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Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young

kippins's review against another edition

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4.0

Another great addition to the series.

Though I have to say none of the couples so far have surpassed Braden & Joss.

Olivia was another really likeable heroine, and the reason for her inexperience was so plausible that it didn't irk me in the slightest (it usually really annoys me when a character is her age & we're supposed to just accept that she has little to no experience with guys)

Nate was gorgeous & understandably scarred by his past.

I love this group of friends & how we still get to dip in and out of previous ( & Possibly future) couples.

My only complaint was that the story was a little slow to get going, probably because we had already gotten a little taster of Olivia & Nate in [b:Down London Road|16140408|Down London Road (On Dublin Street, #2)|Samantha Young|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1363128044s/16140408.jpg|21971325] and had gotten a bit of their back story so I was impatient to get the action moving.

My favorite bit has to have been the "leg Cramp"!!!! I literally laughed out loud.....it was so funny & realistic....I know its happened to me on more than one occasion :)

I can't wait for [b:Fall from India Place|18746504|Fall from India Place (On Dublin Street, #4)|Samantha Young|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1384254640s/18746504.jpg|26629576]

bel_saturnreads's review against another edition

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4.0

4'5 stars!! me ha encantado!!! aunque mi pareja favorita siguen siendo cam y jo pero nate y liv omg que pareja tan adorable y hot ñsjfñlajsdflñjdsañlfjalskfj estos libros de samantha sin duda mis favoritos en este genero enganchan de tal manera y te hace querer tanto a los personajes y a no soltar el libro hasta que lo acabes jajaja quiero los dos siguientes!! y van a tener que caer en inglés :(

Ha sido como siempre genial hacerlo en lectura conjunta con mi Amp

ireniam's review against another edition

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4.0

Tiene un comienzo flojo, pero cerca de la mitad del libro, la trama me engancho. Olivia es una chica tímida en lo que a relaciones se refiere, no puede ni siquiera coquetear ligeramente con un chico sin sonrojarse, así que le pide a su mejor amigo, Nate, que le enseñe. El detalle es que Olivia siempre ha sentido atracción hacia Nate pero como son mejores amigos y ella cree que el nunca la vería con otros ojos.

Obviamente cuando Nate decide ayudarla las cosas se complican porque los sentimientos comienzan a aflorar. Nate es un casanova que nunca pero nunca tiene nada serio con las chicas que conoce.

Me gusto mucho que fueran mejores amigos, y me encanto la personalidad de Olivia.

Esta serie es excelente, y tiene un nivel de enganche considerable.

Recomendado

ayoota's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It had so much potential and absolutely had me till the 45% mark and it got boring like nothing was happening character wise 
I wanted to like this so much 

bingwheel's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

skyu2's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ccath's review against another edition

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3.0

The audiobook narrator was really good. I enjoyed the book a lot, I think I'm just not fan of the seduction lessons trope which made me enjoy it less.

dovesfalling's review against another edition

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4.0

Definitely my favourite of all Samantha Young's books. I didn't expect that to happen, but I think pretty much everything improved here, including her writing.

LOVE

1. Olivia. She was so damn likable. Yes, the shyness was a little grating, but she felt real and I loved how her Mum spoke to her through the italics. 'Soda Pop' is an adorable nickname. I like how she was overweight. I like how she got drunk at the wedding and said embarrassing things. I like how unsure she was around men. And I like how damn sexy she was, even though she was a bit overweight. It shouldn't be landmark for a book, but it IS and kudos to Samantha Young for giving us a heroine with a bit of a tummy.

2. Nate. Okay, so I thought it was refreshing that he was the 'Joss' of this book, and I gotta say, I do like an emotionally unavailable man that is tormented by his own demons. DELICIOUS. Plus, geez Louise, he was sex on a stick.

More later.