3.5 - Almost a 4. I'm looking forward to reading the next ones and hoping they're more story and less info.3.5 - Almost a 4. I'm looking forward to reading the next ones and hoping they're more story and less info....more
2.5 -- the lost .5 is because of the reallllly bad "bro talk" throughout the book. It had me laughing at a lot of things I'm sure weren't supposed to 2.5 -- the lost .5 is because of the reallllly bad "bro talk" throughout the book. It had me laughing at a lot of things I'm sure weren't supposed to be funny....more
Dahl hits on a lot of truths that a lot of women feel. This was definitely a Heroine's Book. Merry is easy to love and easier to root for... Shane,4.5
Dahl hits on a lot of truths that a lot of women feel. This was definitely a Heroine's Book. Merry is easy to love and easier to root for... Shane, yeah. Not so bad either ;)...more
I haven't written a review in a while and this felt like the perfect one to jump back in with.
My sister and I share a kindle account so when she boughI haven't written a review in a while and this felt like the perfect one to jump back in with.
My sister and I share a kindle account so when she bought this, it showed up on mine too. Honestly, I started it so I could basically give it a DNF and delete it thinking it would be all stunted emotions and hot sex.
I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG.
NOAH is about the slow build from strangers to love. The getting to know each other and one person realizing it's the real deal first... then having to convince the other.
Noah is 19--turning 20 in two weeks when he meets depressed, out of shape, grieving Veronica. Even then, at 40 pounds over weight and his first training client, he notices things about her -- her voice, her shape (even if it's too heavy), her smile - and how she's not giving up at getting her life back after her mother's death and her boyfriend wants to "take a break" to not have to deal with her grief.
Noah, on the other hand is 19 going on 40. He's been in foster care his whole life and has learned to depend on himself and take care of others. He's a boxer looking for a better life... and realizes pretty darn quickly that Roni is what he wants.
When the garage he lives over loses its roof, Roni offers him one of her spare bedrooms and the two of them have a beautiful journey from strangers, to roommates, to friends, to...eventually, lovers.
The fact that she first thinks he's older and he thinks she's younger gives the initial set-up believability.
There was no insta-love. There's no "our lives just mesh easily." There's no stupid if-they-just-talked-to-each-other barriers. It really is a blooming romance. You really do watch them overcome struggles together.
I'm definitely picking up the next book. This story is a great example of "You can't judge a book by the other authors who have tried to do this premise."
ETA: Ok, so I'm skipping book 2 because it's about cheating (hot button alert!) but definitely moving on to book 3!...more
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