Review: GREAT sequel! Seth is my newest OBSESSION!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2013
For those of you not familiar with Erika Ashby, NGB is her follow up book to Moving Forward. You will want to read that one first in order to properly follow NGB. Moving Forward is the story of Derek and Jesika, two single parents who find each other after a they both go through some life altering changes. Their book is complete with a romantic love story, some VERY steamy " love" scenes and a whole lot of twists that will keep you on your toes. While I really enjoyed reading their story, the best part of Moving Forward for me was meeting Derek's brother, Seth...sigh...Seth is my newest book boyfriend and might I add...OBSESSION!! I like Derek...like him a lot, but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Seth...like really hardcore LOVE! You feeling me here?? Although Seth and Derek are brothers and both in the same band, the similarities stop there. Whereas Derek is sweet, loyal and the all American boy next door...Seth is a tattooed, pierced,hooking up with a different girl every night all around bad boy!I ALWAYS go for the bad boy! The badder the better!! However, there is also a softer side to Seth...a man who wants a family of his own and a woman to love with his whole heart even though he doesn't feel he deserves that life.Another thing I really liked about NGB was the female lead, Mallory. I found her to be incredibly refreshing! Mallory is beautiful, tough, loyal to her friends, tells it like it is and is not ashamed to admit she likes sex just as much as any guy. Although Mallory has had a tough life,but she doesn't let it define her. She desperately wants to leave her promiscuous ways behind her and have the family life she has always craved.In the beginning of the story we pick up with a pregnant Mallory and a Seth who doesn't know she is pregnant and is being manipulated into marriage by his EVIL ex girlfriend. I am talking N.A.S.T.Y, horrible ex girlfriend! Mallory, not being afraid to fight for her man, tries to stop the wedding only to be shot down by Seth who feels Mallory is too good for him. I have to admit there were MANY times during this book where I wanted to smack Seth upside the head...HARD!!His warped sense of thinking drove me CRAZY but I soon embraced his crazy and fell head over heels in love with him! I don't do spoilers but I will tell you this entire story encompasses A LOT of heartache and bad decisions but is also an incredible love story and has some SERIOUS panty melting sex scenes! This book kept me reeling throughout the entire thing. There were times that my heart literally "hurt" for them...I am talking fist squeezing my heart HURT! The emotion that Erika evokes is gut wrenching and SO SO good!I guarantee you will love this book and can't NOT fall in love with Seth and Mallory...esp my bad boy rocker, Seth. How can you help loving a man that says things like ..."You're the ying to my yang. You're the peanut butter to my jelly. You're the shoelaces to my shoes. You are my everything. You were made for me. We were made for each other. I want you from now until forever."If that doesn't make you swoon then there has to be something wrong with you! I HIGHLY recommend this book. It is a 5 giant star read for this girl!!