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A review by rhreviewer91
Borrowing My Bestie's Brothers by Sam Hall
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I enjoyed reading this book but found it a bit longer than it probably needed to be. I understand the author was making it so Jamie slowly gave in to the brothers, really showing her reluctance and such, but I feel it dragged a bit TOO much. There were also places that punctuation shouldn't have been or were weirdly placed, in my opinion. That all aside, it was still a good story.
Jamie has had a crush on her bestie's three older brothers for years, but didn't think they'd ever see her as anything but their little sister's annoying friend. Meanwhile, the three Mcdonald brothers have liked HER for years as well, but they didn't think she'd see them that way, not to mention their sister had a "dating ban" in place on her. When she needed fake boyfriends, they jumped at the chance, hoping to show how good things could actually be if they were together. Essentially, it was only fake for Jamie, but no one else. When she found out about their feelings, she ran, but they convinced her to still give them a shot.
We also see (as well as the McDonald brothers) how horrible she's had it in her family. It was a reason why Jamie spent so much time with their family over the years. Their family was nothing like hers. At least one of her brothers hates her, the rest of the men in her family don't understand her, and her mother is the worst. She puts her down, doesn't understand how any good man could like her when she's a mechanic and dresses 'like a man,' she's insistent on her getting married and having kids, despite Jamie having no intentions on any such things... with the McDonald's behind her, she finally finds the strength within to be herself and not do what's expected of her.
The ending is pretty satisfactory in how everything turns out. I'm not about to jump into the next one involving her best friend and the guys' sister, Millie, but I may read it in the future!
Jamie has had a crush on her bestie's three older brothers for years, but didn't think they'd ever see her as anything but their little sister's annoying friend. Meanwhile, the three Mcdonald brothers have liked HER for years as well, but they didn't think she'd see them that way, not to mention their sister had a "dating ban" in place on her. When she needed fake boyfriends, they jumped at the chance, hoping to show how good things could actually be if they were together. Essentially, it was only fake for Jamie, but no one else. When she found out about their feelings, she ran, but they convinced her to still give them a shot.
We also see (as well as the McDonald brothers) how horrible she's had it in her family. It was a reason why Jamie spent so much time with their family over the years. Their family was nothing like hers. At least one of her brothers hates her, the rest of the men in her family don't understand her, and her mother is the worst. She puts her down, doesn't understand how any good man could like her when she's a mechanic and dresses 'like a man,' she's insistent on her getting married and having kids, despite Jamie having no intentions on any such things... with the McDonald's behind her, she finally finds the strength within to be herself and not do what's expected of her.
The ending is pretty satisfactory in how everything turns out. I'm not about to jump into the next one involving her best friend and the guys' sister, Millie, but I may read it in the future!