Review: 4 - He was the master of my torture and my ecstasy. Stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2014
Part Two of the Fix You series, pretty much picks up where part one left off, Bash is in all-sorts of trouble, and getting out of it unscathed and without a criminal record is looking highly unlikely. Add to that the fact that he hasn’t seen or heard from Olivia since his arrest, and he is not in the best place.I couldn’t seem to remember a time when she didn’t have me, it was like my cells were filled with her, and the harder I tried to purge her from my life, the more I craved her.There is always a risk that a middle book in a series is going to feel like a filler, the beginning always sets the scene, and the end is usually where everything is rounded out and wrapped up. So the middle can at times just be a coaster book, that doesn't really add much in the way of storyline. There isn’t a major amount of progression in Bash and Olivia’s story in part 2, but pretty much the whole novella is just about the two of them together. I liked that though, as there was opportunity for the exploration and further development of their relationship on an emotional and physical level.”Forget about what you think everyone else needs, and take what you need for once, Bash.”Matty (Bash’s older brother) ends up going to extreme measures in his attempts to raise the cash to help Bash with his legal situation. The deal turns sour, which prompts a late night visit to the brothers gym whilst Olivia is there on her own, by a couple of the local Crime-Lords thugs, and a few less than idle threats being made, while a baseball bat is being swung around. The novella ends with Bash, on the cusp of making another decision that will possibly crush fragile foundations of the relationship that he and Olivia have started to build together, as well as possibly putting him even further away from the escape from his current life that he craves.The McDaniels boys might not be good for much, but we were good at a few thing. F*****g. Fighting and fronting.You need to read book 1, to understand what is happening in this instalment of Bash & Olivia’s story. I will certainly be looking too read the conclusion as soon as I possibly can. I love Christine Bell’s writing, but I still don't know if I will ever grow to love the ‘serialised novella’ trend that is around at the moment. I am an impatient bunny, and waiting patiently is never something I do well! Luckily I have part 3 already on the Kindle.ARC provided via Netgalley in exchange for the above honest review.