A review by theeditorreads
Sure of One by Isabel Jolie
5.0
Sure of One is Jack and Ava's scorching-hot story as they try to help his fifteen-year-old daughter fight her demons.
Synopsis:
Jackson Sullivan judges Ava by her appearance and thinks she's unsuitable as a therapist for his daughter.
Ava Amara is the co-founder of Nueva Vida, an organization that enables addicts to rejoin society at their own pace.
After the ordeal she faced, Sophia is recovering but it's hard. And she likes Ava in the first meeting itself. So Jack pulls some strings to get Ava to come and stay with them to help Sophia.
Review:
We were introduced to Ava Amara, whom the Better to See You protagonist classified as someone with a goth vibe. The story continues from where Book One ended, with the father of a kidnapped teenage girl getting her a shrink for her well-being.
Sure of One starts with a prologue from Jack's pov, from his not-so-long-ago past, the day he lost his ex-wife. The story then starts three years later from Ava's first-person POV as she reached the Sullivan mansion.
Jack is, as usual, busy with running his business but he fears for the trauma his daughter suffered. Moreover, he's attracted to his daughter’s therapist but thinks that it's inappropriate. He can't help it though.
While Ava finds Jack intriguing, he's obsessed with Ava and propositions her.
Since the protagonist is the owner of a gun manufacturing company, the author has handled the protagonist's moral vs business dilemmas pretty well, considering the reality of the situation.
I loved Ava's 'gallows humour'. And her understanding nature. Despite what she's been through, she shines in her life.
Jack is despicable. But do I get to say that when he's enough of beating himself up? And Jack is a loving father who will burn everything to ensure his daughter's wrongdoers are brought to justice.
It was funny to see Jack flabbergasted at his daughter modelling herself after Ava. That age-old bias of liking a woman for who she is but not being able to handle the same when your daughter wants to become like that woman.
When he almost loses Ava is when he realises his feelings towards her may be changing. And Ava, poor dear, she has so many people in her life who care about her now.
There are recriminations and heartbreak but it all ends on a HEA five weeks later.
There's an epilogue six weeks later too...ending it perfectly.
Ava's age is revealed quite late in the story. And Jack's isn’t. Just know that they are in their early forties.
I could never have guessed. Next up is Sophia's story and I'm all for the revenge (*laughs in a sinister way).
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
Synopsis:
Jackson Sullivan judges Ava by her appearance and thinks she's unsuitable as a therapist for his daughter.
Ava Amara is the co-founder of Nueva Vida, an organization that enables addicts to rejoin society at their own pace.
After the ordeal she faced, Sophia is recovering but it's hard. And she likes Ava in the first meeting itself. So Jack pulls some strings to get Ava to come and stay with them to help Sophia.
Review:
We were introduced to Ava Amara, whom the Better to See You protagonist classified as someone with a goth vibe. The story continues from where Book One ended, with the father of a kidnapped teenage girl getting her a shrink for her well-being.
Sure of One starts with a prologue from Jack's pov, from his not-so-long-ago past, the day he lost his ex-wife. The story then starts three years later from Ava's first-person POV as she reached the Sullivan mansion.
Jack is, as usual, busy with running his business but he fears for the trauma his daughter suffered. Moreover, he's attracted to his daughter’s therapist but thinks that it's inappropriate. He can't help it though.
While Ava finds Jack intriguing, he's obsessed with Ava and propositions her.
Since the protagonist is the owner of a gun manufacturing company, the author has handled the protagonist's moral vs business dilemmas pretty well, considering the reality of the situation.
I loved Ava's 'gallows humour'. And her understanding nature. Despite what she's been through, she shines in her life.
Jack is despicable. But do I get to say that when he's enough of beating himself up? And Jack is a loving father who will burn everything to ensure his daughter's wrongdoers are brought to justice.
It was funny to see Jack flabbergasted at his daughter modelling herself after Ava. That age-old bias of liking a woman for who she is but not being able to handle the same when your daughter wants to become like that woman.
She bears the strength and wisdom of scars.
When he almost loses Ava is when he realises his feelings towards her may be changing. And Ava, poor dear, she has so many people in her life who care about her now.
There are recriminations and heartbreak but it all ends on a HEA five weeks later.
There's an epilogue six weeks later too...ending it perfectly.
Ava's age is revealed quite late in the story. And Jack's isn’t. Just know that they are in their early forties.
I could never have guessed. Next up is Sophia's story and I'm all for the revenge (*laughs in a sinister way).
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings