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A review by obsidian_blue
Every New Year by Katrina Jackson
3.0
Look I am tired and dealing with a coworker who has the flu (regular) and I had to fly back from Boston and I feel exhausted and cranky. Reading this book was a chore to get through during all of this. This book takes too long for the two leads to even have a damn conversation (two decades) and instead we jump back and forth of them having sexy times every New Year's Eve until the past few because of a misunderstanding. I was exhausted and annoyed. Jackson also teases things with two other characters who will be the subject of her next book. I found myself irritated about it. The epilogue didn't work since she was trying to set up their story.
"Every New Year" follows Ezra Posner and Candace Garret. We find out that the twosome met when they were 18 and in college. Ezra fell for Candace immediately and it seems like Candace liked him too. Besides one kiss though, the two didn't get together until right before Candace did a semester abroad. After that they would see each other every other or about every other New Year's Eve and hook up and in between date other people. Something happens (it was stupid) though that has caused Ezra and Candace to not see each other for a while. Now they are heading to the same destination (Quito) and are finally revealing their feelings.
As I said, this took way too long. I think the sex scenes were great and all, but these two seem to never talk at all. Even in the end there are barely any words/dialogue between them. Candace talks to a coworker on her flight more than Ezra. They both bug their college friends about each other. I felt like they were both too old for this mess.
The book lacks any development between these two. I have no idea how Candace fell into her career, it reads as random. We keep hearing how Ezra is super smart...and I guess. I think doing time jumps like this makes it harder for the reader to get to know and root for the hero and heroine.
The setting for most of this book was either a random bedroom or an airplane. I have been to Quito and seriously....I just shook my head. Jackson got one thing right about standing on the Equator, but that was it.
The book ended with the focus next being on Miles and Mei (I think that's her name).
"Every New Year" follows Ezra Posner and Candace Garret. We find out that the twosome met when they were 18 and in college. Ezra fell for Candace immediately and it seems like Candace liked him too. Besides one kiss though, the two didn't get together until right before Candace did a semester abroad. After that they would see each other every other or about every other New Year's Eve and hook up and in between date other people. Something happens (it was stupid) though that has caused Ezra and Candace to not see each other for a while. Now they are heading to the same destination (Quito) and are finally revealing their feelings.
As I said, this took way too long. I think the sex scenes were great and all, but these two seem to never talk at all. Even in the end there are barely any words/dialogue between them. Candace talks to a coworker on her flight more than Ezra. They both bug their college friends about each other. I felt like they were both too old for this mess.
The book lacks any development between these two. I have no idea how Candace fell into her career, it reads as random. We keep hearing how Ezra is super smart...and I guess. I think doing time jumps like this makes it harder for the reader to get to know and root for the hero and heroine.
The setting for most of this book was either a random bedroom or an airplane. I have been to Quito and seriously....I just shook my head. Jackson got one thing right about standing on the Equator, but that was it.
The book ended with the focus next being on Miles and Mei (I think that's her name).