and threw the flowers he sent into the garbage. Men, not gonna lie, you can be jerks sometimes but it's okay to expect your partner to treat you with respect. Story is acting like whatever a girl does you just need to forgive her, even if she cheats.
Not to mention, I would normally be crying my eyes out at that accident scene. The five year old girl is hurt and mom (h) is scared? My heart should be breaking and usually would be. Except all I can think about is how the mom (h) is borderline emotionally abusive to her daughter. Now when I mention abuse I am not talking about her hurting the daughter or being mean to her, No she is the other extreme. She is emotionally dependent on her daughter to the point of being smothering and isolates her daughter to fulfill her own dependency. In other words, her overprotectiveness is really for her own sake rather than her daughter’s. Examples:
- There are only 3 adults that her daughter is ever alone with, her, the firefighter who saved her life and her grandmother.
- The daughter has never had a babysitter who is not one of the former mentioned adults nor has she ever stayed over at someone's house. She has never even had a play date without her mom there!
- Her daughter has at most 5 friends and that's stretching it.
- She also plans to homeschool her daughter
- At one point she said that her daughter has never been further than arms reach of her unless she is with the firefighter or grandmother. That’s concerning. What is she going to do when her daughter is older and wants some independence? Of what if the daughter wants to move away for college? Or have a family of her own? The way this is going, the daughter is going to be as emotionally dependent on the mother as the mother is on her and unable to form proper human relationships outside of her mother, her grandmother and the uncle!
I get being overprotective but she is being completely irrational and its to the detriment of her own child. So when the accident happened, all I could think was "I told you so". Because what happened to her is the same thing that happened to H. An unpredictable accident which was no one's fault.
Then I got annoyed. You see, the h broke up with the guy because when he was watching her daughter (with her trusted male friend down the street keep an eye on them), he called her to ask if they could go to the store together. There was a mix up and he thought she said yes when she didn't actually hear what he said. Anyways at the store, he is with her five year old daughter when he is asking the store clerk something while he is talking the little girl sees a cute dog and wanders off. Common five year old shit. He realizes she wandered off pretty soon and tears through the store trying to find her. He finds her less than 5 minutes later but by that time, h called and freaked out about her missing daughter. Understandable. What isn't understandable though is that h absolutely goes off at him and uses this as a reason to break up. He didn't do anything wrong? He asked before he went, thought he had permission, and looked for the girl as soon as she went missing and found her less than 5 minutes later. His only mistake is taking his eyes off of her for a second and not holding her hand. The way h blames him really gets on my nerves and I have to really fight hard to be sympathetic. She's just using her daughter as an excuse and she never apologizes. I was prepared to get over that though but...
Now, I'm angry. Why am I angry you ask? Because everyone is blaming him for not trying harder and telling him to "man up." Then the dad tells him a story about how he "manned up" to win back his wife after SHE CHEATED on him for over a year. Then at the hospital (the little girl got into an accident), people are again trying to push the narrative that he is the one at fault for not doing more when she is the one who broke up with, told him she didn't want to see him. rejected his texts and phone calls and threw the flowers he sent into the garbage. Men, not gonna lie, you can be jerks sometimes but it's okay to expect your partner to treat you with respect. Story is acting like whatever a girl does you just need to forgive her, even if she cheats.
Not to mention, I would normally be crying my eyes out at that accident scene. The five year old girl is hurt and mom (h) is scared? My heart should be breaking and usually would be. Except all I can think about is how the mom (h) is borderline emotionally abusive to her daughter. Now when I mention abuse I am not talking about her hurting the daughter or being mean to her, No she is the other extreme. She is emotionally dependent on her daughter to the point of being smothering and isolates her daughter to fulfill her own dependency. In other words, her overprotectiveness is really for her own sake rather than her daughter’s. Examples:
- There are only 3 adults that her daughter is ever alone with, her, the firefighter who saved her life and her grandmother.
- The daughter has never had a babysitter who is not one of the former mentioned adults nor has she ever stayed over at someone's house. She has never even had a play date without her mom there!
- Her daughter has at most 5 friends and that's stretching it.
- She also plans to homeschool her daughter
- At one point she said that her daughter has never been further than arms reach of her unless she is with the firefighter or grandmother. That’s concerning. What is she going to do when her daughter is older and wants some independence? Of what if the daughter wants to move away for college? Or have a family of her own? The way this is going, the daughter is going to be as emotionally dependent on the mother as the mother is on her and unable to form proper human relationships outside of her mother, her grandmother and the uncle!
I get being overprotective but she is being completely irrational and its to the detriment of her own child. So when the accident happened, all I could think was "I told you so". Because what happened to her is the same thing that happened to H. An unpredictable accident which was no one's fault.
Amazing story!
I highly recommend this book! It was different and very fun to read!! I started and coukd not put it down! I love Tag and Maddie and especially Gigi!!
I highly recommend this book! It was different and very fun to read!! I started and coukd not put it down! I love Tag and Maddie and especially Gigi!!
Maddie and Tag’s book is sooo good! I was drawn in right from the first page. The playboy and the mom. I loved watching Maddie keep stepping out of her comfort zone, getting braver putting herself out there. And Tag…watching him catch feelings…so fun!! Highly, highly recommend!!