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Down London Road by Samantha Young
4.0
3.5 stars
“You know, the world will always try to make you into who it wants you to be. People, time, events, they’ll all try to carve away at you and make you think you don’t know who you are. But it doesn’t matter who they try to make you, or what name they try to give you. If you stay true, you can chip off all their machinations and you’re still you underneath it all.”
I didn’t feel the instant connection to this book that I did to On Dublin Street. I actually set it aside and didn’t pick it back up until I’d read a few other books. The buildup was very slow for me. I didn’t like Jo’s self-deprecating attitude. I thought that Jo’s love for her brother was the sweetest thing ever, but honestly I felt like I’d heard it a million times before I was even 10% in. I was just yelling, “I get it, let’s move on.” I was beat down.
However, I picked it back up and I’m glad I did because I ended up enjoying the book. Jo’s story was so heartbreaking and as I continued to read, I understood why Jo was the way she is. Then, Cam…I was worried I wouldn’t like him in the beginning because he was such an ass, but of course I ended up loving him. He was just what she needed. I loved how he supported her emotionally and built her up. I feel like I started liking Jo so much more once she got a little confidence and stopped pimping herself out. It made me feel good inside to watch her grow as a person.
“I saw pain in his eyes for me, I knew that Cam was the only guy who had ever seen me. And even more important, he saw beyond what I could see. I was more to Cam. I wanted to grab his hand, lead him down the hall to my room, strip myself bare before him, and let him take everything I could give him.” ~Jo
Although this book wasn’t as steamy as the first, it definitely had moments (quite a few in fact.) I just love all the characters in this series and I’m so glad they were in this book. Seriously, I’d love to hang out with all of them!!!
Samantha has a real talent for writing the hero’s characters to be likeable. I love how they all love their women so much, but don’t put up with their crap. They tell it like it is and set them straight in the most loving way possible.
In the end, this book had a different feel to it, but it was a good read. It definitely picks up and gets better, so I say hang in there and you won’t be disappointed.
“You know, the world will always try to make you into who it wants you to be. People, time, events, they’ll all try to carve away at you and make you think you don’t know who you are. But it doesn’t matter who they try to make you, or what name they try to give you. If you stay true, you can chip off all their machinations and you’re still you underneath it all.”
I didn’t feel the instant connection to this book that I did to On Dublin Street. I actually set it aside and didn’t pick it back up until I’d read a few other books. The buildup was very slow for me. I didn’t like Jo’s self-deprecating attitude. I thought that Jo’s love for her brother was the sweetest thing ever, but honestly I felt like I’d heard it a million times before I was even 10% in. I was just yelling, “I get it, let’s move on.” I was beat down.
However, I picked it back up and I’m glad I did because I ended up enjoying the book. Jo’s story was so heartbreaking and as I continued to read, I understood why Jo was the way she is. Then, Cam…I was worried I wouldn’t like him in the beginning because he was such an ass, but of course I ended up loving him. He was just what she needed. I loved how he supported her emotionally and built her up. I feel like I started liking Jo so much more once she got a little confidence and stopped pimping herself out. It made me feel good inside to watch her grow as a person.
“I saw pain in his eyes for me, I knew that Cam was the only guy who had ever seen me. And even more important, he saw beyond what I could see. I was more to Cam. I wanted to grab his hand, lead him down the hall to my room, strip myself bare before him, and let him take everything I could give him.” ~Jo
Although this book wasn’t as steamy as the first, it definitely had moments (quite a few in fact.) I just love all the characters in this series and I’m so glad they were in this book. Seriously, I’d love to hang out with all of them!!!
Samantha has a real talent for writing the hero’s characters to be likeable. I love how they all love their women so much, but don’t put up with their crap. They tell it like it is and set them straight in the most loving way possible.
In the end, this book had a different feel to it, but it was a good read. It definitely picks up and gets better, so I say hang in there and you won’t be disappointed.