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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I love that this book is so romantic and heartfelt without the mush, and I loved her stepfather! Written better than most fathers, to me.
3.5 stars
I like this one more than I thought I was going to. It would have been a 4 stars but a about 15-20% of the story before the end felt a little messy and separate from the story itself. I really enjoyed the characters, and I think the evolution of change with the relationships was really well done, versus just having cheating for the sake of creating someone between the main character and the other male.
I like this one more than I thought I was going to. It would have been a 4 stars but a about 15-20% of the story before the end felt a little messy and separate from the story itself. I really enjoyed the characters, and I think the evolution of change with the relationships was really well done, versus just having cheating for the sake of creating someone between the main character and the other male.
This is the first book I’ve read by Bethany Chase, and I very much like her writing. While the story was a bit formulaic, she did take the story we’ve all read (and lived) and added some new dimensions to it. This was a perfect summer read and I look forward to reading more by Bethany Chase.
Though I liked the writing style, I couldn't enjoy the story because I kept anticipating what would happen next. Too much foreshadowing?
I won this book through Penguin's FirstToRead.
I was surprised at how cute this book ended up being. It was a refreshing break from the serious fare I usually read with well written characters that seemed rather real and quite like able. It was a welcomed and well needed breath of fresh air for me. It's a tad predictable ( aren't all of these types of stories?). But what made it readable was the characters and their depth.
I would recommend it to people who like romance stories with a little more character driven dimension.
I was surprised at how cute this book ended up being. It was a refreshing break from the serious fare I usually read with well written characters that seemed rather real and quite like able. It was a welcomed and well needed breath of fresh air for me. It's a tad predictable ( aren't all of these types of stories?). But what made it readable was the characters and their depth.
I would recommend it to people who like romance stories with a little more character driven dimension.
I’m going through a really un fun phase of a lot of really meh books. This book was no exception. I knew about 1/2 what thorough I shouldn’t finish yet I kept going. The characters were boring, nothing happened, and it was utterly predictable.
The main character is what made this worth the read. Loved her personality and wit!
I wanted to like this book more than I did. The premise is nothing new -- the one who got away comes back after X number of years, what happens now? -- but I like them. Either the main character realizes how happy she is with the choices she's made since the one who got away went away or she totally uproots her life (sometimes getting together with the lost love, sometimes not) to be happier than she thought she was.
In this case, though, the ending left me feeling blah. I found it hard to believe that Sarina is a professional in her late 20s/early 30s because she acts more like someone just out of college. I also found it hard to believe that she can sleep with Eamon, never hear from him again (I'm not giving anything away; that's practically the book blurb), and still continue to live with Danny, her roommate and Eamon's buddy. Conflict of interest much?
Then there's Noah; Sarina's boyfriend who is perfect except he isn't. And he's conveniently out of the country when Eamon moves back to Austin, which makes it very easy for Sarina to question the relationship.
It started strong, got dull in the middle and toward the end I just wanted everyone to walk away.
In this case, though, the ending left me feeling blah. I found it hard to believe that Sarina is a professional in her late 20s/early 30s because she acts more like someone just out of college. I also found it hard to believe that she can sleep with Eamon, never hear from him again (I'm not giving anything away; that's practically the book blurb), and still continue to live with Danny, her roommate and Eamon's buddy. Conflict of interest much?
Then there's Noah; Sarina's boyfriend who is perfect except he isn't. And he's conveniently out of the country when Eamon moves back to Austin, which makes it very easy for Sarina to question the relationship.
It started strong, got dull in the middle and toward the end I just wanted everyone to walk away.