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evethingiread's review
3.0
This was good. I just realized that I can’t handle these kinda books anymore. Where the mushy is too mushy, and the heavy feels like a formula and not real. It’s all just extra
frenchpressbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. Wonderful stars. I am loving this team up so far.
emmavanweert's review
emotional
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
4.0
wildfaeriecaps's review
5.0
This book made me ugly cry and I'm not sure I'm going to forgive it for a good long while. Holy balls, but it's some excellent story telling, though.
liza5326's review
4.0
Ash and Aiden are two broken souls who both need saving. Ash, from his abusive relationship and insecurities and Aiden from the guilt of losing his little brother. They are perfect for wpeach other and this story was beautiful and sweet, even if it was a bit predictable.
jacqueleenthereadingqueen's review
4.0
4 stars
“Live now; make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again.”
OK..This one is tough to review. Not because I didn't like the book, but because some of it was hard to read. Thank goodness there is a trigger warning about domestic violence. If I reacted the way I did to reading it I cannot imagine how someone who had been through it would. I felt sick to my stomach reading parts of Ash, literal stomach cramps when his abuser was on page.
I was looking forward to this book. Aidan the playboy we met in book 1, Bennet's BFF and previous lover. Never in a million years did I think the book was going to play out the way it did. It was also darker than expected. Both Ash and Aidan have so much personal baggage to overcome in order to be together. Both of these men are just so horrifically broken . But together they healed each other, one moment at a time.
" I was just Ash to him. His Ash. Like he was my Aiden. "
Seeing Ash start to come out of his shell with Aidan was fantastic. The little hints of sarcasm and sly smiles showing his true personality shining through. It was rewarding to see. The author just made you want to scream that all you wanted was for him to have happiness after everything in his life.
Aidan, oh Aidan. He was far more broken then I realized in the beginning. He had to go through a lot of growth as character too. He had to learn that you can't save everyone, no matter how hard you try. All you can do is hold on and give the other person the opportunity to do the same. I loved the fact that Aidan was a nerdy Trekkie and that Ash shared that love of Star Trek. It was unexpected given Aidan's personality in book 1.
This book was good, albeit emotional for me. I do not recommend you read it if you have been a victim of abuse. There is a reason for the trigger warning. On a happier note I am super pumped for Jake's book and I think Oz is just what the doctor ordered ( hehe see what I did there?).
“Live now; make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again.”
OK..This one is tough to review. Not because I didn't like the book, but because some of it was hard to read. Thank goodness there is a trigger warning about domestic violence. If I reacted the way I did to reading it I cannot imagine how someone who had been through it would. I felt sick to my stomach reading parts of Ash, literal stomach cramps when his abuser was on page.
I was looking forward to this book. Aidan the playboy we met in book 1, Bennet's BFF and previous lover. Never in a million years did I think the book was going to play out the way it did. It was also darker than expected. Both Ash and Aidan have so much personal baggage to overcome in order to be together. Both of these men are just so horrifically broken . But together they healed each other, one moment at a time.
" I was just Ash to him. His Ash. Like he was my Aiden. "
Seeing Ash start to come out of his shell with Aidan was fantastic. The little hints of sarcasm and sly smiles showing his true personality shining through. It was rewarding to see. The author just made you want to scream that all you wanted was for him to have happiness after everything in his life.
Aidan, oh Aidan. He was far more broken then I realized in the beginning. He had to go through a lot of growth as character too. He had to learn that you can't save everyone, no matter how hard you try. All you can do is hold on and give the other person the opportunity to do the same. I loved the fact that Aidan was a nerdy Trekkie and that Ash shared that love of Star Trek. It was unexpected given Aidan's personality in book 1.
This book was good, albeit emotional for me. I do not recommend you read it if you have been a victim of abuse. There is a reason for the trigger warning. On a happier note I am super pumped for Jake's book and I think Oz is just what the doctor ordered ( hehe see what I did there?).
elle_reads_lots's review
1.0
Maybe it was me, maybe it was the book, I don't know but I just couldn't finish this book. And I very rarely DNF. Was listening on audio book and started skipping ahead but then gave up.
I feel there was faaaaaaaarrrrrr too much angst and the storyline was somewhat repetitive, with the "he doesn't deserve me" and "I can't be with him" over and over... I wanted to scream that they needed to stop going on about their traumas to each other and get a professional therapist!
I went onto a comedy fluffy romance after and that was a good antidote! ;-)
I feel there was faaaaaaaarrrrrr too much angst and the storyline was somewhat repetitive, with the "he doesn't deserve me" and "I can't be with him" over and over... I wanted to scream that they needed to stop going on about their traumas to each other and get a professional therapist!
I went onto a comedy fluffy romance after and that was a good antidote! ;-)
roryta86reads's review
3.0
This was good. I just realized that I can’t handle these kinda books anymore. Where the mushy is too mushy, and the heavy feels like a formula and not real. It’s all just extra