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A review by labalkana
More Than Enough by Jay McLean
5.0
Such a great addition to one my favourite series ever. Sadly the last one and I loved every second I got to spend with this group of friends because they're the best. They're hilarious but also the perfect people to have in your life. Mayhem, a brownie incident, a Logan-faced unicorn and Man-kinis involved.
Such an emotional journey. And I felt it all.
Lance Corporal Dylan Banks is back from Afghanistan and nothing is the same as before. He is just so tired. And when he finds refuge in Riley's bed everything changes again.
Riley is lost herself, drowns her pain and memories in wine. Both of them are overwhelmed with what they've been through. But their unspoken understanding, their need for silence and comfort, might let them save each other.
Then just when they believe they could have it all, everything comes crushing down.
The first few pages, picturing Riley and Jeremy, then Dave's story, made clear that this was not going be a light romance. It's heavy. It's about loss, and depression. And a lot about forgiving yourself. Full of heartbreak. But it's also perfectly balanced with the best dialogue, a lot of fun and magic in so many little details.
For all of this series, Dylan was somewhat of a mystery to me. His story with Heidi, his sudden enlisting, I just didn't think he could compare to Jake, Logan and Cam. But I loved him, He was perfect in so many ways. And Riley was just perfect for him. I got how torn she was in the beginning between her guilt of forgetting, questioning what she once had and lost and same as her I fell so hard for Dylan, showing that she doesn't have to choose. Seriously, how good is such a guy?
My heart broke for him, when grief, anger and the exhausting emotional back and forth turned him into someone, the ones who love him didn't know anymore. And he had these cruel ways with all his conflicted feelings, when guilt ate away on him. I hated how he was but I also felt it with him. When he told Dave how he hated him for making him hurt Riley, it becomes clear how much that one moment changed him, and how couldn't it? Then again, my heart broke piece by piece with what she had to put up with. And how she put up with all the shit he gave her. Her strenght became so fierce and admirable, her acceptance and ability to do just the right thing.
These two are just special. Their development is completely unusual and takes all these turns I didn't see coming but it also feel natural with their stories. How they learn to give in to happiness because it's more important than the fear of the past and the future. In the end I just wanted them to have it all.
Such an emotional journey. And I felt it all.
Lance Corporal Dylan Banks is back from Afghanistan and nothing is the same as before. He is just so tired. And when he finds refuge in Riley's bed everything changes again.
Riley is lost herself, drowns her pain and memories in wine. Both of them are overwhelmed with what they've been through. But their unspoken understanding, their need for silence and comfort, might let them save each other.
Then just when they believe they could have it all, everything comes crushing down.
The first few pages, picturing Riley and Jeremy, then Dave's story, made clear that this was not going be a light romance. It's heavy. It's about loss, and depression. And a lot about forgiving yourself. Full of heartbreak. But it's also perfectly balanced with the best dialogue, a lot of fun and magic in so many little details.
For all of this series, Dylan was somewhat of a mystery to me. His story with Heidi, his sudden enlisting, I just didn't think he could compare to Jake, Logan and Cam. But I loved him, He was perfect in so many ways. And Riley was just perfect for him. I got how torn she was in the beginning between her guilt of forgetting, questioning what she once had and lost and same as her I fell so hard for Dylan, showing that she doesn't have to choose. Seriously, how good is such a guy?
My heart broke for him, when grief, anger and the exhausting emotional back and forth turned him into someone, the ones who love him didn't know anymore. And he had these cruel ways with all his conflicted feelings, when guilt ate away on him. I hated how he was but I also felt it with him. When he told Dave how he hated him for making him hurt Riley, it becomes clear how much that one moment changed him, and how couldn't it? Then again, my heart broke piece by piece with what she had to put up with. And how she put up with all the shit he gave her. Her strenght became so fierce and admirable, her acceptance and ability to do just the right thing.
These two are just special. Their development is completely unusual and takes all these turns I didn't see coming but it also feel natural with their stories. How they learn to give in to happiness because it's more important than the fear of the past and the future. In the end I just wanted them to have it all.