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Take the Fall
by Marquita Valentine
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The most interesting part about this story had to do with Seth landing in prison after he took the fall for Rowan and Jase, Rowan's older brother and Seth's friend, although Jase did end up prison for a much longer amount of time. Even at seventeen, Seth was still a kid and the choice that he made was one he obviously made out of love. He didn't realize the consequences of his actions until it was too late, but then he could have actually spoken up during the investigation and the trial. For him to later blame both Rowan and Jase wasn't fair, especially since I doubt the Simmons siblings said or did anything to pin the blame on him or to even make him part of the guilty party. The thing that I didn't fully understand, though, was why, even after realizing he was wrong in blaming Rowan and Jase two years after he became a marine, it took him as long as he did to own up to it and to reach out to his ex-girlfriend and his former friend. It felt like one more ill-thought move on his part and it was no wonder Rowan held off on forgiving and trusting him.
Now, allow me to confuse you by saying that I wasn't a fan of Rowan's hot and cold behavior towards Seth. Yes, I know I said that her holding off on forgiving Seth was something that was easy to understand, but the hot and cold thing bugged me for quite a while. Sure, it could very well have been a case of self-preservation on Rowan's part, but when she intentionally being obstinate even though she was clearly still in love with him and was taking as much pleasure as she could from him physically, I wanted to shake her and force her to be honest with herself and with Seth. But my moments of frustration with both Seth and Rowan were evidence of how invested I was with these two and how I so hoped they would get over all their issues so that they could finally make up for the seven years they were apart. This series starter also introduces readers to Piper Ross, Rowan's best friend, and whatever is going on between her and Jase had me very curious indeed. All in all, Take the Fall was a rather good and entertaining read. It gets four stars. ♥
The most interesting part about this story had to do with Seth landing in prison after he took the fall for Rowan and Jase, Rowan's older brother and Seth's friend, although Jase did end up prison for a much longer amount of time. Even at seventeen, Seth was still a kid and the choice that he made was one he obviously made out of love. He didn't realize the consequences of his actions until it was too late, but then he could have actually spoken up during the investigation and the trial. For him to later blame both Rowan and Jase wasn't fair, especially since I doubt the Simmons siblings said or did anything to pin the blame on him or to even make him part of the guilty party. The thing that I didn't fully understand, though, was why, even after realizing he was wrong in blaming Rowan and Jase two years after he became a marine, it took him as long as he did to own up to it and to reach out to his ex-girlfriend and his former friend. It felt like one more ill-thought move on his part and it was no wonder Rowan held off on forgiving and trusting him.
Now, allow me to confuse you by saying that I wasn't a fan of Rowan's hot and cold behavior towards Seth. Yes, I know I said that her holding off on forgiving Seth was something that was easy to understand, but the hot and cold thing bugged me for quite a while. Sure, it could very well have been a case of self-preservation on Rowan's part, but when she intentionally being obstinate even though she was clearly still in love with him and was taking as much pleasure as she could from him physically, I wanted to shake her and force her to be honest with herself and with Seth. But my moments of frustration with both Seth and Rowan were evidence of how invested I was with these two and how I so hoped they would get over all their issues so that they could finally make up for the seven years they were apart. This series starter also introduces readers to Piper Ross, Rowan's best friend, and whatever is going on between her and Jase had me very curious indeed. All in all, Take the Fall was a rather good and entertaining read. It gets four stars. ♥