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hannas_heas47's review
4.0
Thanks Netgalley and St Martins Press for a free book to read and review.
Thanks so much for a delightful read! Very angsty and bittersweet romance. I wonder if we will see more characters from the weekend at Bernies. Maybe Jay or Dayna. I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but I liked the ending. I would definitely read from this author again, and my overall rating for this book is four and a half stars.
More to come after the release!
Thanks so much for a delightful read! Very angsty and bittersweet romance. I wonder if we will see more characters from the weekend at Bernies. Maybe Jay or Dayna. I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but I liked the ending. I would definitely read from this author again, and my overall rating for this book is four and a half stars.
More to come after the release!
paddlefoot55's review
4.0
3.5 stars
ARC received from St Martin's Press via Netgalley for an honest review
So after the second book jumping back 10 years, I was not sure where this 3rd installment was going to go.
This third and final installment of this serial series continues where book 1 ended.
Though it has been a decade, I felt like we were again going around in circles with this pair. They seemed to be going down that same path that brought their relationship to an end all those years back.
I felt that even though they are no longer the young couple they were back then, once they met back up they reverted back to the same old. I felt that neither of them had really grown or (though this could just be me) and that nothing had changed.
Did I want Alice and Mick to get their sh*t together and have a non-destructive relationship? Hell yeah I did! I wanted to slap the crap out of Mick and tell him to pull his head out of his ass, to grow up and for once in his life communicate! Gah he frustrated me!
The spark is still between this pair, but can that be enough?
For that you are going to have to read for yourself.
I have read plenty of Ms Hart's work previously and have thoroughly enjoyed them. I have read other serial series of hers that I have loved.
But in this case, Don't Deny Me just fell a little bit short. I liked it, but didn't love it.
ARC received from St Martin's Press via Netgalley for an honest review
So after the second book jumping back 10 years, I was not sure where this 3rd installment was going to go.
This third and final installment of this serial series continues where book 1 ended.
Though it has been a decade, I felt like we were again going around in circles with this pair. They seemed to be going down that same path that brought their relationship to an end all those years back.
I felt that even though they are no longer the young couple they were back then, once they met back up they reverted back to the same old. I felt that neither of them had really grown or (though this could just be me) and that nothing had changed.
Did I want Alice and Mick to get their sh*t together and have a non-destructive relationship? Hell yeah I did! I wanted to slap the crap out of Mick and tell him to pull his head out of his ass, to grow up and for once in his life communicate! Gah he frustrated me!
The spark is still between this pair, but can that be enough?
For that you are going to have to read for yourself.
I have read plenty of Ms Hart's work previously and have thoroughly enjoyed them. I have read other serial series of hers that I have loved.
But in this case, Don't Deny Me just fell a little bit short. I liked it, but didn't love it.
ladyniki's review
4.0
“A lesson learned easily isn’t learned well, that’s what my dad always said, and I guess I took him to heart. Somewhere along the way, though, I figured out what my dad really meant by that. It wasn’t that you should keep touching that hot stove to prove that it’s still going to burn you. What he meant was that it’s easy to keep on touching that stove because it’s always going to remind you that it burns; what’s much harder is reminding yourself that you don’t need proof if you’ve already learned your lesson.”
My feelsss are still all over the place but I'm happy with this ending. *shakes all the sense into Mick and makes the loudest frustrated EXASPERATED noise*
My feelsss are still all over the place but I'm happy with this ending. *shakes all the sense into Mick and makes the loudest frustrated EXASPERATED noise*
gerireads's review
3.0
3.5 stars!
Not quite, Alice. I did like their love story and I think their chemistry was sizzling but this final installment fell flat for me. It's not really bad. I was just expecting something different. More angst perhaps? Regardless, this one didn't wow me.
The last installment, and while part 2 showed us Mick and Alice 10 years ago, this installment is set in the present.
Mick made his grand gesture (or so he thought) and asked for a second chance. He really wants Alice and he acknowledges that he broke her in the past. He feels that this time, things are going to be different. He's older and he's learned his lessons.
Alice still wants Mick but she's wary, and for good reason. She's not entirely convinced that Mick has changed. But she gave Mick a chance because she cannot deny she still has feelings for him. So despite the niggling doubt in her head, she got involved again but this time, she'll try not to fall for him that hard again.
Like I said, I enjoyed this one, and liked it enough but the wow factor wasn't there. I did love their confrontation scene. I never thought I would feel for Mick but I did.
Also, I liked that their problem was quite simple. As readers, you'd be able to recognize and pinpoint their problem very easily but the characters are quite clueless. This is why I felt frustrated with both Mick and Alice at times, because I already know what's "wrong" with them but they don't seem to have a clue. It probably would have worked more for me had this been written in 1st person POV with only Alice as the narrator. That way, I wouldn't be privy to Mick's thoughts and know exactly where he stands with Alice. Knowing his feelings and seeing his actions coupled with Alice's reactions added to my frustration.
Despite my personal issues, I would still recommend this series. I would suggest that you wait for all the installment to be release.
An ARC was provided by St. Martin's Griffin in exchange for an honest review.
"It's either going to be the greatest love story ever told, or the greatest tragedy."
Not quite, Alice. I did like their love story and I think their chemistry was sizzling but this final installment fell flat for me. It's not really bad. I was just expecting something different. More angst perhaps? Regardless, this one didn't wow me.
The last installment, and while part 2 showed us Mick and Alice 10 years ago, this installment is set in the present.
Mick made his grand gesture (or so he thought) and asked for a second chance. He really wants Alice and he acknowledges that he broke her in the past. He feels that this time, things are going to be different. He's older and he's learned his lessons.
Alice still wants Mick but she's wary, and for good reason. She's not entirely convinced that Mick has changed. But she gave Mick a chance because she cannot deny she still has feelings for him. So despite the niggling doubt in her head, she got involved again but this time, she'll try not to fall for him that hard again.
Like I said, I enjoyed this one, and liked it enough but the wow factor wasn't there. I did love their confrontation scene. I never thought I would feel for Mick but I did.
Also, I liked that their problem was quite simple. As readers, you'd be able to recognize and pinpoint their problem very easily but the characters are quite clueless. This is why I felt frustrated with both Mick and Alice at times, because I already know what's "wrong" with them but they don't seem to have a clue. It probably would have worked more for me had this been written in 1st person POV with only Alice as the narrator. That way, I wouldn't be privy to Mick's thoughts and know exactly where he stands with Alice. Knowing his feelings and seeing his actions coupled with Alice's reactions added to my frustration.
Despite my personal issues, I would still recommend this series. I would suggest that you wait for all the installment to be release.
An ARC was provided by St. Martin's Griffin in exchange for an honest review.
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