bookish_noa's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
catiaslibrary's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
grace and asher's story was so beautiful, heartbreaking, fun, sad, tense, but oh so good!! i had all the feelings just reading them!! loved them as characters separately and together they were everything!! there was only one or two scenes i wasn't the biggest fan of but overall, loved them, grace's strength to fight for what she believes and asher's growth was beautiful, loved how grace got to the point where she had to say everything to asher, how he wasn't really for fighting for them, how she was the only one really invested in their relationship and when he realized what he did wasn't for the best, loved how he went to therapy, i mean, both of them went and glad they were getting better and finally had their happy ending!! but one of the best things about this book and probably this series is the bailey's family you know the brothers? and their gram? god everything they appear the book was automatically way better, all of them together its so fun and heartwarming!! also that eliza bailey story was intriguing and i need to know more about it!
but seriously grace and asher are so meant to be so soulmates i love them and this book was so good!! can't wait for the other brothers to fall deeply in love too ehehe and more shenanigans!!
but seriously grace and asher are so meant to be so soulmates i love them and this book was so good!! can't wait for the other brothers to fall deeply in love too ehehe and more shenanigans!!
julesmarrie's review against another edition
4.0
they were meant to be soulmates from the first time they meet when they were kids.
krod97's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
elisa03's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
torilovesheas's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book so much. A fantastic follow up to Protecting You, the first Bailey Brothers and the first part of Asher and Grace's emotional romance.
I cried actual tears reading this book. 7 years after a prison sentence that torn apart his world, Asher is released after the governor grants him clemency. But Asher is no longer the hope filled 21 year old that had dreams to fulfill and Grace to love forever. After his years spent in a state prison, Asher is institutionalized. Adjusting to the outside world again is taking a toll on him. And Grace, who never expected THIS Asher to walk out of the prison gates. Grace has waited 7 years, engagement ring on her hand, for Asher. But the Asher that went in the prison isn't the Asher that Grace has dreamed about for years. And she isn't so sure that love is enough to pull them through.
This is such an emotional read for so many reasons. Asher has been away from his brothers, his Gram, and Grace for 7 years. The townsfolk look at him differently. He's jumping at every bump and bang in the night. It's heartbreaking. It's one of those times where you want to scream at the unfairness of his separation from Grace. Yes, he committed a crime, but if it's a crime to save someone else, does the punishment fit? He's so sure that he can no longer be the man that Grace wants him to be. But Grace, MY GIRL, is having none of his bullshit. She wants Asher and if that means she has to wait for him to get his head on straight, well, she's already waited 7.
I loved that his brothers are such a part of this one with their bigger than life personalities. Some of them are angry at him for getting put away, but at the end of the day, we get to see a brotherly bond unlike any other. The Bailey brothers are here to get Grace and Asher through it and they're determined to do it. Gram is awesome with her wisdom and advise that doesn't always make sense at the time. (As a total side note, I would love to have a novella about Gram and Grandpa Frank. The little snippet we got of their story was so sweet.)
I'm so excited to read the rest of this series. I just adored Asher and Grace's books so much. It's angsty and heartbreaking, but man do these two love each other.
I cried actual tears reading this book. 7 years after a prison sentence that torn apart his world, Asher is released after the governor grants him clemency. But Asher is no longer the hope filled 21 year old that had dreams to fulfill and Grace to love forever. After his years spent in a state prison, Asher is institutionalized. Adjusting to the outside world again is taking a toll on him. And Grace, who never expected THIS Asher to walk out of the prison gates. Grace has waited 7 years, engagement ring on her hand, for Asher. But the Asher that went in the prison isn't the Asher that Grace has dreamed about for years. And she isn't so sure that love is enough to pull them through.
This is such an emotional read for so many reasons. Asher has been away from his brothers, his Gram, and Grace for 7 years. The townsfolk look at him differently. He's jumping at every bump and bang in the night. It's heartbreaking. It's one of those times where you want to scream at the unfairness of his separation from Grace. Yes, he committed a crime, but if it's a crime to save someone else, does the punishment fit? He's so sure that he can no longer be the man that Grace wants him to be. But Grace, MY GIRL, is having none of his bullshit. She wants Asher and if that means she has to wait for him to get his head on straight, well, she's already waited 7.
I loved that his brothers are such a part of this one with their bigger than life personalities. Some of them are angry at him for getting put away, but at the end of the day, we get to see a brotherly bond unlike any other. The Bailey brothers are here to get Grace and Asher through it and they're determined to do it. Gram is awesome with her wisdom and advise that doesn't always make sense at the time. (As a total side note, I would love to have a novella about Gram and Grandpa Frank. The little snippet we got of their story was so sweet.)
I'm so excited to read the rest of this series. I just adored Asher and Grace's books so much. It's angsty and heartbreaking, but man do these two love each other.
alexabyers's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Asher Bailey and Grace Miles
Asher and Grace grew up next to each other. She had always felt like his brothers were family but Asher felt like more. One night they went for a walk and he confessed his feelings and wanted to give it a shot during the summer. When they were 21, things happened at a bar with Grace and Asher ended up with a prison sentence of 8 years. He ends things with grace and cuts all contact with everyone but Gram.
Now he’s out of prison and trying to adjust to his new life and not go back to how he acted in prison.
Asher and Grace grew up next to each other. She had always felt like his brothers were family but Asher felt like more. One night they went for a walk and he confessed his feelings and wanted to give it a shot during the summer. When they were 21, things happened at a bar with Grace and Asher ended up with a prison sentence of 8 years. He ends things with grace and cuts all contact with everyone but Gram.
Now he’s out of prison and trying to adjust to his new life and not go back to how he acted in prison.