Not a bad read. Not sure if I would pick up the next books in the series but I highly recommend it for others. It might not have been for me but I know others will love it.

I hate giving bad reviews, but I just couldn't get into this book or connect with the characters. I read some reviews that said the second half was better than the first, but I just couldn't make it that far. I stopped at about 35%.

This book, though it was a debut novel had a great effect on me and I admit that I keep checking for the release of book #2 whenever I can because this story is really awsome and tge cliffhanger is realky eating at me.

Wow. I was unable to stop reading this book until the end, neglecting some household chores. Oh well. Holly just got out of a relationship a week before her wedding and struggles with trust. Enter Jake, who sweeps her off her feet and appears to be her dream man. This seems to be the real deal, until Holly is betrayed once again and leaves town to face some pretty major struggles- as in life or death. I don’t think things are as clear cut as Holly perceives them to be at the end of this book. It seems her mother may be lying to her based on her strong reaction about to Holly contacting Jake. I’m not so sure Jake betrayed her. Let’s just say this books leaves a lot of questions I am frustrated I can’t get answers to since I can’t seem to find the next novel in this 4ever series. I look forward to getting my hands on that next book soon. Thanks to netgalley and publisher for ARC.

Well it certainly left a cliff hanger for the next book. I did think there was too much drinking at first which would have made many people sick and could only be handled by people who drink a lot. I thought her friend Josie was a jerk and pushing her too hard as well. Holly could have stood up for herself. I still can't figure why Brandon even wanted to marry her in the first place when he clearly wasn't ready. He did not need to get married so that was not explained. I also thought the sex a bit unbelievable in that it could happen like that initially but not be sustainable. How people could be so nice then turn on you was too sudden. I known Mara manipulated her and the family but usually a mother wants her children happy. It was entertaining but did drag a bit in the middle of the book.

Unfortunately, I lost interest before I got around to this title.

I received an e-copy of this book courtesy of Fire Quill Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The beginning of this book almost made me DNF, it dragged so so much due to Holly’s breakup and her inability to get over it, although I can’t really blame her for that – the circumstances in which that happened really weren’t great… but they did nothing to move the plot of the book along at a good enough speed for me to remain focused and willing to read.

I should have seen it coming, should have… It says right there in the synopsis – “love at first sight” – my number one foe. And okay, I didn’t actually mind how quickly their relationship came to be; that seemed quite realistic given Holly’s state and their general chemistry. What bugged me was the idea of how quickly it progressed until they were what seemed to be irrevocably in love with each other – that didn’t seem natural in the slightest.

I liked some of the supporting characters – Bernie being a particular favourite due to her sense of humour and supportive nature. That woman was an angel to Holly and honestly deserved the very best for that. However, some of the other characters didn’t sit right with me, Jake’s mum, Mara being the prime example. She was to put it gently – a bitch… And alright, I understand that as a mother her number one duty is to act in her child’s best interest – but when the child is in their mid/late 20s… you sort of expect them to be allowed to make their own decisions sans parental control. Yeah, no. Mara was overly protective which ended up being incredibly damaging at certain points of the story but I shall leave the details of those fiascos for you to discover.

One thing that I can really commend White for keeping is the plot. So many romance novels lose any ideations of plot and all things plot related when the MC falls in love. But this book managed to avoid that to a pleasant degree – there was still a story being told, even though it did involve a lot of romance.

However that being said, it did follow a lot of contemporary romance tropes and didn’t really offer much when it came to originality; but I guess that isn’t really a thing I can blame a book that follows its genre for doing so it may just be me seeking a romance that offers something new.

Another thing I (surprisingly) liked was the ending, it was emotional and despite myself I did end up attached to the characters enough to cry which is saying something seeing as it has become considerably harder for me to cry at works of fiction in recent days.

Overall, I’d definitely say that this was a decent book and I will be looking to read the sequel to see where the story progresses.

My Rating: 2.75/5 Stars