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A review by cristinasuarezmunoz
Give Me Love by Kate McCarthy
3.0
ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is an entertaining story, one that’s filled with passion, humor and action. I think one of the things that I enjoyed about this story is that is takes place in Australia, the author is Australian and I could almost hear the Aussie accent while reading. There were moments that I had to stop reading to look-up certain words that are not part of U.S. vernacular and I found myself repeating them out loud. You know, to see if I could pull off an Aussie word or two.
The first few chapters were a bit confusing for me because everyone had a nickname and there were a number of characters that are introduced that are part of Evie’s and Jared’s friendship/family circle. I found myself having to re-read certain passages to ensure I had the characters straight. Once I got them down it was no longer an issue.
The other issue I had with the story was the use of the word retarded. I’ve always been envious of authors because of their natural ability to write stories and the ease in which they can describe feelings and thoughts. So when an author chooses to use a simple word such as retarded I feel slighted somehow. You might think I’m being overly sensitive and maybe I am but it’s a word that I don’t particularly care for and I find it jarring when I see it used in a book.
Evie, the musician and Jared, the black operations agent are the leads in this story. They start off as friends through texting and it blossoms into something more and each have their own emotional baggage to tote around.
There’s a natural push-pull between Evie and Jared that wasn’t forced and kept me hooked the entire time. Truth be told, I wasn’t sure if they would even make it as a couple because he was just as complex, if not more than Evie! I did want more of a back-story with Jared because while I knew he was complex, I needed more depth. The supporting characters in the story made me feel like I was watching an episode of friends because the banter between all of them was fantastic.
The bottom line is…it was an entertaining read but I wanted more. I wanted more depth and I wanted the complexities of what made Evie and Jared who they are. Again, not a bad book by any means and I do look forward to reading more books by Kate McCarthy. ;)
This is an entertaining story, one that’s filled with passion, humor and action. I think one of the things that I enjoyed about this story is that is takes place in Australia, the author is Australian and I could almost hear the Aussie accent while reading. There were moments that I had to stop reading to look-up certain words that are not part of U.S. vernacular and I found myself repeating them out loud. You know, to see if I could pull off an Aussie word or two.
The first few chapters were a bit confusing for me because everyone had a nickname and there were a number of characters that are introduced that are part of Evie’s and Jared’s friendship/family circle. I found myself having to re-read certain passages to ensure I had the characters straight. Once I got them down it was no longer an issue.
The other issue I had with the story was the use of the word retarded. I’ve always been envious of authors because of their natural ability to write stories and the ease in which they can describe feelings and thoughts. So when an author chooses to use a simple word such as retarded I feel slighted somehow. You might think I’m being overly sensitive and maybe I am but it’s a word that I don’t particularly care for and I find it jarring when I see it used in a book.
Evie, the musician and Jared, the black operations agent are the leads in this story. They start off as friends through texting and it blossoms into something more and each have their own emotional baggage to tote around.
There’s a natural push-pull between Evie and Jared that wasn’t forced and kept me hooked the entire time. Truth be told, I wasn’t sure if they would even make it as a couple because he was just as complex, if not more than Evie! I did want more of a back-story with Jared because while I knew he was complex, I needed more depth. The supporting characters in the story made me feel like I was watching an episode of friends because the banter between all of them was fantastic.
The bottom line is…it was an entertaining read but I wanted more. I wanted more depth and I wanted the complexities of what made Evie and Jared who they are. Again, not a bad book by any means and I do look forward to reading more books by Kate McCarthy. ;)