I have never read anything by this author before but
this book was all the talk in some of the IR groups I frequent and the book was
free. I am all for reading and discovering new authors. I think there is enough
room in this genre for everybody and if there is a story to be told then I
would love to read it. When I first saw the cover I was immediately liking the
book. Rarely in books, magazines, etc. do you see full figured women on the
cover. Unfortunately this book was one
of those cases where the cover doesn’t actually match the description of the
character of the book. Which is fine and it didn’t take a way anything from the
story except a few preconceived notions about what kind of book I was reading.
Mia is a young girl who likes to have a fun time and
by fun time I mean she likes to hook up. She has no emotional attachment to the
men she “hits” a regular love them and leave them type chick. Being hurt from a
previous relationship Mia keeps her heart guarded at all times until her meddlesome
friends or what she calls the boys play a hand in finding her true love.
Ethan the very handsome guy at the bar catches her eye
but he is more than a “hitter” according to her boys he’s the one. I love that
in this story we get a bit of the male perspective when it comes to
relationships which I love. Ethan has his own issues he was hurt before as well
but unlike Mia he is ready to move on and settle down with his life.
Of course these two immediately hook up. Did I mention
that this was an insta-love type book? Well more on Ethan’s part Mia is a
little more reluctant. I don't know if their attraction towards each other it's
completely ruled by lust since the boys seem to have a hand in their hooking up.
The after morning hook up is pretty funny I won’t give too much a way but I can
understand Mia’s reluctance. These two shared bodies and he seems to know more
of her then she does of him. The roles are reversed and she is being told what
to do for once I would have like to see more (in the beginning) communication
between the two besides the sex and eating with each other.
All the superficial contemplating back in forth about
being with him got a bit annoying after a while. Because Mia has her own demons
with her ex-Noah they seem to be playing out in her relationship with Ethan.
Her issue with not wanting to be lost is a man and being bullied parallels with
her relationship with Ethan. I wish she would have been more confident after
sharing her hurtful past with her ex the biggest freak out she has is that her
hair isn't tame. I think this reminds the reader at how young she is.
This story doesn't just focus on the main couple but
on the friends who are getting married Ava & Steve. I think if the author
included them like she did more should have been given on their relationship.
Otherwise it’s just an insta-love story with no depth. I know it seems odd to
be discussing the main characters in such a length and then transition to the
secondary characters in my review but this story was told as such and each
character was connected through the main characters.
Ava’s story from the limited interaction she had with
Ethan’s best friend Steve seems to be the same mo. as the main story boy meets
girl is naturally attracted to her beauty and the semi bit of sass she has and
is declaring his undying love for her. Where is the buildup the anguish? This
story is told in lapses of time. For example something would happen with no
details on the event then the next paragraph it would be 4 weeks later. This
book was less show and read as more as an outline then a cohesive novel.
At about 45% the story does pick up and we get to see
more focus on Ethan & Mia relationship this is the part I really enjoyed
getting to read about some of the development of the relationship between the
two. The huge fight between the two seems very juvenile but at least we are seeing
some real raw emotion between the two instead of told what the relationship is
like. 51% in and Mia mentions all the
things shared between her and Ethan those are the things as a reader I wish to
have read about it would have made the relationship seem more real than on the
surface. I loved the shift in the story and thought it added more depth to the
story and made it seem more real.
I was beyond frustrated with Mia constantly blaming
herself and all the drinking. At one point I wanted to yell, “get it together.”
And the drunken fight scene between the two was a bit much and very contradictory.
For instance he has moved on but flips when she tries. So when questioned he says you made your bed.
I felt like certain situations in this story were brought up to add drama but
just seemed forced. The ex-boyfriend situation disappeared as quickly as it appeared.
And the baby situation? Now that was the most farfetched and unrealistic
situation I have read. I think this book had a great concept it was just too
many storylines thrown in at the end and not enough real interaction between
the two characters. I am noticing lately
that with a lot of these stories the female characters descriptions are barely
described but the men are giving descriptions down to the finger nail. In the beginning
I didn’t know what Mia’s color was because it wasn’t described until later on
and then it was she is chocolate with long hair. I really only knew she was
black because she kept mentioning he was white. And then his parents mention, “I
knew you would be with a black girl.” I always wonder what statements like that
mean exactly. Anyway, these are just my thoughts on this story and I’m sure what
I don’t necessarily like others will love. Like I always say, “Judge this book
for yourself and not based on this one review.”
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