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Not Catching Love
by Saxon James
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first sentence of this book was the sign that I'm going to love it.
I was anxiously waiting for Xander's story. I needed to know why he was living in such a deabilitating mental state. Since the first time appearing in the series, I knew he was a complex character with a lot of issues, but I really wanted to understand him and the reason the Bertha Boys were treating him with gloves on all of the time.
Saxon James has this beautiful gift to create vivid, real life representations in her books. She was able to transmit us all of Xander's pain, but also Derek's helplessness, despite the incredible attraction and love they feel for each other.
This story is not an easy one. In a lot of romance books, once you find your better half, you start 'miraculously' healing just by feeling loved. In this one though, the characters had to explode, implode, stop burying their heads in the sand and finally accept that, if they won't work on each other to get better, the relationship is never even going to start.
Mental health is a b****, it's shown more than once in this series, it's beautifully depicted and the effort Saxon put into the healing journey of Xander, was delicately written and even better once Derek was back in the story.
His presence was essential in Xander's healing and I was so happy that this final book was able to get all of the Bertha boys the happy ending they all deserved.
I was anxiously waiting for Xander's story. I needed to know why he was living in such a deabilitating mental state. Since the first time appearing in the series, I knew he was a complex character with a lot of issues, but I really wanted to understand him and the reason the Bertha Boys were treating him with gloves on all of the time.
Saxon James has this beautiful gift to create vivid, real life representations in her books. She was able to transmit us all of Xander's pain, but also Derek's helplessness, despite the incredible attraction and love they feel for each other.
This story is not an easy one. In a lot of romance books, once you find your better half, you start 'miraculously' healing just by feeling loved. In this one though, the characters had to explode, implode, stop burying their heads in the sand and finally accept that, if they won't work on each other to get better, the relationship is never even going to start.
Mental health is a b****, it's shown more than once in this series, it's beautifully depicted and the effort Saxon put into the healing journey of Xander, was delicately written and even better once Derek was back in the story.
His presence was essential in Xander's healing and I was so happy that this final book was able to get all of the Bertha boys the happy ending they all deserved.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Abandonment