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The Cityscape #2
Come Alive
Determined to move on with her life, Olivia Germaine has vowed to forget David Dylan. Struggling to keep her head above water, she focuses on her new promotion and refuses to drown in the memory of their night together.
But when Olivia realizes what life without David means, she must decide if she is willing to risk everything for him . . . and if she is ready to reopen the wounds of her past.
Can Olivia move forward with her marriage despite her feelings for David?
And can David stay away like he promised?
But when Olivia realizes what life without David means, she must decide if she is willing to risk everything for him . . . and if she is ready to reopen the wounds of her past.
Can Olivia move forward with her marriage despite her feelings for David?
And can David stay away like he promised?
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June 21, 2021
Come Undone Review
Cause if you are, honey this book, this series, is for you.
When I tell you my emotions were all over the place. I've been gripping my kindle for dear life all day.
The story picks up a couple of months after Come Undone ended. We have Olivia living like a ghost after her decision to try to work harder on her marriage and breaking two hearts in the process. As well as her not really dealing with the loss of a loved one. Her walls are back up and as high as ever, but now there are cracks & these cracks run deep.
She's slowly deteriorating in front of everyone and nothing seems to change. Her husband wants the white picket fence and babies, her friends want to be there for her but they also have they're own lives to tend to, and Liv's fighting it tooth and nail. That is until David comes back on the scene..
Now a part of me during the story wants her to suck it up. I got nervous JH was going to turn her into someone I couldn't deal with but whenever she got close to that line she gave me self depreication and other feelings to coax me back in. Cause I was ready to cross her off a few times 🙄🙄
Things I liked:
-We do get more of David in this story (and darker sides of him to boot) but again the focus really stays on the conversation of stability and contentment versus passion and risks. Which in of itself is a whole thing.
-Olivia really needed to come to terms with a lot in the book and I like how it was unpacked in this installment.
-We finally get some real raw emotions from her husband Bill. As much as he can be seen as just an obstacle for the story, he gets more human depth here. He's not perfect in the slightest which is great, but he's still a *ucking person. So I am glad that he gave us some feelings in this one. Even if I'm ready to tell him "Best of luck ol'chap.
-Gretchen is solid. Also not perfect but she's a real rider in my opinion. I am glad there was bonding added in the story.
-CONFESSIONS ON CONFESSIONS ON CONFESSIONS and not just from our leads either.
I am very much excited to see how this all rolls out.
It's still hot and angsty but there's alot of emotional whiplash running around and I felt myself wanting to grab Olivia and shake her up a bit. But seriously, ending a marriage is heavy shit and not to be done on a whim so I still respect it. But damnit if I'm not rooting for the other man at this point.
Cause if you are, honey this book, this series, is for you.
When I tell you my emotions were all over the place. I've been gripping my kindle for dear life all day.
The story picks up a couple of months after Come Undone ended. We have Olivia living like a ghost after her decision to try to work harder on her marriage and breaking two hearts in the process. As well as her not really dealing with the loss of a loved one. Her walls are back up and as high as ever, but now there are cracks & these cracks run deep.
Under his affection, under his touch, I’d come alive. And since then, I was slowly drowning.
She's slowly deteriorating in front of everyone and nothing seems to change. Her husband wants the white picket fence and babies, her friends want to be there for her but they also have they're own lives to tend to, and Liv's fighting it tooth and nail. That is until David comes back on the scene..
His tone softened into velvet, coating my skin. “Tell me what it is, and I’ll fix it. I’ll do anything.”
Now a part of me during the story wants her to suck it up. I got nervous JH was going to turn her into someone I couldn't deal with but whenever she got close to that line she gave me self depreication and other feelings to coax me back in. Cause I was ready to cross her off a few times 🙄🙄
Things I liked:
-We do get more of David in this story (and darker sides of him to boot) but again the focus really stays on the conversation of stability and contentment versus passion and risks. Which in of itself is a whole thing.
-Olivia really needed to come to terms with a lot in the book and I like how it was unpacked in this installment.
I was choosing between a life I’d planned and still wanted in some ways, and one where I’d be putting all my faith into two things I’d been taught to fear since thirteen years old: trust and love.
-We finally get some real raw emotions from her husband Bill. As much as he can be seen as just an obstacle for the story, he gets more human depth here. He's not perfect in the slightest which is great, but he's still a *ucking person. So I am glad that he gave us some feelings in this one. Even if I'm ready to tell him "Best of luck ol'chap.
-Gretchen is solid. Also not perfect but she's a real rider in my opinion. I am glad there was bonding added in the story.
-CONFESSIONS ON CONFESSIONS ON CONFESSIONS and not just from our leads either.
I am very much excited to see how this all rolls out.
It's still hot and angsty but there's alot of emotional whiplash running around and I felt myself wanting to grab Olivia and shake her up a bit. But seriously, ending a marriage is heavy shit and not to be done on a whim so I still respect it. But damnit if I'm not rooting for the other man at this point.
June 24, 2013
An unbelievable sequel to Come Undone. Impossible to put down.
This Series has to be one of my favorites of this year. Just brilliant.
I was playing with fire, but when I was in his company, I didn't care.
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Come Alive begins 3 months after the end of Come Undone.
Liv is struggling to come to terms with her decision to move on with her life after putting an end to her affair with David.
She has lost weight, has become distant and has closed herself from her husband Bill and her friends.
On the better days I woke up numb. Today is not one of those days.
Bill see's the changes in his wife's behavior but assumes it is due to the grief of loosing a family friend.
Liv and David become reunited at a mutual friends wedding and the chemistry is still as strong. Neither are able or willing to fight it any longer.
As if he felt my eyes on him, he looked up and met my stare. It was just us again in that moment; the crowd was merely a conductor of our crackling energy. It was like seeing him for the first time but with the knowledge that he had felt me in a way that no one else ever had.
Liv struggles daily to live with her guilt and her overwhelming wanting of another.
She begins to compare her feelings for her husband and the way in which he treats her with those for David. She questions if this is more than just passion, and whether he is the only man she could build a home with?
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Seeing David was a full-body experience. I felt heavy and light at the same time. He gives me butterflies. They're bigger and darker and scarier, like crows. They're dangerous. And did Bill ever give me butterflies?
As Liv realises that she is hurting not only herself, but Bill and David also - she needs to make a decision. But what is the right choice?
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As with Come Undone, the emotions and dilemmas felt by all key characters in this story were portrayed perfectly by Jessica Hawkins.
It had my stomach in knots - desperate too for the right ending, but feeling guilty as a reader for wanting it.
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I have no idea how I am going wait for book 3 to be released in Fall 2013 - An unashamed plea to Jessica to write faster please!!
This Series has to be one of my favorites of this year. Just brilliant.
I was playing with fire, but when I was in his company, I didn't care.
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Come Alive begins 3 months after the end of Come Undone.
Liv is struggling to come to terms with her decision to move on with her life after putting an end to her affair with David.
She has lost weight, has become distant and has closed herself from her husband Bill and her friends.
On the better days I woke up numb. Today is not one of those days.
Bill see's the changes in his wife's behavior but assumes it is due to the grief of loosing a family friend.
Liv and David become reunited at a mutual friends wedding and the chemistry is still as strong. Neither are able or willing to fight it any longer.
As if he felt my eyes on him, he looked up and met my stare. It was just us again in that moment; the crowd was merely a conductor of our crackling energy. It was like seeing him for the first time but with the knowledge that he had felt me in a way that no one else ever had.
Liv struggles daily to live with her guilt and her overwhelming wanting of another.
She begins to compare her feelings for her husband and the way in which he treats her with those for David. She questions if this is more than just passion, and whether he is the only man she could build a home with?
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Seeing David was a full-body experience. I felt heavy and light at the same time. He gives me butterflies. They're bigger and darker and scarier, like crows. They're dangerous. And did Bill ever give me butterflies?
As Liv realises that she is hurting not only herself, but Bill and David also - she needs to make a decision. But what is the right choice?
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As with Come Undone, the emotions and dilemmas felt by all key characters in this story were portrayed perfectly by Jessica Hawkins.
It had my stomach in knots - desperate too for the right ending, but feeling guilty as a reader for wanting it.
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I have no idea how I am going wait for book 3 to be released in Fall 2013 - An unashamed plea to Jessica to write faster please!!
April 18, 2016
YES YES YES!!!! I'm so happy that I decided to read the sequel after finishing "Come Undone". This book was soooo much better than the first one. It had everything I've missed in the first book!
.....and the connection between Liv and David... OH BOY!!!
"It's all for you, everything I do! Can't you see that?
Everything I worked for, everything I ever built, is for you!"
"I loved you from the start, don't you know that?
I never stood a chance."
I know, it's a book about cheating and some of you may not like it. But if you're with the wrong person and your soulmate is right in front of you, you just have to take that chance! And Liv obviously belongs to David!!
August 11, 2022
Was hoping for more back and forth between the two men. But still pretty entertaining
Will be in my next vlog
Will be in my next vlog
January 31, 2016
WARNING: Do not read this review if you don't want spoilers from book one.
Olivia and David played a dangerous game of cat and mouse with their emotions in book one, as I called it before, the temptation part of their relationship. Now they've had a taste of the forbidden fruit, so where do they go from there?
For once in her life Olivia has learned what true passion feels like. In this book she is faced with two extreme emotions. Guilt and desire. While I was a bit frustrated with Olivia in book one, I was downright annoyed with her in book two. She has committed the ultimate sin in marriage, cheating. This knowledge fills her with extreme guilt, especially given that she loves Bill. (Reminder, Bill is not the bad guy in this series). But from page one, it seems her body and parts of her mind, have already started to push him away. She shuts down on all levels. Everyone around her thinks it has to do with the loss of her friend, Davina (sp?), no one knows the truth, that she is empty inside without David.
Olivia knows what she and David did was wrong, but she can't seem to stay away from him. She lamely attempts a friendship with him, but when David begins seeing someone, Olivia's jealously rears its ugly head, leaving David more confused. I will say, I was not happy one bit with who he begins seeing. But let me be clear, their relationship is a bit one-sided, and I'll leave it at that.
As Olivia struggles with her guilt, her body can't help but respond whenever David is near. These two gave me blue lips (female version of blue balls) with their sexual taunting in book one. In this book, these two simply can't get enough of each other and give into the passion often. I was shocked at what Olivia did with Bill so close by. David knows that he is right for her, that they belong together. Unlike Bill, David is not the good guy in this story, he's just the right guy. It is so evident with every moment they share. But Olivia's bullheadedness and belief that everything will go back to normal with Bill, kept pushing him away. Her push and pull with David was downright maddening. I wouldn't have blamed he if he walked. Then again, I was desperate for them to make things work.
Ugly and frustrating at times, this book really dives into the emotions of an affair. How torn one can be with finding out their soulmate is not their spouse. This book ends on an exhale, thank God! Now I'm just desperate to see how things will last.
Olivia and David played a dangerous game of cat and mouse with their emotions in book one, as I called it before, the temptation part of their relationship. Now they've had a taste of the forbidden fruit, so where do they go from there?
For once in her life Olivia has learned what true passion feels like. In this book she is faced with two extreme emotions. Guilt and desire. While I was a bit frustrated with Olivia in book one, I was downright annoyed with her in book two. She has committed the ultimate sin in marriage, cheating. This knowledge fills her with extreme guilt, especially given that she loves Bill. (Reminder, Bill is not the bad guy in this series). But from page one, it seems her body and parts of her mind, have already started to push him away. She shuts down on all levels. Everyone around her thinks it has to do with the loss of her friend, Davina (sp?), no one knows the truth, that she is empty inside without David.
Olivia knows what she and David did was wrong, but she can't seem to stay away from him. She lamely attempts a friendship with him, but when David begins seeing someone, Olivia's jealously rears its ugly head, leaving David more confused. I will say, I was not happy one bit with who he begins seeing. But let me be clear, their relationship is a bit one-sided, and I'll leave it at that.
As Olivia struggles with her guilt, her body can't help but respond whenever David is near. These two gave me blue lips (female version of blue balls) with their sexual taunting in book one. In this book, these two simply can't get enough of each other and give into the passion often. I was shocked at what Olivia did with Bill so close by. David knows that he is right for her, that they belong together. Unlike Bill, David is not the good guy in this story, he's just the right guy. It is so evident with every moment they share. But Olivia's bullheadedness and belief that everything will go back to normal with Bill, kept pushing him away. Her push and pull with David was downright maddening. I wouldn't have blamed he if he walked. Then again, I was desperate for them to make things work.
Ugly and frustrating at times, this book really dives into the emotions of an affair. How torn one can be with finding out their soulmate is not their spouse. This book ends on an exhale, thank God! Now I'm just desperate to see how things will last.
June 4, 2013
This book was provided to me by Jessica Hawkins Through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review
When i finished the first book , I can't wait to get into this to find out where the love triangle will go. On this book,You get to see more of Olivia’s choices and actions really impacted everyone around her. I don't know why I feel so absorbed to this story or why I love the book because at the end of the day Olivia is having an affair and David is after a married woman and causing strain to a couples marriage. I didn't even realize that Olivia is actually acting selfish and a b*t*h until Bill said coz I all I think is for her and David to get together.I didn't want to agree with Olivia that it is ok to do what she is doing but I can't help not to root on David. I felt for her and wanted to see her get her HEA.All the way to the end of the book I just want Olivia to just decide and be with David for her to be happy but then it is not easy as it sounds.She feels guilty for how she feels towards David and for causing pain to Bill. Throughout the story, i kept wondering when will Olivia make up her mind,and find out the closure that we want for Olivia,Bill and David.
This book is a bit angsty and you will really feel the pain and the struggle that both Olivia and David are going through trying to do the right thing. David and Olivia's chemisty is stronger than ever and you can't help but want for them to have a HEA! I am quite happy with the ending and I really really hope that the next book will come out very soon!
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I can't help it.I emailed Ms.Hawkins to find out when the next book is coming.Thank god it's not next year!It will be out October!Hopefully earlier not later.
When i finished the first book , I can't wait to get into this to find out where the love triangle will go. On this book,You get to see more of Olivia’s choices and actions really impacted everyone around her. I don't know why I feel so absorbed to this story or why I love the book because at the end of the day Olivia is having an affair and David is after a married woman and causing strain to a couples marriage. I didn't even realize that Olivia is actually acting selfish and a b*t*h until Bill said coz I all I think is for her and David to get together.I didn't want to agree with Olivia that it is ok to do what she is doing but I can't help not to root on David. I felt for her and wanted to see her get her HEA.All the way to the end of the book I just want Olivia to just decide and be with David for her to be happy but then it is not easy as it sounds.She feels guilty for how she feels towards David and for causing pain to Bill. Throughout the story, i kept wondering when will Olivia make up her mind,and find out the closure that we want for Olivia,Bill and David.
This book is a bit angsty and you will really feel the pain and the struggle that both Olivia and David are going through trying to do the right thing. David and Olivia's chemisty is stronger than ever and you can't help but want for them to have a HEA! I am quite happy with the ending and I really really hope that the next book will come out very soon!
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I can't help it.I emailed Ms.Hawkins to find out when the next book is coming.Thank god it's not next year!It will be out October!Hopefully earlier not later.
April 20, 2021
Audiobook Review
OMG... David is a Saint!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
This second book starts 3 months after the end of the first book, and it was kinda of painful to live inside Olivia's thoughts for the entire thing.
She's more depressed and confused than ever, and she's internalizing all the bad stuff that happened in her life.
I have to confess that she annoyed me a little... I know that in her mind, the divorce wasn't acceptable, and she had her traumatic past to condone her believes.
But wasn't her happiness enough to jump over that cliff? Because she clearly wasn't happy in her marriage. She was comfortable.
Brian didn't helped his case either... He was a good husband, but he was also omissive.
David was there fighting for her, even when she kept pushing him away, right after pulling him in back to her orbit.
The begging to the middle of the book was a tad bit slow and repetitive, with Olivia having the same doubts and thoughts but didn't doing anything really to solve her dilemma.
I almost screamed FINALLY when she got the balls to tell Bill the truth, and I really loved how it ended!
I'm going forward with the Audiobook, because I need to know what will happen with their lives now, that she make her choice!
February 21, 2017
This is honestly one of the most romantic stories I have ever read.
It was so beautiful and so exciting. It is so real and you kind just have to put yourself in Olivia's shoes when it comes to her decisions. Because she was stuck and the situation is just inevitable.
Even though I don't know all that much about marriage and complications, but I related so much to Olivia. I can finally understand when my boyfriend gets mad at me because they are not mind readers, but as women, we want them to ask questions, we want to be taken care of.
David, omg he is such a wonderful human being and he deserves so much more. They are made for each other. That's just it! But there's Bill, it makes me so upset that he's not an asshole at all. He's an amazing husband, he's nice and he takes care of her, he's also romantic and he just needed to take care of his communication with her. But other than that, he was perfect and it's so frustrating!!!
I am happy of how this novel ended! But its just more complication from here on out, I'm ready! I really love this series! ,
It was so beautiful and so exciting. It is so real and you kind just have to put yourself in Olivia's shoes when it comes to her decisions. Because she was stuck and the situation is just inevitable.
Even though I don't know all that much about marriage and complications, but I related so much to Olivia. I can finally understand when my boyfriend gets mad at me because they are not mind readers, but as women, we want them to ask questions, we want to be taken care of.
David, omg he is such a wonderful human being and he deserves so much more. They are made for each other. That's just it! But there's Bill, it makes me so upset that he's not an asshole at all. He's an amazing husband, he's nice and he takes care of her, he's also romantic and he just needed to take care of his communication with her. But other than that, he was perfect and it's so frustrating!!!
I am happy of how this novel ended! But its just more complication from here on out, I'm ready! I really love this series! ,
January 8, 2016
Christ this book gave me so much whiplash I can't even read the final book. I've never wanted to repeatedly stab a heroine so badly. Yes.no.yes.no.yes.no.yes.no. Yes.....no no no....yes...no...yes....no....its you!!!! Glad you finally made up your god damn mind....I'm done.
August 6, 2020
*3.5 stars*
September 11, 2021
I hated it but I couldn't stop reading it 🦦
December 8, 2019
4.5
SMOKING HAWWWT
SMOKING HAWWWT
November 17, 2022
4 ⭐'s
“You are my home.”
This was the hard book for me. David is having such a hard time...how can your heart not go out for him. You can tell exactly where he's at and even though he's cruel at times, it breaks your heart.
Olivia wore on me a bit. I wish her and David would talk more but then where would all the drama be?
I enjoyed Olivia and David's friends especially Gretchen. I hope she gets her HEA.
“You are my home.”
This was the hard book for me. David is having such a hard time...how can your heart not go out for him. You can tell exactly where he's at and even though he's cruel at times, it breaks your heart.
Olivia wore on me a bit. I wish her and David would talk more but then where would all the drama be?
I enjoyed Olivia and David's friends especially Gretchen. I hope she gets her HEA.
January 13, 2021
*What's done is done. And now Olivia is not only thinking about the life path she'll take; she also tries to beat her guilt. She lives, but she doesn't entirely.
Long after I’ve forgotten him . . . When will that be? How much longer until I forget?
Guilt and desire constantly battled inside me, overcoming one another, tormenting me in the process.
TICK TOCK... TICK TOCK...
How is it gonna be, Olivia? Are you going to take a risk? But what about what you have already done?
-OH God, how she deals with her guilt + her depression state matches exactly with mine. Maybe this is why I love the series so much; I can relate to the feelings given here.
FOOTNOTES
*This book is too angsty and my favorite one in the whole series!
*I love how much I can understand Olivia's feelings. It's wrong, but It hurts as much it is wrong...
*Gretchen is a great friend, a true friend.
*There are some shitty David doings also, but OH MY! I loved those tearing scenes.
And the charm of David... I don't understand how he still manages to grow on me... Well, I actually do even though he did some wrong; this man is gorgeous and irresistible.
“I hate myself for what I’ve done,” I said slowly.
“I think about how it would hurt Bill if he found out. It would wreck him. The guilt is almost unbearable.” ...“But . . .” I said. He turned back, pinning me with intense eyes. “But what I hate more,” I continued, “is that I don’t regret it. I don’t think about that night because I’m terrified that nothing will ever come close to it again.”
OVERALL
FEELINGS FEELING, HOW MUCH IS THE LIMIT? BECAUSE I AM HAVING A LOT OF THEM BUT I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK!
“I love you,” he said earnestly, “but this is destroying both of us. End this. If you don’t, then I will. And once I walk out that door, it’s truly over.” I whimpered as he stared into my eyes. “My sweet,” he murmured, between soft kisses. “Say the word, and I will give you everything.”
October 18, 2022
This is free on KU so I skimmed it, and it was the same crap as book 1. Boring.
-Wishy washy, annoying h can’t make up her mind so she’s leading on two guys. What’s funny is how awful she’s in bed, but she makes it sound like it’s her hubs fault that their sex life is so flat. It’s really her.😂
Spoilers
Safety info
In book 1
, she cheated/fucked the H at the end, then dumped him the same night, and went back to her hub.🙄
3 months later is where this book opens,
she sees the H again at he friends wedding, and he’s now dating her bff sister.
The h is back to fucking her poor hub.
H is fucking ow/his fuck buddy and others.
And each other.🙄
If you know me, then you know I can’t read cheating books, but this book is so bland that I really don’t care. Big sign that the author failed to draw me in.
🤷🏻♀️
-Wishy washy, annoying h can’t make up her mind so she’s leading on two guys. What’s funny is how awful she’s in bed, but she makes it sound like it’s her hubs fault that their sex life is so flat. It’s really her.😂
Spoilers
Safety info
In book 1
, she cheated/fucked the H at the end, then dumped him the same night, and went back to her hub.🙄
3 months later is where this book opens,
she sees the H again at he friends wedding, and he’s now dating her bff sister.
The h is back to fucking her poor hub.
H is fucking ow/his fuck buddy and others.
And each other.🙄
If you know me, then you know I can’t read cheating books, but this book is so bland that I really don’t care. Big sign that the author failed to draw me in.
🤷🏻♀️
July 16, 2020
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Stars! Reread again! Last read in April/2018. I absolutely love this series. This was such phenomenal read, full of ups and down. This series is one heck of a roller coaster ride. So good!
July 1, 2020
Pefection, perfection, perfection.
September 1, 2025
3.8⭐️
“You are my home.”
That single line broke me into pieces. My heart aches for david bcs he truly deserves so much better. I wanted olivia to choose him so badly, yet at the same time, it was frustrating because bill isn’t a bad person either. He’s actually a good husband and that’s what makes everything so painfully complicated.
I was drowning in frustration, torn between two truths, two loves, two heartbreaks. All i can hope is that each of them finds their true love and happiness, because sometimes the people who come into your life aren’t meant to stay forever 🥀
P/S: If cheating tropes aren’t your thing, don’t even think about picking this up.
“You are my home.”
That single line broke me into pieces. My heart aches for david bcs he truly deserves so much better. I wanted olivia to choose him so badly, yet at the same time, it was frustrating because bill isn’t a bad person either. He’s actually a good husband and that’s what makes everything so painfully complicated.
I was drowning in frustration, torn between two truths, two loves, two heartbreaks. All i can hope is that each of them finds their true love and happiness, because sometimes the people who come into your life aren’t meant to stay forever 🥀
P/S: If cheating tropes aren’t your thing, don’t even think about picking this up.
June 27, 2014
Just started reading...
Someone needs help from a professional!
Edit: 26.6.2014
So I'm on page 105....and I want to scream. Not because I love the book but because my hopes of Olivia being less annoying and feeling less sorry for herself completely disintegrated by the 2nd chapter.
I sympathise with the fact that she feels guilty, but she feels less guilty about hurting her husband and more guilty about a man she by her own admission wants to fuck.
I still don't see an emotional connection between David and Olivia, which might bring me to the point of at least understanding her reasons for cheating. Yet all I see is lust.
Olivia: "Oh David you're so hot and sexy"
David: "You're so beautiful"
Olivia: "Only you can make me,like, cum", she blushes.
David: "That's all mine honeybee"
#gag#
Not actually from the book but hopefully you get what I mean.
Olivia's back and forth drives me crazy, if she's so unhappy with hubby, if he's that bad a husband the decide already, geez.
I understand that one simply cannot end a marriage, that hurting someone isn't easy. But if you cannot do the right thing and stay away from the guy you simply wanna do the humpity with, then do the right thing and put your husband out of his misery.
She realises that there is no passion between her and Bill, not in the bedroom and not romantically. She describes Bill as passive and passionate about nothing. Yet I get the idea Olivia has never tried to be passionate with her husband in anyway, somehow she wants everything to come from him.
I know there dozens of reviews about Olivia just following heart, but Olivia and David thus far still no nothing about one another emotionally except that they have the physical attraction.
Here's hoping this gets better.
Edit: 27.06.2014
Oh shit, I want out of Olivia's head. I want to shake her and smack her head into a brick wall. So obviously this book did not get any better for me.
I sympathize with her plight, I understand that making a decision isn't easy. I understand that hurting someone by making a decision that will hurt them when you tell them is and can be agonizing. But for EFFING's sake you got yourself into this mess get yourself out of it already.
She rips people apart because she's afraid to make a decision.
And David!
Give the woman space, stay away, let her choose on her own. Let her be the one to make the choice, she's the one who's married but instead. He rips her tears into her emotionally, treats her badly and she likes that?! It's like Olivia likes being emotionally battered by someone.
Big ups to Gretchen though, she stands by Olivia, takes care of her understanding that she isn't emotionally quipped in any way to to deal with things.
In truth I don't think that Olivia knows what she wants, and she keeps blaming her mother and her parents divorce but yet she wouldn't face her issues in anyway.
Bill...
Well I understand why he took the opportunity to run away for work, not wise but lets face it Olivia didn't want him to stick around to really work on it, but she needed him to babysit her so she wouldn't go running back to David.
The fact that he knew everything about her turmoil as a child, not because she told him but because her mother did. But respected her instance not to discuss it because he didn't want her to be hurt anymore was sad, and even sadder that she didn't even realise that he knew. Accepted her demons and still loved her. that he tried to reach out to her but she was the one shutting him out all along.
This book wasn't for me. I can't stomach weak heroine's, characters who don't really grow, but go from one guilt trip to another.
Someone needs help from a professional!
Edit: 26.6.2014
So I'm on page 105....and I want to scream. Not because I love the book but because my hopes of Olivia being less annoying and feeling less sorry for herself completely disintegrated by the 2nd chapter.
I sympathise with the fact that she feels guilty, but she feels less guilty about hurting her husband and more guilty about a man she by her own admission wants to fuck.
I still don't see an emotional connection between David and Olivia, which might bring me to the point of at least understanding her reasons for cheating. Yet all I see is lust.
Olivia: "Oh David you're so hot and sexy"
David: "You're so beautiful"
Olivia: "Only you can make me,like, cum", she blushes.
David: "That's all mine honeybee"
#gag#
Not actually from the book but hopefully you get what I mean.
Olivia's back and forth drives me crazy, if she's so unhappy with hubby, if he's that bad a husband the decide already, geez.
I understand that one simply cannot end a marriage, that hurting someone isn't easy. But if you cannot do the right thing and stay away from the guy you simply wanna do the humpity with, then do the right thing and put your husband out of his misery.
She realises that there is no passion between her and Bill, not in the bedroom and not romantically. She describes Bill as passive and passionate about nothing. Yet I get the idea Olivia has never tried to be passionate with her husband in anyway, somehow she wants everything to come from him.
I know there dozens of reviews about Olivia just following heart, but Olivia and David thus far still no nothing about one another emotionally except that they have the physical attraction.
Here's hoping this gets better.
Edit: 27.06.2014
Oh shit, I want out of Olivia's head. I want to shake her and smack her head into a brick wall. So obviously this book did not get any better for me.
I sympathize with her plight, I understand that making a decision isn't easy. I understand that hurting someone by making a decision that will hurt them when you tell them is and can be agonizing. But for EFFING's sake you got yourself into this mess get yourself out of it already.
She rips people apart because she's afraid to make a decision.
And David!
Give the woman space, stay away, let her choose on her own. Let her be the one to make the choice, she's the one who's married but instead. He rips her tears into her emotionally, treats her badly and she likes that?! It's like Olivia likes being emotionally battered by someone.
Big ups to Gretchen though, she stands by Olivia, takes care of her understanding that she isn't emotionally quipped in any way to to deal with things.
In truth I don't think that Olivia knows what she wants, and she keeps blaming her mother and her parents divorce but yet she wouldn't face her issues in anyway.
Bill...
Well I understand why he took the opportunity to run away for work, not wise but lets face it Olivia didn't want him to stick around to really work on it, but she needed him to babysit her so she wouldn't go running back to David.
The fact that he knew everything about her turmoil as a child, not because she told him but because her mother did. But respected her instance not to discuss it because he didn't want her to be hurt anymore was sad, and even sadder that she didn't even realise that he knew. Accepted her demons and still loved her. that he tried to reach out to her but she was the one shutting him out all along.
This book wasn't for me. I can't stomach weak heroine's, characters who don't really grow, but go from one guilt trip to another.
July 11, 2013
I LOVE THIS BOOK
I LOVE THIS SERIES
I LOVE THIS AUTHOR
Attention, attention, may I have your attention please….. (taps the mic)…. Is this thing on??? I sure hope so because you’ll definitely want to hear this:
ATTENTION FANS OF 50 SHADES AND CROSSFIRE: You MUST check out The Cityscape Series. We’ve all been searching for the next alpha male to fall in love with. Well, you can stop your search. I FOUND HIM, I FOUND HIM!! Mr. David Dylan is the next hot, melt-your-heart, somewhat controlling sex on a stick you need to meet. If you are not reading The Cityscape Series, you have no idea what you are missing!!!!
I still can’t believe The Cityscapes Series is the first for Jessica Hawkins. The level of writing is amazing and the story is so well thought out and captivating; and it only got better with Come Alive. This is the most angst-tastic series. The buildup and anticipation is painfully wonderful. My friend is a doctor and she assures me you cannot die of angst which is a good thing because Come Alive is full of it.
Holy surprises at every turn!!!! Jessica Hawkins definitely keeps you on your toes. I kept thinking "how is she going to keep this interesting"? Then something would happen, and I would think "brilliant". I wasn't even finished with chapter 2, and I hit my first omigod-no-she-didn't-just-do-that-to-me moment. Is Jessica Hawkins trying to kill me? As the chapters went on, I decided YES. YES, she is definitely trying to kill me. At the end, she damn near gave me a heart attack.
If you thought Olivia and David would be able to cool it and just move on, you are sadly mistaken. INTENSITY. CRAVING. IMPATIENCE. PASSION. Everything about their relationship is hot and explosive. And this time, David pulls out all the stops. Holy cow patties! Whoa!! Meet unrestrained David – I am loving him HARD . I am sooooo glad he came out to play. Just wait until you get a taste of him. He knows what he wants, and he’s not stopping this time.
Of course, Olivia is still at war with her feelings. At the end of Come Undone, I wanted to shake you and slap you silly girl! What were you thinking???? Why didn't you take your one chance? You deserve to be happy and you really have less to lose than you might think. And, OMG Olivia! For the love of animal crackers STOP SAYING IT'S A MISTAKE!!!!!! Something that merely "feels" wrong is not a mistake. Not taking a chance on something that is so wrong it's right, IS a mistake. David is Olivia’s truth serum. She has never truly opened up to anyone- not her friends and certainly not her husband. Being with David is easy. For some reason she feels the need to open up, and we find out a bit more about the hidden Olivia.
At 87%, I couldn't take it anymore. I was ripping out my hair. I had to know. I.JUST.HAD.TO.KNOW. Bill or David???? Bill or David???? JUST PICK ONE, OLIVIA. If you really can’t decide, eeny-meeny-miny-moe works. I was on the verge of just skipping to the last page to put myself out of my misery.
I cannot wait for the third book. Since I read Come Undone and Come Alive back to back, I know I am going to have a serious book hangover. I’ve only just finished and I’m feeling it already. This is the worst and best feeling ever.
Jessica Hawkins was already on my MUST READ author list, but after Come Alive you’re getting bumped up the list for sure!!!!
(ARC provided by the author for an honest review)
I LOVE THIS SERIES
I LOVE THIS AUTHOR
Attention, attention, may I have your attention please….. (taps the mic)…. Is this thing on??? I sure hope so because you’ll definitely want to hear this:
ATTENTION FANS OF 50 SHADES AND CROSSFIRE: You MUST check out The Cityscape Series. We’ve all been searching for the next alpha male to fall in love with. Well, you can stop your search. I FOUND HIM, I FOUND HIM!! Mr. David Dylan is the next hot, melt-your-heart, somewhat controlling sex on a stick you need to meet. If you are not reading The Cityscape Series, you have no idea what you are missing!!!!
I still can’t believe The Cityscapes Series is the first for Jessica Hawkins. The level of writing is amazing and the story is so well thought out and captivating; and it only got better with Come Alive. This is the most angst-tastic series. The buildup and anticipation is painfully wonderful. My friend is a doctor and she assures me you cannot die of angst which is a good thing because Come Alive is full of it.
Holy surprises at every turn!!!! Jessica Hawkins definitely keeps you on your toes. I kept thinking "how is she going to keep this interesting"? Then something would happen, and I would think "brilliant". I wasn't even finished with chapter 2, and I hit my first omigod-no-she-didn't-just-do-that-to-me moment. Is Jessica Hawkins trying to kill me? As the chapters went on, I decided YES. YES, she is definitely trying to kill me. At the end, she damn near gave me a heart attack.
If you thought Olivia and David would be able to cool it and just move on, you are sadly mistaken. INTENSITY. CRAVING. IMPATIENCE. PASSION. Everything about their relationship is hot and explosive. And this time, David pulls out all the stops. Holy cow patties! Whoa!! Meet unrestrained David – I am loving him HARD . I am sooooo glad he came out to play. Just wait until you get a taste of him. He knows what he wants, and he’s not stopping this time.
Of course, Olivia is still at war with her feelings. At the end of Come Undone, I wanted to shake you and slap you silly girl! What were you thinking???? Why didn't you take your one chance? You deserve to be happy and you really have less to lose than you might think. And, OMG Olivia! For the love of animal crackers STOP SAYING IT'S A MISTAKE!!!!!! Something that merely "feels" wrong is not a mistake. Not taking a chance on something that is so wrong it's right, IS a mistake. David is Olivia’s truth serum. She has never truly opened up to anyone- not her friends and certainly not her husband. Being with David is easy. For some reason she feels the need to open up, and we find out a bit more about the hidden Olivia.
At 87%, I couldn't take it anymore. I was ripping out my hair. I had to know. I.JUST.HAD.TO.KNOW. Bill or David???? Bill or David???? JUST PICK ONE, OLIVIA. If you really can’t decide, eeny-meeny-miny-moe works. I was on the verge of just skipping to the last page to put myself out of my misery.
I cannot wait for the third book. Since I read Come Undone and Come Alive back to back, I know I am going to have a serious book hangover. I’ve only just finished and I’m feeling it already. This is the worst and best feeling ever.
Jessica Hawkins was already on my MUST READ author list, but after Come Alive you’re getting bumped up the list for sure!!!!
(ARC provided by the author for an honest review)
May 27, 2013
I could gush on and on about how good this book was, I loved Come Undone which was book one but this one was even better.
I find it remarkable how absorbed I got into Jessica's characters. David and Olivia, also Bill for that matter are so well written in such a believable way.
Olivia is married to Bill but wants David and feels the guilt that comes with that want and need.
Again book two is subtle and unassuming as it carries you along the next stage of the story. It isn't over the top or exaggerated it just is.
I don't know why I feel such a connection to this story or why I loved the book because at the end of the day David is pursuing a married woman and ultimately interfering in marriage.
I also just a little amused that David and I share the same birthday, that made me chuckle, of all the dates to choose.
These two books are a great read, it is an ugly subject about heartache written beautifully.
I find it remarkable how absorbed I got into Jessica's characters. David and Olivia, also Bill for that matter are so well written in such a believable way.
Olivia is married to Bill but wants David and feels the guilt that comes with that want and need.
Again book two is subtle and unassuming as it carries you along the next stage of the story. It isn't over the top or exaggerated it just is.
I don't know why I feel such a connection to this story or why I loved the book because at the end of the day David is pursuing a married woman and ultimately interfering in marriage.
I also just a little amused that David and I share the same birthday, that made me chuckle, of all the dates to choose.
These two books are a great read, it is an ugly subject about heartache written beautifully.
March 5, 2017
So at this point heading into the final book of the series the way I'm feeling about Olivia
on the other hand there is David
so...overall
on the other hand there is David
so...overall
January 12, 2020
In true Jessica Fashion this is slow burn but I love it so much.
March 20, 2021
Well FUCK
March 4, 2018
3.75 Stars
This book is really testing my patience. I read it in within 24 hrs. but believe me, it left me exhausted.
*****Spoilerish review*******
I am tired of all the push and pull between Olivia and David. The constant "this is so wrong... I'm married... I'm hurting Bill... We have to end this now" blah blah blah
Seriously, everytime I read it, I want to pull off my hair because I'm so frustrated. Why? Well because everytime that drama came up, expect some "can't get enough of you" sex.
The girl just won't learn. I hate that she cheats Bill behind his back wherever he was away. Worse, No respect at all. If she felt nothing for Bill - which she does,why not put an end to it. why marry him in the first place?
It was mostly Olivia who do the chasing..
"...With each click of my heel, my mind chanted mistake, mistake, mistake, but my heart . . . .
“Don’t.”
“I can’t not,” I whispered back."
This book also left me emotionally drained.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The ever tiring drama of
“Walk out that door, and that’s it. I’m not coming after you anymore.
“You have to decide.”
“I – I can’t,” I stuttered. “Please don’t make me.”
“You have to decide!”
“Can’t you see that this is it? It’s me or him. End this, now.”
“No, please, just give me some time – ”
“I’ve given you enough time.”
“I love you,”
“but this is destroying both of us. End this. If you don’t, then I will. And once I walk out that door, it’s truly over.” - yeah right.
To be honest, I cannot understand how their "feelings" for each other get that serious. As it all started with insta-attraction / lust. They continue to thread on the water knowing it was wrong. So, I'm sorry. But I really cannot root for these two.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My observations
Bill is always busy with work. - Olivia didn't like it. But in my opinion, the reason why, is because he wanted to be partners with the firm. To provide better for Olivia, to buy their dream house and start a family. He always do the breakfast. He's not rich like David either. He listens to Olivia's request like I do not want to talk about my parent's divorce, I don't like foreplay, - something Olivia didn't appreciate or remember ever telling.
David is rich, handsome all masculine hot He is the boss, so he can manage his own time. He got great cars - which Olivia quickly notice. He cares for Olivia and wanted to be with her. But I don't know if that feeling will die once the chase is over. - probably not.
David's family is rich, so doing a barbeque in the park? Quite unrealistic for me.
Olivia is a bitch who wants to string two men. One is her husband and the other is her lover. Her mind says wrong but her fucking action do otherwise.
She thinks David is chasing her because she was unattainable but really, it is she who wants to be chased.
I'm pretty sure she ended up with David in the end. But title of the final book Come Together is rather puzzling. Because she already came with David but never with Bill. So that's just my hypothesis. Why title a book that already happened?
LOL... Who am I kidding? Oh well, if you ask me, I'd rather she was left with no one.
Off to the last book. But first, I need some drink.
This book is really testing my patience. I read it in within 24 hrs. but believe me, it left me exhausted.
*****Spoilerish review*******
I am tired of all the push and pull between Olivia and David. The constant "this is so wrong... I'm married... I'm hurting Bill... We have to end this now" blah blah blah
Seriously, everytime I read it, I want to pull off my hair because I'm so frustrated. Why? Well because everytime that drama came up, expect some "can't get enough of you" sex.
The girl just won't learn. I hate that she cheats Bill behind his back wherever he was away. Worse, No respect at all. If she felt nothing for Bill - which she does,
It was mostly Olivia who do the chasing..
"...With each click of my heel, my mind chanted mistake, mistake, mistake, but my heart . . . .
“Don’t.”
“I can’t not,” I whispered back."
This book also left me emotionally drained.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The ever tiring drama of
“Walk out that door, and that’s it. I’m not coming after you anymore.
“You have to decide.”
“I – I can’t,” I stuttered. “Please don’t make me.”
“You have to decide!”
“Can’t you see that this is it? It’s me or him. End this, now.”
“No, please, just give me some time – ”
“I’ve given you enough time.”
“I love you,”
“but this is destroying both of us. End this. If you don’t, then I will. And once I walk out that door, it’s truly over.” - yeah right.
To be honest, I cannot understand how their "feelings" for each other get that serious. As it all started with insta-attraction / lust. They continue to thread on the water knowing it was wrong. So, I'm sorry. But I really cannot root for these two.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My observations
Bill is always busy with work. - Olivia didn't like it. But in my opinion, the reason why, is because he wanted to be partners with the firm. To provide better for Olivia, to buy their dream house and start a family. He always do the breakfast. He's not rich like David either. He listens to Olivia's request like I do not want to talk about my parent's divorce, I don't like foreplay, - something Olivia didn't appreciate or remember ever telling.
David is rich, handsome all masculine hot He is the boss, so he can manage his own time. He got great cars - which Olivia quickly notice. He cares for Olivia and wanted to be with her. But I don't know if that feeling will die once the chase is over. - probably not.
David's family is rich, so doing a barbeque in the park? Quite unrealistic for me.
Olivia is a bitch who wants to string two men. One is her husband and the other is her lover. Her mind says wrong but her fucking action do otherwise.
She thinks David is chasing her because she was unattainable but really, it is she who wants to be chased.
I'm pretty sure she ended up with David in the end. But title of the final book Come Together is rather puzzling. Because she already came with David but never with Bill. So that's just my hypothesis. Why title a book that already happened?
LOL... Who am I kidding? Oh well, if you ask me, I'd rather she was left with no one.
Off to the last book. But first, I need some drink.
June 6, 2013
The sequel was better than the first book. I loved every word, every emotion. It was a CAN NOT PUT THIS DOWN type of book for me. From the beginning I was drawn. I was worried that it was going to drag like some sequels have a tendency of doing, but there was not a dull minute in this book except when Liv’s friends were involved.
I am too invested in these characters’ lives. We see more of Bill and Liv’s relationship in this book. Bill and Liv decide that it is time to move out of the city and buy a house. We see how Liv is moving on from her feelings from David. Those moments in the book were intense.
“Three months since I had stormed from his apartment, since that night.”
I did not know what was going to happen and if it did happen how it was going to happen in this book.
Did I feel connected to the characters? I felt more connected in Come Alive then I did in Come Undone.
Pace of the story: Perfect.
Positives: The story. The writing. The feelings that the book made me feel. Sometimes I felt an ache. It was really good.
“If he were mine, I would have told him that I’d never ask him to stop. The he could take me any way he needed me.”
Negatives: I could care less about Gretchen and Greg. Again, Bill was right…Gretchen is a slut. I can not stand those friends. Liv needs to find herself a whole bunch of friends. Lucy needs a reality check.
Do I recommend? YES.
“Say the word, and I will give you everything.”
Bottom line: This book is dealing with a difficult topic…having thoughts about a man who is not your husband. I think if it was not written well, it would not be as good as it is. I feel like if I write anymore will give what happens away. Jessica Hawkins did an excellent job of making me feel what Liv was feeling. I hope in the last book we get one chapter of David’s POV and Bill’s POV.
Book Format Read: A copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I am too invested in these characters’ lives. We see more of Bill and Liv’s relationship in this book. Bill and Liv decide that it is time to move out of the city and buy a house. We see how Liv is moving on from her feelings from David. Those moments in the book were intense.
“Three months since I had stormed from his apartment, since that night.”
I did not know what was going to happen and if it did happen how it was going to happen in this book.
Did I feel connected to the characters? I felt more connected in Come Alive then I did in Come Undone.
Pace of the story: Perfect.
Positives: The story. The writing. The feelings that the book made me feel. Sometimes I felt an ache. It was really good.
“If he were mine, I would have told him that I’d never ask him to stop. The he could take me any way he needed me.”
Negatives: I could care less about Gretchen and Greg. Again, Bill was right…Gretchen is a slut. I can not stand those friends. Liv needs to find herself a whole bunch of friends. Lucy needs a reality check.
Do I recommend? YES.
“Say the word, and I will give you everything.”
Bottom line: This book is dealing with a difficult topic…having thoughts about a man who is not your husband. I think if it was not written well, it would not be as good as it is. I feel like if I write anymore will give what happens away. Jessica Hawkins did an excellent job of making me feel what Liv was feeling. I hope in the last book we get one chapter of David’s POV and Bill’s POV.
Book Format Read: A copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
August 10, 2013
September where are you?!?!?!?!?
Jessica writes beautifully and knows how to reel you in and connect you with the characters.
Sometimes you pick up a book not knowing what to expect and when you finish the last sentence while holding your breath you know it is truly a great read. That is how I feel right now, breathless. This book was all consuming!!! Intense, sexy and impossible to put down. It took me to the edge and back.. My heart was beating fast the whole time, I felt like everything I was reading was actually happening to me. I love all the other characters in this story, no matter how small their part.
It'd be so easy to agree with what David and Olivia were doing if Bill was some horrible, abusive jerk. If Ms.Hawkins would have painted Bill in some terrible light, it would have made it too easy to find Olivia's actions justifiable. But that's not always how life works out. In fact, more times than not, it's not how life works out. That's what makes this story so real!!!
Bill is a wonderful man but who can resist David?!?!!
These books are another reason why I like reading book series so much! I love the detail and the evolution of people's lives. This book is fantastic you will not regret it!!!!! I cannot wait for the third and final installment. Oh and the ending!!! AHH!!
WARNING: If you have strong feelings about infidelity this book is not for you.
Favorite Quotes:
“I’m not a religious or spiritual man. I am guided solely by my instincts, my gut. And they have led me to you. Without you, I have nothing to believe in.” David I'm.In.Love
"His embrace, his scent, his adoration felt natural, effortless. When I was away from him I was cold and empty and longing for something more. Why then is it so wrong?" Olivia
ARC provided by Jessica Hawkins via NetGalley
Jessica writes beautifully and knows how to reel you in and connect you with the characters.
Sometimes you pick up a book not knowing what to expect and when you finish the last sentence while holding your breath you know it is truly a great read. That is how I feel right now, breathless. This book was all consuming!!! Intense, sexy and impossible to put down. It took me to the edge and back.. My heart was beating fast the whole time, I felt like everything I was reading was actually happening to me. I love all the other characters in this story, no matter how small their part.
It'd be so easy to agree with what David and Olivia were doing if Bill was some horrible, abusive jerk. If Ms.Hawkins would have painted Bill in some terrible light, it would have made it too easy to find Olivia's actions justifiable. But that's not always how life works out. In fact, more times than not, it's not how life works out. That's what makes this story so real!!!
Bill is a wonderful man but who can resist David?!?!!
These books are another reason why I like reading book series so much! I love the detail and the evolution of people's lives. This book is fantastic you will not regret it!!!!! I cannot wait for the third and final installment. Oh and the ending!!! AHH!!
WARNING: If you have strong feelings about infidelity this book is not for you.
Favorite Quotes:
“I’m not a religious or spiritual man. I am guided solely by my instincts, my gut. And they have led me to you. Without you, I have nothing to believe in.” David I'm.In.Love
"His embrace, his scent, his adoration felt natural, effortless. When I was away from him I was cold and empty and longing for something more. Why then is it so wrong?" Olivia
ARC provided by Jessica Hawkins via NetGalley
June 6, 2013
3.5 stars
The second book's story line continues 3 months after the the first book, Come Undone. Olivia continues to believe she has to carry on with her current path of doing what she is expected to do and not what her heart is saying.
I would have much preferred a stronger side of Olivia in this second book, just felt perhaps half way through that she would take actions in her own hand and deal with the guilt she felt and had the strength to see the hurt and suffering she was putting Bill through as well as David. Bill remains the innocent aloof husband, shame there was not more from this character.
David continues to be the favourite character, giving Olivia the space required and still romantically holding out for Olivia to wake up and make the right choices.
The pace really picks up towards the last few chapters, so would have preferred this to start from 50% into the book, as this would not have prolonged Olivia's portrayal of her guilt ridden feelings, whereby she just doesn't take any action!
The second book's story line continues 3 months after the the first book, Come Undone. Olivia continues to believe she has to carry on with her current path of doing what she is expected to do and not what her heart is saying.
I would have much preferred a stronger side of Olivia in this second book, just felt perhaps half way through that she would take actions in her own hand and deal with the guilt she felt and had the strength to see the hurt and suffering she was putting Bill through as well as David. Bill remains the innocent aloof husband, shame there was not more from this character.
David continues to be the favourite character, giving Olivia the space required and still romantically holding out for Olivia to wake up and make the right choices.
The pace really picks up towards the last few chapters, so would have preferred this to start from 50% into the book, as this would not have prolonged Olivia's portrayal of her guilt ridden feelings, whereby she just doesn't take any action!
September 14, 2014
This is for me the best romance series I've read. It has a great story, that doesn't rely on action to keep our attention. It's all about two normal people who fall in love. And it's well written.
Most series, even the ones that start really strong, lose something mid way through book two for me normally. This keeps your attention the whole way through, right through to the very last chapter. I LOVED it. I won't post any spoilers because you should just read it and you will LOVE it as much as I did.
I can't wait for what Miss Hawkins has for us next. I'm saving a reread until I go and holiday and can reread all three without interruption!
Most series, even the ones that start really strong, lose something mid way through book two for me normally. This keeps your attention the whole way through, right through to the very last chapter. I LOVED it. I won't post any spoilers because you should just read it and you will LOVE it as much as I did.
I can't wait for what Miss Hawkins has for us next. I'm saving a reread until I go and holiday and can reread all three without interruption!
February 3, 2016
I can't even think of the words to accurately describe what this book evokes but I will try.
As the second book in the series, we follow Liv through and even deeper spiral through the love triangle. If I were looking at this from the outside, I would think that I didn't need another book to just be in the same place as book 1 but I assure you, so much happens and it doesn't feel repetitive or redundant.
This series has me by the "balls" and I have been reading nonstop. My kids are a little irritated having to repeat themselves because my nose is in my kindle. It is that good. It hurts that good.
As the second book in the series, we follow Liv through and even deeper spiral through the love triangle. If I were looking at this from the outside, I would think that I didn't need another book to just be in the same place as book 1 but I assure you, so much happens and it doesn't feel repetitive or redundant.
This series has me by the "balls" and I have been reading nonstop. My kids are a little irritated having to repeat themselves because my nose is in my kindle. It is that good. It hurts that good.
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