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Down London Road by Samantha Young

cobaltbookshelf's review

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2.0

I liked better first book but I was determined not to DNF this one.
Characters were all over the place, romance was meh at most.Joss and Braden stuff I liked the most.

zaza_bdp's review

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5.0

**** 4.5 *****

Les débuts entre Cam et Jo sont compliqués : ils se disputent beaucoup, ils se font du mal à coups de réflexions sournoises ou carrément blessantes, et comme le dit Jo, ils savent où viser pour faire mal. Ce climat électrique, combiné à une tension sexuelle qui crépite perpétuellement nous met sur les charbons ardents ; et le fait que le récit soit à la 1ère personne renforce cette immersion dans le livre et décuple les émotions que l’on peut ressentir.

L’auteur réussit un sacré tour de force avec le personnage de Jo, présentée sous un jour si défavorable dans le tome précédent. Là, on découvre une toute autre jeune femme, on apprend à la connaître et à la regarder sans la juger, au-delà des apparences. Finalement, on est peu comme Cam au départ, peut-être un moins acerbe tout de même. J’ai été touchée par son histoire, j’ai admiré son courage et sa résistance face aux coups du sort. Son frère Cole est un sacré jeune homme, un vrai ado, mais qui réagit parfois en "homme de la maison". Sa complicité avec Cam est belle et émouvante, sa relation avec sa sœur est touchante.

Cam, lui, est tout simplement à tomber par terre ! Sa description physique m’a déjà complètement conquise, sa « sexyttude » et son charisme ont rajouté des points, et si on rajoute à tout cela son caractère protecteur et aimant ... La façon qu’il a de prendre Cole sous son aile, d’aider Jo à traverser certaines épreuves ... J’ai aimé le découvrir peu à peu, me rendre compte que sous ses airs de mâle arrogant, il cache un petit côté sensible et un grand cœur.

Jo et Cam forment un très beau couple, ils ont tous les deux un très fort caractère, ils s’aiment, se disputent, se déchirent avec beaucoup d’intensité ! Les nombreuses scènes érotiques qui parsèment le récit sont très réussies, elles allient passion et sensualité sans tomber dans la vulgarité, même si ces passages sont très graphiques.

On retrouve Joss et Braden, ils sont très présents dans la vie de Jo et Cole (d’ailleurs Braden est toujours aussi wahouuu !) , mais également les Nichols, Ellie et Adam. On découvre les amis de Cam et ô joie ! celui qui m’a fait la plus grande impression sera le héros du tome 3 ! J’ai beaucoup aimé Uncle Mick, ainsi que sa fille, Olivia. On découvre un peu plus Hannah, la sœur d’Ellie, qui sera l’héroine du tome 4, et cette livrophage en herbe a un sacré potentiel !

J’aime beaucoup le style de Samantha Young, tout ce « patois » écossais, ces détails sur la ville d’Edimbourg apporte un vrai cadre au roman, un vrai bonus pour moi !! Je trouve ce livre très bien écrit, l’auteur parvient sans peine à nous faire ressentir les mêmes émotions que ses personnages, avec une intensité peu commune. Car ce qu’on aime dans la romance, c’est bien être chamboulée, alterner entre grognements de frustration et soupirs rêveurs, et là, on est plus que servies !

Vous l’aurez compris, Down London road est définitivement un must-read, alors ne passez pas à côté !

lou_christie's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

cattecc's review against another edition

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5.0

O meu livro favorito de muitos.
Confesso que este livro me fez, antes de mais, apaixonar pela escrita da autora Samantha Young. É um romance erótico que nos vai fazendo roer as unhas a medida que passamos cada pagina e queremos sempre saber mais.
As personagens, todas elas com historias retratadas a pouco e pouco, são altamente carismáticas e conquistam-nos a medida que as conhecemos melhor.
Recomendo vivamente, a quem gosta de romances, este livro. Lamento profundamente que de todos os livros que a autora tem escritos, apenas dois estejam traduzidos para português.

bitchie's review

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4.0

When I first heard that Jo was going to be the heroine of Down Dublin Road, I admit to being skeptical. In On Dublin Street, Jo was known for going after wealthy men, and she was portrayed as a simple gold digger. In Down Dublin Road, we learn that things aren't always as they seem, and that Jo has hidden depths.

Jo is actually living a very bad life. Her dad was an abusive bastard who went to jail when she was 12, leaving Jo, her alcoholic mother, and her baby brother, Cole. Jo works very hard to take better care of Cole, to give him a better life than she ever had.

She dreams of finding the perfect man that will take care of her and Cole. The thing is, Jo isn't your typical gold digger. She doesn't actually accept money from her boyfriends. She just hopes that eventually, she'll find the guy who will be good to her, and more importantly, will take care of her family.

Enter Cameron, a man Jo meets at an event with her current boyfriend, Malcolm. There is instant heat between the two, which, of course they fight by sniping at each other. Cam makes snap judgements of Jo, misunderstandings ensue, but they just can't seem to stay away from each other, especially when Cam learns Jo is NOT what he thought she was.

I've heard a few people who had issues with the fact that Cam and Jo were both in relationships at the beginning, but I didn't have a problem with it. Jo didn't love Malcolm, I don't think Malcolm loved Jo (although he was very nice!) and Cam definitely didn't love Becca. And I appreciated that once Cam and Jo realized they were feeling things for each other, they ended their relationships. Other than one kiss, they really did nothing wrong, and made it right as soon as possible.

There were a few things that were very predictable. As soon as Cam mentioned an old love, I KNEW she would come back into the picture, and sure enough, she did. I KNEW there would be some huge misunderstanding about her, and there was. But I did think it was handled well, and I loved both Cam and Jo, a lot, and highly recommend this book.

Heck, I think I even liked it better than ODS, because I bought Jo's issues more than I did Joss's.

I do have one complaint- the similarity of the names- Jo/Joss, then Cam/Cole,Ellie/Elodie, they tend to blur together at times.

caffeinatedromancereader's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Johanna always made herself seem like she was just a gold digger, however she actually hides who she truly is. She has a hard life. She is working 2 jobs so that she can take care of her little brother and  alcoholic mother. She started dating men that had a stable high paying job because she wants security for her brother. Jo meets Cameron at an art gallery event and it doesn't go well. He judges her as a gold digger and is a total ass. But when he gets a job working at the same bar, he starts to learn more about her and realizes that she just put son this mask to the world. They start a slow friendship even though they have this connection that draws them to each other. I really enjoyed seeing Jo finally do something for herself, being with someone thag truly saw her and wanted her happy. 

danacanterino's review

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3.0

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Como ya había leído Dublin Street, cuando encontré este libro en Yenny (librería) no pude recistirme y robé la tarjeta de crédito a mis papás y lo compré (todavía no llega el resumen, así que siguen sin saberlo jajja). La cuestión es que, estaba leyendo otros libros y lo dejé un poco de lado a este, hasta que, hace menos de dos días, me decidí por leerlo y en nada lo terminé.
A pesar de que el primer libro de la serie me ha gustado mucho más, y al inicio del libro no me enganchaba con los personajes principales, seguí insistiendo en la lectura y debo confesar, que Samantha me enganchó por completo, hasta el límite de llorar en medio de la clase de Derechos Humanos (qué papelón, encima en ese momento, justito, llegó el profe)
Pero dejando de lado mis vergüenzas, debo confesar que el libro me encantó. La historia, si bien no brilla por su originalidad, se rescata demasiado por los personajes. Tenemos a Johanna (Jo, aunque odio ese apodo), quién es la típica zorra carilinda que va detrás de tipos con plata, o sea, uno al leer eso en Dublin Street ya mucho no la quiere, y eso ME ENCANTO!
Como Young toma un personaje con una personalidad no muy querida y demuestra que TODOS tenemos un trasfondo en la realidad que mostramos, que no hay que juzgar un libro por su portada. Jo es exactamente eso. Es una chica linda y busca hombres con dinero para sentirse estabilizada económicamente, porque no tiene estudios ni ninguna profesión, debido a que dejó el secundario cuando su papá la dejó y su mamá cayó en la bebida, para cuidar de su hermano menor.
La relación entre Jo y Cole (el hermanito) es muy dulce y bastante realista (no están todo el día diciéndose lo mucho que se quieren y bla, bla, bla), si no que lo demuestran. Ella da todo por él y solo con eso, hace que la veamos con otros ojos. También el hecho de que sea tan bonita y suelta, y que en el interior sea tan insegura y sufrida hace que te dé lástima y quieras golpear a cada idiota que la insulta y la menosprecia.
Nuestro protagonista masculino, ahora sí, es Cam (no sé que tengo, que adoro ese nombre). Cam es el típico chico lindo, rubio, ojos azules y con una personalidad fuerte, algo engreída, directo y leal. Un personaje bastante común, debo decir, y que al inicio por una serie de malentendidos (no digo, porque si no es spoiler) hacen que lo odie con todo mi coraz´n. Me dá demasiada bronca, y cuando llega a un punto del libro que lo estoy tolerando, viene y dice otra idiotez que me lleva a querer golpearlo. Pero, a pesar de las múltiples veces que quise ahorcar a Cam, es un romanticón y un dulce de leche con Jo, y hace que poco a poco lo vayas queriendo.
La historia, como ya dije, no es de lo más original, pero los diálogos y la evolución de los personajes hace que sea todo más interesante. Si bien, no me gustó tanto como Dublin Street, lo recomiendo mucho para pasar unos momentos relajados y soltar alguna que otra lagrimilla. Saludos, Danna.

plisetxsky's review

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4.0

*4'75*

alisonhori's review

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3.0

Hard to figure stars for this book somehow. The first 75 pages were so terribly written that not only could I not believe that I was reading this book but I couldn't believe that I read and enjoyed the first book in this series. The style is similar, I think, but the voice in this book rang so untrue and the character portrayed so ridiculously perfect and selfless and so "in your face" so that it was absolutely ridiculous to read. And Malcolm was likeable enough and actually might have been an interesting character but it was just kind of there as a rich bafoon who might actually not have been bad but who knows...when the author wanted him to be sympathetic, she suggested he was and when he was just a pompous suger daddy, that was fine too..and Becca...so underdeveloped who the heck knew what Cam was possibly thinking there. And then the relationship between Cam and Jo finally...and much too late into the book..got going and the character got a bit more interesting and I don't honestly know if the writing improved a lot or the story line got interesting enough to make me overlook it but I got caught up in it all like i did with the first book in this series. Lots of drama and romance....much improved last 2/3rds for sure. Some editor should be canned for the first third of the book though...

camibookish's review

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5.0

awwww!!! Scottish boys!