Review: Full of angst
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
No Going Back is the second book in the Timing Is Everything series by Erika Ashby. I fell in love with Derek and Jesika in Moving Forward (the first book). I was thrilled to see Mallory and Seth would be getting a book of their own. Mallory is a spitfire of a woman who can handle herself in any situation yet lacks self-confidence when it comes to love and relationships. Seth loves living the rock-star lifestyle but questions whether he will ever be good enough to live a life as a family man. If there is one girl who can convince him of this, it's Mallory.Seth and Mallory have an intense connection that goes much deeper than just a simple sexual relationship. They often say sex complicates everything. In this case, it creates the foundation for a future for two deserving people. Although they had to make it through a ton of heartache and loss, the journey was worth every gut-wrenching step it took to get there.One of the lines in the book spoke to me "Finding love when you aren't looking for it is easy but holding on to it when everything around you is trying to pull it away is hard." This explained their trials and tribulations completely. Between parents who played God with their lives and a bat-shit crazy ex who was making sure nobody got their happily ever after, Seth and Mallory had to fight harder than most couples would to make their relationship work.Seth and Mallory truly learned there was "No Going Back" when it came to the feelings they shared for each other. Mallory tried loving another man but both of them knew they weren't capable of giving their complete heart to another person. In the end, justice was served and a new life was created. Two damaged souls grabbed their good fortune and ran all the way down to easy street to bask in the rewards. For once they could enjoy their happiness and put all the worries behind them.This book will make you laugh, cry and drive you to an angst ridden place of craziness. Author Erika Ashby has left us with one heck of a cliffhanger! One of my favorite scenes was the birth scene. Talk about laugh out loud funny. I absolutely loved Mallory's personality and how she said what she felt no matter how crude it might come off.Go check out Moving Forward first and then get lost in this one. You definitely need to meet some hot musicians and hear their stories!