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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
I won this book in a Goodreads First Reads contest.
I am on the fence about this book. On one had, it beyond silly and the fact the male character admits he is "half hard" since the moment he saw the female character on page 28 is really rushed. Of course, she propositions him for sex on page 25 so he is not the only one rushing. Then the sex encounter leaves out the middle part...just a quick lead up and aftermath.It does add to the confusion the characters carry throughout the whole book, well that and the fact she finds out her one night stand is her employer. Oh, and he tries to fire her for sleeping with him. Even though they did not know one another at the time. *eye roll*
The book was entertaining but the sex and intimate time scenes were rather clunkily written. I actually ended up laughing at some of the descriptions of the feelings their bodies were having and the sex. They just were not "ohhh hot!" inducing but damn funny.
So the book was entertaining and I breezed through it. It just seemed to entertain me in how silly it was instead of the story and the budding relationship between the characters. A solid 3 star book.
I am on the fence about this book. On one had, it beyond silly and the fact the male character admits he is "half hard" since the moment he saw the female character on page 28 is really rushed. Of course, she propositions him for sex on page 25 so he is not the only one rushing. Then the sex encounter leaves out the middle part...just a quick lead up and aftermath.It does add to the confusion the characters carry throughout the whole book, well that and the fact she finds out her one night stand is her employer. Oh, and he tries to fire her for sleeping with him. Even though they did not know one another at the time. *eye roll*
The book was entertaining but the sex and intimate time scenes were rather clunkily written. I actually ended up laughing at some of the descriptions of the feelings their bodies were having and the sex. They just were not "ohhh hot!" inducing but damn funny.
So the book was entertaining and I breezed through it. It just seemed to entertain me in how silly it was instead of the story and the budding relationship between the characters. A solid 3 star book.
Make Me Lose Control was a smile and a happy sigh kind of story. I really, really liked it. The Walker clan, Jace and London, and the Colton angle made this book unforgettable.
My Thoughts...
- Shay: Confident in abilities yet unsure in relationships; cared deeply for those she loved; fearful of being vulnerable; haunted by past
- Jace: Strong and handsome, with a playful charm; unsure of how to love; driven about what he wanted, honorable
- London: Lost; searching for acceptance; desirous of connection
- Colton: Good guy; tried to do the right thing; loved his final scene with London
- The Walkers: United; aware and accepting of each other; supportive
I loved how the author presented three points of view in this story. I was easily drawn into each. I also liked how she gave just enough hints at other story lines; those kept me interested enough to continue on with this series.
Rating: 4/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: Adult
Status: M, A, R
Chemistry/Intensity: Yes
Conflict/Drama: Yes
HEA: Yes
Publisher: Harlequin
Source: NetGalley
Purpose: Honest critique in exchange for complimentary review copy
My Thoughts...
- Shay: Confident in abilities yet unsure in relationships; cared deeply for those she loved; fearful of being vulnerable; haunted by past
- Jace: Strong and handsome, with a playful charm; unsure of how to love; driven about what he wanted, honorable
- London: Lost; searching for acceptance; desirous of connection
- Colton: Good guy; tried to do the right thing; loved his final scene with London
- The Walkers: United; aware and accepting of each other; supportive
I loved how the author presented three points of view in this story. I was easily drawn into each. I also liked how she gave just enough hints at other story lines; those kept me interested enough to continue on with this series.
Rating: 4/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: Adult
Status: M, A, R
Chemistry/Intensity: Yes
Conflict/Drama: Yes
HEA: Yes
Publisher: Harlequin
Source: NetGalley
Purpose: Honest critique in exchange for complimentary review copy
Fun read from Christie Ridgway in the Cabin Fever series. The youngest in her family Shay has never really felt like she fit in. Spending her birthday alone is not how she wanted to celebrate but when wildfires keep her from leaving celebrating with a few martinis sounds better and better. When a handsome stranger sits down next to her she knows that a chance at one night would make her day a little bit better. Plans change when that handsome stranger turns out to be Jace, father to the young girl that Shay is tutoring. With their explosive chemistry living under the same roof is a recipe for disaster. I loved how vulnerable Shay was and how clueless Jace was to being a father. A really fun, funny, sexy story and I’m very eager to continue enjoying the series. Good read!
Very good book. It opens with Shay trying to celebrate her birthday, though her plans with a friend get stopped by a wildfire in the area. Instead, she finds herself quite attracted to another refugee from the fire and takes the opportunity for a one night fling with him, never expecting to see him again. Instead, he turns out to be the father of the teen she has been caring for over the summer. Awkward!
Jace is surprised to find the woman who has been occupying his mind living in his house. The chemistry that was there the night before is still burning hot and he tries to make things easier on himself by firing Shay. She calls him on it, and retains her job, but the pull between them is a major distraction for both of them.
Jace is there because he suddenly has custody of his fifteen year old daughter London. He hasn't seen her since she was five because her mother kept them apart. Now his ex-wife is dead and Jace has to find a way to connect with his daughter. He has zero confidence in his ability to be a good father, as his own was a cold, distant man. He wants to do what is best for her, and believes that to be getting her into a good boarding school and not taking the risk of screwing up her life. He has a great deal of trouble believing Shay's assertions that he will do fine if he'll just give himself the chance. I really hurt for him, because he wanted to be a father for London, he was just afraid to take the chance. It was fun to see him build a relationship with her. He has good instincts, even though he doesn't believe it, and I loved seeing those come out.
Jace has to depend on Shay to help him get to know London. His attraction to her is intense and he often has trouble thinking of anything but her when she's around. Thanks to his childhood and then the disaster that was his marriage, Jace believes that any kind of long term relationship is impossible for him. He doesn't think he's capable of love. He's confused about what is developing between him and Shay. The hot physical attraction he gets, but he discovers that he's thinking about more than sex when he's around her. Once he realizes that what he feels is love, he has to decide if he can open himself up to the risks.
Shay is the youngest of the Walker siblings and has always felt like an outsider in her own family. She is the product of an affair that her mom had while married and that has caused Shay to feel that she doesn't really belong. It doesn't matter that her siblings have never felt that way. She loves her family and will do anything for them. But she also protects her heart, fearful of losing those she may come to care for. In previous jobs she has always been able to maintain an emotional distance, but something about London has worked its way into her heart. She's horrified by Jace's plans to send London to school. I loved watching her try to help the two of them connect. In the meantime, her own relationship with Jace is changing. She tried to keep it just physical, but instead she fell hard for him. She also has to decide if she can open herself up to taking a chance with him.
I loved London. She has the fifteen year old attitudes, along with an amazing intelligence and a huge store of self reliance. Her life with her mom hadn't been easy. Mom was quite self centered and tended to go off on her own plans, leaving London in the care of the housekeeper. Along with never seeing her dad, it leaves her feeling unloved. At the beginning of the book she has a tough shell that she uses to hide her vulnerability. A crush on a boy, the steady caring by Shay, and her dad's arrival start a slow transformation. She's cautious and prickly around Jace at the beginning, but she really wants to believe he's there to stay. His plans create a crisis between them, but I loved seeing the way that they ended up working it out.
In the end, all three had to allow themselves to trust their own feelings and those of the others. I loved seeing that happen and the epilogue was fantastic.
Jace is surprised to find the woman who has been occupying his mind living in his house. The chemistry that was there the night before is still burning hot and he tries to make things easier on himself by firing Shay. She calls him on it, and retains her job, but the pull between them is a major distraction for both of them.
Jace is there because he suddenly has custody of his fifteen year old daughter London. He hasn't seen her since she was five because her mother kept them apart. Now his ex-wife is dead and Jace has to find a way to connect with his daughter. He has zero confidence in his ability to be a good father, as his own was a cold, distant man. He wants to do what is best for her, and believes that to be getting her into a good boarding school and not taking the risk of screwing up her life. He has a great deal of trouble believing Shay's assertions that he will do fine if he'll just give himself the chance. I really hurt for him, because he wanted to be a father for London, he was just afraid to take the chance. It was fun to see him build a relationship with her. He has good instincts, even though he doesn't believe it, and I loved seeing those come out.
Jace has to depend on Shay to help him get to know London. His attraction to her is intense and he often has trouble thinking of anything but her when she's around. Thanks to his childhood and then the disaster that was his marriage, Jace believes that any kind of long term relationship is impossible for him. He doesn't think he's capable of love. He's confused about what is developing between him and Shay. The hot physical attraction he gets, but he discovers that he's thinking about more than sex when he's around her. Once he realizes that what he feels is love, he has to decide if he can open himself up to the risks.
Shay is the youngest of the Walker siblings and has always felt like an outsider in her own family. She is the product of an affair that her mom had while married and that has caused Shay to feel that she doesn't really belong. It doesn't matter that her siblings have never felt that way. She loves her family and will do anything for them. But she also protects her heart, fearful of losing those she may come to care for. In previous jobs she has always been able to maintain an emotional distance, but something about London has worked its way into her heart. She's horrified by Jace's plans to send London to school. I loved watching her try to help the two of them connect. In the meantime, her own relationship with Jace is changing. She tried to keep it just physical, but instead she fell hard for him. She also has to decide if she can open herself up to taking a chance with him.
I loved London. She has the fifteen year old attitudes, along with an amazing intelligence and a huge store of self reliance. Her life with her mom hadn't been easy. Mom was quite self centered and tended to go off on her own plans, leaving London in the care of the housekeeper. Along with never seeing her dad, it leaves her feeling unloved. At the beginning of the book she has a tough shell that she uses to hide her vulnerability. A crush on a boy, the steady caring by Shay, and her dad's arrival start a slow transformation. She's cautious and prickly around Jace at the beginning, but she really wants to believe he's there to stay. His plans create a crisis between them, but I loved seeing the way that they ended up working it out.
In the end, all three had to allow themselves to trust their own feelings and those of the others. I loved seeing that happen and the epilogue was fantastic.
I really enjoyed this story. I listened to it whenever I was in my car and I greatly enjoyed it. The narrator did a great job with all the different characters and making the story come alive. Christie did a great job writing this story and creating these characters. I was hooked very early on and had to know what was going to happen next and how everything was going to work out. The sex is mildly explicit, it's fairly glossed over but you do get bits and pieces of it. I loved how everything blended and how the relationship was built. I would love to read/listen to the next one and find out where things go and get to catch up with these characters again. I would really love to find out what happens with London's love life (we get teased at the end and I want to know more!) Definitely worth checking out.
As the 2nd book in this "series", I did enjoy it more than the first one. I still was upset from the barely there sex scenes (for me I felt like there wasn't too much detail to the sex, and that's something I like in a book) but I liked the storyline better. I loved Shay's deep dark insecurity, Jace's alpha male dominance yet his worries about being a dad, and I just loved London. Her 15 year old worries and her self sufficiency just drew me in. I enjoyed this book just fine.
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• Make Me Lose Control wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but that's ok. Shay and Jace meet and have a one night stand before realizing that Jace is Shay's employer. This led to quite a bit of awkwardness, which I enjoyed, and some funny moments too.
• London's mother passed away and that is what brought Jace home to take care of her, though his plan is to send her to school so he can go back to work. Most of this is because he has no idea how to be a father (because he hasn't been one) to a 15 year old girl. Jace regrets not being in his daughters life and I enjoyed seeing him work around to becoming a father.
• Shay has issues of her own, as a half sibling she never quite feels like a Walker, though they have no doubt that she is part of their family. I had a hard time caring about Shay and her issues as much as I did for Jace and London. Mostly I just wanted to tell her to get over it.
• What really sold me on Make Me Lose Control was London. We get a few chapters from her point of view and I absolutely love them. She was going through an identity crisis of her own and seeing it from her pov rather than Jace or Shay's made the story better. I absolutely loved the epilogue that included her!
Overall Make Me Lose Control is a feel good at the end contemporary romance recommended for anyone one loves that genre!
What I Thought...
• Make Me Lose Control wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but that's ok. Shay and Jace meet and have a one night stand before realizing that Jace is Shay's employer. This led to quite a bit of awkwardness, which I enjoyed, and some funny moments too.
• London's mother passed away and that is what brought Jace home to take care of her, though his plan is to send her to school so he can go back to work. Most of this is because he has no idea how to be a father (because he hasn't been one) to a 15 year old girl. Jace regrets not being in his daughters life and I enjoyed seeing him work around to becoming a father.
• Shay has issues of her own, as a half sibling she never quite feels like a Walker, though they have no doubt that she is part of their family. I had a hard time caring about Shay and her issues as much as I did for Jace and London. Mostly I just wanted to tell her to get over it.
• What really sold me on Make Me Lose Control was London. We get a few chapters from her point of view and I absolutely love them. She was going through an identity crisis of her own and seeing it from her pov rather than Jace or Shay's made the story better. I absolutely loved the epilogue that included her!
Overall Make Me Lose Control is a feel good at the end contemporary romance recommended for anyone one loves that genre!