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4.68 AVERAGE
4.68 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Isabella learns a lot in her journey from big city to small town. Finding her ex, creating dreams, making friends and becoming closer to family is only the start. She also comes to realize that mistakes are not the end, but only a chance to start over. Weston may have been her past, but he becomes her future quickly when she takes a chance.
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was so good. Isabella had gone through a lot. Her staying in Cage Lake was supposed to be temporary. Weston has loved Bella for years. Now he had a second chance. This book was a really good one. It sucks you in and doesn't let go until the end. This book offers so much. Lost love, sibling love, small town feel, and add in some suspense. Pretty close to the perfect book! I can not wait until the next in this series.
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
ARC review:
Welcome back to Colorado…where if you turn around too quickly—you might trip over an Montgomery…or possibly a Cage.
How would you react…
If you found out after the death of your father—that you have more siblings…siblings you never knew, but possibly passed on the streets? Only to find out after your father’s death…you need to have dinner together…in order to keep your inheritance & to keep an small town from going under.
Isabella & her siblings learn they have seven brothers they never knew….while Ford & his brothers, learn—they have another brother & FOUR sisters…
I’m loving this spin-off series from the Montgomery Ink Legacy series & find it totally funny that two Montgomery cousins…are now technically brother-in-laws…
An Unexpected Everything is Isabella & Weston’s story…
They have a past…they dated…before tragedy struck & Weston made a decision to end their relationship…now fast-forward eight years.
Isabella is slowly coming to terms with the secrets her parents kept…slowly coming to terms that she isn’t the oldest…that she now has older brothers…plus a few more younger brothers.
She went for a walk on a trail outside of Cage Lake….that kinda gave way…guess who helps save her? Yep…the one person she never thought she’d see again…Weston Caldwell.
Needless to say….there are ghosts form Isabella’s past popping up…
Everyone thinks she should head to Cage Lake to lay low for awhile…
While there…
The sparks reignite between her & Weston…especially once she finds out why he left all those years ago…
Can they figure out how to balance their worlds…their responsibilities…plus take care of the problem from Isabella’s past?
The answers can be found within the pages of An Unexpected Everything, that will be available everyone on Monday June 9. I love how Carrie Ann has created a huge & interconnected world..to where you can pick up a book, enter the world of Montgomery Ink & then binge-read to your heart’s content on other series.
So…run & preorder a copy of An Unexpected Everything…meet up with the Cages…then decide where to dive into catch up with the Montgomerys (the second generation, their parents & all the other spin-offs).
Five out five stars & I can’t wait for Dorian’s story that is coming out in October of this year.
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
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
Loved Weston and Isabella's story. There's so much going on in this book that it keeps you wanting more. Another great series to get you hooked. Can't wait for the next book
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Bella and Weston are a second chance romance that is complicated by individual histories. This is the second story in the Cage family series and I am so glad this series continues on. The story is well written with plenty of spice. Both main characters are flawed, but their flaws are understandable and realistic. The story is wrapped up beautifully for this couple, but the set up for the next book in the series does create a cliffhanger. I’m now dying for the next story and can’t wait for it.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
'An Unexpected Everything' is an wonderful second chance surprise romance between two individuals that are both incredibly engaging characters. Isabella is an independent, intelligent, successful woman who has been through some things. Weston is a sexy hunk of a man who has had fatherhood thrust at him before he was ready to be a parent. These two amazing people completely deserved their unexpected second chance.
Isabella is the eldest Cage sibling from the 'secret' family side. Just like her counter part, Aston Cage, she has had to step in and act as a parent to her younger brother and sisters. Because of this, Isabella has a very no-nonsense attitude. Unfortunately, a violent encounter with a stalker has left her mentally scarred and bruised. A visit to the family's remote small town unexpectedly brings her face to face with a man from her past. Never in a million years would she have imagined finding Weston Caldwell at Cage Lake. Weston is the only man Isabella has truly ever loved. Too bad that man irreparably broke her heart in the cruelest way possible; leaving her with no earthly explanation as to why.
Weston Caldwell grew up in Cage Lake. He is close friends with two of the Cage brothers. He never imagined that Isabella Cage Dixon was associated with his friends or his small town. The couple had dated briefly while they were attending college but an unexpected accident causing the death of both his parents left him to raised his younger brother and two sisters. After meeting up with Isabella in his home town he vows to not let her go a second time.
I totally relate to Isabella as a person. I love her quirks, her seriousness, her organizational skills, and her love of post-its, flash cards, and color coding. Her strength is truly what gets her through the life situations she has been forced to live with, a missing father, a mother who doesn't parent, a violent stalker, siblings she was never aware of, and losing the love of her life for no known reason. Weston's life situations make him completely lovable. He never hesitated to drop his life plans in order to raise his siblings and ensure that they would have a successful life. All the residents of Cage Lake consider him to be stand-offish and unapproachable in love but in truth he had already given his heart away.
'An Unexpected Everything' was a great read with some very serious life situations weaved throughout the story. I am happy that Isabella and Weston were able to finally get the happily ever after that they both deserved.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
emotional
lighthearted
fast-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
An Unexpected Everything, book 2 of The Cage Family series, by Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryanauthor. Carrie Ann is an author I have absolutely loved for years!
I absolutely loved this book about Isabella & Weston! Tropes: Contemporary, Male/Female, Second Chance, Brother’s Best Friend, Quasi Single Parent, No 3rd Act Break Up & HEA!
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
I am LOVING this new series. An all of the feels romance filled with twists, turns, a hawt second chance, a family trying to make things right and, of course, an evil monster out to destroy! Grab Bella & Weston’s second chance to see if it all goes right or they lose it all! Loved it!♥️
| These two feel the weight of the world on their shoulders! It is no wonder they cannot let go and reach for what they want. It is no wonder that they cannot enjoy and fall into the goodness that is right in front of them. It is no wonder that they guard their hearts, shy away from feeling too deeply, and have trouble expressing themselves. Time and patience is what they need, and they give that to themselves this second time around. From there, and with a whole lot of family, they get to have the HEA that they have been denying themselves of for so long <3
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
*ARC Review*
I have almost read all of Carrie's books, but this is now my favorite book by Carrie. I absolutely fell in love with everything in this book. IMO I think this was one of her hottest books she ahs written. Weston completely stole my heart. This is book #2 in the Cage Family Series.
Weston and Isabella
Isabella is the oldest of her siblings and is the protector. She is the one that takes care of everyone. So learning to lean on her new set of brothers was/is a task for her. She is a forensic accountant in her new brothers company. But when her stalker is set to be released from prison she ends up temporarily relocating to Cage Lake, the small little town that her new family owns. What she wasn't expecting was to run into the one person who stole/still has her heart from eight years ago. Weston was expecting to see his one regret from eight years ago. Weston and Isabella had a summer together where they fell in love. Weston left her with a note saying goodbye. He never told her that his parents had passed away and now he was the caretake of his siblings. Now they are back in the same town. Weston not wanting to waste another moment with out. Isabella trying to figure out can their future align together.
This second chance story was heartfelt from the beginning. Years in between could not extinguish the flames between these two. Isabella had so much character growth through this book. She learned that she can lean on other people for help and let people take care of her as well. Weston would do anything for her. This man, oh this man. I fell in love with him from the beginning. He is everything you want in a book boyfriend. The spicy scenes in this book were *kiss.*
I cannot wait for more books from this series.
I have almost read all of Carrie's books, but this is now my favorite book by Carrie. I absolutely fell in love with everything in this book. IMO I think this was one of her hottest books she ahs written. Weston completely stole my heart. This is book #2 in the Cage Family Series.
Weston and Isabella
Isabella is the oldest of her siblings and is the protector. She is the one that takes care of everyone. So learning to lean on her new set of brothers was/is a task for her. She is a forensic accountant in her new brothers company. But when her stalker is set to be released from prison she ends up temporarily relocating to Cage Lake, the small little town that her new family owns. What she wasn't expecting was to run into the one person who stole/still has her heart from eight years ago. Weston was expecting to see his one regret from eight years ago. Weston and Isabella had a summer together where they fell in love. Weston left her with a note saying goodbye. He never told her that his parents had passed away and now he was the caretake of his siblings. Now they are back in the same town. Weston not wanting to waste another moment with out. Isabella trying to figure out can their future align together.
This second chance story was heartfelt from the beginning. Years in between could not extinguish the flames between these two. Isabella had so much character growth through this book. She learned that she can lean on other people for help and let people take care of her as well. Weston would do anything for her. This man, oh this man. I fell in love with him from the beginning. He is everything you want in a book boyfriend. The spicy scenes in this book were *kiss.*
I cannot wait for more books from this series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Stalking