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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
This book is the story of the first book but then in the pov of Remy and a few small chapters in present time telling about the wedding
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have a complicated relationship with these kind of books: the Hero POV. I mean, I like them, don't get me wrong--I love getting more of a story I like, and I really liked the first book in this series. But I also feel that when you do an "Alt Character POV" story, you've got to give it something a little extra other than just retelling the same events. Katy Evans attempts to do this with the retelling of the same events of the previous books framed by a new story of Remy and Brooke getting married. Great. I liked that a lot. But I still feel it wasn't enough to warrant a whole other book. (Especially since she's selling it as a whole other book--which to me says "This is a completely new story" whereas a novella is more what Remy read like to me.
The problem with retelling a story from another person's perspective is the story sometimes has a tendency to come off flat or insubstantial compared with the original story. I feel like this has to do with how the story's written. I imagine the author has the original story's document open right next to a blank page, and she's just transcribing the dialogue, just with different "he saids/she saids." When a writer does that, I think the story suffers, because it's not as organic as the original storytelling. I understand you need to write the same scene, but in Remy, some of the scenes left me confused. If I hadn't read the previous two books in the series, I would have been so lost. On it's own, this book doesn't do a great job explaining why Remy's in love with Brooke (it comes off as kind of an independent "love at first sight" thing instead of "I actually know this girl and like her"), and even the plot would have left me spinning in confusion if I hadn't read the previous two books and knew the story already.
Like I said, I liked this one because I was a fan of the series in the first place, but I wish Katy Evans had done more with it. I loved hearing Remy's voice (and it read very true to who he was in the first two books), but I wish she had wrote this more as an independent story instead of choosing very discursive scenes from the previous two books and just telling those scenes from a different POV. I wish it flowed better, and had its own storytelling arc instead of relying on the previous two books'.
Bottom line: If you're a fan, read it. If you're new to the series: PLEASE READ THEM IN ORDER OTHERWISE THEY WON'T MAKE MUCH SENSE.
The problem with retelling a story from another person's perspective is the story sometimes has a tendency to come off flat or insubstantial compared with the original story. I feel like this has to do with how the story's written. I imagine the author has the original story's document open right next to a blank page, and she's just transcribing the dialogue, just with different "he saids/she saids." When a writer does that, I think the story suffers, because it's not as organic as the original storytelling. I understand you need to write the same scene, but in Remy, some of the scenes left me confused. If I hadn't read the previous two books in the series, I would have been so lost. On it's own, this book doesn't do a great job explaining why Remy's in love with Brooke (it comes off as kind of an independent "love at first sight" thing instead of "I actually know this girl and like her"), and even the plot would have left me spinning in confusion if I hadn't read the previous two books and knew the story already.
Like I said, I liked this one because I was a fan of the series in the first place, but I wish Katy Evans had done more with it. I loved hearing Remy's voice (and it read very true to who he was in the first two books), but I wish she had wrote this more as an independent story instead of choosing very discursive scenes from the previous two books and just telling those scenes from a different POV. I wish it flowed better, and had its own storytelling arc instead of relying on the previous two books'.
Bottom line: If you're a fan, read it. If you're new to the series: PLEASE READ THEM IN ORDER OTHERWISE THEY WON'T MAKE MUCH SENSE.
4.5 out of 5 stars
I knew once I started this book I wouldn’t be able to put it down and that’s exactly what happened. Loved it!
REMY was an intense, emotional story and I felt like I was falling in love with him all over again. I understood him even more since everything was from his point of view. That being said, Remy is a man of few words so a part of me excepted his inner dialoged to be a bit more in depth. His devotion and love for Brooke is undeniable, they’re great together and have off the charts chemistry. He and Brooke share some hot scenes and you could seriously feel a build up of sexual tension from Remy.
Even though scenes from REAL and MINE are revisited, I thought the story seemed fresh and not rehashed. The final scenes from the first two books from his POV had me on the edge of my seat, knowing his thoughts made everything more intense and put things in a whole different perspective. I was very heart-in-throat-can’t-read-fast-enough. The majority of this story covers REAL, but I would have liked a bit more from MINE. I wanted to know more about Remy when he and Brooke were apart. I also would have loved to know Remy’s perspective of Brooke and Melanie dressed up at a fight, that would have been awesome from his POV (I thought it was a seriously funny scene!). That might be the selfish part of me though because I can’t seem to get enough.
Knowing Remy’s feelings and emotions made everything so much more heart felt. I swear my own emotions doubled. Watching him fight to stay blue and seeing him change to black was really intense. It’s like you could feel the change in his thoughts within the writing because of the change in him.
This story goes back and forth between present and past, something I really enjoyed. I loved the present day story – I was all, happy happy joy joy! There was a bit at the end that’s from Brooke’s POV and I thought that was a nice addition as well. I also loved Brooke’s gift to Remy. Perfect!
I thought this was a fast paced story, full of emotion, intensity, and sexual chemistry. Even though the speaking dialogue was the same, I found myself just as invested. This book made me love the first two books even more. Remy fought for what he wanted, so much more than I ever could have imagined. Excellent story! I loved it! Loved Remy! I will forever be a fan of author Katy Evans. :-)
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I knew once I started this book I wouldn’t be able to put it down and that’s exactly what happened. Loved it!
REMY was an intense, emotional story and I felt like I was falling in love with him all over again. I understood him even more since everything was from his point of view. That being said, Remy is a man of few words so a part of me excepted his inner dialoged to be a bit more in depth. His devotion and love for Brooke is undeniable, they’re great together and have off the charts chemistry. He and Brooke share some hot scenes and you could seriously feel a build up of sexual tension from Remy.
Even though scenes from REAL and MINE are revisited, I thought the story seemed fresh and not rehashed. The final scenes from the first two books from his POV had me on the edge of my seat, knowing his thoughts made everything more intense and put things in a whole different perspective. I was very heart-in-throat-can’t-read-fast-enough. The majority of this story covers REAL, but I would have liked a bit more from MINE. I wanted to know more about Remy when he and Brooke were apart. I also would have loved to know Remy’s perspective of Brooke and Melanie dressed up at a fight, that would have been awesome from his POV (I thought it was a seriously funny scene!). That might be the selfish part of me though because I can’t seem to get enough.
Knowing Remy’s feelings and emotions made everything so much more heart felt. I swear my own emotions doubled. Watching him fight to stay blue and seeing him change to black was really intense. It’s like you could feel the change in his thoughts within the writing because of the change in him.
This story goes back and forth between present and past, something I really enjoyed. I loved the present day story – I was all, happy happy joy joy! There was a bit at the end that’s from Brooke’s POV and I thought that was a nice addition as well. I also loved Brooke’s gift to Remy. Perfect!
I thought this was a fast paced story, full of emotion, intensity, and sexual chemistry. Even though the speaking dialogue was the same, I found myself just as invested. This book made me love the first two books even more. Remy fought for what he wanted, so much more than I ever could have imagined. Excellent story! I loved it! Loved Remy! I will forever be a fan of author Katy Evans. :-)
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Once again, Katy Evans proved that you can't go wrong with Remy and Brooke!!!
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Enjoyed it but I hate books that repeat the same plot in another characters perspective.
*ARC received in exchange for an honest review*
He's here. The man we've all been waiting for. We've heard their story from Brooke, and now we get a whole book from the delicious Remington "Riptide" Tate as he takes a look back on their life together, mixed in with some present day new material.
Like the majority of the book world, I love Remy so much, so getting the chance to get inside his head was something I couldn't wait for. Remy being the man that he is, I was expecting him to be pretty intense in this book, but he wasn't as full on as I was hoping for, though as the book progresses, I did get completely lost in him and absolutely devoured it all.
What I loved was that even though, yes, this is a POV book, and yes, we do revisit scenes that we already know and love, they're so filled with Remy's every thought and feeling that he puts his own spin on them and makes them almost as if they're completely new, which is always something important with POV books. There's nothing worse than being so excited over a book only to find it's a carbon copy of the original.
Witnessing first hand, Remy's love for Brooke, his need to own her heart, mind, body and soul, makes it nearly impossible not to fall in love with him all over again. While seeing him struggle with his bipolar disorder, is heartbreaking to say the least. I just wanted to wrap him up and never let him go!!!
There were two scenes that happened in MINE that I would have loved to get Remington's take on in REMY and was a little disappointed that they weren't included. Remy faces something huge with his bipolar in book #2 and to get his POV and see his thought process during that time would have been great. As well a little light relief from the scene where Melissa and Brooke dress up in disguise to see Remy fight because that was absolutely hilarious in MINE.
I really did love this book and spending some special one-on-one time with Remy was just the perfect way to end their story. I'm not going to lie, I was left with a book hangover (which doesn't happen all that often for me) and I moped around re-reading parts of the book after I had finished and I miss him so much already!
But this is it. We've reached the end of the story of the Lion and his little Firecracker, and though I have no doubt (well, I really hope) we'll see them in the final two books in this series, I'm sad to say goodbye to their own books. Katy Evans has delivered to us a story and a man that I can safely say will not be forgotten. A definite must read for all die hard Remy fans.
He's here. The man we've all been waiting for. We've heard their story from Brooke, and now we get a whole book from the delicious Remington "Riptide" Tate as he takes a look back on their life together, mixed in with some present day new material.
Like the majority of the book world, I love Remy so much, so getting the chance to get inside his head was something I couldn't wait for. Remy being the man that he is, I was expecting him to be pretty intense in this book, but he wasn't as full on as I was hoping for, though as the book progresses, I did get completely lost in him and absolutely devoured it all.
What I loved was that even though, yes, this is a POV book, and yes, we do revisit scenes that we already know and love, they're so filled with Remy's every thought and feeling that he puts his own spin on them and makes them almost as if they're completely new, which is always something important with POV books. There's nothing worse than being so excited over a book only to find it's a carbon copy of the original.
Witnessing first hand, Remy's love for Brooke, his need to own her heart, mind, body and soul, makes it nearly impossible not to fall in love with him all over again. While seeing him struggle with his bipolar disorder, is heartbreaking to say the least. I just wanted to wrap him up and never let him go!!!
There were two scenes that happened in MINE that I would have loved to get Remington's take on in REMY and was a little disappointed that they weren't included. Remy faces something huge with his bipolar in book #2 and to get his POV and see his thought process during that time would have been great. As well a little light relief from the scene where Melissa and Brooke dress up in disguise to see Remy fight because that was absolutely hilarious in MINE.
I really did love this book and spending some special one-on-one time with Remy was just the perfect way to end their story. I'm not going to lie, I was left with a book hangover (which doesn't happen all that often for me) and I moped around re-reading parts of the book after I had finished and I miss him so much already!
But this is it. We've reached the end of the story of the Lion and his little Firecracker, and though I have no doubt (well, I really hope) we'll see them in the final two books in this series, I'm sad to say goodbye to their own books. Katy Evans has delivered to us a story and a man that I can safely say will not be forgotten. A definite must read for all die hard Remy fans.