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Give My Everything by Jillian Liota
4.0
I'll be the first to admit I didn't care for Remmy's character in the previous books of this series. She was selfish and manipulative. She cared only about herself and her own needs/desires. But, I trusted this author enough to give this book a try. I am SO glad I did! Jillian completely turned my opinion around about the heroine and made me feel something deep for her. I came to understand why she was the way she was. Why her personality rubbed me the wrong way. Why she struggled to care for others as much as she cared for herself. It all finally made sense.
Ben was quite a mysterious character, only giving us small glimpses of his personality. He was guarded and calculating. When he propositioned Remmy to marry, I laughed out loud. It was so out of the blue. But I was willing to wait it out and learn why he felt marrying a stranger who was with child was a smart move. The secrets and deceit that Ben held throughout the book made me really irritated with him and started to ruin my hopes of a HEA. But again, I trusted that the author would steer me to the outcome I was desperate for. All his planning and plotting led Ben down a road he'd never thought he'd travel. "I never could have planned for you."
Marriage of convenience is one of my favorite tropes because you're on the edge of your seat just waiting for the real feelings to develop and smack the characters upside the head. That is exactly what happened in this book. It was a tantalizing slow burn. But the wait was worth it! The path these characters took was winding and bumpy. Nothing was easy for either of them due to their privileged upbringings, family drama, haunting pasts and uncertain futures. Their willingness to travel the unknown together was what made this story so captivating. Regardless of who was on their side, they always had each other.
I laughed, I snickered, I gasped... this book had me feeling so many different emotions. A captivating story from beginning to end.
*** This book took you on a ride through some pretty tragic and heartbreaking content. There were very triggering topics that many readers may have a hard time getting through. But this story was so well written and maneuvered those hard subjects very carefully and with compassion.
Ben was quite a mysterious character, only giving us small glimpses of his personality. He was guarded and calculating. When he propositioned Remmy to marry, I laughed out loud. It was so out of the blue. But I was willing to wait it out and learn why he felt marrying a stranger who was with child was a smart move. The secrets and deceit that Ben held throughout the book made me really irritated with him and started to ruin my hopes of a HEA. But again, I trusted that the author would steer me to the outcome I was desperate for. All his planning and plotting led Ben down a road he'd never thought he'd travel. "I never could have planned for you."
Marriage of convenience is one of my favorite tropes because you're on the edge of your seat just waiting for the real feelings to develop and smack the characters upside the head. That is exactly what happened in this book. It was a tantalizing slow burn. But the wait was worth it! The path these characters took was winding and bumpy. Nothing was easy for either of them due to their privileged upbringings, family drama, haunting pasts and uncertain futures. Their willingness to travel the unknown together was what made this story so captivating. Regardless of who was on their side, they always had each other.
I laughed, I snickered, I gasped... this book had me feeling so many different emotions. A captivating story from beginning to end.
*** This book took you on a ride through some pretty tragic and heartbreaking content. There were very triggering topics that many readers may have a hard time getting through. But this story was so well written and maneuvered those hard subjects very carefully and with compassion.