iggyebab's review
1.0
I keep picking up this author’s books because they sound good. However, all of them have been underwhelming. There is something in her writing style that I cannot get past. The characters are okay, if slightly one dimensional. This may be the last book I try.
libby_sarah's review
funny
tense
fast-paced
2.0
The miscommunication was a bit pointless and not needed.
brewtifulfiction's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly just too cheesy and far too rushed in my opinion just didn't have a connection with the characters this time.
karja26's review against another edition
5.0
~*~ POSSIBLE SPOILERS~*~
***was given this ARC in return for a honest review***
Where to begin, I have read other books by Tess Oliver, mainly familiar with her Custom Culture series (BIG FAN of that), and she has not let us down with this.
This book takes places in a mining county and ones prospects are not in abundance, you are either from south of the tracks mainly miners and their family, and known as Torgs (Kellan Braddock) or north of the tracks, this consists of the mining investors and their family and known as Highlanders (Rylan Merritt).
From the beginning Rylan is seen as a strong character at a young age in that she goes against the norm and her family by falling in love with Kellan the bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Even though their love was very hush hush it was known around the community. Something drastic occurred on their graduation night that saw Rylan leaving for college with a broken heart and that fire spirit that she had seemed diminished and easy pickings for her current fiancé, but lets just say she finds it back in spades, when you read this you’ll see what I am talking about. For the next 7 years Kellan work in the mines with his best buddies (Huck & Dawz) and sleeping his way through women trying to forget the one that gotta way. When Rylan and Kel are reunited its was as if 7 years apart disappeared, their love for each other in no way distinguished no matter how much other have tried to separate them.
Tess’ writing style is AMAZING! Throughout reading this I felt as if I was there with the characters, feeling and seeing everything they were going through. There was a bathroom scene I would recommend you listen to The Weeknd, it totally sets it up.
Her secondary characters play an epic role and can’t wait to see if more of them.
***was given this ARC in return for a honest review***
Where to begin, I have read other books by Tess Oliver, mainly familiar with her Custom Culture series (BIG FAN of that), and she has not let us down with this.
This book takes places in a mining county and ones prospects are not in abundance, you are either from south of the tracks mainly miners and their family, and known as Torgs (Kellan Braddock) or north of the tracks, this consists of the mining investors and their family and known as Highlanders (Rylan Merritt).
From the beginning Rylan is seen as a strong character at a young age in that she goes against the norm and her family by falling in love with Kellan the bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Even though their love was very hush hush it was known around the community. Something drastic occurred on their graduation night that saw Rylan leaving for college with a broken heart and that fire spirit that she had seemed diminished and easy pickings for her current fiancé, but lets just say she finds it back in spades, when you read this you’ll see what I am talking about. For the next 7 years Kellan work in the mines with his best buddies (Huck & Dawz) and sleeping his way through women trying to forget the one that gotta way. When Rylan and Kel are reunited its was as if 7 years apart disappeared, their love for each other in no way distinguished no matter how much other have tried to separate them.
Tess’ writing style is AMAZING! Throughout reading this I felt as if I was there with the characters, feeling and seeing everything they were going through. There was a bathroom scene I would recommend you listen to The Weeknd, it totally sets it up.
Her secondary characters play an epic role and can’t wait to see if more of them.
isalaur's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable though predictable
Rich girl, poor boy, interfering father, status conscious annoying mother, dickhead jealous contemporary...the book is kind of formulaic but not a bad read. A bit hard to take the immediate continuation of the relationship. Secondary characters seem to have interesting back stories. I’m guessing the basis being laid for subsequent books in series.
Rich girl, poor boy, interfering father, status conscious annoying mother, dickhead jealous contemporary...the book is kind of formulaic but not a bad read. A bit hard to take the immediate continuation of the relationship. Secondary characters seem to have interesting back stories. I’m guessing the basis being laid for subsequent books in series.
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