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A review by mells_view
Fighting For You by Monica Murphy
4.0
Lol, wait. HOW did DIEGO end up being my favorite Callahan series hero?!?!
How? Monica. How? Alexa, play “started from the bottom by Drake,” because Diego was the worst, but now he’s the best.
Ok, so if you’ve read this series (you really should) then you know that Diego is somewhat of the villain in Falling for Her (Callahans #2)! He betrays his newly PREGNANT girlfriend, Jocelyn, by cheating on her with his best friend’s horrible ex, and he’s just a huge jerk to everyone. Mean to his best friend’s new girlfriend, hanging around with the wrong people, getting into fights. He’s on the full bad boy spiral ride, but we see all that from other peoples POV.
The thing is, what made me hate him in other books is what made me feel compassion and fall for him in his book. What is it people always say, “villains are made, not born.” I know that’s not always the case, but for Diego life gave him some crumby hands and he definitely was acting out and reacting from that. He’s a teenager, and while everything he did was AWFUL, I think that people can get redemption, and Monica did a good job navigating Diego on that path.
Jocelyn was a “good” girl with dreams, now she’s a pregnant high schooler. When she makes the decision to keep her baby, she pulls on her big girl panties and makes it work. She is lucky because she has a lot of help, but she doesn’t take it for granted. Honestly I loved how Jocelyn dealt with the Diego situation. It’s hard to be hard on someone you love, but if you love them, and they need tough love you’re doing what’s right. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I will say that Jocelyn and Diego’s journey is kind of perfect. Yes, it’s angsty and a ride before the ending, but the journey makes sense for them and was necessary.
I’m just still shocked that Monica made me love Diego so much. It’s amazing honestly. Near a miracle, but he’s honestly my favorite of this series now. I can’t wait to read more in this world. It’s going to be amazing, I feel it.
AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 11TH!
*ARC
How? Monica. How? Alexa, play “started from the bottom by Drake,” because Diego was the worst, but now he’s the best.
Ok, so if you’ve read this series (you really should) then you know that Diego is somewhat of the villain in Falling for Her (Callahans #2)! He betrays his newly PREGNANT girlfriend, Jocelyn, by cheating on her with his best friend’s horrible ex, and he’s just a huge jerk to everyone. Mean to his best friend’s new girlfriend, hanging around with the wrong people, getting into fights. He’s on the full bad boy spiral ride, but we see all that from other peoples POV.
The thing is, what made me hate him in other books is what made me feel compassion and fall for him in his book. What is it people always say, “villains are made, not born.” I know that’s not always the case, but for Diego life gave him some crumby hands and he definitely was acting out and reacting from that. He’s a teenager, and while everything he did was AWFUL, I think that people can get redemption, and Monica did a good job navigating Diego on that path.
Jocelyn was a “good” girl with dreams, now she’s a pregnant high schooler. When she makes the decision to keep her baby, she pulls on her big girl panties and makes it work. She is lucky because she has a lot of help, but she doesn’t take it for granted. Honestly I loved how Jocelyn dealt with the Diego situation. It’s hard to be hard on someone you love, but if you love them, and they need tough love you’re doing what’s right. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I will say that Jocelyn and Diego’s journey is kind of perfect. Yes, it’s angsty and a ride before the ending, but the journey makes sense for them and was necessary.
I’m just still shocked that Monica made me love Diego so much. It’s amazing honestly. Near a miracle, but he’s honestly my favorite of this series now. I can’t wait to read more in this world. It’s going to be amazing, I feel it.
AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 11TH!
*ARC