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*4.5 - 5 Cocky Stars!*
Copy kindly received from the authors in exchange for an honest review.
Chance Bateman and Audrey Bloom meet at a roadhouse when they're both on their respective ways to California. Chances motorbike won't start and he convinces Audrey to let him ride along with her to her destination if he changes her tyre, which had just gone flat while she was in the shop.
Chance is immediately the kind of character that you like. In this story, he's a US born Aussie. He moved to Aus when he was 5 yrs old and has only recently moved back to the US. His accent is a big part of what initially draws Audrey to him. The way the authors describe his accent is pretty spot on as well. Especially when its shown how he pronounces the word 'humour'. I was laughing at that the first time I read it - spot on mate! Being an Aussie myself, when I head overseas I always notice how much our accent sticks out and the fact that its accurately represented in this book was awesome.
Chance is cocky in a good way - he's funny and sexy and hot damn, he's got an amazing body as well.
Of course, since he's all of a sudden travelling with Audrey, some kind of friendship/relationship is going to form between. Watching this play out is awesome and I was always finding myself laughing at various parts along the way. I loved how Chance would deliberately try and rile Audrey up, he was teasing her and it was hilarious. His sense of humour was great.
The first half of the book is told from Audrey's POV and the second half is from Chance's. This is pretty cool how the authors wrote it this way, and it really helps us understand both characters in my opinion.
They way that Chance leaves things, and how he hurts Aubrey is a bit of a shock, but once we switch over to his POV and get the full story, it makes a hell of a lot of sense, and you're not angry with him anymore. At least I wasn't anyways. It was a legitimate reason, not just some bullshit story that other guys would try and weave together.
I was definitely cheering for Chance during this book, although I will admit that I do understand Audrey's hesitation and feelings when he comes back into her life trying to explain things.
She does make him work extremely hard to show her he's for real though, and I think after him acting the way he does and having explained what happened, she made him work a bit too hard and led him on for a bit too long. It all adds to the story of course, but I was frustrated for Chance. I just wanted things to work out for him.
Chance is the kind of character that you just fall in love with. He was fantastic. Sexy, romantic, funny, a hard worker, he proves himself easily and goes to the effort to do so, he fights for what he wants. Just awesome.
The ending was really great in this book as well, I loved it and I think things were tied up nicely, with no questions left unanswered.
A great book by this writing duo, and I can't wait to read more collaborations by them. And also their singular books as well.
Don't look past this one - it has its parts of angst yes, but overall its a fun and light-hearted read that you won't regret!
Copy kindly received from the authors in exchange for an honest review.
Chance Bateman and Audrey Bloom meet at a roadhouse when they're both on their respective ways to California. Chances motorbike won't start and he convinces Audrey to let him ride along with her to her destination if he changes her tyre, which had just gone flat while she was in the shop.
Chance is immediately the kind of character that you like. In this story, he's a US born Aussie. He moved to Aus when he was 5 yrs old and has only recently moved back to the US. His accent is a big part of what initially draws Audrey to him. The way the authors describe his accent is pretty spot on as well. Especially when its shown how he pronounces the word 'humour'. I was laughing at that the first time I read it - spot on mate! Being an Aussie myself, when I head overseas I always notice how much our accent sticks out and the fact that its accurately represented in this book was awesome.
Chance is cocky in a good way - he's funny and sexy and hot damn, he's got an amazing body as well.
Of course, since he's all of a sudden travelling with Audrey, some kind of friendship/relationship is going to form between. Watching this play out is awesome and I was always finding myself laughing at various parts along the way. I loved how Chance would deliberately try and rile Audrey up, he was teasing her and it was hilarious. His sense of humour was great.
The first half of the book is told from Audrey's POV and the second half is from Chance's. This is pretty cool how the authors wrote it this way, and it really helps us understand both characters in my opinion.
They way that Chance leaves things, and how he hurts Aubrey is a bit of a shock, but once we switch over to his POV and get the full story, it makes a hell of a lot of sense, and you're not angry with him anymore. At least I wasn't anyways. It was a legitimate reason, not just some bullshit story that other guys would try and weave together.
I was definitely cheering for Chance during this book, although I will admit that I do understand Audrey's hesitation and feelings when he comes back into her life trying to explain things.
She does make him work extremely hard to show her he's for real though, and I think after him acting the way he does and having explained what happened, she made him work a bit too hard and led him on for a bit too long. It all adds to the story of course, but I was frustrated for Chance. I just wanted things to work out for him.
Chance is the kind of character that you just fall in love with. He was fantastic. Sexy, romantic, funny, a hard worker, he proves himself easily and goes to the effort to do so, he fights for what he wants. Just awesome.
The ending was really great in this book as well, I loved it and I think things were tied up nicely, with no questions left unanswered.
A great book by this writing duo, and I can't wait to read more collaborations by them. And also their singular books as well.
Don't look past this one - it has its parts of angst yes, but overall its a fun and light-hearted read that you won't regret!
ARC kindly received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I blew through this one. A quick and easy read.
A very interesting theory for a storyline. With so much of the world engrossed in social media these days, its a very relevant topic. The fact that Emma created an online profile to get her best friend to fall in love with her? Kind of far-fetched, but kind of believable at the same time. I'm sure there are people out there who go cat-fishing like that.
Really, she should've just come clean and told the truth from the start, but I guess that wouldn't make a good novel right? Or at least not the story the author wanted to tell.
I liked Emma's character and I understood some of the things she went through, but I didn't understand how she could create a whole fake profile instead of just talking to Eli about her feelings, or at least dropping a bunch of hints and seeing how he reacted before going in with a full blown confession. As other people have mentioned in their reviews, I really don't like people lying.
Then the way the whole things blows out with Jake as well - well this was just a disaster and I was really irritated at Emma and the way she was acting with both of these guys. Dude, sort your shit out and don't involve both of them and potentially hurt them just for the sake of it, and because you can't deal with your feelings one way or another. It's more reasonable, sensible and fair to sort yourself out before putting things out there and potentially hurting someone else. I guess she may not realise that being a high school student in the novel, but still.
It's quite a controversial topic I suppose.
I quite like Eli's character and having a few chapters from his POV helped move things along and give a little glimpse of understanding of things on his side. As someone else mentioned in their review, it seemed quite sudden how he had feelings for her after going from adamantly thinking they were best as friends and nothing more, but I guess at the same time, when you're in such a routine of things being only friendly, and then suddenly having this possibility in front of you, it might make you think that something was there you never realised.
I also liked how the book covered the bullying with Carissa and how before the end Emma starts to stand up to her. This is another thing that kids have to deal with a lot in high school and so of course is another relevant topic.
Overall I really liked the story, even though some things were slightly unbelievable. All in all it was pretty close to what could happen with real life best friends and developing feelings. I was also glad that they ending up explaining things to each other and talking through it all properly. There were no unanswered questions, something I hate in a book. It all tied up nicely.
A fun and easy read that I would definitely recommend.
I blew through this one. A quick and easy read.
A very interesting theory for a storyline. With so much of the world engrossed in social media these days, its a very relevant topic. The fact that Emma created an online profile to get her best friend to fall in love with her? Kind of far-fetched, but kind of believable at the same time. I'm sure there are people out there who go cat-fishing like that.
Really, she should've just come clean and told the truth from the start, but I guess that wouldn't make a good novel right? Or at least not the story the author wanted to tell.
I liked Emma's character and I understood some of the things she went through, but I didn't understand how she could create a whole fake profile instead of just talking to Eli about her feelings, or at least dropping a bunch of hints and seeing how he reacted before going in with a full blown confession. As other people have mentioned in their reviews, I really don't like people lying.
Then the way the whole things blows out with Jake as well - well this was just a disaster and I was really irritated at Emma and the way she was acting with both of these guys. Dude, sort your shit out and don't involve both of them and potentially hurt them just for the sake of it, and because you can't deal with your feelings one way or another. It's more reasonable, sensible and fair to sort yourself out before putting things out there and potentially hurting someone else. I guess she may not realise that being a high school student in the novel, but still.
It's quite a controversial topic I suppose.
I quite like Eli's character and having a few chapters from his POV helped move things along and give a little glimpse of understanding of things on his side. As someone else mentioned in their review, it seemed quite sudden how he had feelings for her after going from adamantly thinking they were best as friends and nothing more, but I guess at the same time, when you're in such a routine of things being only friendly, and then suddenly having this possibility in front of you, it might make you think that something was there you never realised.
I also liked how the book covered the bullying with Carissa and how before the end Emma starts to stand up to her. This is another thing that kids have to deal with a lot in high school and so of course is another relevant topic.
Overall I really liked the story, even though some things were slightly unbelievable. All in all it was pretty close to what could happen with real life best friends and developing feelings. I was also glad that they ending up explaining things to each other and talking through it all properly. There were no unanswered questions, something I hate in a book. It all tied up nicely.
A fun and easy read that I would definitely recommend.
*4 Stars*
Crash into You is the story of Isaiah and Rachel. We've previously met Isaiah in the first two books in this series, and until now, I wasn't too sure if I liked him or not.
He was the best part about this book though. We get to see the real Isaiah and understand why he is the way he is, and learn more about his life than what we learnt in the the previous two books.
Rachel is a great character too, but she was a little whiny to me. She thinks everyone sees her as weak, and she really does come across that way. She doesn't stand up for herself properly and hides behind things.
Isaiah and Rachel meet by chance at a drag race and things spiral out of control from there. In deep with Eric and the debt they owe, everything is focussed on saving their asses and getting away from him.
Other things are unravelling around them, but the essential part of the story is to clear themselves of Eric. Abby is a great secondary character in this book, I really liked her and it was great to see Noah and Echo back again as well. And yes, even Beth makes an appearance.
I shifted between liking and disliking Rachels brothers and I would've been really interested to read a book about Ethan, but it seems the next book is actually about West, one of Rachels other brothers.
When things all really come to a head in this one, it totally wasn't what I expected. McGarry threw a curve ball there. The book does have a good ending though and I still loved Isaiah by the end as well.
I strongly dislike Rachels parents and the way they treated her, and even by the end of the book that doesn't really change for me. I do like the way Isaiah's relationship progresses with his Mum and his social worker. All around I just think that he was the stronger character, and really, he's the one that made the book for me.
Another great instalment in this series, and I am keen to read the next one. McGarry does it again.
Crash into You is the story of Isaiah and Rachel. We've previously met Isaiah in the first two books in this series, and until now, I wasn't too sure if I liked him or not.
He was the best part about this book though. We get to see the real Isaiah and understand why he is the way he is, and learn more about his life than what we learnt in the the previous two books.
Rachel is a great character too, but she was a little whiny to me. She thinks everyone sees her as weak, and she really does come across that way. She doesn't stand up for herself properly and hides behind things.
Isaiah and Rachel meet by chance at a drag race and things spiral out of control from there. In deep with Eric and the debt they owe, everything is focussed on saving their asses and getting away from him.
Other things are unravelling around them, but the essential part of the story is to clear themselves of Eric. Abby is a great secondary character in this book, I really liked her and it was great to see Noah and Echo back again as well. And yes, even Beth makes an appearance.
I shifted between liking and disliking Rachels brothers and I would've been really interested to read a book about Ethan, but it seems the next book is actually about West, one of Rachels other brothers.
When things all really come to a head in this one, it totally wasn't what I expected. McGarry threw a curve ball there. The book does have a good ending though and I still loved Isaiah by the end as well.
I strongly dislike Rachels parents and the way they treated her, and even by the end of the book that doesn't really change for me. I do like the way Isaiah's relationship progresses with his Mum and his social worker. All around I just think that he was the stronger character, and really, he's the one that made the book for me.
Another great instalment in this series, and I am keen to read the next one. McGarry does it again.