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toddie09's review
challenging
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
nicki_theoverflowingbookcase's review against another edition
4.0
A chance encounter, a drunk stranger that needs help getting home and a connection that he never saw coming is exactly what happens between Ellery and Connor. Add in a health scare and a strong headed woman and you have the making for a great story. Looking forward to more in the series.
angiemarmo's review against another edition
1.0
What a poorly written, toxic, juvenile, train wreck. These dramatic and violent losers deserve each other. I’ve read Mary sue fanfics written by preteens that were better written and fleshed out than this garbage.
laurenpiersol's review against another edition
2.0
I absolutely adored this book! I had read a few of the teasers Sandi Lynn released before the book came out and they really got me interested. I kind of expected this to be another typical 'new adult' book but it was so much more than I expected. I just loved the story between Elle and Connor. I admit I teared up at certain places and busted out laughing in others. It was a great book.
parryc's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book, the story was different and I really enjoyed that. I thought was Elle was hilarious and the way she just didn't give in was great. The near end of the book I wanted to shake her but everyone goes through things in their own way.
emotionalbookreport's review against another edition
2.0
The beginning of this was really fan fiction-y and cute, but then, as all of the books in the genre seem to go, it became ridiculous. But not in an endearing and SO over the top it’s comical kind of way. Wouldn’t recommend, but it wasn’t terrible.
julia_banas's review against another edition
4.0
Solid 4*! Epilogue was rushed, I get why but I would have liked a bit more.
She is such a firecracker!! Love her and can I just say that the dud needs to finally get it in his head that its going to be easier to teach a mule how to juggle that get her to do something she doesn't what to...God Damned MEN!!
She is such a firecracker!! Love her and can I just say that the dud needs to finally get it in his head that its going to be easier to teach a mule how to juggle that get her to do something she doesn't what to...God Damned MEN!!
stumpfed's review against another edition
4.0
Rounding up to 4 because of the overall plot was a realistic difficult journey and I was torn up about it, thrilled to see it in print and it made me read non-stop without putting the book down.
Having said that, I wanted to give it 5 stars for how it started between these 2. Garsh...woah. I love how the fun loving Ellery cracks the hardass facade of Connor slowly one junkfood experience at a time. However, the detours and high drama of Ellery running and smashing cell phones grew very old very quick. I tried to remember everything she had been through and still had to go through and wanted to empathize with her, but throwing her sex o a stick millionaire away every 15 minutes was hard for me to comprehend. I liked Connor's early progression, but then even that jumped the shark. The fact that once they had swapped bodily fluids they were professing love and went from 0 to cheeseball in 6.5 humps just had me rolling my eyes.
Then again, the depth of their love, the way they dealt with life's unfortunate events and the fact that Connor who one week was all Mr. Bang Bang No Sleepover one day and was a romantic mess the next was just enough to make me love this book, but I just couldn't get past the pacing and the way some of the insignificant details caused other parts of the story to feel rushed.
I wanted it to be a 5 star, and clearly it is for most because it has high ratings. Give it a chance, you will not find a book quite like it.
Having said that, I wanted to give it 5 stars for how it started between these 2. Garsh...woah. I love how the fun loving Ellery cracks the hardass facade of Connor slowly one junkfood experience at a time. However, the detours and high drama of Ellery running and smashing cell phones grew very old very quick. I tried to remember everything she had been through and still had to go through and wanted to empathize with her, but throwing her sex o a stick millionaire away every 15 minutes was hard for me to comprehend. I liked Connor's early progression, but then even that jumped the shark. The fact that once they had swapped bodily fluids they were professing love and went from 0 to cheeseball in 6.5 humps just had me rolling my eyes.
Then again, the depth of their love, the way they dealt with life's unfortunate events and the fact that Connor who one week was all Mr. Bang Bang No Sleepover one day and was a romantic mess the next was just enough to make me love this book, but I just couldn't get past the pacing and the way some of the insignificant details caused other parts of the story to feel rushed.
I wanted it to be a 5 star, and clearly it is for most because it has high ratings. Give it a chance, you will not find a book quite like it.
wicked_nyx's review
1.0
1 ½ Stars
Oh I so WANTED to like this book. That being said, I didn’t, I couldn’t. And yet I couldn’t stop reading it…it was like watching a car crash, I just couldn’t look away.
The first third of the book, I spent half of my time being jarred out of the story by the strange lack of contractions. The book is written in first person POV and even the inner dialogue was strangely bereft of contractions. How many people sound so utterly formal all the time, not only when speaking, but also when thinking?
Speaking of POV, the entire book is from Ellery’s POV, except for one strange, short chapter written from Connor’s POV. We learn nothing about his motivations or his inner self and it seems to serve no purpose in the story arc.
Every time they have a fight it turns into the sacking of Carthage, including the razing of the city and the salting of the earth. No small disagreements, just global thermonuclear war followed by one or both of them leaving. And then with very little growth or development, magically they get back together and are having sex.
And speaking of the sex, this was a very un-erotic book of erotica. The following excerpts are from a single two-page section:
He gently inserted his finger in me and feeling the wetness before inserting another. I gasped at the pleasure and arched my back for him to go deeper. His tongue ran circles around my swollen area forcing me to release my pleasure to him
********
He sat up and moved fluently in and out of me. He reached his hands around and grabbed my breasts, squeezing them and pinching each nipple before moving his hand down and rubbing my aching spot.
(That’s right people, he moved fluently in and out of her.) All their sex scenes are like this - short, barely descriptive and supremely UN-sexy. And you can also see the profound lack of good comma usage. I would rather have too many commas than the extreme dearth of commas that this book presents to the reader. I found myself having to read sentences several times in order to get the right meaning.
I think the author might also be unaware of the use of the apostrophe in order to show possession - instead of Connor's plane, it is Connors plane; instead of Connor's penthouse, it is Connors penthouse...I don't know if I saw a single correctly used apostrophe to show possession in the entire book.
I gave this 1 ½ star because the storyline had promise, and I did finish the book. I am unbelievably happy that I borrowed this book and didn’t spend any money on it.
Oh I so WANTED to like this book. That being said, I didn’t, I couldn’t. And yet I couldn’t stop reading it…it was like watching a car crash, I just couldn’t look away.
The first third of the book, I spent half of my time being jarred out of the story by the strange lack of contractions. The book is written in first person POV and even the inner dialogue was strangely bereft of contractions. How many people sound so utterly formal all the time, not only when speaking, but also when thinking?
Speaking of POV, the entire book is from Ellery’s POV, except for one strange, short chapter written from Connor’s POV. We learn nothing about his motivations or his inner self and it seems to serve no purpose in the story arc.
Every time they have a fight it turns into the sacking of Carthage, including the razing of the city and the salting of the earth. No small disagreements, just global thermonuclear war followed by one or both of them leaving. And then with very little growth or development, magically they get back together and are having sex.
And speaking of the sex, this was a very un-erotic book of erotica. The following excerpts are from a single two-page section:
He gently inserted his finger in me and feeling the wetness before inserting another. I gasped at the pleasure and arched my back for him to go deeper. His tongue ran circles around my swollen area forcing me to release my pleasure to him
********
He sat up and moved fluently in and out of me. He reached his hands around and grabbed my breasts, squeezing them and pinching each nipple before moving his hand down and rubbing my aching spot.
(That’s right people, he moved fluently in and out of her.) All their sex scenes are like this - short, barely descriptive and supremely UN-sexy. And you can also see the profound lack of good comma usage. I would rather have too many commas than the extreme dearth of commas that this book presents to the reader. I found myself having to read sentences several times in order to get the right meaning.
I think the author might also be unaware of the use of the apostrophe in order to show possession - instead of Connor's plane, it is Connors plane; instead of Connor's penthouse, it is Connors penthouse...I don't know if I saw a single correctly used apostrophe to show possession in the entire book.
I gave this 1 ½ star because the storyline had promise, and I did finish the book. I am unbelievably happy that I borrowed this book and didn’t spend any money on it.