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More Than This by Jay McLean
4.0
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This book was really stinking good.. like GOOOODD!!
I was captivated from the very beginning with the family and how sweet and caring they were towards one another. The family aspect is hardly used positively in the books I read. They are usually abusive, nonexistent, assholes, whores... You get the picture... It is refreshing to read a book with actual family units..
BUT unfortunately it does not last...
I do not want to go into too much details about what happens in this story because I am not sure I can do it without spoiling something.
In the beginning, Mikayla is betrayed, stabbed in the back and completely devastated all in one night.
Luckily, she meets a rather attractive young man, with an Australian accent (YUMMM), named Jake.
Jake becomes Mikayla's lifeline that helps to keep her anchored, when the world around her is deteriorating.
Everything she once knew is wiped away, everything she has ever loved...GONE.. She does not know which way is up and it is by a complete miracle that she hasn't let the pain just swallow her whole.
If I was in Kayla's shoes, I would have been too devastated to even carry on after everything that happens. I would have climbed right under my covers and not come back out until my heart felt right again.
It was down right depressing.
Jake is her rock, even as a complete stranger, he is the one person Mikayla can count on through this awful time. He is understanding, sexy, compassionate, and everything that makes him just swoontastic! I loved him and his character.
Not only that but his family and friends are just as amazing and kind of adopt Kayla in a way.
With their love, support, kind words, and encouragement, she starts to heal from the pain that haunts her. She learns to lean on people who would have never been in her life if she never found out about that asshole.. aheemm.
Fate and Karma always have a way of working things out.
Throughout the story, we get to see Jake and Mikayla fall in love with each other, while the story gets told in both Jake and Mikayla's point of view.
Turning the pages I kept waiting and anticipating for them to finally be together, to finally accept that they love one another and have them live happily ever after. But this takes a while and I think it took a lot longer than necessary. It dragged a bit and at times I found myself a little annoyed because of the slow pace.
I liked Mikayla but I wasn't in love with her. There was something about her that I just didn't connect with completely. I have no idea what it was... maybe the fact that she kept herself locked up for so long and she did everything else with Jake but she wouldn't be with him?
It drove me bananas.
I loved Jake's family they were everything I expected a true family to be like and his mom was extra special. I mean only she can tease Jake about his morning wood and laugh about it.
I also loved all of Jake's friends and the banter between all of them was comical and a little cheesy but overall entertaining.
I really liked this book. It was a fantastic read and I am looking forward to the next book in the series told in Logan's point of view.
I have a feeling he is going to be an interesting character to read about ;)...
Overall, I give this book a 4/5 and I can't wait to read more from this author!!
If you want to read a book about loss, grieving, finding love, overcoming tragedy but with a lighter feel to it, then I would go grab this book TODAY!!
This book was really stinking good.. like GOOOODD!!
I was captivated from the very beginning with the family and how sweet and caring they were towards one another. The family aspect is hardly used positively in the books I read. They are usually abusive, nonexistent, assholes, whores... You get the picture... It is refreshing to read a book with actual family units..
BUT unfortunately it does not last...
I do not want to go into too much details about what happens in this story because I am not sure I can do it without spoiling something.
In the beginning, Mikayla is betrayed, stabbed in the back and completely devastated all in one night.
Luckily, she meets a rather attractive young man, with an Australian accent (YUMMM), named Jake.
Jake becomes Mikayla's lifeline that helps to keep her anchored, when the world around her is deteriorating.
Everything she once knew is wiped away, everything she has ever loved...GONE.. She does not know which way is up and it is by a complete miracle that she hasn't let the pain just swallow her whole.
If I was in Kayla's shoes, I would have been too devastated to even carry on after everything that happens. I would have climbed right under my covers and not come back out until my heart felt right again.
It was down right depressing.
Jake is her rock, even as a complete stranger, he is the one person Mikayla can count on through this awful time. He is understanding, sexy, compassionate, and everything that makes him just swoontastic! I loved him and his character.
Not only that but his family and friends are just as amazing and kind of adopt Kayla in a way.
With their love, support, kind words, and encouragement, she starts to heal from the pain that haunts her. She learns to lean on people who would have never been in her life if she never found out about that asshole.. aheemm.
Fate and Karma always have a way of working things out.
Throughout the story, we get to see Jake and Mikayla fall in love with each other, while the story gets told in both Jake and Mikayla's point of view.
Turning the pages I kept waiting and anticipating for them to finally be together, to finally accept that they love one another and have them live happily ever after. But this takes a while and I think it took a lot longer than necessary. It dragged a bit and at times I found myself a little annoyed because of the slow pace.
I liked Mikayla but I wasn't in love with her. There was something about her that I just didn't connect with completely. I have no idea what it was... maybe the fact that she kept herself locked up for so long and she did everything else with Jake but she wouldn't be with him?
It drove me bananas.
I loved Jake's family they were everything I expected a true family to be like and his mom was extra special. I mean only she can tease Jake about his morning wood and laugh about it.
I also loved all of Jake's friends and the banter between all of them was comical and a little cheesy but overall entertaining.
I really liked this book. It was a fantastic read and I am looking forward to the next book in the series told in Logan's point of view.
I have a feeling he is going to be an interesting character to read about ;)...
Overall, I give this book a 4/5 and I can't wait to read more from this author!!
If you want to read a book about loss, grieving, finding love, overcoming tragedy but with a lighter feel to it, then I would go grab this book TODAY!!