Review: Casey's Story and It's Amazing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2014
Kate McCarthy is my go to author for strong characters and suspenseful plots. Her Give Me series is jammed packed with twists and turns that readers don’t usually see coming, and every scene grabs our attention regardless of what’s happening. You can’t help but be seduced by her Aussie heroes and jealous of the strong women who have their hearts. This is a definite must read series!Give Me Grace is the third book in the series, and it’s Casey’s story. On the outside, Casey’s a suave and sexy hero who fights to protect those who can’t protect themselves, but on the inside, his demons torment him, leaving him desperate for answers and eager to numb the pain by any means necessary. He uses women for the release he needs, but he doesn’t allow anything more than a few nights in his bed. The wall that he’s put up allows him to get through each day, even when he doesn’t feel like he can. His friends do everything they can to keep him steady, but they worry about him, and even though Casey made a promise to Travis awhile back that saved his life, he still takes unnecessary risks that could end up hurting him in the long run. Casey doesn’t think he needs anyone, but when Grace Paterson enters his life, the little firecracker gives him a run for his money, and he loves every minute of it and doesn’t want to give her up.Grace is Henry’s younger sister, and when his band Jamieson needs a bassist to step in, Henry convinces Grace to come to Sydney and help him out. Grace sees it as an 8 week vacation away from the world she’s only in as a necessity not because she loves it. Grace is feisty, witty, intelligent, and beautiful, both inside and out, and when she first meets Casey, she doesn’t back down from him even when he acts like a douche. She gives it right back, wearing her no bulls*** armor. Grace has her own set of struggles that she hides away so no one can see what’s really happening behind the act she puts on for everyone around her. But she didn’t count on Casey getting under her skin or worming his way into heart.It’s only supposed to be eight weeks, and then they walk away from each other, but with the kind of chemistry they have and the need they feel for one another, how are they supposed to just give it up? If Casey has anything to say about it, he’s not letting her go, but he’s going to have to fight more than just Grace to make that happen.Casey and Grace’s story is one of betrayal, secrets, heartbreak, sacrifice, and love. It’s emotional, sexy, and extremely entertaining. The banter between Casey and Grace as well as all of their friends makes it even better. There’s no lull in the dialogue or the storyline. All details are necessary and the words flow flawlessly as readers get deeper into the plot. Casey’s the damaged hero that readers can’t help but love and Grace is the strong beauty who gives him what he needs to heal and let go of a past that haunts him every day. Together, they’re a strong and dynamic pair; apart, their struggles consume them, and so even when they act as if nothing bothers them, deep down, they’re drowning.Give Me Grace is a phenomenal book that I didn’t want to end. It has every component a suspense romance needs to make an impact on its readers. The group of characters that Kate McCarthy created for the Give Me series is fantastic, and being able to catch up with all of them in each book only adds to the series’ awesomeness. I will be impatiently waiting for Mackenzie and Jake’s book because with the bomb that’s dropped at the end of Give Me Grace who knows how crazy their text is going to be!A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.5 poison apples (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)