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A review by katemc7
Where We Belong by Ashley Munoz
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was everything I wanted it to be and sooo much more. There was SOOO much angst. Lord the angst. It nearly killed me. There was the buildup, the crash and then NO third act breakup. This is an enemies to lovers, bad boy with a strong FMC, small town biker romance. This book picks up right where we left off and more.
Killian met Laura when his childhood friend, Callie, came home. He didn't know what to think about this creature who looked like a cartoon and somehow got under his skin. He didn't want to be curious about what she was but he also couldn't help himself. He let her in ever so slightly and then she was gone. Back home to DC where he life was. But part of him, despite pushing her away, wanted her to come back. Part of him wanted to know what life could be like for him with her. Of course he would never tell her that.
Laura doesn't know what to think about the whirlwind that is Killian. He is beautiful. He is strong and a king among his crew but she also sees glimpses of the man underneath. The man who wears his armor like a second skin to protect himself. The man who makes her wonder if things could happen between them. Big things. Longtime things but every time she gets closer, he pushes her away. She doesn't know what to think anymore but she has learned to not expect more. So she leaves she goes back home but then she gets a message from the man himself. A message that is vulnerable and makes her decide to move to Rose Ridge.
Now she is here and he is avoiding her. After sending her what he sent he won't give her the time of day. So she does what any woman would do she ignores him to. She tries to work, and she looks for a place to stay because if you forgot Wes set her up as Killian's roommate in his new president house. Now he is sending her all kinds of mixed signals. He wants to protect her, but he doesn't want to admit anything else. He wants to touch her but nothing else. He wants to kiss her but he doesn't kiss. He wants her body but he doesn't want more. She really does try to protect her heart but then she realizes it is already gone.
This book was HOT! The tension could be cut with a knife. I liked the dual POVs. I liked the different timelines- we got flashbacks of when they first met to see how they got to where they are. Killian while being an a** could flip a switch and say the sweetest things. He is clearly a sweet man who has led a hard life. He puts on a front but really protects the people he loves with allll that he is. And Laura coming out strong. She proved herself to be worthy of the club by how she showed up for everyone and put other people ahead of her. We got a lot more characters this time- more Natty and Silas and then Jameson and Penelope from Chaos Kings. I thought book 3 would be Natty but it is going to be Jamie and Penny. And MAN after that epilogue I can't wait to see where it goes. If you haven't already started this series I highly recommend you do so. I read this in one sitting!!
Killian met Laura when his childhood friend, Callie, came home. He didn't know what to think about this creature who looked like a cartoon and somehow got under his skin. He didn't want to be curious about what she was but he also couldn't help himself. He let her in ever so slightly and then she was gone. Back home to DC where he life was. But part of him, despite pushing her away, wanted her to come back. Part of him wanted to know what life could be like for him with her. Of course he would never tell her that.
Laura doesn't know what to think about the whirlwind that is Killian. He is beautiful. He is strong and a king among his crew but she also sees glimpses of the man underneath. The man who wears his armor like a second skin to protect himself. The man who makes her wonder if things could happen between them. Big things. Longtime things but every time she gets closer, he pushes her away. She doesn't know what to think anymore but she has learned to not expect more. So she leaves she goes back home but then she gets a message from the man himself. A message that is vulnerable and makes her decide to move to Rose Ridge.
Now she is here and he is avoiding her. After sending her what he sent he won't give her the time of day. So she does what any woman would do she ignores him to. She tries to work, and she looks for a place to stay because if you forgot Wes set her up as Killian's roommate in his new president house. Now he is sending her all kinds of mixed signals. He wants to protect her, but he doesn't want to admit anything else. He wants to touch her but nothing else. He wants to kiss her but he doesn't kiss. He wants her body but he doesn't want more. She really does try to protect her heart but then she realizes it is already gone.
This book was HOT! The tension could be cut with a knife. I liked the dual POVs. I liked the different timelines- we got flashbacks of when they first met to see how they got to where they are. Killian while being an a** could flip a switch and say the sweetest things. He is clearly a sweet man who has led a hard life. He puts on a front but really protects the people he loves with allll that he is. And Laura coming out strong. She proved herself to be worthy of the club by how she showed up for everyone and put other people ahead of her. We got a lot more characters this time- more Natty and Silas and then Jameson and Penelope from Chaos Kings. I thought book 3 would be Natty but it is going to be Jamie and Penny. And MAN after that epilogue I can't wait to see where it goes. If you haven't already started this series I highly recommend you do so. I read this in one sitting!!