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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
It started off good.
I was enjoying the story. I was enjoying Jess.
And then, BAM! Jess was no longer the "fun, bad girl".
She decides not to hash out her issues with Jason, so she becomes nothing but EVEN MORE insecure than what she already is.
Jason, I'm still on the fence about. He wants Jess to himself but no strings attached.
Overall, it wasn't bad - it was only at about 75% of the book that I started getting a little annoyed.
I was enjoying the story. I was enjoying Jess.
And then, BAM! Jess was no longer the "fun, bad girl".
She decides not to hash out her issues with Jason, so she becomes nothing but EVEN MORE insecure than what she already is.
Jason, I'm still on the fence about. He wants Jess to himself but no strings attached.
Overall, it wasn't bad - it was only at about 75% of the book that I started getting a little annoyed.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-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:
Yes
i had a very strange visceral reaction to this book. many, many times did i have to physically look away from the words because i just couldn’t handle it — both jason’s sweetness and gentleness towards jess and the passion of their attraction. i actually burst into tears at one of the scenes at the start, where jess expects that jason will expect sex from her, and he firmly and purposefully foils those expectations.
it made me realize that no guy has ever treated me like that - just wanting to get to know me with no strings attached. guys who have gotten annoyed when i wouldn’t “put out” or implied that it was owed to them. and just like jess, i realized that i deserve better. i deserve a guy like jason, who will open doors for me and ask questions and not judge me but want to know me for who i am, all of me. who will want my mind and heart as much as the rest. all of us deserve that.
however, i'm not a hugeeee fan of the jealousy trope, especially when it's overused like here. jason's indecision about whether or not he wanted a relationship was also kind of icky. also, despite what i said above, the book/their attraction depended a bit too much on jess's beauty/body, despite the fact that jason was respectful. i wanted more emotional connection between them. this book also had a lot of editing mistakes for a published work. but overall, i enjoyed this WAY more than i did the first time (which i read when i was way too young lolol like 11 or 12).
it made me realize that no guy has ever treated me like that - just wanting to get to know me with no strings attached. guys who have gotten annoyed when i wouldn’t “put out” or implied that it was owed to them. and just like jess, i realized that i deserve better. i deserve a guy like jason, who will open doors for me and ask questions and not judge me but want to know me for who i am, all of me. who will want my mind and heart as much as the rest. all of us deserve that.
however, i'm not a hugeeee fan of the jealousy trope, especially when it's overused like here. jason's indecision about whether or not he wanted a relationship was also kind of icky. also, despite what i said above, the book/their attraction depended a bit too much on jess's beauty/body, despite the fact that jason was respectful. i wanted more emotional connection between them. this book also had a lot of editing mistakes for a published work. but overall, i enjoyed this WAY more than i did the first time (which i read when i was way too young lolol like 11 or 12).
The ending was not my favorite. I felt this book was lacking a real story. Jason should have had a better story. slightly disappointed.
Not my favorite Abbi Glines novel, but still enjoyed it!
I'm surprised that reviewers are calling this the same old story and lacking depth, because honestly this is like the Grand Canyon where Abbi is concerned. I think this is the first time that a relationship was ignited somewhat realistically - no love at first sight, instant love bullshit. The jealousy didn't start the moment they saw each other and they actually built their relationship with time and hesitancy for once. Obviously with the way it left off, they will eventually get married and have kids, etc. But I'm going to choose for now to believe that this is two 20 year old young adults mistaking good sex for love, because really that's all it was.
If anything the most unbelievable part was the stripping and how amazing Jess seemed to be at it. In fact, everything about Jess was unbelievable. Abbi spent the last 5 books villainizing her as a slut who stood in the way of tru luv and then tries to take it all back with this book - except she doesn't try to explain it because even Jess thinks she was a slut when all those incidences happen. Like when are the men ever at fault in Sea Breeze? Never.
If anything the most unbelievable part was the stripping and how amazing Jess seemed to be at it. In fact, everything about Jess was unbelievable. Abbi spent the last 5 books villainizing her as a slut who stood in the way of tru luv and then tries to take it all back with this book - except she doesn't try to explain it because even Jess thinks she was a slut when all those incidences happen. Like when are the men ever at fault in Sea Breeze? Never.
Not my fave Sea Breeze book at all. I connected with Jason and Jess, but I had a hard time with all the flip flopping and the not really communicating/connecting. Then, BOOM! I hated the abrupt ending. But, a less than perfect Glines book is better than most author's best effort any day. I hope everyone else has a better experience with these two than I did.
Every time I rate one of Abbi Gline's books a 5 star, I think I can't keep rating all of them 5's...
Then I remember how she sucks me into every single one of her stories and doesn't let up until your heart is caught, crushed and restored. It's no surprise really that she does it again with this one.
It took longer for Jason to appreciate what he has in Jess, but he does and that's all that really matters.
Then I remember how she sucks me into every single one of her stories and doesn't let up until your heart is caught, crushed and restored. It's no surprise really that she does it again with this one.
It took longer for Jason to appreciate what he has in Jess, but he does and that's all that really matters.
2.5
Misbehaving is "New Adult" in the loosest sense of the word. Neither character even mentions school until the book is half over. Jason is more suited to a board room than Harvard. Jess' desire to finish school and be a seamstress are picked up and dropped at random. Nothing separates this story from any other billionaire romance except a brief mention of a cotillion. (Is Jo 15? Who's still being presented at cotillions at 20?)
While this book was pubbed after Glines signed with S&S, I still found it to read indy with several missing words, wrong homonyms, and general lack of editing. References to other books in the series were shoehorned in.
Despite a predictable plot,a "bad girl" who confuses naughtiness with felonies, and a way overbearing hero, I did like parts of the story. Sexy parts. Particularly pool sexy parts. (Though they did get repetitive. Grinding, finger-bang, missionary, girl-on-top, done. Like five times. Oral. Have you heard of it?)
I didn't particularly mean to start in the middle of a nine book series, but since I don't think I'll continue on, it's no great loss.
Misbehaving is "New Adult" in the loosest sense of the word. Neither character even mentions school until the book is half over. Jason is more suited to a board room than Harvard. Jess' desire to finish school and be a seamstress are picked up and dropped at random. Nothing separates this story from any other billionaire romance except a brief mention of a cotillion. (Is Jo 15? Who's still being presented at cotillions at 20?)
While this book was pubbed after Glines signed with S&S, I still found it to read indy with several missing words, wrong homonyms, and general lack of editing. References to other books in the series were shoehorned in.
Despite a predictable plot,a "bad girl" who confuses naughtiness with felonies, and a way overbearing hero, I did like parts of the story. Sexy parts. Particularly pool sexy parts. (Though they did get repetitive. Grinding, finger-bang, missionary, girl-on-top, done. Like five times. Oral. Have you heard of it?)
I didn't particularly mean to start in the middle of a nine book series, but since I don't think I'll continue on, it's no great loss.
This was my least favorite Abbi Glines book. Jess was too much of a hooker and Jason was a wealthy brat who didn't really love her, but wanted and tried to buy her. Really, they just use each other and call it love.
This on was just okay for me. There was a lot of drama and I wasn't really feeling it. I'm moving on to the next one, hopefully it will be a better fit for me.