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A review by chelseammg
Being Me by Lisa Renee Jones
4.0
This is a hard review to write without giving too much away, and trust me…there is a LOT to give away in this book!
Usually the second book in a trilogy is a lot of build-up to the climactic third and final book. Not the case in this trilogy! We learn a lot of secrets in this book. Mysteries are (mostly) solved and stories are revealed. There is a lot going on.
Being me starts off right where If I Were You left off. And it keeps going strong. If I Were You was a major cliffhanger, and Being Me thankfully addresses that early on.
Then we get to the good stuff. Chris and Sara. Throughout the entire book Chris is trying to be who he thinks Sara needs, and Sara is trying to get him to show her his true self.
Chris is naturally dominant/controlling/protective
Well then!
Unfortunately, Chris thinks that if he is who he naturally is with Sara, she will run away and he can't lose her. Chris isn't giving Sara enough credit to allow her to be strong for him.
You can feel the attraction, the need for each other that runs through them. Unfortunately, neither of them are communicating enough to get through to each other in a healthy way. They are both holding back pieces of themselves and those pieces can cut them apart if they don’t deal with them. We get closer to a healthy Chris and Sara in this book, but certainly not all the way. There are plenty of things that will need to be explored in book three, for sure! One thing they certainly have going for them is steam factor. Holy moly! Those two can steam up a room! I wouldn’t mind Chris pushing me up a tree, that’s for sure.
Along with the Chris/Sara story you have the Rebecca mystery. Sara still is searching for her and reading her journals to try to figure out what happened to her. I can’t talk about that part too much, it will give too much away. Just know that there are twists and turns ahead! When you think you have it all figured out, you don’t. Trust me.
If you enjoyed If I Were You, you will love Being Me. It’s a great series! Go get it!
***ARC courtesy of Gallery, Treshold, Pocket Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***
Usually the second book in a trilogy is a lot of build-up to the climactic third and final book. Not the case in this trilogy! We learn a lot of secrets in this book. Mysteries are (mostly) solved and stories are revealed. There is a lot going on.
Being me starts off right where If I Were You left off. And it keeps going strong. If I Were You was a major cliffhanger, and Being Me thankfully addresses that early on.
Then we get to the good stuff. Chris and Sara. Throughout the entire book Chris is trying to be who he thinks Sara needs, and Sara is trying to get him to show her his true self.
"Let me love what you hate. Let me do that for you." - Sara
Chris is naturally dominant/controlling/protective
”I’m going to own you, body and soul I will bind you, I will fuck your ass. Your mouth. I will do what I want. And none of this even comes close to where I’ve been and where I will never take you.”
Well then!
Unfortunately, Chris thinks that if he is who he naturally is with Sara, she will run away and he can't lose her. Chris isn't giving Sara enough credit to allow her to be strong for him.
““It’s his imperfections that make him perfect.”
You can feel the attraction, the need for each other that runs through them. Unfortunately, neither of them are communicating enough to get through to each other in a healthy way. They are both holding back pieces of themselves and those pieces can cut them apart if they don’t deal with them. We get closer to a healthy Chris and Sara in this book, but certainly not all the way. There are plenty of things that will need to be explored in book three, for sure! One thing they certainly have going for them is steam factor. Holy moly! Those two can steam up a room! I wouldn’t mind Chris pushing me up a tree, that’s for sure.
Along with the Chris/Sara story you have the Rebecca mystery. Sara still is searching for her and reading her journals to try to figure out what happened to her. I can’t talk about that part too much, it will give too much away. Just know that there are twists and turns ahead! When you think you have it all figured out, you don’t. Trust me.
If you enjoyed If I Were You, you will love Being Me. It’s a great series! Go get it!
***ARC courtesy of Gallery, Treshold, Pocket Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***