Review: Bartender Rating: House/Well Darn good introduction to a family you need to meet.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
This and more reviews at The Book Bar.coWhere are all my 'thick' ladies? This is for us! Gravity combines the awkwardness of growing up as the only girl in a family of boys, a heroine that is big, bold, self-conscious, athletic, and God-fearing (if you still say "gosh, gawsh, ghaa or gawd" because you won't take the Lord's name in vain, and you never cursed in front of your parents, you're going to LOVE Eva) with the perspective of the boy that grows up along with her.You're not his girlfriend what the heck is wrong with you Eva? He can talk to whomever he wants to. He can like whomever he wants to like.Then my mind imagined a view of Colton and Lisa holding hands at school.Dang it.Then one of Lisa wrapped in Colton's arms.Ugh stupid!Then of his lips on hers.Son of a biscuit!Poueu-Guerrero, Tracey (2013-07-25). Gravity (The Michaels Family) (Kindle Locations 709-713). Tracey Poueu-Guerrero. Kindle Edition.The HEA comes at 50%.  You know if boy and girl end up together, but you're only half way through the book, there is bound to be drama. Eva and Colton play out their awkward courtship to finally proclaim their true feelings for each other. This whole build up is full of humor and "been there" moments that you can relate to.Shut your mouth Colton Banks!!  If looks could kill ... slap or punch ... I had punched Colton about fifty times already.Poueu-Guerrero, Tracey (2013-07-25). Gravity (The Michaels Family) (Kindle Locations 846-847). Tracey Poueu-Guerrero. Kindle Edition.The romance was heavy and sweet all at once. Colton was charming while Eva was honest. You can really sense the two characters growing up before you; seeing their struggles with lust versus love. Their maturity was dead-on and this helped make the story so believable.He was my world and keeper of my soul …who could make me smile in my deepest rage, make me laugh at myself when I was being too serious, help me see myself as beautiful on all the days of my self-loathing … the person I trusted with my heart and the one who trusted me with his. And now I was about to break it …no, not break it; obliterate it so it no longer functioned.Poueu-Guerrero, Tracey (2013-07-25). Gravity (The Michaels Family) (Kindle Locations 8835-8838). Tracey Poueu-Guerrero. Kindle Edition.Poueu-Gerrero did an awesome job of summarizing all the years that Eva and Colton had known each other into snapshots of life-altering moments that they both shared. You know that these two are destined for each other, but you are dying for more so you keep following along. And since the Michael's family is filled to the brim with older brothers, there are plenty of supporting stories to keep you interested.I couldn’t take this anymore. I couldn’t sit here and pretend that everything would someday be ok when it was a line of crap. I didn’t believe a word of it when Jordan lie in the hospital and I did not believe it now.Poueu-Guerrero, Tracey (2013-07-25). Gravity (The Michaels Family) (Kindle Locations 8779-8781). Tracey Poueu-Guerrero. Kindle Edition.The fob or Samoan/English that the Samoan characters used was typed out phonetically and this was a little difficult at times, but it helped define the characters.  It took me back to the years when I lived in HI and deciphered pigeon while the trying not to be the typical haole.I did love him and the rest of my brothers. But these were the moments I wondered why I was so different from all of them. They were all so direct, straightforward and were never afraid to speak their mind. I, on the other hand, was a passive-aggressive coward who resorted to assaulting people with chocolate milk shakes.Poueu-Guerrero, Tracey (2013-07-25). Gravity (The Michaels Family) (Kindle Locations 1238-1240). Tracey Poueu-Guerrero. Kindle Edition.So why 'thick'?  Over and over again Eva's features are described, by herself and Colton, as 'thick', but used both positive and negatively.  Not until Colton lays it all out there, that she is perfect with her dark skin, curly hair and 'thick' thighs (which are accompanied by a generous bum, nicknamed Selenassss) then Eva is able to become more comfortable in her own skin.  The girl works out 24/7 and it's impossible to accept that she is "overweight".  Colton helps depict every feature of Eva, positively.That's it!  I grabbed my two piece and went for a swim!  If Eva can do it, so can I.There were a few grammatical errors, which I am sure have been cleaned up since the author gave me a copy to review.  The book also clocks in at 587 pages, which is probably why I felt like I was putting it down all the time, but I NEEDED to finish it.  Also, I "skimmed" the sports jargon, although I played softball as a kid and could follow along.  However, I don't know how you can eliminate this from the book since "sports" is a third, supporting character.  I am truly in love with these characters and look forward to book two coming out Summer 2104.