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tiffanis29's review against another edition
4.0
Great read! Kept my attention throughout. Enjoyed reading from a mother's perspective. Loving and acceptance with understanding for each of her children, this mom is owning up to her errors from the past. Can't wait to read about the other daughters in the sequel.
teshia_nicole's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. If the phrase “it’s a small world” were a book it would be this one. The end truly snatch my breath away. Just wow.
shaybooks's review against another edition
5.0
Once again Mary B. Morrison did not disappoint. This book was hot and steamy, I really enjoyed this book, It did start off a little slow but it was just enough juiciness to make want to keep reading to find out how everything was going to end. Some points of the book had me hollering no don't do it, oh no she didn't and you have got to be kidding me. I cannot wait for the next one, I hope it finishes this story with Blake and Spencer and start with Mercedes and her husband.
shannanh's review against another edition
4.0
The first book in the Crystal series that introduces us to Blake Crystal and her four daughters and the drama in their lives
mhill7723's review against another edition
4.0
Good cliffhanger at the end. I felt like the word “chill” was used too much throughout the book, almost became annoying. The family is definitely dysfunctional, but it was a pretty good steamy read.
knittybookworm's review against another edition
2.0
Just ridiculously trashy! It was a fun read, but the characters were annoying at times because it was hard to imagine any adult humans behaving the way they did. Really graphic sex scenes, which could be a pro or a con depending on what you're looking for. I do not plan on reading anything else by this author, but it was a fun, fluff read.
bettyboop25's review against another edition
3.0
This book was good for what it was. I may pick up more books by this author.
lulureads365's review against another edition
4.0
Whew!!!! So this is some "50 Shades of Grey" has "Flowers in the Attic" for "The Young and the Restless" type stuff!!! WOW!!!! Talk about six degrees of separation!!! This is the type of drama you avoid at all cost in life, but secretly crave, so you read about it! LOL I had several "This is too much" "I can't" moments while reading. The plot!! The twist!!! Just WOW!!!!
The characters and situations are all very realistic, although you really don't want to believe that situations like are this are possible. I love the contrast of characteristics between Blake and Alexis, although mother and daughter, they are complete opposites when it comes to love...or are they?
I'm not really big on Contemporary Urban Fiction, but Mary B. Morrison did her thing with this one! This is definitely a series I will be keeping up with.
The characters and situations are all very realistic, although you really don't want to believe that situations like are this are possible. I love the contrast of characteristics between Blake and Alexis, although mother and daughter, they are complete opposites when it comes to love...or are they?
I'm not really big on Contemporary Urban Fiction, but Mary B. Morrison did her thing with this one! This is definitely a series I will be keeping up with.
allforthebooks's review against another edition
2.0
Baby, You're the Best The plot would have been a good one, however, there were too many distractions and subplots that take away from the main plot which deals primarily with mommy and daddy issues (translation: promiscuity and reckless behavior blamed on the opposite sex). There were several side stories that were also lacking development and seemed out of place as they were not integral to the overall novel. For example, Blake’s old boyfriend resurfaced and he had something to tell her. Flash forward and her daughter, Sandara, pretended that he’s the father of her children to scare her sisters and then that’s the end of that story. It added nothing and it was another pointless distraction. The explicit sex scenes did not add anything to the novel, either as the main plot could have been developed without them. There were pages of sexual encounters that ultimately lead to nowhere. Frankly, I was glad when it was over.
The only reason that I kept reading this book is because I wanted to know who Alexis’s dad was. I made no connection to the characters as they were so cliché. Here’s a description of the sexy, gun toting, feisty, bi sexual Atlantian, Alexis: “I was eye candy. Five – five, a size six, had hazel eyes that sometimes turned green. [..] long, thick, wavy, black, natural hair, full lips, and dark, radiant complexion.”
I also felt that the author did a lot of telling and not enough showing, when it came to larger issues. “ My father, whoever the f**k he was, was the first male disappointment in my life. […] Before I had a first boyfriend, my heart was already shattered into pieces by my dad. […]My way of coping with my daddy issues was to not allow any man to penetrate my heart or disrespect me.” This issue was constantly brought up and became rather repetitive and redundant. Although this novel skimmed a lot of issues (molestation, promiscuity), their purpose in the novel was stagnant and underdeveloped.
Overall, I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn’t get past the stock characters and distractions in the plot and dialogue. I would like to see the author move beyond the explicit sex scenes and cookie cutter dialogue in order to engage the reader. She touched on several sensitive issues that could have been explored more realistically and more in depth.
Thank you NetGalley and Kensington for the opportunity to review this book.
The only reason that I kept reading this book is because I wanted to know who Alexis’s dad was. I made no connection to the characters as they were so cliché. Here’s a description of the sexy, gun toting, feisty, bi sexual Atlantian, Alexis: “I was eye candy. Five – five, a size six, had hazel eyes that sometimes turned green. [..] long, thick, wavy, black, natural hair, full lips, and dark, radiant complexion.”
I also felt that the author did a lot of telling and not enough showing, when it came to larger issues. “ My father, whoever the f**k he was, was the first male disappointment in my life. […] Before I had a first boyfriend, my heart was already shattered into pieces by my dad. […]My way of coping with my daddy issues was to not allow any man to penetrate my heart or disrespect me.” This issue was constantly brought up and became rather repetitive and redundant. Although this novel skimmed a lot of issues (molestation, promiscuity), their purpose in the novel was stagnant and underdeveloped.
Overall, I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn’t get past the stock characters and distractions in the plot and dialogue. I would like to see the author move beyond the explicit sex scenes and cookie cutter dialogue in order to engage the reader. She touched on several sensitive issues that could have been explored more realistically and more in depth.
Thank you NetGalley and Kensington for the opportunity to review this book.