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lmrivas54's review against another edition
5.0
I read Falling for Her (The Callahans #2) first, and when I saw that this series was about Drew & Fable’s kids, I also wanted to read this one, #1 in the series. And I was not disappointed! This book has more presence of Drew and Fable and it was great to see them in action with their four kids.
Autumn is the oldest of the Callahan kids, and like all of the oldest kids, she’s the rule follower, the goody-two shoes, the one that doesn’t want to ever disappoint her parents. She’s also a little bossy with her younger siblings. When Ash comes into her life, he takes her into a spin. A bad boy, always in trouble, up in mischief, a rule-breaker, he confused the heck out of her. Ash made her feel out of control, uneasy, and with feelings that she didn’t understand and was afraid of. So she took the easy way out, she ran from him and rejected all his advances.
Ash liked her from the get go, but the poor guy didn’t know how to deal with a good girl, so he was always messing things up. He was a little crude, which made her back off, in spite of being interested. It wasn’t until they were in their senior year that they got very close together, not because they wanted but because he came to live in her house. And then the gates opened and the action started!
The book was so entertaining because they totally behaved like teenagers. They were spiteful to each other, he made several snide comments about her parents wealth, called her a spoiled princess, while she called him gross and crude. Totally romantic, right? Eventually we get our HEA, but meanwhile we get an entertaining story with lots of intervention from Drew and Fable which is what I liked best in the book.
The ending felt a little rushed, maybe because I wanted more of their HEA and how they dealt with their University life, but it was a great story, with just the right amount of complications and angst.
Autumn is the oldest of the Callahan kids, and like all of the oldest kids, she’s the rule follower, the goody-two shoes, the one that doesn’t want to ever disappoint her parents. She’s also a little bossy with her younger siblings. When Ash comes into her life, he takes her into a spin. A bad boy, always in trouble, up in mischief, a rule-breaker, he confused the heck out of her. Ash made her feel out of control, uneasy, and with feelings that she didn’t understand and was afraid of. So she took the easy way out, she ran from him and rejected all his advances.
Ash liked her from the get go, but the poor guy didn’t know how to deal with a good girl, so he was always messing things up. He was a little crude, which made her back off, in spite of being interested. It wasn’t until they were in their senior year that they got very close together, not because they wanted but because he came to live in her house. And then the gates opened and the action started!
The book was so entertaining because they totally behaved like teenagers. They were spiteful to each other, he made several snide comments about her parents wealth, called her a spoiled princess, while she called him gross and crude. Totally romantic, right? Eventually we get our HEA, but meanwhile we get an entertaining story with lots of intervention from Drew and Fable which is what I liked best in the book.
The ending felt a little rushed, maybe because I wanted more of their HEA and how they dealt with their University life, but it was a great story, with just the right amount of complications and angst.
khaleesimod93's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
I was so bored! Nothing really happened with this book. Autumn and Ash were very shallow characters and felt underdeveloped. There was some pyscho drama that held no purpose. Maybe I'm just too tired to care about these characters right now
booklovershangout's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this story was adorable. It was sweet and heartfelt. It did have moments of angst and frustration as well. I loved these characters and seeing their relationship progress throughout the book I am so in love with their story and I am definitely looking forward to more from this author.
lindseydomokur's review against another edition
5.0
Close to Me is a binge worthy book. I didn't want to put it down and read it in a day. Autumn is Drew and Fable's daughter and you see how close knit of a family they have. Drew coaches football at Autumn's high school so she is popular and also kids try to get close to her because of who her dad is. The good thing about her is that she is such a nice girl. Even though she is wealthy, she is also sweet to everyone, everyone but Ash. She does feel pressure to be a certain way and feels that she is expected to be a proper girl and have the perfect boyfriend. That perfect boyfriend isn't the bad boy she meets freshman year that she can't stop thinking about.
Ash is not so much a bad boy, but he comes from a rough home. He has no one that truly cares about him and he feels like he has nothing left inside him. Until he meets Autumn. He knows she steals a bit of him and he will never get it back.
You see glimpses of their interactions over the course of their four years in high school and you are just rooting for these two. There is always something that happens that forces them apart, but you know in the end, love will win. There is, of course, the high school drama that I don't love, but it was done in such a way that it didn't bother me, even when it probably should have. This is why I read Monica Murphy. I trust her writing and I loved this book.
Ash is not so much a bad boy, but he comes from a rough home. He has no one that truly cares about him and he feels like he has nothing left inside him. Until he meets Autumn. He knows she steals a bit of him and he will never get it back.
You see glimpses of their interactions over the course of their four years in high school and you are just rooting for these two. There is always something that happens that forces them apart, but you know in the end, love will win. There is, of course, the high school drama that I don't love, but it was done in such a way that it didn't bother me, even when it probably should have. This is why I read Monica Murphy. I trust her writing and I loved this book.
paige_g's review against another edition
3.0
3.5⭐️
This was not the best romance book i ever read, however i laughed, cried, giggled, and annotated, therefore I will be reading the rest of the series!
This was not the best romance book i ever read, however i laughed, cried, giggled, and annotated, therefore I will be reading the rest of the series!
taykdatilio's review against another edition
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5