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A review by booksuperpower
All or Nothing at All, Volume 3 by Jennifer Probst
3.0
All or Nothing at All by Jennifer Probst is a 2017 Gallery Books publication.
This third installment in the ‘Billionaire Builders’ series is centered around Sydney Green and Tristan Pierce.
Sydney loved Tristian practically her entire life. But, because of their age differences at the time, it took Tristan a little longer to notice Sydney.
Just when the two had finally gotten on the same page, their lives took them in different directions, and the relationship fell apart.
Tristan left home to find his own niche and Sydney stayed behind to care for her grandmother, continuing the job she loved at Pierce Brothers. Sydney, however, has always kept a part of Tristan with her…
I’ll be honest, I had a hard time transitioning from the ‘Searching’ series into this one. Granted, I was in the midst of a major romance novel burnout when I read the first installment in this series, and my heart just wasn’t in it.
So, I didn’t read the second book, fearing I might be too hypercritical of it. But, I noticed, when this third installment was released, it was highly rated and so well received, I felt a small twinge of excitement, and thought maybe I was ready to give this series a second chance…
And as everyone knows by now, I’m pretty big on second chances, especially when it comes to romance novel tropes.
However-
As much as I love ‘second chance at love’ tropes, there are other romance novel tropes I dislike vehemently. Sadly, this book employed one I dislike more than all others.
However, I did want to see how it would all play out in the end so I continued with the book despite my irritation, and because the story did get off to a strong start- and I was in a forgiving mood, after all.
But, despite my determination to maintain a positive outlook, once again, I felt as though there was nothing all that original or special here.
The emotional connection that I craved never fully materialized. While the bedroom scenes were steamy and very passionate, it felt like 'just sex', with no tenderness,or bonding, creating yet another emotional disconnect for me.
The plot line turned predictable, although the excerpts from the past were a nice touch and allowed Tristan’s character to show growth and provided him with the insight he needed to catch up to Sydney’s maturation.
I did like Sydney and admired her for doing the right thing, for taking care of her own career aspirations and ambitions with style and cunning, as well as for refusing to settle for what little Tristan was offering.
But, it wasn’t until the bitter end that I grudgingly accepted Tristan, but, to be fair, he does man up and show Sydney that he’s made of better stuff than what he’s been giving her.
The epilogue was sweet and I enjoyed the obvious peace and contentment that closed out the series, ending it on high note.
Overall, this was not my favorite series, and does not compare to other series by this author, but it was okay. I had just hoped for a little more.
3 stars
This third installment in the ‘Billionaire Builders’ series is centered around Sydney Green and Tristan Pierce.
Sydney loved Tristian practically her entire life. But, because of their age differences at the time, it took Tristan a little longer to notice Sydney.
Just when the two had finally gotten on the same page, their lives took them in different directions, and the relationship fell apart.
Tristan left home to find his own niche and Sydney stayed behind to care for her grandmother, continuing the job she loved at Pierce Brothers. Sydney, however, has always kept a part of Tristan with her…
I’ll be honest, I had a hard time transitioning from the ‘Searching’ series into this one. Granted, I was in the midst of a major romance novel burnout when I read the first installment in this series, and my heart just wasn’t in it.
So, I didn’t read the second book, fearing I might be too hypercritical of it. But, I noticed, when this third installment was released, it was highly rated and so well received, I felt a small twinge of excitement, and thought maybe I was ready to give this series a second chance…
And as everyone knows by now, I’m pretty big on second chances, especially when it comes to romance novel tropes.
However-
As much as I love ‘second chance at love’ tropes, there are other romance novel tropes I dislike vehemently. Sadly, this book employed one I dislike more than all others.
However, I did want to see how it would all play out in the end so I continued with the book despite my irritation, and because the story did get off to a strong start- and I was in a forgiving mood, after all.
But, despite my determination to maintain a positive outlook, once again, I felt as though there was nothing all that original or special here.
The emotional connection that I craved never fully materialized. While the bedroom scenes were steamy and very passionate, it felt like 'just sex', with no tenderness,or bonding, creating yet another emotional disconnect for me.
The plot line turned predictable, although the excerpts from the past were a nice touch and allowed Tristan’s character to show growth and provided him with the insight he needed to catch up to Sydney’s maturation.
I did like Sydney and admired her for doing the right thing, for taking care of her own career aspirations and ambitions with style and cunning, as well as for refusing to settle for what little Tristan was offering.
But, it wasn’t until the bitter end that I grudgingly accepted Tristan, but, to be fair, he does man up and show Sydney that he’s made of better stuff than what he’s been giving her.
The epilogue was sweet and I enjoyed the obvious peace and contentment that closed out the series, ending it on high note.
Overall, this was not my favorite series, and does not compare to other series by this author, but it was okay. I had just hoped for a little more.
3 stars