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A review by tmanning710
Two for Interference by Lasairiona McMaster
5.0
“You make me feel like I have something more to offer than what my mom wants me to give.”
It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for a good hockey romance. So when the author reached out and asked if I would be wiling to review this book I jumped at the chance, and I’m so glad that I did.
Studious and driven student Cleo receives a text telling her that she left her bra at his place. The only problem is that she doesn’t know the number and that definitely isn’t her bra. So after she tells the mystery texter this she forgets all about it, that is until she’s walking home and feels like someone is following her. She decides to text this person to see if they would be willing to talk to her until she gets home. What ensues is conversation with a stranger that ends up continuing for weeks. So, what happens when a wrong number ends up turning into a mystery text relationship?
I absolutely love the premise of this book. I loved that Cleo and Lincoln had this text relationship without knowing who the other person actually was. It enabled them to open up to the other person in a way that I don’t know they would have been able to had they not started out the way they did, at least not as quickly as it happened. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for them to find out exactly who the other person was and when they did, and found out that it had been the person they had each been lusting after all along, I was cheering. Throw in the hockey aspect and the Pride and Prejudice references and I was absolutely here for this book.
While I loved the premise of the book I think I may love the characters even more. Cleo is hard working and driven to do well in school but, she has some insecurities about her body that I can relate to all too well. Society has set unrealistic expectations on women and it, along with bullying, can cause serious self confidence issues. Seeing Cleo fight with this, but also seeing Lincoln love everything about Cleo, and telling her all the time that she’s beautiful was such an incredible thing to read in a book. Speaking of Lincoln, his character shows that just because someone looks like they have it all and have everything together doesn’t mean that they actually do. There are hidden depths to Lincoln that I loved seeing, because it shows that just because someone is a jock doesn’t mean that they don’t also have artists soul. Cleo helped Lincoln become brave enough to show his art and finally talk to his dad about what he actually wanted out of his life. And Lincoln helped Cleo face and fight her insecurities and realize that she didn’t need to live her life according to her mother’s expectations.
This was the first book that I’ve read by McMaster but it definitely won’t be the last. And to say that I was beyond excited to find out that the next book is about Russ would be an understatement. I started wanting Russ’s book back in chapter 9 of this one and was ready to demand it, if his book wasn’t going to be next.
“I love all of you. The confident air you wear in public and the vulnerabilities you don’t let anyone see. I don’t care what your grades in school are, I don’t care what shape your body is, and I don’t care if you’re tone deaf and love singing crappy pop songs at the top of your lungs in the shower. (…) I’ll tell you every day for the rest of your freakin’ life until you hear me, Cleo. You’re beautiful, inside and out, and I love you.”
It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for a good hockey romance. So when the author reached out and asked if I would be wiling to review this book I jumped at the chance, and I’m so glad that I did.
Studious and driven student Cleo receives a text telling her that she left her bra at his place. The only problem is that she doesn’t know the number and that definitely isn’t her bra. So after she tells the mystery texter this she forgets all about it, that is until she’s walking home and feels like someone is following her. She decides to text this person to see if they would be willing to talk to her until she gets home. What ensues is conversation with a stranger that ends up continuing for weeks. So, what happens when a wrong number ends up turning into a mystery text relationship?
I absolutely love the premise of this book. I loved that Cleo and Lincoln had this text relationship without knowing who the other person actually was. It enabled them to open up to the other person in a way that I don’t know they would have been able to had they not started out the way they did, at least not as quickly as it happened. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for them to find out exactly who the other person was and when they did, and found out that it had been the person they had each been lusting after all along, I was cheering. Throw in the hockey aspect and the Pride and Prejudice references and I was absolutely here for this book.
While I loved the premise of the book I think I may love the characters even more. Cleo is hard working and driven to do well in school but, she has some insecurities about her body that I can relate to all too well. Society has set unrealistic expectations on women and it, along with bullying, can cause serious self confidence issues. Seeing Cleo fight with this, but also seeing Lincoln love everything about Cleo, and telling her all the time that she’s beautiful was such an incredible thing to read in a book. Speaking of Lincoln, his character shows that just because someone looks like they have it all and have everything together doesn’t mean that they actually do. There are hidden depths to Lincoln that I loved seeing, because it shows that just because someone is a jock doesn’t mean that they don’t also have artists soul. Cleo helped Lincoln become brave enough to show his art and finally talk to his dad about what he actually wanted out of his life. And Lincoln helped Cleo face and fight her insecurities and realize that she didn’t need to live her life according to her mother’s expectations.
This was the first book that I’ve read by McMaster but it definitely won’t be the last. And to say that I was beyond excited to find out that the next book is about Russ would be an understatement. I started wanting Russ’s book back in chapter 9 of this one and was ready to demand it, if his book wasn’t going to be next.
“I love all of you. The confident air you wear in public and the vulnerabilities you don’t let anyone see. I don’t care what your grades in school are, I don’t care what shape your body is, and I don’t care if you’re tone deaf and love singing crappy pop songs at the top of your lungs in the shower. (…) I’ll tell you every day for the rest of your freakin’ life until you hear me, Cleo. You’re beautiful, inside and out, and I love you.”