Review: Can't help but cheer for Jay and Melanie!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2014
Very much enjoyed the ups and downs in Jay and Melanie's relationship in Tame This. They definitely went the more real, angsty route in comparison to Teague and Camryn's relationship in Kiss This. (Teague and Camryn continue to reign supreme in my book. I'll never get over how organic their relationship comes to them. Their insta-love is the stuff dreams are made of and I am still head over heels in love with them.) But, back to Jay and Melanie...That angsty route had me constantly flipping the pages. When things were bad, I couldn't wait for them to get better and when they were great, I couldn't wait for them to get hotter! There were so many bumps in the road for them that it made it that much more special when things came together at the end.I fell in love with Melanie in this book. Melanie was affectionate, supportive, understanding and feisty. She has matured a lot since Kiss This. She didn't come across as whiny or b**chy and I don't feel like she was pushy or clingy with Jay either- when she easily could've come across that way. I actually felt like she gave him a generous amount of space, enabling him to work things out on his own terms.To be honest, Jay made me nervous. He gave me butterflies- both swoon-worthy and worry-wart ones. I never knew exactly where his head was at. (Heck, he didn't even know half of the time.) I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop and when it did and he pulled away... my heart hurt big time for both him and Mel.I did not like Jay's encounters with Sophia. Her character and their relationship confused me a bit. I wasn't sure if she was supposed to be sneaky, sweet or slutty.That said, I do love Jay. He's very accepting, adorable, hardworking, stubborn, snarky and HOT. He has the much desired alpha traits and he doesn't dwell on the fact that Mel is pregnant (it did not stop the on-fire sex scenes at all)- which is why I totally forgot she was most of the time.BUT... my biggest beef with Jay is how he tells people not to push their agendas on him and then keeps on saying that he knows he's not right for Mel, that he doesn't deserve her. Earth to Jay! Don't push your agenda on Mel. Let her make her own decision.Super cute epilogue! I mean, totally sweet "aww..." moments. Very much looking forward to Tyse's book next!Oh, and F***tard was hilarious once again!