Review: Perfect Series Ending!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
I find myself sitting here writing this, feeling a mix of emotions. You see, Erin Nicholas's Counting on Love series sucked me in from the very beginning and refused to let me go. So throughout the previous four books, I loved the stories and the fun, spicy rides that went along with them. I also had my favorite book boyfriends in this series-I'm looking at you Shane, Nate, and Cody. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew Conner's book was going to be special. And I was in no way disappointed.When Conner finds him and his team to an apartment building fire, he's floored when he finds out it's Gabby's apartment building and that her home is gone. And if he was floored with that tidbit of info, he's struck speechless when he also discovers that Gabby has boobs. Which leads to him thinking of her as a girl. And what does Conner do best with girls? Dote on them. With four sisters he helped raise, he has become essentially a master in doting. More than happy she's ok, Conner can't let go of the protective feeling that has practically knocked him on his ass, so he tells Gabby she's staying with him for the night. Because, you know, that's what friends do when they are in a pickle. But when she suggests that she can just crash on a friend's couch, he comes up with multiple reasons as to why his place is better. This part of the book was hilarious. Gabby notices how uncomfortable Conner is all of a sudden and calls him out on the reason why...the boobs, curves, and long, soft hair he never noticed previously. And it only gets better from here.There is just so much to this book that I like but don't want to say because I feel like it could take away from the experience. I will say that watching Conner squirm was awesome! And I loved that Gabby was the one to put him through the reins. We had a little interaction time with her in previous books but didn't know much about her. This was perfect because she was written to be just what Conner needed! She was perfect for him in every way that I wouldn't change a thing about her!And can we talk about Conner for a minute? You know how I mention Shane, Nate, and Cody being my favorites in this series? Umm, well, they were all knocked out of the park with Conner. Don't get me wrong, I loved those other guys but we are shown another side of Conner that had my heart melting like butter outside on a hot day! So I'm letting everyone know here and now that I call first dibs on Conner!So now that I'm done with longish fangirl review, let me leave you with a short list of why I loved this book:~ Humor - All of Erin's books you will find humor but I felt this one had me laughing the most. If you have read the previous books in this series you know that watching Conner squirm is a show in itself. Oh and there is this great scene where they are playing poker. I have one word to describe this...MAC. I'll let all the Mac lovers out there chew on that. ;)~ Connection - This is one of those things that are given to have a great love story. The love interests have to have a connection of some sort. I loved how Gabby and Conner were friends previously and moved into something more intimate. But there is also a connection with family~ Love - Another given and kind of goes hand in hand with having a connection, but I couldn't leave without touching on it. This is going to seem a little vague but once you read the book you'll know what I'm talking about. I thought it was going to happen one way but happened another way and I love the way it went!!!