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A review by heabooknerd
Hard as It Gets by Laura Kaye
5.0
HARD AS IT GETS was absolutely amazing and it cemented its place as one of my all-time favorite books. Mature, intelligent heroine? Check! Gruff, protective, but still lovable hero? Check! Band of badass brothers? Check! Tattoos, tattoos, & more tattoos? Triple Check!
I loved Becca and Nick and they were the perfect couple. They fall in love over a few short days, but Laura Kaye knows how to capture that intangible essence of love. That feeling of safety, acceptance, and commitment that you feel with another person. The way they become your touchstone, your rock, and your support. The way a certain person just makes you feel comfortable by simply being next to you. Nick and Becca are better people because of their love and I loved the gentle way they cared for each other.
I especially admired the way Becca rolled with everything that happened; she was smart, courageous, and determined. Becca was willing to do whatever it took to find and save her brother and she put that same determination into supporting Nick and his teammates. And Nick was absolutely swoony; he was gruff and growly at first and wanted nothing to do with Becca because of the history between Nick and her father. But once his protective instincts kicked in and he realized the danger Becca was in, he dedicated himself to helping her. Nick struggled with being vulnerable but I loved watching him open up to Becca and realize she was a safe space for him.
As if Nick and Becca weren't amazing enough, the rest of Nick's Special Forces team and his brother were fantastic characters. Jeremy was definitely my favorite with his easygoing demeanor and his innuendo-filled t-shirts. He might be the younger brother, but his support and protective feelings toward Nick were beautiful to see. Even though things between Nick and his team ended badly and they hadn't seen each other in almost a year, they were still brothers in arms. Easy, Beckett, Marz, and Shane were rough, tough, and somewhat dented soldiers and I can’t wait to see them fall in love.
Content Warning: past death of a parent; past death of a sibling from an overdose; references to human trafficking, gang violence, torture
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Favorite Quotes:
Much as he’d told himself all the reasons to resist his attraction to her, facts were facts. He needed to be there for her—to protect, comfort, support. And he needed the redeeming light of her sunshine on his body, his heart, his soul. God, he just wanted her. Right or wrong.
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"I’m a better man with you. And I want to be there for you, too, every day and every night."
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Connected Series:
1. Hard Ink
2. Raven Riders
3. Blasphemy
I loved Becca and Nick and they were the perfect couple. They fall in love over a few short days, but Laura Kaye knows how to capture that intangible essence of love. That feeling of safety, acceptance, and commitment that you feel with another person. The way they become your touchstone, your rock, and your support. The way a certain person just makes you feel comfortable by simply being next to you. Nick and Becca are better people because of their love and I loved the gentle way they cared for each other.
I especially admired the way Becca rolled with everything that happened; she was smart, courageous, and determined. Becca was willing to do whatever it took to find and save her brother and she put that same determination into supporting Nick and his teammates. And Nick was absolutely swoony; he was gruff and growly at first and wanted nothing to do with Becca because of the history between Nick and her father. But once his protective instincts kicked in and he realized the danger Becca was in, he dedicated himself to helping her. Nick struggled with being vulnerable but I loved watching him open up to Becca and realize she was a safe space for him.
As if Nick and Becca weren't amazing enough, the rest of Nick's Special Forces team and his brother were fantastic characters. Jeremy was definitely my favorite with his easygoing demeanor and his innuendo-filled t-shirts. He might be the younger brother, but his support and protective feelings toward Nick were beautiful to see. Even though things between Nick and his team ended badly and they hadn't seen each other in almost a year, they were still brothers in arms. Easy, Beckett, Marz, and Shane were rough, tough, and somewhat dented soldiers and I can’t wait to see them fall in love.
Content Warning: past death of a parent; past death of a sibling from an overdose; references to human trafficking, gang violence, torture
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Favorite Quotes:
Much as he’d told himself all the reasons to resist his attraction to her, facts were facts. He needed to be there for her—to protect, comfort, support. And he needed the redeeming light of her sunshine on his body, his heart, his soul. God, he just wanted her. Right or wrong.
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"I’m a better man with you. And I want to be there for you, too, every day and every night."
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Connected Series:
1. Hard Ink
2. Raven Riders
3. Blasphemy