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jambrea's review against another edition
4.0
This book kept me up into the early hours because I couldn't put it down. I had to know what happened.
I loved both Clayton and Kelly. They dynamic between the two was intriguing. I wanted to know more about their past and TA Moore gave it to me in little sips through out the story. It kept in engaging. The twist? It hit me out of the blue and I love it when books do that. I usually figure things out too soon, but not with Every Other Weekend.
The only thing... I wanted more of the Epilogue. I'm hoping TA does some holiday shorts with Clayton and Kelly.
I would totally recommend this book!
I loved both Clayton and Kelly. They dynamic between the two was intriguing. I wanted to know more about their past and TA Moore gave it to me in little sips through out the story. It kept in engaging. The twist? It hit me out of the blue and I love it when books do that. I usually figure things out too soon, but not with Every Other Weekend.
The only thing... I wanted more of the Epilogue. I'm hoping TA does some holiday shorts with Clayton and Kelly.
I would totally recommend this book!
ruppie's review against another edition
1.0
WTF?!? This book left such a bad taste in my mouth. Are we supposed to ignore that Kelly’s family are a bunch of homophobic, abusive, assholes?? That his brother is a definitely a psychopath and probably a serial killer while the mom is surely digging graves to hide the bodies for her baby boy. And nobody gets punished. Kelly deserved better.
Is it worth to read anything else from this author?
Is it worth to read anything else from this author?
alexandratheroux's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ctsquirrel's review against another edition
4.0
God was Byron an absolute shithead. I tagged this abuse, and well about 95% of the abuse was from him. The rest was from the parents, Kelly's for sweeping Byron's violence under the rug and Clay's parents for not existing. The book was good, but while there is a HEA it's hard won and the only thing happy about the whole story (Also we get to know Kelly's first name and it's a doozy).
aligroen's review against another edition
4.0
A Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Review An Alisa Review:
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
I really liked this story. Clayton has worked hard to get away from his past and lives his life for himself. Kelly has a large family who are always interfering and they don’t seem to have the right priorities. Nadine’s connection to Kelly was huge and it threw quite a curveball into the story.
Clayton thought he was a mess but, good lord, was Kelly’s family a mess, despite outward appearances. His mother never says anything bad about her kids and lives in rose colored glasses. I felt his pain when he tried to get through to her but she just didn’t see it and how she just ignored his problems or brushed over what was going on. I couldn’t believe how much of a psycho his brother ended up being. At least his father seems to come around at the end of the book.
I loved watching these two interact with each other and seeing both of their viewpoints was a big help to understand them. I loved that no matter how much Clayton said he wasn’t going to get attached that he kept coming back to Kelly and supporting him. I felt the most for Kelly with everything that was going on with his family, he had to be such a strong person. I loved that Kelly found the love he has been longing for and that Clayton found the family he never really had.
The cover art by Bree Archer is great and I love the visual of Clayton.
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
I really liked this story. Clayton has worked hard to get away from his past and lives his life for himself. Kelly has a large family who are always interfering and they don’t seem to have the right priorities. Nadine’s connection to Kelly was huge and it threw quite a curveball into the story.
Clayton thought he was a mess but, good lord, was Kelly’s family a mess, despite outward appearances. His mother never says anything bad about her kids and lives in rose colored glasses. I felt his pain when he tried to get through to her but she just didn’t see it and how she just ignored his problems or brushed over what was going on. I couldn’t believe how much of a psycho his brother ended up being. At least his father seems to come around at the end of the book.
I loved watching these two interact with each other and seeing both of their viewpoints was a big help to understand them. I loved that no matter how much Clayton said he wasn’t going to get attached that he kept coming back to Kelly and supporting him. I felt the most for Kelly with everything that was going on with his family, he had to be such a strong person. I loved that Kelly found the love he has been longing for and that Clayton found the family he never really had.
The cover art by Bree Archer is great and I love the visual of Clayton.
shelbanuadh's review
3.0
Generally, I would say that I am a fan of T.A. Moore's writing. With every other book I've read from her, I've found it hard to put down. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case with this one. By no means was it horrible, but I just didn't enjoy it to the level of other books I've read from her.
The plot was interesting, but I think what didn't click for me was the characters. I didn't really care for Clayton. I didn't really care for Kelly. I didn't care for Nadine or any of Kelly's family. The only character that I cared about was Baker, and he takes a back burner to all the drama going on in this book.
And as for the chemistry between Clayton and Kelly, I suppose you just have to buy into the fact that they've been thirsting after each other for a few years now, otherwise it just seems to sudden. Other than Baker pointing out to Clayton that he has slowly been falling for Kelly for a while now, there is really nothing that made me believe this was anything more than lust.
But, the actual plot was interesting. That was what redeemed this for me.
The thing is, if I read this without knowing who the author was, I never would have guessed it was written by T.A. Moore. And maybe if I hadn't known that she wrote it, I would have enjoyed it more, but as it stands, I found it a bit of a let down from an author I've come to expect a high quality read from. All the other books from her are ones that I would definitely re-read, and while this was a good read, it definitely doesn't warrant a re-read in my books.
The plot was interesting, but I think what didn't click for me was the characters. I didn't really care for Clayton. I didn't really care for Kelly. I didn't care for Nadine or any of Kelly's family. The only character that I cared about was Baker, and he takes a back burner to all the drama going on in this book.
And as for the chemistry between Clayton and Kelly, I suppose you just have to buy into the fact that they've been thirsting after each other for a few years now, otherwise it just seems to sudden. Other than Baker pointing out to Clayton that he has slowly been falling for Kelly for a while now, there is really nothing that made me believe this was anything more than lust.
But, the actual plot was interesting. That was what redeemed this for me.
The thing is, if I read this without knowing who the author was, I never would have guessed it was written by T.A. Moore. And maybe if I hadn't known that she wrote it, I would have enjoyed it more, but as it stands, I found it a bit of a let down from an author I've come to expect a high quality read from. All the other books from her are ones that I would definitely re-read, and while this was a good read, it definitely doesn't warrant a re-read in my books.
georgiewhoissarahdrew's review
4.0
3.75 stars
Uptight lawyer is a trope I love, and TAM does a good job here with driven, lonely Clayton. It's left to laid-back PI Kelly to thaw him, in the course of a (potentially) neat plot. Good dialogue, background, secondary characters and set-up.
It all drifts slightly off course, though, in the second half of the book, when the plot gets too complex for the length of book. The relationship (the interesting bit) is side-lined in favour of the investigation, making the eventual HFN a little underwhelming. The ending is cut brutally short, too.
TAM could probably do with a better editor, because there is real potential here.
Uptight lawyer is a trope I love, and TAM does a good job here with driven, lonely Clayton. It's left to laid-back PI Kelly to thaw him, in the course of a (potentially) neat plot. Good dialogue, background, secondary characters and set-up.
It all drifts slightly off course, though, in the second half of the book, when the plot gets too complex for the length of book. The relationship (the interesting bit) is side-lined in favour of the investigation, making the eventual HFN a little underwhelming. The ending is cut brutally short, too.
TAM could probably do with a better editor, because there is real potential here.
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