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cobaltbookshelf's review
2.0
2.5 stars
I will say I did like Beau and it was okay for the most part, but Lauren is 27 and still act like she’s 17 years old and the book ends abrupt with no epilogue.
I will say I did like Beau and it was okay for the most part, but Lauren is 27 and still act like she’s 17 years old and the book ends abrupt with no epilogue.
rellimreads's review
2.0
DNF at 60%
This is listed as a RomCom ~ but it’s only sporadically funny in Lauren’s internal dialogue. I think a lot of what was supposed to be funny fell flat.
The first 35% of this book is set 10 years in the past. I guess the author is establishing their back stories, but it drags on and feels superfluous. Beau proves himself to be a mature and focused law student and Lauren is a typical 17yo high schooler.
35-60% is a lot of Lauren turning down Beau repeatedly and then her internal dialogue is asking why. Yeah ~ WTF? You’ve been fantasizing about this guy for 10 years, no one has given you any reason to believe he’s turned into scum, you still find him attractive ~ but 10 years ago he turned you down because you were a minor and somehow that transforms into unwillingness to say yes to a single date? I’m so confused. She also keeps trying to date Preston despite only listing all the things wrong with him.
The blurb says, “I’m older now... poised and confident”. No. Nope. Nada. Frankly there’s quite a bit of the book that portrays Lauren as being more mature at 17 than she is at 27. At this point (60%) I gave up because I felt like Beau should be running from this needlessly emotionally immature train wreck of a woman.
I’m pretty sure the narrators are the only reason I stuck with this as long as I did. I’m a big Joe Arden fan and Luci Christian is good. This is my second R.S. Grey book and while I managed to finish the first one, I don’t think her style/writing is for me.
This is listed as a RomCom ~ but it’s only sporadically funny in Lauren’s internal dialogue. I think a lot of what was supposed to be funny fell flat.
The first 35% of this book is set 10 years in the past. I guess the author is establishing their back stories, but it drags on and feels superfluous. Beau proves himself to be a mature and focused law student and Lauren is a typical 17yo high schooler.
35-60% is a lot of Lauren turning down Beau repeatedly and then her internal dialogue is asking why. Yeah ~ WTF? You’ve been fantasizing about this guy for 10 years, no one has given you any reason to believe he’s turned into scum, you still find him attractive ~ but 10 years ago he turned you down because you were a minor and somehow that transforms into unwillingness to say yes to a single date? I’m so confused. She also keeps trying to date Preston despite only listing all the things wrong with him.
The blurb says, “I’m older now... poised and confident”. No. Nope. Nada. Frankly there’s quite a bit of the book that portrays Lauren as being more mature at 17 than she is at 27. At this point (60%) I gave up because I felt like Beau should be running from this needlessly emotionally immature train wreck of a woman.
I’m pretty sure the narrators are the only reason I stuck with this as long as I did. I’m a big Joe Arden fan and Luci Christian is good. This is my second R.S. Grey book and while I managed to finish the first one, I don’t think her style/writing is for me.
smartinez9's review
2.0
1.5 starts
My least favorite R. S. Grey so far. So many things didn’t work for me here. I’m seldom a fan of a time jump when it makes sense and is well-executed, and this certainly was not an exception. Lauren starts off understandably sheltered and naive (it would have been far more believable and maybe more fitting if she was fourteen and Beau was just protective, rather than his weird half-attraction and her inexplicable immaturity at 17), but the time jump of ten (apparently wasted) years somehow leaves her even more stupid. A shorter lapse would have made much more sense—if she was like 22 and had just graduated college, gotten some experience, but still been a young adult. As it was, we’re supposed to believe that this 28 year old women has held a steady job, lived on her own in a big city, and graduated past the emotional intelligence of a 17-year-old—all of which seem outlandish in the face of Lauren and her absurdly childish attitude.
My least favorite R. S. Grey so far. So many things didn’t work for me here. I’m seldom a fan of a time jump when it makes sense and is well-executed, and this certainly was not an exception. Lauren starts off understandably sheltered and naive (it would have been far more believable and maybe more fitting if she was fourteen and Beau was just protective, rather than his weird half-attraction and her inexplicable immaturity at 17), but the time jump of ten (apparently wasted) years somehow leaves her even more stupid. A shorter lapse would have made much more sense—if she was like 22 and had just graduated college, gotten some experience, but still been a young adult. As it was, we’re supposed to believe that this 28 year old women has held a steady job, lived on her own in a big city, and graduated past the emotional intelligence of a 17-year-old—all of which seem outlandish in the face of Lauren and her absurdly childish attitude.
ateachersguidetoreading's review
This book started out so well and grabbed my attention! Age gap - tick, set in my favourite city New Orleans - tick. But oh my gosh did it drag! I even made it to chapter 24/28 on audio and just couldn't go any further. Lauren as an adult acted more childish than Lauren as a teen! Honestly, the only reason I kept going as long as I did is because I enjoy Joe Arden's narration. My high hopes were dashed on this instance...
melissastevensauthor's review
2.0
half way through and its still all high school angst. Where is the now? Gave up DNF.
iboneva's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0