Review: I loved book 1 a lot more, but maybe if your friends liked this installment a lot you should give it a try
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
When I saw there was a book about Brad I knew I had to read it. And, look at that cover. Holy gorgeousness. It’s sexy, but looks so heartfelt too. I had to have this! If you didn’t know, I loved Present Perfect and couldn’t wait to find out all about Brad. This was his story with Mabry, which was about real love, some serious self-reflection, and plenty of sweetness too.Like I said just a second ago I had some seriously high expectations because of of book 1. I started reading and I’m not going to lie; the dirty talking drew me in like nobody’s business…but I then never felt like it got backed up. Somehow I seriously missed the boat on Brad and Mabry’s chemistry. I”m not sure why, maybe because it was they were hot and heavy first, and then we got to know them second? I usually like to get to know my characters slowly, even if the attraction is immediate.I loved Brad, I loved his inner dialogue, I loved his real-ness. He was so in touch with all his flaws, and that made him so incredible. I mean, who doesn’t love a reformed bad boy? He really was a good person AND a whole lot of sexy.While I loved Brad I found that I didn’t connect with Mabry as much. I’ve read other books where a lead character self-harms, but this one really bothered me. I kind of shudder just thinking about it. I understood her personal struggles, but for some reason never felt like I was seeing things through her eyes and I don’t know why.Since I didn’t connect with Mabry maybe that was why I wasn’t feeling the romance. I think if that had clicked it would have been a totally different story for me, so keep that in mind if you are thinking about this book. Clearly lots of other people felt it, so it’s probably just me.Would I rec it? I think so. I loved book 1 a lot more, and I’m kind of in the minority here, but maybe if your friends liked this installment a lot you should give it a try.