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A review by scmp73
A Little Too Late by Sarina Bowen
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This is the first book in a series by several authors, and I was excited to give it a go. I’m the kind of person that wants and needs to read books in order, even if they’re considered standalones within a series. I love Devney Perry, so I really wanted to get to the third book. My only criticism of the writing was the way the flashback scenes were written and formatted. It felt very strange to me and sometimes took me out of the story.
This was a decent introduction to this series and the Madigan brothers. I love a second chance romance, and I think Reed and Ava were okay together. They resume their relationship/feelings incredibly quickly, which didn’t sit right with me. Reed really did Ava wrong in college, and she should have demanded more of an apology/groveling than she did.
My main thought throughout the whole book was that everyone needed therapy. So much therapy! Reed had A LOT of trauma he needed to work through when it came to his brothers and his father. The way they treated each other was so awful, and I don’t think he should have pursued Ava until he worked through that. He also needed to work through the issues he and Ava faced when they first broke up.Reed broke up with Ava after she had a miscarriage while they were in college. To me, that’s something that isn’t easily forgivable, and I feel like Ava didn’t make him grovel enough. He needed to do a lot more than he did to earn her trust and forgiveness.
Ava was fine. She was somewhat forgettable to me, and I can’t really put my finger on what I didn’t like about her. I wish she stood up for herself more with Reed and the potential resort buyers. I feel like she could have been such a strong, badass character, but she fell flat for me.
Overall, I’ll continue with the series and hope the brothers learn to not be such shitty people to each other.
This was a decent introduction to this series and the Madigan brothers. I love a second chance romance, and I think Reed and Ava were okay together. They resume their relationship/feelings incredibly quickly, which didn’t sit right with me. Reed really did Ava wrong in college, and she should have demanded more of an apology/groveling than she did.
My main thought throughout the whole book was that everyone needed therapy. So much therapy! Reed had A LOT of trauma he needed to work through when it came to his brothers and his father. The way they treated each other was so awful, and I don’t think he should have pursued Ava until he worked through that. He also needed to work through the issues he and Ava faced when they first broke up.
Ava was fine. She was somewhat forgettable to me, and I can’t really put my finger on what I didn’t like about her. I wish she stood up for herself more with Reed and the potential resort buyers. I feel like she could have been such a strong, badass character, but she fell flat for me.
Overall, I’ll continue with the series and hope the brothers learn to not be such shitty people to each other.