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kait_kosub's review
3.0
3.25⭐
I know this is one of Tessa Bailey's older books but I still wanted to read it and give it a shot. Her writing has come a long way! This wasn't bad but it just wasn't her current normal 5 star books that she's writing now. I found this one very insta lovey and I just couldn't connect as much with the characters or believe in their love. Also, the epilogue was very lack luster for me.
I know this is one of Tessa Bailey's older books but I still wanted to read it and give it a shot. Her writing has come a long way! This wasn't bad but it just wasn't her current normal 5 star books that she's writing now. I found this one very insta lovey and I just couldn't connect as much with the characters or believe in their love. Also, the epilogue was very lack luster for me.
bookworm_megs91's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
5.0
mamabear10's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
jeca2102's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
wissota's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
fj1204's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shelbymarie516's review against another edition
2.0
Meh, I don't know about this one Tessa. The Bellinger Sisters and the Fix Her Up series are still my favorites. Even the Vine series was better than this one. I didn't feel the falling for one another then intimacy. But I know this has to be someone's cup of tea if how long my hold at the library was any indication.
mandyreads's review against another edition
5.0
This book. It absolutely SLAYED me. Tessa Bailey is usually known for bringing the heat and sexy dirty talking. But this time around with her new ROMANCING THE CLARKSONS series she is not only giving us her trademarked steamy alphas, but a heaping does of all of the feels that you can handle. I have read almost everything that Tessa has written over the years and I think that this is the most emotional and beautiful book that she has published to date. Jasper and Rita are two of the most well thought out and emotionally fleshed out characters that I have read in decades! In romance books I tend to usually just relate to the heroine and her thoughts and feelings, but I think for the first time ever I was able to relate to the hero.
Jasper Ellis is the most complex, dynamic, and sensitive alpha male around. He’s so deep and pensive. He’s so romantic that he easily makes you swoon and sweeps you off your feet with simple words. The man is a goddamn poet who can give Lord Byron a run for his money with the most heartfelt and romantic things that come out of his mouth about Rita.
"You ruined the sky for me today, Rita," he said gruffly. "It's flat-out mediocre without you up against it. I reckon it always will be now."
Are you dead yet? Because I am. When he speaks like that I want to just go skipping through the clouds with him. He’s like a rare and old soul from another era. But then he has the modern super naughty dirty talking alpha side to him. The chemistry between Rita and Jasper is like pure liquid fire. Even from the first time that they met, it was never insta-love, but love at first sight. Their souls immediately recognized each other before lust ever entered the picture. This ratcheted up the insane amount of sexual tension between them because Jasper knew it kismet that Rita was in his path at this point in his life. That she was the more that he had been looking for and needs and life. The answer to correcting his mistakes in life.
And the same goes for Rita. She is running from and towards the same exact things as Jasper. She doesn’t know exactly what she is looking for when she embarks on this road trip with her siblings, but Jasper seems to be the answer. But yet, she is too afraid to go out and grab exactly what she wants. Her past and the square peg that everybody, including herself has put her into keeps haunting her. Both Rita and Jasper learn how to let go of those stereotypes and become who they were truly meant to be. Together and apart.
This book is full of laughs, tender moments, steamy moments, and heart. Even the other Clarkson siblings bounce off the pages in vivid colors making you ripe with anxiety for their own stories. Can I just say that I need Belmont and Sage’s book like YESTERDAY. I think he’s going end up breaking my heart the most. Bottom line, read this book and Tessa Bailey’s amazing writing!
Jasper Ellis is the most complex, dynamic, and sensitive alpha male around. He’s so deep and pensive. He’s so romantic that he easily makes you swoon and sweeps you off your feet with simple words. The man is a goddamn poet who can give Lord Byron a run for his money with the most heartfelt and romantic things that come out of his mouth about Rita.
"You ruined the sky for me today, Rita," he said gruffly. "It's flat-out mediocre without you up against it. I reckon it always will be now."
Are you dead yet? Because I am. When he speaks like that I want to just go skipping through the clouds with him. He’s like a rare and old soul from another era. But then he has the modern super naughty dirty talking alpha side to him. The chemistry between Rita and Jasper is like pure liquid fire. Even from the first time that they met, it was never insta-love, but love at first sight. Their souls immediately recognized each other before lust ever entered the picture. This ratcheted up the insane amount of sexual tension between them because Jasper knew it kismet that Rita was in his path at this point in his life. That she was the more that he had been looking for and needs and life. The answer to correcting his mistakes in life.
And the same goes for Rita. She is running from and towards the same exact things as Jasper. She doesn’t know exactly what she is looking for when she embarks on this road trip with her siblings, but Jasper seems to be the answer. But yet, she is too afraid to go out and grab exactly what she wants. Her past and the square peg that everybody, including herself has put her into keeps haunting her. Both Rita and Jasper learn how to let go of those stereotypes and become who they were truly meant to be. Together and apart.
This book is full of laughs, tender moments, steamy moments, and heart. Even the other Clarkson siblings bounce off the pages in vivid colors making you ripe with anxiety for their own stories. Can I just say that I need Belmont and Sage’s book like YESTERDAY. I think he’s going end up breaking my heart the most. Bottom line, read this book and Tessa Bailey’s amazing writing!