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kippins's review against another edition
3.0
Not my absolute favourite but still enjoyable
I think for me I had different people built up in my head from their descriptions in the first book and I was constantly battling with how they were in this book.
It stopped my from getting lost in the book.
But I still enjoy this authors writing and I will continue to read whatever she brings out.
I think for me I had different people built up in my head from their descriptions in the first book and I was constantly battling with how they were in this book.
It stopped my from getting lost in the book.
But I still enjoy this authors writing and I will continue to read whatever she brings out.
ironskin's review against another edition
3.75
I usually am not keen on virgin girl with experienced rake, but this was heartfelt and delightful, still light and fun but with a proper heartbeat
lmrivas54's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful story! How incredibly intense and full of feeling! I loved Giselle and Devon together, with their banter, Giselle’s practical jokes, Aiden’s funny times. It was so enjoyable with its funny and heartbreaking moments.
Jack and Elena’s story was sooo good but this one had more heart and also heartbreak. Giselle was still feeling guilty over stealing Elena’s boyfriend, still feeling hurt over Preston’s cheating, and bothered by not having gotten rid of her V-card. When she and Devon meet up after a failed date, there’s heat and chemistry between them. She mistook Devon’s stares for a guy watching a nerdy freak, when it was really a guy watching a woman he wants. I loved that Devon really saw her.
“I saw a girl who took a chance on a guy, sacrificed her relationship with her sister, gave up pieces of herself, and was vibrating with the repercussions, wondering how the hell she’d gotten there.”
There were so many priceless moments, like the stories she writes and tells to Devon, his fascination with her creative mind and the stories she concocts that mix romance and physics, her glorious mind that is full of trivial facts, her big heart who befriends an older woman and embraces her well-being. I loved her practical jokes like when she jumps at him with a shark mask from the deep corners of his dark closet. She’s unique, quirky, intelligent and sensitive. For a man who rejects relations, he’s very close to the edge of a risk and in danger of falling over...
Giselle never thought that a gorgeous hunk of man like Devon would ever look at her with lust, and yet he does. When she goes to stay at his penthouse after a fire in her apartment, the fun begins and their love story truly takes flight. We enjoy so many laughable moments! Their attraction grows and yet, there’s a hesitation on Devon’s part. He’s scared of his feelings for Giselle because he’s got abandonment issues. He feels everyone he loves leaves him and he doesn’t want that to happen with Giselle. But she’s so irresistible he can’t resist!
“Even the part of him that’s been holding back from me, I want to cherish. He’s a little broken from the past, but if he wasn’t, then we might never have happened. Fate. I swallow down those words. Too soon, too fast.”
I loved, loved all the characters. The Daisy Lady Gang, composed of Elena, Giselle, their mama Cynthia, and their aunt Clara. The aunt has a younger boyfriend who visits her clandestinely but everyone in town knows, mama Cynthia is a typical Southern mama, passive aggressive, and her Sunday lunch grace before eating is hysterical. There’s Topher, Elena’s bestie who is also now Giselle’s bestie and very attached to mama Cynthia. Myrtle, Giselle’s landlady and close friend, wise and supportive to Giselle’s nerdiness.
I truly enjoyed every moment, every feeling, every joke in this story. Such a well-rounded story of joy, guilt, intelligence, creativity, determination, and the generosity that comes from true love. Giselle and Devon are soul mates that needed to have a bit of turbulence before recognizing who they are to each other.
“I’d be nothing but a shadow of who I am if I left you,”
Beautiful!
Jack and Elena’s story was sooo good but this one had more heart and also heartbreak. Giselle was still feeling guilty over stealing Elena’s boyfriend, still feeling hurt over Preston’s cheating, and bothered by not having gotten rid of her V-card. When she and Devon meet up after a failed date, there’s heat and chemistry between them. She mistook Devon’s stares for a guy watching a nerdy freak, when it was really a guy watching a woman he wants. I loved that Devon really saw her.
“I saw a girl who took a chance on a guy, sacrificed her relationship with her sister, gave up pieces of herself, and was vibrating with the repercussions, wondering how the hell she’d gotten there.”
There were so many priceless moments, like the stories she writes and tells to Devon, his fascination with her creative mind and the stories she concocts that mix romance and physics, her glorious mind that is full of trivial facts, her big heart who befriends an older woman and embraces her well-being. I loved her practical jokes like when she jumps at him with a shark mask from the deep corners of his dark closet. She’s unique, quirky, intelligent and sensitive. For a man who rejects relations, he’s very close to the edge of a risk and in danger of falling over...
Giselle never thought that a gorgeous hunk of man like Devon would ever look at her with lust, and yet he does. When she goes to stay at his penthouse after a fire in her apartment, the fun begins and their love story truly takes flight. We enjoy so many laughable moments! Their attraction grows and yet, there’s a hesitation on Devon’s part. He’s scared of his feelings for Giselle because he’s got abandonment issues. He feels everyone he loves leaves him and he doesn’t want that to happen with Giselle. But she’s so irresistible he can’t resist!
“Even the part of him that’s been holding back from me, I want to cherish. He’s a little broken from the past, but if he wasn’t, then we might never have happened. Fate. I swallow down those words. Too soon, too fast.”
I loved, loved all the characters. The Daisy Lady Gang, composed of Elena, Giselle, their mama Cynthia, and their aunt Clara. The aunt has a younger boyfriend who visits her clandestinely but everyone in town knows, mama Cynthia is a typical Southern mama, passive aggressive, and her Sunday lunch grace before eating is hysterical. There’s Topher, Elena’s bestie who is also now Giselle’s bestie and very attached to mama Cynthia. Myrtle, Giselle’s landlady and close friend, wise and supportive to Giselle’s nerdiness.
I truly enjoyed every moment, every feeling, every joke in this story. Such a well-rounded story of joy, guilt, intelligence, creativity, determination, and the generosity that comes from true love. Giselle and Devon are soul mates that needed to have a bit of turbulence before recognizing who they are to each other.
“I’d be nothing but a shadow of who I am if I left you,”
Beautiful!
raesun's review against another edition
5.0
The friends to lovers in this book was immaculate. How can a man possibly have that amount of green flags. Devon just is a green flag tbh. Devon’s hair should have had green streaks, so we could have visual confirmation of him being a giant green flag! Devon is definitely in my top book boyfriend’s now *STILL SWOONING*
taniamg's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great read and it’s never a dull moment with Giselle and Elena’s family lol. Giselle and Devon were complete opposite but yet in a unique strange way they matched. The nerdy physicist and the football wide receiver. Giselle is the younger sister of Devon’s best friend wife. When Jack told him she was off limits and shared a private thing of Giselle he vowed to protect her. Giselle was attracted to him also but didn’t think she stand a chance with all the women chasing Devon. To her surprise he only had eyes for her and enjoyed all her quirks. She reminded me of the female version of Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory and she was just the awesome. Devon also was amazing and deep down had abandonment issues because of his upbringing and his mother. The way he took care of his dad and his cousin was heartwarming. These two didn’t expect to fall in love but the stars were aligned for them. Great story and great banter and laughs.
mzcaty's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0