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A review by thebookrefuge
Something That Could Last by Ashley Cade
5.0
***I received this novel as an eARC from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.***
I was so excited to get a copy of this book to review. The New Adult genre is currently my obsession. However, not all of the content within it is something that speaks to me. Thankfully, Something That Could Last really hits all the sweet spots for me. Also, appropriate amounts of steam and sexy time.
Abby is a small town girl with plans for the summer. Plan to make some money for college and to take care of her grandmother and keep her head down.
Jacob is on a 2 week vacation from the high expectations in his Senator Son life. He and his best friend, Luke, find a small town and are ready for some adventures. When they decide to do some thrill seeking and go zip lining, they run into Abby and Jacob is instantly attracted to her.
Their attraction is so intense that it scares them, but it didn't scare me. It delighted and excited me. Abby was so sweet, yet she wasn't a push over. This novel is full of sexy consent moments. I love how New Adult has made consent so sexy, really, I mean it. I adore that in a romance and this story was made so much richer for it. Jacob is such a gentleman and compared to his friend Luke, he is a freaking saint.
Its really hard to pick out things that I don't like about this story. There isn't a ton of plot in this one until the last 50 pages or so, but I don't want that to seem like a detriment, I was so into them building their relationship. They are both such cool people and I want more time with them. Which I assume will happen since this had a heart-stopping cliffhanger. Like, I screamed out loud in my Starbucks!
I am sitting here just quietly dying for the sequel.
*There is a trigger warning for sexual assault and regular assault.*
I give this 5 stars, I wasn't expecting to do that, but I just can't think of any reason to knock it.
I was so excited to get a copy of this book to review. The New Adult genre is currently my obsession. However, not all of the content within it is something that speaks to me. Thankfully, Something That Could Last really hits all the sweet spots for me. Also, appropriate amounts of steam and sexy time.
Abby is a small town girl with plans for the summer. Plan to make some money for college and to take care of her grandmother and keep her head down.
Jacob is on a 2 week vacation from the high expectations in his Senator Son life. He and his best friend, Luke, find a small town and are ready for some adventures. When they decide to do some thrill seeking and go zip lining, they run into Abby and Jacob is instantly attracted to her.
Their attraction is so intense that it scares them, but it didn't scare me. It delighted and excited me. Abby was so sweet, yet she wasn't a push over. This novel is full of sexy consent moments. I love how New Adult has made consent so sexy, really, I mean it. I adore that in a romance and this story was made so much richer for it. Jacob is such a gentleman and compared to his friend Luke, he is a freaking saint.
Its really hard to pick out things that I don't like about this story. There isn't a ton of plot in this one until the last 50 pages or so, but I don't want that to seem like a detriment, I was so into them building their relationship. They are both such cool people and I want more time with them. Which I assume will happen since this had a heart-stopping cliffhanger. Like, I screamed out loud in my Starbucks!
I am sitting here just quietly dying for the sequel.
*There is a trigger warning for sexual assault and regular assault.*
I give this 5 stars, I wasn't expecting to do that, but I just can't think of any reason to knock it.