Review: A good end to the story, but not a good enough tale. (3.5 stars)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2013
3.5 star rating.If you haven't read the first book (Holding on), stop reading this review as it will contain spoilers from the first book.This book continues one year after the birth of Carter (Jake & Quinn's son). Luke and Quinn have returned to their close friendship while they both grieve after Jake's death. Quinn finally gets to the point where she's ready to move on and starts looking at Luke the way she did before Jake. Quinn and Luke have loved each other since primary school, but Luke struggles with guilt bad feelings of being in a relationship with his deceased brother's wife (even though he loved Quinn for more than a decade before his brother).Long story short - they get their happily ever after, but not without some bitter ex-girlfriends trying to pull the rug out from under Luke.I really really really wanted to give this book a better rating but I just couldn't. I've read some 5 star books, and this book didn't resonate with me the ways those did. If you read my review of holding on, you'll know that I was hoping this book would be a little more eventful and not so monotonous.... but alas... same deal....polite conversation, have dinner, visit a friend, spend a weekend away, visit family, dinner with friends, watch a movie, visit family.... ERMEGERD! I was really hoping SOMETHING would change from the way the last book was written but Quinn and Luke were together right from the start and the monotony began. There wasn't even a specific point in the book where any real drama or conflict arose.I think the two books could be combined with a lot of pointless chapters cut out to make one full happy story.You get your Happily ever after - but again, it looks like their will be another book (possibly two) of dragging out Carly and Jesse's story.