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Arrested by Nicola Rose
4.0
You guys, the past couple weeks have been... something. Went from stressing about Christmas to isolation for the week of Christmas. Then thinning about my birthday (it was January 3rd) to again, more isolation this week & still need to stress and plan my daughter's birthday for the end of January.
So I needed something to help distract me from reality. And that's where Arrested by Nicola Rose comes in.
It follows Grace and Kane, who have a shared history, but what was the start of their relationship, went askew, and Grace fled. Now ten years later Grace is back to seek revenge and close that chapter in her life that has haunted her all this time.
This book takes place between two different time frames- there is the present and 10 years ago.
We see Grace as she is now, going into the town she once called home which brings up all the old memories, and the Grace as she was back then. There was two sides to her- the town Princess that everyone else saw, and the version of her that she kept locked away- but Kane saw through her facade. Like calls to like. Kane also had two versions of himself- the town bad boy that everyone else saw, and the version no one, not even his best friend witnessed. But Grace saw through to the real him.
One night was all they had. They got to know each other on a deeper level, but the next morning everything changed.
Grace fled town, leaving Kane behind.
Kane vowed to do better, be better.
So when Grace walked back into town again, he was not the same guy she left behind all those years ago. Will Grace go through with her plan of destroying Kane like she was destroyed, or will they have a second chance at making a relationship between them work? As Grace spends a night locked up by Sheriff Kane, she realizes he isn't the only one she has to watch out for- thanks to another blast from their past vying for her attention.
So from the months of October through January my reading slows down, a LOT because of everything that is going on between all the birthdays and holidays, and seasonal depression and I just hit a reading block and can't focus on too much. So I read less and change up what I read to try and help get through it. Arrested is a second chance police romance that takes place in the Salvation Society world (but is a stand-alone). Normally second chance isn't my favorite trope, but every once in awhile I love diving into it. This book had less angst and emotional turmoil then what I normally read. There wasn't any heavy bullying, or paranormal. It wasn't super dark- so for me, it was an easier/lighter read BUT it does have some emotional aspects and drama it just wasn't drastically done. It has the small town drama, the bad boy and spoiled princess relationship. The second chance at love and the search not only for revenge, but answers. You not only see Grace and Kane's relationship in the present but also what they were like ten years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed this book & these characters and loved reading another one of Nicola's novels. The only thing I had any issue with, is in not really a fan of the insta-love type trope, and even though they aren't progressing their love for one another in the second chapter it kinda falls under the same category. 4⭐ out of 5⭐.
So I needed something to help distract me from reality. And that's where Arrested by Nicola Rose comes in.
It follows Grace and Kane, who have a shared history, but what was the start of their relationship, went askew, and Grace fled. Now ten years later Grace is back to seek revenge and close that chapter in her life that has haunted her all this time.
This book takes place between two different time frames- there is the present and 10 years ago.
We see Grace as she is now, going into the town she once called home which brings up all the old memories, and the Grace as she was back then. There was two sides to her- the town Princess that everyone else saw, and the version of her that she kept locked away- but Kane saw through her facade. Like calls to like. Kane also had two versions of himself- the town bad boy that everyone else saw, and the version no one, not even his best friend witnessed. But Grace saw through to the real him.
One night was all they had. They got to know each other on a deeper level, but the next morning everything changed.
Grace fled town, leaving Kane behind.
Kane vowed to do better, be better.
So when Grace walked back into town again, he was not the same guy she left behind all those years ago. Will Grace go through with her plan of destroying Kane like she was destroyed, or will they have a second chance at making a relationship between them work? As Grace spends a night locked up by Sheriff Kane, she realizes he isn't the only one she has to watch out for- thanks to another blast from their past vying for her attention.
So from the months of October through January my reading slows down, a LOT because of everything that is going on between all the birthdays and holidays, and seasonal depression and I just hit a reading block and can't focus on too much. So I read less and change up what I read to try and help get through it. Arrested is a second chance police romance that takes place in the Salvation Society world (but is a stand-alone). Normally second chance isn't my favorite trope, but every once in awhile I love diving into it. This book had less angst and emotional turmoil then what I normally read. There wasn't any heavy bullying, or paranormal. It wasn't super dark- so for me, it was an easier/lighter read BUT it does have some emotional aspects and drama it just wasn't drastically done. It has the small town drama, the bad boy and spoiled princess relationship. The second chance at love and the search not only for revenge, but answers. You not only see Grace and Kane's relationship in the present but also what they were like ten years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed this book & these characters and loved reading another one of Nicola's novels. The only thing I had any issue with, is in not really a fan of the insta-love type trope, and even though they aren't progressing their love for one another in the second chapter it kinda falls under the same category. 4⭐ out of 5⭐.