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A review by beckymmoe
Hold Me Until Forever by Christina Phillips
4.0
I haven't read the others in the series--yet--but Hold Me Until Forever worked just fine as a standalone. You see enough of the younger two brothers, Jackson and Cooper, to whet your interest in their stories but don't feel at all lost if you haven't had a chance to read them.
Hold Me Until Forever is both a friends-to-lovers and an unrequited love (or so poor Ella thinks for 8 long years) story. Alex has tried to resist her charms since forever for so many reasons, but the main one is he believes he's far too damaged to ever have a forever kind of relationship, especially with someone as special as she is.
When both of her childhood friends have managed to find love in the past year and she's no closer to making their brother Alex see her in "that" way, Ella knows it's time for a change. She gives her two week notice--she'd been a part of the Grayson brothers' business from the beginning, keeping them all organized and making herself indispensable--taking a job that will mean a cut in pay but that is closer to what she really wants to do with her life, working in an animal sanctuary. The change has the desired effect--sort of--when Alex starts to take her to his exclusive club, Excalibur. Though the scenes they have there are amazing, she's confused about what they mean for them as a couple, because Alex doesn't seem to want to have anything extra with her outside the club's walls. She's not sure she can do friends even with awesome benefits with him, because her heart has always wanted so much more.
To an extent Alex and Ella's relationship woes could have been resolved with an in-depth conversation or two, but it's not outside the realm of believability that it takes them so long to actually sit down and listen to each other. I really liked the way Ms. Phillips brings them back together--so adorable, and just perfect for these two. Reading Hold Me Until Forever has definitely raised my interest in the rest of the series.
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
Hold Me Until Forever is both a friends-to-lovers and an unrequited love (or so poor Ella thinks for 8 long years) story. Alex has tried to resist her charms since forever for so many reasons, but the main one is he believes he's far too damaged to ever have a forever kind of relationship, especially with someone as special as she is.
When both of her childhood friends have managed to find love in the past year and she's no closer to making their brother Alex see her in "that" way, Ella knows it's time for a change. She gives her two week notice--she'd been a part of the Grayson brothers' business from the beginning, keeping them all organized and making herself indispensable--taking a job that will mean a cut in pay but that is closer to what she really wants to do with her life, working in an animal sanctuary. The change has the desired effect--sort of--when Alex starts to take her to his exclusive club, Excalibur. Though the scenes they have there are amazing, she's confused about what they mean for them as a couple, because Alex doesn't seem to want to have anything extra with her outside the club's walls. She's not sure she can do friends even with awesome benefits with him, because her heart has always wanted so much more.
To an extent Alex and Ella's relationship woes could have been resolved with an in-depth conversation or two, but it's not outside the realm of believability that it takes them so long to actually sit down and listen to each other. I really liked the way Ms. Phillips brings them back together--so adorable, and just perfect for these two. Reading Hold Me Until Forever has definitely raised my interest in the rest of the series.
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.