Review: Forever Evan's Number One Side Thing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
Good Vibrations (Book #1)Let me start off by saying that this book was not at all what I expected, yet it turned out to be exactly what I was craving. It takes place in Hawaii and has two extremely hot surfer guys in it, so what’s not to like? Okay, but seriously, the book hooked me from the beginning. Mallory has just landed in Hawaii to spend the summer with her best friend, Sunny, and the first person she meets is Evan. Sexy, surfer, arrogant, playboy Evan *sigh*. They sleep together that same night. I know! It’s like, wait what? That so doesn’t happen in real life! Well, it apparently does to Mallory, and it was HOT. But, they both have emotional baggage and clearly, they don’t know each other very well, so the morning after does not end well at all...Good Intentions (Book #2)So, I am officially in love with Evan Ashford. If I wasn’t before with Good Vibrations, there is no doubt about it now. He’s a changed man. But, more on that later. Good Intentions is completely different, yet exactly the same as Good Vibrations. For starters, they both start off with a bang (literally and figuratively). For those who read Good Vibrations, you know that Mallory ends up sleeping with Evan right when she gets to Hawaii. I mean, can I just be Mallory? Anyway, Good Intentions starts off with MAJOR drama. Maybe a fight as well. I can say that the first 100 pages of Good Intentions is exactly like its predecessor in that we see the fragility of Mallory and Evan’s relationship. Again, we see the whole “when it’s good for them, it’s fanfreakingtastic and when it’s bad, they bring the whole world down with them” kind of thing they got going on, however this rollercoaster only really goes on in the beginning of the novel. After the first 100 pages, it almost felt like a different book. But in a good way. There are new challenges for them, and twists and turns that had me squealing and then wailing...Good Sensations (Book #3)So, now that the Welcome to Paradise series has come to its perfect conclusion, I'm not quite sure what to do with my life anymore. Just kidding. But, not really. I'm seriously going to miss the heart-fluttery feelings that Evan Ashford gives me. Well, I'll miss the emotions that this series in particular evokes. S.L. Scott has a way of making me crave her books with their unique plot, loveable characters, powerful writing, and the way they make me experience falling in love. Every. Single. Time. Read one of her books and try not to fall in love. I dare you. Good Sensations is the end of the series, and I'm not ready to let go of this experience that I've gone through with Evan and Mallory. I just can't.Happy Endings (Book #3.5)**WARNING: This is a spoiler free review for Happy Endings, however there will probably be mild spoilers for the other three books in the series. They are NOT standalones**Happy Endings is the extended epilogue I never knew I needed. I kind of had an idea what it would be about going into it… After all, they finally got married in Good Sensations, so what else after goes after marriage? Nevertheless, I didn’t think I would fall in love with this one as much as I loved the other three. However, S.L. Scott (and Evan) does have a way with words, and I was easily able to fall in love with the series all over again. Evan and Mallory are the as unified as ever. It’s almost comical to see how far they have come since Good Vibrations. They are no longer dysfunctional, but very connected—inside and outside of the bedroom. Speaking of the bedroom, wow… I had no idea one could have so many sexy scenes in a novella! No complaints, obviously. But, it did make it even harder to say bye to Evan and Mallory. I’ve been with them since the beginning. I’m so ridiculously proud of all that they’ve been through together, it warms my heart to see how much they’ve grown, and it makes me swoon to see how in love they still are. They will forever have a small place in my heart—after all, I will always be Evan’s Number One Side thing…“You are the sexiest woman I’ve ever seen…I want you…Don’t ever leave me. I need you too much. You drive me so crazy.”“I’m not going anywhere. I’ll never leave you, Evan.”“I love you. I love everything about you and trust me, Baby, your body is so sexy.”