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Wrecked #2
Restore Me
Navigating the world alone is all Josephine Geroux has ever known. Life-altering tragedy struck early on for her. She learned the hard way how to adapt and survive.
After such chaos, maintaining a life free of complications is a priority for her. Everything changed when a man with amber eyes came through her door and claimed her heart. She fell hard in more ways than one. The pull between Jo and Damon seemed like fate bringing things full circle.
With another devastating loss looming, Jo fights to hold on to the very thing that brought her to her knees. She finds herself torn between a promising future and clinging to a devastating past. But that's not the most worrisome problem on her hands.
She must convince more than just herself to let the past stay in the past, where it belongs, but on her journey to find closure and resolution, she does the exact opposite. An old wound caused by a heinous act becomes exposed for what it is. The truth is catastrophic, and Jo is helpless, watching as the ruins of her fragile world endure more turmoil.
Jo is left to make a decision: accept the circumstances she finds herself in or fight with unwavering ferocity to restore what has been damaged.
After such chaos, maintaining a life free of complications is a priority for her. Everything changed when a man with amber eyes came through her door and claimed her heart. She fell hard in more ways than one. The pull between Jo and Damon seemed like fate bringing things full circle.
With another devastating loss looming, Jo fights to hold on to the very thing that brought her to her knees. She finds herself torn between a promising future and clinging to a devastating past. But that's not the most worrisome problem on her hands.
She must convince more than just herself to let the past stay in the past, where it belongs, but on her journey to find closure and resolution, she does the exact opposite. An old wound caused by a heinous act becomes exposed for what it is. The truth is catastrophic, and Jo is helpless, watching as the ruins of her fragile world endure more turmoil.
Jo is left to make a decision: accept the circumstances she finds herself in or fight with unwavering ferocity to restore what has been damaged.
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18 books1,816 followersAuthor, J.L. Mac is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Wrecked series and several other titles. Beginning with her debut novel in January 2013, J.L. Mac has self-published nine novels to date. When J.L. was five years old, she came home from school and told her mother that she was ready to quit just as soon as her kindergarten year was complete. When her mother asked why she wanted to quit school when she had only just begun, J.L. simply told her mother that she could now read and write and that was all she needed. Though she did not quit school, she turned out to be right. Having successfully written and published nine novels in seven years, J.L. has become a household name in the Indie community with multiple bestsellers, audio editions and foreign editions of numerous titles. J.L. Mac lives in El Paso, Texas with her husband and four children.
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March 2, 2013
“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.”
― Bob Marley
― Bob Marley
August 15, 2017
★★★★ 1/2! Restore Me, part 2 of 3. The unraveling truth behind Jo’s insane attraction and connection to enigmatic & determined entrepreneur Damon Cole!
“It’s not always the most wonderful relationship, but it’s mine and I wouldn’t give him up for the world.”
These novellas should be read in order:
Part 1: Wreck Me
Part 2: Restore Me
Part 3: Accept Me
In Wreck me (part 1) Josephine Geroux, Jo was swept off her feet by entrepreneur Damon Cole. Since being orphaned and homeless after her parents’ death in a car collision Jo had kept to herself and didn’t date nor believe in relationships. But with Damon she felt this insane connection, well beyond the mind-blowing sex they had. The story followed them as the explored each other and their connection.
Restore Me (part 2) opens up to the aftermath of part 1’s shocking and utterly devastating ending. Damon and Jo have much work ahead trying to piece together there past, present and future. Secrets are revealed, lies told and sacrifices made as they attempt to heal their fragile bond. It’s a mixture angst-filled rock-bottom lows and euphoric highs sprinkled with everything that is incredible sex with a commanding Damon...
For a big part of story Damon Cole was a closed off mystery. Seven words to describe Damon: Captivating, secretive, complex, commanding, vulnerable, sexy and relentless.
Josephine Geroux, Jo went through so much in this story. Seven words to describe Jo: Independent, lonely, strong, broken, determined, frank and endearing.
Restore Me is as title would indicate about rebuilding and trying to piece together. Huge progress is made only to arrive at another cliffy hinting a darkness lurking… Best to just skip on over to part 3, Accept Me for the conclusion of their story!
Angst-filled and nerve-wrecking plot! Strong and determined heroine! Mind-blowing sex with an enigmatic Damon Cole!
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Hero rating: 4.5 stars
Heroine rating: 4.5 stars
Sexual tension rating: 4.5 stars
Sex scenes rating: 5 stars
Sex scenes frequency: 4 stars
Plot rating: 5 stars
Dialogue rating: 4.5 stars
Storytelling rating: 4.5 stars
Story ending rating: N/A
Book editing rating (5 = no edits spotted): 4.5 stars
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Overall rating: 4.5 stars
Would I recommend this series: Yes.
Would I re-read this series: Maybe later.
Would I read future books by this author: Yes.
May 1, 2013
5 AMAZING STARS (x 1,000,000)
Read the 5%
Zombie Damon (What the hell is that mean)
then I realized maybe, he's just ignoring Jo at all
Poor Jo
Damon finally acknowledge Jo
Damon: I want all of you
Someday someone will save me..
DAMON IS BACK
The ending
This book just played my freaking emotions.
Read the 5%
Zombie Damon (What the hell is that mean)
then I realized maybe, he's just ignoring Jo at all
Poor Jo
Damon finally acknowledge Jo
Damon: I want all of you
Someday someone will save me..
DAMON IS BACK
The ending
This book just played my freaking emotions.
April 30, 2013
I don't know….
This reminds me the 1st time I ever went overseas. I was so excited heading to NEW YORK CITY,
This girl from down under with these crazy expectations of what Im going to see, who I'm going to meet, people would hear my accent and would be like WOW you're from Australia and we would make friends and just be amazed…
Yeah no…. Hahaha that's not how it went down.
People didn't talk to you. I got so sick for 2 days in bed, I had such high expectations that while I was there I was just so disappointed.
But the thing is, while we continued on to the rest of the trip, New York always stayed with me.
And it wasn't till we were back home that I really started to miss it and wish I could go back.
I guess I just had high expectations for Restore Me.
Wreck me took me by such surprise, I fell in love with it.
Restore me was my most anticipated book for this year. After the crazy cliffhanger in Wreck me, I just NEEDED to know what was going to happen!!!
I wasn't prepared for what happened. I'm like WTF Damon
I personally couldn't relate to Damon in this one, he upset me so much that I just felt sick.
Still can't believe how things went down. Maybe it's just me… but I'm like super pissed at him.
Don't get me wrong, I know he had his issues but for me I just couldn't feel bad for him.
I think I just needed to be in his head.
I have this thing when I read a male and he is mean I'm like no no no no no no hell no.
You don't gotta be like that.
When I hear it in the males POV I'm not as bad. But if there is no grovelling or even retribution, then I can't let it go.
Hahhaha Yes My poor husband married a woman who knows how to hold a grudge!!!!
I really loved Jo in this one. My heart hurt for her.
But she was still her spunky self and Loved her for it.
"He fucking hired some stupid Twat he slept with to decorate my store?
My store?
Oh.
Hell.
No..."
I still loved Grams hahah that lady is a freaking HOOT!!!!!!!!
And Noni, I just knew it, I swear I knew it!!!!
In the end, even though I have problems with Damon, it doesn't take away that I still love them.
I love their story and the more I think about it, the more I need the next one. I want to go back.
I'm really looking forward to the next one.
I need my old Damon back.
I need them to have the complete HEA.
For now I'm sitting on 4 stars.
Buy it.
Read it.
Love it.
hahhaha this was me after I sat around all day waiting for the release of Restore me.....
OHMYGOD !!!!!!!!!!!!
I JUST FOUND OUT IT'S NOT BEING RELEASED FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS!!!!
THIS IS WORSE THAN THE CLIFFHANGER IN IN WRECK ME!
May 22, 2013
I love this story!
My heart resides with you
"See why you're my favorite flavor?" He whispers
Okay, first off, when I started this book and was 15% in within 15 minutes maybe... I felt like I Could. Not. Breathe.
"I fell to my knees, the pain of the pavement beneath them not even a blip on the radar compared to the ache in my chest."
Once I caught on to what was happening I was so sad and frustrated for Jo. Because I absolutely love her. She is one of my favorite characters ever. She is such a funny kick ass girl. Her inner monologue before she actually tells someone off is my favorite! Her interactions with Grams (who also is kick-ass) and Brian are also my favorite. So many funnies.
"He is a textbook gay man who's very out of the closet. Actually, he may never have been in the closet at all."
"I'm so frustrated I could ninja kick a stranger in the head right about now"
"Yeah, it's not bad I guess. It could be worse. I could be named Beatrice or something fucking awful like that."
I devoured this book after not reading anything for a whole month :-o ...I know! I got burnt out from nothing exciting and this book was so it for me. I'll be honest, I kind of wish I had just waited for all parts to be out because that's how much I love this and Wreck Me.
“It’s like being swept out to sea and having to choose between battling in vain against the current or letting it take you under. I’ll let it take me under, but I damn sure hope that I surface at some point with a breath of life still in me.”
This book had me tearing up in the beginning to laughing out loud and then cheesy grinning. All my favorites for a good story. Another TBC but that's okay I guess since I love it ;)
J.L. Mac is definitely one of my new favorite authors- please continue writing great things :-)
This is my Jo:
My heart resides with you
"See why you're my favorite flavor?" He whispers
Okay, first off, when I started this book and was 15% in within 15 minutes maybe... I felt like I Could. Not. Breathe.
"I fell to my knees, the pain of the pavement beneath them not even a blip on the radar compared to the ache in my chest."
Once I caught on to what was happening I was so sad and frustrated for Jo. Because I absolutely love her. She is one of my favorite characters ever. She is such a funny kick ass girl. Her inner monologue before she actually tells someone off is my favorite! Her interactions with Grams (who also is kick-ass) and Brian are also my favorite. So many funnies.
"He is a textbook gay man who's very out of the closet. Actually, he may never have been in the closet at all."
"I'm so frustrated I could ninja kick a stranger in the head right about now"
"Yeah, it's not bad I guess. It could be worse. I could be named Beatrice or something fucking awful like that."
I devoured this book after not reading anything for a whole month :-o ...I know! I got burnt out from nothing exciting and this book was so it for me. I'll be honest, I kind of wish I had just waited for all parts to be out because that's how much I love this and Wreck Me.
“It’s like being swept out to sea and having to choose between battling in vain against the current or letting it take you under. I’ll let it take me under, but I damn sure hope that I surface at some point with a breath of life still in me.”
This book had me tearing up in the beginning to laughing out loud and then cheesy grinning. All my favorites for a good story. Another TBC but that's okay I guess since I love it ;)
J.L. Mac is definitely one of my new favorite authors- please continue writing great things :-)
This is my Jo:
April 26, 2013
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Restore Me (Wrecked #2) by J.L. Mac is the second book in the Wrecked Series. It starts up exactly where Wrecked Me (Wrecked #1) leaves off.
So, don’t continue reading if you have not read Wrecked Me yet.
There that’s your warning.
Jo finds out that Damon was in the car that killed her parents when she was just 10 leaving her an orphan and a homeless teenager. Jo leaves Damon not knowing the facts of the car accident and makes assumptions. Such as why he is with her, who was driving, and why he is helping her out financially. Damon is totally devastated and gets in an accident leaving him in the hospital. Jo doesn’t know if he will come through or not. This is when Restore Me picks up.
Restore Me is SHORT! Like I read in it a little over an hour, 90 minutes top. Just like Wreck Me, it leaves off on a bit of a cliff hanger- not nearly as bad as Wreck Me was so don’t stress too much girls. The epilogue is the introduction for the third book in the series and it will leave you wanting more.
Jo and Damon are struggling with their relationship and for Jo & Damon to forgive each other. Damon is now the cold one really upset at Jo for leaving him without letting him explain. Jo is trying to make it work again with him and being there for after his recovery. Sometimes the two would be fighting, have hot sex, then go back to fighting so don’t worry ladies; the erotica is still in there! Just not as much and I am glad for that actually.
What I liked better about Restore Me over Wreck Me is there is more of a storyline/plot! Jo’s accident doesn’t come up as much in Restore Me but more of Damon’s past with his father and the mother he never knew. Damon’s upbringing is a major plot that will continue in book three. My heart broke for Damon and how he was raised and abused.
Hands down favorite thing about Restore Me is Grams. She is a hoot! I love her! She was really there for Jo during this hard time trying to figure out her relationship with Damon. I really love her and want a Gram in my life! She is definitely my favorite character in the series.
I became a bigger fan of the series after reading Restore Me and I am very much looking forward to reading Accept Me (Wrecked #3) when it is released. Damon’s family history is all kinds of messed up and his father is a real piece of work… he is up to no good at all.
I give Restore Me (Wrecked #2) 3.5 Stars.
ARC provided by the author in return for an honest review.
Restore Me (Wrecked #2) by J.L. Mac is the second book in the Wrecked Series. It starts up exactly where Wrecked Me (Wrecked #1) leaves off.
So, don’t continue reading if you have not read Wrecked Me yet.
There that’s your warning.
Jo finds out that Damon was in the car that killed her parents when she was just 10 leaving her an orphan and a homeless teenager. Jo leaves Damon not knowing the facts of the car accident and makes assumptions. Such as why he is with her, who was driving, and why he is helping her out financially. Damon is totally devastated and gets in an accident leaving him in the hospital. Jo doesn’t know if he will come through or not. This is when Restore Me picks up.
Restore Me is SHORT! Like I read in it a little over an hour, 90 minutes top. Just like Wreck Me, it leaves off on a bit of a cliff hanger- not nearly as bad as Wreck Me was so don’t stress too much girls. The epilogue is the introduction for the third book in the series and it will leave you wanting more.
Jo and Damon are struggling with their relationship and for Jo & Damon to forgive each other. Damon is now the cold one really upset at Jo for leaving him without letting him explain. Jo is trying to make it work again with him and being there for after his recovery. Sometimes the two would be fighting, have hot sex, then go back to fighting so don’t worry ladies; the erotica is still in there! Just not as much and I am glad for that actually.
What I liked better about Restore Me over Wreck Me is there is more of a storyline/plot! Jo’s accident doesn’t come up as much in Restore Me but more of Damon’s past with his father and the mother he never knew. Damon’s upbringing is a major plot that will continue in book three. My heart broke for Damon and how he was raised and abused.
Hands down favorite thing about Restore Me is Grams. She is a hoot! I love her! She was really there for Jo during this hard time trying to figure out her relationship with Damon. I really love her and want a Gram in my life! She is definitely my favorite character in the series.
I became a bigger fan of the series after reading Restore Me and I am very much looking forward to reading Accept Me (Wrecked #3) when it is released. Damon’s family history is all kinds of messed up and his father is a real piece of work… he is up to no good at all.
I give Restore Me (Wrecked #2) 3.5 Stars.
ARC provided by the author in return for an honest review.
May 2, 2013
Wow!!! This book seriously had me on edge. I kept praying for Damon to snap out of his own head. Jo really grew up in my eyes in this book and just validated how much of an amazing women she really is. I loved this book my only complaint is it felt a little to short but I am still a fan!!!!
May 12, 2013
Well, I was one of probably 10 people who didn't really like the first book in the series, so take all of this with a grain of salt.
The first half of the book was an interesting concept that I felt like didn't live up to its potential. Some of that, I know, is that I never connected with Damien in the first book, so it wasn't pulling at my heart strings the way it was intended. However, I felt like a lot could have been gained by getting Damien's POV during his "shutdown". I know we got an explanation, but I never really felt like I understood what was going on - and then it felt like it up was all the sudden *poof* resolved, and it was never addressed again.
The last 20% was really engaging. I was genuinely shocked by some if the revelations And I was certainly intrigued by some of the nuggets that were dropped at the very end. Intrigued enough that I'll have to pick up book three.
The first half of the book was an interesting concept that I felt like didn't live up to its potential. Some of that, I know, is that I never connected with Damien in the first book, so it wasn't pulling at my heart strings the way it was intended. However, I felt like a lot could have been gained by getting Damien's POV during his "shutdown". I know we got an explanation, but I never really felt like I understood what was going on - and then it felt like it up was all the sudden *poof* resolved, and it was never addressed again.
The last 20% was really engaging. I was genuinely shocked by some if the revelations And I was certainly intrigued by some of the nuggets that were dropped at the very end. Intrigued enough that I'll have to pick up book three.
May 14, 2013
When you were mine, you made everything better. You made my life better. You made me better. You have been my medicine. You made the hurt disappear. My past is one that I can never escape, I know this now.
Holy crap!! After that kickass cliffhanger in Wreck Me, we pick up right where we left off and the quote above is in a letter that Damon has left for Josephine. I read the first few chapters with bated breath not really knowing quite what was going on, fearing the worst.
I really didn’t expect the story to take the course it did for at least the first half of Restore Me. I love it when an author can surprise me. Damon is making things extremely difficult for Jo – he’s being completely cold towards her. Jo, despite her extreme misery at the way he is treating her, is determined to stand by her man through thick and thin, She loves him she knows he loves her and is determined to restore that once happy and easy relationship they once shared.
I do so love it when the author heaps the misery on the characters and, of course, us the readers. It makes the happy so much more enjoyable when it finally comes along. I am probably never happier than when my book characters are suffering and there seems to be no light at the end of tunnel. Call me an evil sadist if you will but I really love to ride all that angst with them and feel their pain – it makes the beautiful happy ending all the more sweet when it finally comes around.
And we do get a much happier ending in this one than we did in Wreck Me although the epilogue sets up the final instalment, Accept Me, beautifully.
I really enjoyed the writing style although I felt this story was too short – I read it in just a couple of hours and was surprised to find myself at 100% on my Kindle. J.L. Mac writes fantastic characters. Not only do I completely love Damon and Jo, I love all the secondary characters too - Brian, Damon’s long suffering assistant, Grams who is an absolute scene stealer, the ornery old Captain who still appears in dreams and Noni the barista that Jo goes to for coffee every day. They all contribute to a fantastic reading experience.
It’s not as steamy as the first book but, eventually, it’s very romantic when Damon snaps out of his catatonic state. He still adores Josephine and Josephine still adores him.
Everything. I’d be lost without you. Josephine, you save me a thousand times a day in a thousand different ways and you don’t even know it. I remember thinking that I wanted to be your person that day at the accident. Even back then I wanted to be there for you.
I’m looking forward to what promises to be a thrilling and action-packed final instalment to this trilogy in Accept Me when the past is about to come roaring right back to complicate the fragile happiness that Damon & Jo now share.
4 stars
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January 13, 2014
Amazing doesn't describe this twist riddled roller coaster of emotions, pure hotness, and just plain awesome writing. This book isn't out yet, so I don't want to ruin the conclusion of the Wrecked Series, but OMG put it in your shopping cart now! ...and be ready for the ride of your life!
July 19, 2014
First things first. Shame on you J.L. Mac. That was not very nice. I felt like the floor fell out from underneath me all over again. I thought, could she? would she? Surely she can't do that to us...I mean who does that?
The story sort of starts off right where Wreck Me left off. But you get a memory recall moment of Grams showing up and you have to read that note all over again, and you have to read about her finding him all over again. And yes you will have to cry all over again. And it doesn't stop there. You will have your stomach in a knot until about 16% into the story.
Jo's whole life shattered when a truck crashed into her car. Her parents were taken from her. A boy saved her. A boy she blamed for taking her parents from her. Damon is drawn to her from the moment he saw her. But once he realized why he was drawn to her he could not live with the guilt of the accident. An accident that he blamed himself for, even though it was not his fault. But sometimes great things can come from horrible things. Sometimes in order to bring two souls together something has to be torn apart. Him saving her that day - him giving her something she thought she would never have, years later. He was saving her in order for her to save him.
Restore Me will test your limits. Although not left with a cliffhanger there is unfinished business lingering out there...
Damon is broken. Years of abuse and abandonment has left him damaged. No one knows the secrets he holds but one girl. A girl who pushes him to the edge, trying to prove that she won't leave that she can be counted on. Damon and Jo's relationship is not easy - there is tangled past that links them together in a way that can strangle them or set them free. But that road is not easy. Jo can give up and go on with her life the way it was, lacking something, lacking attachment or she can fight.
I love this series and her style of writing. My first experience of her work was Seven Years of Bad Luck and I was sold. Then with the Wreck Me Series I was a goner. This was a great follow up to the first book and I can't wait to see how things unfold in Accept Me.
May 1, 2013
5 Stars
Even the screwed up, damaged people in the world need someone to love and rely on.
J.L. Mac freaking did it again! Thank GOD!
I am a big fan of Wreck Me and was crushed by the cliff-hanger ending, so I did not hesitate to pick up Restore Me and I am happy to say that all of my expectations were met.
I’m one happy gal right now.
Disclaimer – There is a cliff-hanger ending, HOWEVER, I would describe this cliff-hanger as closed, as opposed to Wreck Me’s open one. So, if you haven’t pick up the series… stop what you are doing and do it now! This is the perfect time.
Restore me picks up right where Wreck Me leaves off. Jo is a big ball of mess and you just feel super sorry for the girl. Damon is a complete arse and I can’t help but say I LOVE IT. Usually I hate cold men, but this just adds to the delicious writing.
It makes me abundantly aware that loving him can be painful as hell, but being without him is hellish agony.
I feel for you girl!
So Jo and Damon are having major issues. Jo is dealing with a cold Damon and Damon is dealing with guilt and personal issues. I feel like Wreck Me mostly dealt with Jo’s problems and Restore Me focuses more on Damon’s struggles. I really enjoyed this. The tension coming off of Damon is brilliant. Jo tries really hard to be there for Damon and I like it.You feel for Jo.
The need to save Damon from his personal hell is a self-preservation in its purest form.
Oh the side characters are just hilarious. I simply adore GRAMs and we are introduced to Andy. I feel like we will be seeing more of him in book 3. There were a few steamy scenes, but mostly I would say this was a Damon-finding-himself book. The last chapter kind of leads you into the next book and I just can’t wait for Accept Me
My only rant, this was a VERY short read. Le sigh.
It’s not always the most wonderful relationship, but it’s mine and I wouldn’t give him up for the world.
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Even the screwed up, damaged people in the world need someone to love and rely on.
J.L. Mac freaking did it again! Thank GOD!
I am a big fan of Wreck Me and was crushed by the cliff-hanger ending, so I did not hesitate to pick up Restore Me and I am happy to say that all of my expectations were met.
I’m one happy gal right now.
Disclaimer – There is a cliff-hanger ending, HOWEVER, I would describe this cliff-hanger as closed, as opposed to Wreck Me’s open one. So, if you haven’t pick up the series… stop what you are doing and do it now! This is the perfect time.
Restore me picks up right where Wreck Me leaves off. Jo is a big ball of mess and you just feel super sorry for the girl. Damon is a complete arse and I can’t help but say I LOVE IT. Usually I hate cold men, but this just adds to the delicious writing.
It makes me abundantly aware that loving him can be painful as hell, but being without him is hellish agony.
I feel for you girl!
So Jo and Damon are having major issues. Jo is dealing with a cold Damon and Damon is dealing with guilt and personal issues. I feel like Wreck Me mostly dealt with Jo’s problems and Restore Me focuses more on Damon’s struggles. I really enjoyed this. The tension coming off of Damon is brilliant. Jo tries really hard to be there for Damon and I like it.You feel for Jo.
The need to save Damon from his personal hell is a self-preservation in its purest form.
Oh the side characters are just hilarious. I simply adore GRAMs and we are introduced to Andy. I feel like we will be seeing more of him in book 3. There were a few steamy scenes, but mostly I would say this was a Damon-finding-himself book. The last chapter kind of leads you into the next book and I just can’t wait for Accept Me
My only rant, this was a VERY short read. Le sigh.
It’s not always the most wonderful relationship, but it’s mine and I wouldn’t give him up for the world.
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April 25, 2013
4.5 stars
Painfully perfect. It makes me abundantly aware that loving him can be painful as hell, but being without him is a hellish agony.
I have to preface this review by saying that I am a big fan of Jaimi Mac, I chat with her often, and I adore her. But while reading this book I wanted to grab her by her little red head and shake her for putting me through this! Just kidding...kind of....lol. You really do have to read book one: Wreck Me before reading Restore Me or else you will be missing out on too much of the back story. And Jaimi literally did wreck me at the end of Wreck Me and left me gasping and cursing her then. And now I have waited all this time to find out Damon's fate. The beginning of Restore Me is very emotional, heart wrenching, and totally had me on edge. I did not know what to think or how it was going to turn out. There were unexpected situations that never crossed my mind when thinking about where this book would go....but Jaimi went there. Of course she went there. She found ways to rip my heart out, throw it down and step on it. She frustrated me and made me mad on a few occasions. She made me giggle especially at Gram's antics. She my heart happy in few parts and made me tear up in others. And then made me wonder and go hhhhmmmmm about some things. All of this makes for an interesting read.
Familiar hopelessness swallows me up and I let it. F*** it. There's no running from this, so I might as well not fight it. It's better to embrace the hurt than to struggle against it. I know this better than anyone. It's like being swept out to sea and having to choose between battling in vain against the current or letting it take you under. I'll let it take me under, but I damn sure hope that I surface at some point with a breath of life still in me.
I felt so bad for Jo. She has had such a hard traumatic life and just when she got a glimmer of happiness, the bottom fell out of her world. And now she is guilty, angry, frustrated, and sad. But Jo is tough and has some good support with Damon's assistant Brian, her friend Noni, and the hilarious frisky Grams. We even are introduced to some new eye candy in the form of Andy the Handy Man. I love Jo's kick ass attitude especially when she gets all empowered, determined, and starts cursing. She has a lot of challenges to face both in the present and in facing the past. We also learn more about Damon's past and what shaped him and caused his hidden emotional scars. These two people were so broken that I guess it should not have come as a surprise that they were not going to get the easy happy fairytale. Their whole lives they dealt with struggles and trauma.
I'm so f***ing tired of getting the short end of the stick. I'm pissed off that I can't be one of those lucky b**ches cruising through life with a stupid grin on my face and a pleasant little life to show for it.
There were interesting story lines, twists, secrets, questions, and little subplots going on in this book. And it leads right into the 3rd installment Accept Me. I was totally not ready for this one to end. And now I wait for more...I always seem to be bugging Jaimi to give me more!
If you loved Wreck Me then you will enjoy Restore Me. I love Jaimi's writing style and her characters. She mixes up humor, romance, heartbreak, and mystery and just captures your attention so you have to keep going. Then leaves you wanting more. She makes it so you will never think of some things the same way again...for example strawberries and zombies. Her humor and just the way she puts it all out there just makes me devour her books.
Thanks to JL Mac for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Will be posted at Reviews by Tammy and Kim
Painfully perfect. It makes me abundantly aware that loving him can be painful as hell, but being without him is a hellish agony.
I have to preface this review by saying that I am a big fan of Jaimi Mac, I chat with her often, and I adore her. But while reading this book I wanted to grab her by her little red head and shake her for putting me through this! Just kidding...kind of....lol. You really do have to read book one: Wreck Me before reading Restore Me or else you will be missing out on too much of the back story. And Jaimi literally did wreck me at the end of Wreck Me and left me gasping and cursing her then. And now I have waited all this time to find out Damon's fate. The beginning of Restore Me is very emotional, heart wrenching, and totally had me on edge. I did not know what to think or how it was going to turn out. There were unexpected situations that never crossed my mind when thinking about where this book would go....but Jaimi went there. Of course she went there. She found ways to rip my heart out, throw it down and step on it. She frustrated me and made me mad on a few occasions. She made me giggle especially at Gram's antics. She my heart happy in few parts and made me tear up in others. And then made me wonder and go hhhhmmmmm about some things. All of this makes for an interesting read.
Familiar hopelessness swallows me up and I let it. F*** it. There's no running from this, so I might as well not fight it. It's better to embrace the hurt than to struggle against it. I know this better than anyone. It's like being swept out to sea and having to choose between battling in vain against the current or letting it take you under. I'll let it take me under, but I damn sure hope that I surface at some point with a breath of life still in me.
I felt so bad for Jo. She has had such a hard traumatic life and just when she got a glimmer of happiness, the bottom fell out of her world. And now she is guilty, angry, frustrated, and sad. But Jo is tough and has some good support with Damon's assistant Brian, her friend Noni, and the hilarious frisky Grams. We even are introduced to some new eye candy in the form of Andy the Handy Man. I love Jo's kick ass attitude especially when she gets all empowered, determined, and starts cursing. She has a lot of challenges to face both in the present and in facing the past. We also learn more about Damon's past and what shaped him and caused his hidden emotional scars. These two people were so broken that I guess it should not have come as a surprise that they were not going to get the easy happy fairytale. Their whole lives they dealt with struggles and trauma.
I'm so f***ing tired of getting the short end of the stick. I'm pissed off that I can't be one of those lucky b**ches cruising through life with a stupid grin on my face and a pleasant little life to show for it.
There were interesting story lines, twists, secrets, questions, and little subplots going on in this book. And it leads right into the 3rd installment Accept Me. I was totally not ready for this one to end. And now I wait for more...I always seem to be bugging Jaimi to give me more!
If you loved Wreck Me then you will enjoy Restore Me. I love Jaimi's writing style and her characters. She mixes up humor, romance, heartbreak, and mystery and just captures your attention so you have to keep going. Then leaves you wanting more. She makes it so you will never think of some things the same way again...for example strawberries and zombies. Her humor and just the way she puts it all out there just makes me devour her books.
Thanks to JL Mac for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Will be posted at Reviews by Tammy and Kim
April 27, 2013
Five Fantastic Follow Up Stars to Wreck Me but J. L. Mac isn't done yet!! I loved it and I want more!!
Restore Me picks up where Wreck Me left off, so be sure to read that one first because this is not a stand alone. That being said I will not spoil anything for you cuz I don't like to play that way! I WANT YOU TO READ THIS SERIES!
Something tragic happened to Josephine Gereaux when she was younger but when she grew up she fell in love with Damon Cole, and when you read this you will fall in love with him too. They share a connection and their relationship is HOT. Damon is one of my favorite characters and in Restore Me he won my heart over even more.
When you were mine, you made everything better. You made my life better. You made me better. You have been my medicine. You made the hurt disappear.
I ached for him and his past, what he endured, how he coped and how much he truly loves Jo. I also love Jo and I felt for her just as much. She is strong and determined. These two are a favorite couple of mine and the passion/love they share for one another is amazing. The need and desire they have speaks volumes.
“If you tell me that you’ll give yourself to me, I’ll be taking you completely. I’ll have you in every way a man can take a woman. I’ll put you on that bed, or anywhere, for that matter, and I’ll fuck you until you beg me to stop. I’ll take everything you have and then some. You asked me what I need and this is it. I need you. All of you.”
A moan flies out of my mouth before I can stop it. It shows just how desperate I am for him. I’m desperate and needy for his touch; for his lips on my skin; for my Damon.
They have endured some ugly pasts and it is my hope that they will have a beautiful future together.
I felt all kinds of emotions reading this book and there was even some laughter with Grams, Damon's grandmother. She was a hoot!
“You got that right, honey. Instead of The Young and The Restless, we got The Old and The Worthless!”
I really can't say much more and Jaimi did an excellent job writing these two, keeping my eyes glued to the pages, mystified as to what was going to happen next and falling in love with the story telling of Damon and Jo. I cannot praise this series enough. Go get Wreck Me read it, then on Tuesday you can get Restore Me and then we will all have to wait patiently for the last one, Accept Me, and I have no doubt this will be just as good as the first two!! Now what are you waiting for goooooooooooooo
Another favorite quote, and I had many, I will leave you with
“You deserve every bit of it. You’re my reason.” “For what?” “Everything. I’d be lost without you. Josephine, you save me a thousand times a day in a thousand different ways and you don’t even know it.
April 23, 2013
Review by Kimmi, go to http://Lipsmackingoodbooks.blogspot.com for the hot pics that go with this review, and dude seriously follow my blog too!
HOLY SHEEEEIT! That was so motherf#%king off the CHAIN, that it was REDIC! Do you hear me!?!?!
Real quick, sorry this review is probably going to be all over the damn place. My mind is running 90 to nothing with adjectives and expressions to explain the absolute effin AWESOMENESS that this book is!
Insert * Now, if you have not read Wreck Me, book 1 of this series by JL Mac stop reading this review NOW! Seriously! STOP! Do not Pass Go, Do Not collect 200$, you take yourself to the nearest book store or computer to get your ebook of Wreck Me NOW!
Ok, where to start? I refuse to even hint at any spoilers so my review is mostly going to focus on what this book did to me, my mental status (which was already shaky from Wreck Me, lets be honest here!), and the physical and emotional turmoil this story wretched from my soul! You already know Jo's life has always been just shit, you got the jest of that from Wreck Me, and I'll be damned if the fates haven't taken enough away from her and wrecked enough havoc in her life, those effers still are not done! Karma is a wicked bitch to Jo and she apparently hasn't gotten the memo that she HAS HAD ENOUGH! The story starts off where Wreck Me ended, and I shit you not I cried the first 2 chapters, sobbed, ugly, I mean UGLY cried, yeah, snot, the whole nine. Then I thought I saw a glimpse of hope, to have my heart shredded again. If I was Jo, I'd just quit, sometimes life's just not worth it and I'd be sayin' "Yeah I just would rather not, peace out!"
But that's not how our Jo is, she is, just as she always has been a strong, bad ass chick, and when life has her down about as far as she can get, she just says "Time to stop whining and make shit happen." Hell she's done it once, she'll do it again.
Oh look another insert!
* Seriously gals, in the world of sequels and the "next book" we have been living in. The world where we awaited anxiously for the up coming new released sequel, only to begin them and realize it was an utter waste of energy because the book we had been waiting for was waa waa waa, FAIL! *
This sequel was a breath of fresh air, by chapter two I actually let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in! This sequel is a sequel of freggin EPIC proportions, it was EVERYTHING I wanted it to be, it was everything and more. Was it hard to read, yes. But there has ever been anything easy in Jo's life so far, so why would it be in the sequel? The highs and lows on this mind, heart twisting roller coaster had me all over the damn place. However with all that being said, It was nothing short of perfect, splendidly, agonizingly, PERFECT!
And are you ready for the best? IKR?!?! Yeah, there's more, Ladies!!! I have a sneaky suspicion that Restore Me isn't the last we will be seeing of this balls to the wall series! JL Mac is such a lovely and giving author, and also a diabolical mastermind that leaves us ecstatic and screaming WHAT?!?! & Oh God WHY!?!?! All in the same chapter!
Now, Go, commence forth my JL Mac lovers and my review readers, go mark your damn calenders right now, begin the count down Ladies! Restore Me is coming April 30th ! And also, do what I did and re-read Wreck Me. We'll call it your homework ; )
HOLY SHEEEEIT! That was so motherf#%king off the CHAIN, that it was REDIC! Do you hear me!?!?!
Real quick, sorry this review is probably going to be all over the damn place. My mind is running 90 to nothing with adjectives and expressions to explain the absolute effin AWESOMENESS that this book is!
Insert * Now, if you have not read Wreck Me, book 1 of this series by JL Mac stop reading this review NOW! Seriously! STOP! Do not Pass Go, Do Not collect 200$, you take yourself to the nearest book store or computer to get your ebook of Wreck Me NOW!
Ok, where to start? I refuse to even hint at any spoilers so my review is mostly going to focus on what this book did to me, my mental status (which was already shaky from Wreck Me, lets be honest here!), and the physical and emotional turmoil this story wretched from my soul! You already know Jo's life has always been just shit, you got the jest of that from Wreck Me, and I'll be damned if the fates haven't taken enough away from her and wrecked enough havoc in her life, those effers still are not done! Karma is a wicked bitch to Jo and she apparently hasn't gotten the memo that she HAS HAD ENOUGH! The story starts off where Wreck Me ended, and I shit you not I cried the first 2 chapters, sobbed, ugly, I mean UGLY cried, yeah, snot, the whole nine. Then I thought I saw a glimpse of hope, to have my heart shredded again. If I was Jo, I'd just quit, sometimes life's just not worth it and I'd be sayin' "Yeah I just would rather not, peace out!"
But that's not how our Jo is, she is, just as she always has been a strong, bad ass chick, and when life has her down about as far as she can get, she just says "Time to stop whining and make shit happen." Hell she's done it once, she'll do it again.
Oh look another insert!
* Seriously gals, in the world of sequels and the "next book" we have been living in. The world where we awaited anxiously for the up coming new released sequel, only to begin them and realize it was an utter waste of energy because the book we had been waiting for was waa waa waa, FAIL! *
This sequel was a breath of fresh air, by chapter two I actually let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in! This sequel is a sequel of freggin EPIC proportions, it was EVERYTHING I wanted it to be, it was everything and more. Was it hard to read, yes. But there has ever been anything easy in Jo's life so far, so why would it be in the sequel? The highs and lows on this mind, heart twisting roller coaster had me all over the damn place. However with all that being said, It was nothing short of perfect, splendidly, agonizingly, PERFECT!
And are you ready for the best? IKR?!?! Yeah, there's more, Ladies!!! I have a sneaky suspicion that Restore Me isn't the last we will be seeing of this balls to the wall series! JL Mac is such a lovely and giving author, and also a diabolical mastermind that leaves us ecstatic and screaming WHAT?!?! & Oh God WHY!?!?! All in the same chapter!
Now, Go, commence forth my JL Mac lovers and my review readers, go mark your damn calenders right now, begin the count down Ladies! Restore Me is coming April 30th ! And also, do what I did and re-read Wreck Me. We'll call it your homework ; )
May 12, 2013
5 Stars! And A 2013 Fav!
I don't really know what to say. Restore me was even more brilliant than Wreck Me and I freaking loved Wreck Me. I'm kind of in a good and bad mood now. Good because.. um WOW! Bad because… I need book #3 (Accept Me - Releasing Summer 2013) Immediately!
When I began with Restore Me I almost stopped reading. Right from the start I thought… "No! This can't be happening". I honestly thought this was going to be the worst book I've EVER read because I didn't know where we stood with Damon. I doubted any author in their right mind would commit novel suicide by placing possibly the worst outcome in their book and seriously… J.L. Mac had be sitting on the edge of my seat for a while there - ready to throw in the towel because I just couldn't accept the outcome that was hinted towards at the beginning. But relief… it was so so sweet! Thank You J.L for not killing me :D
The rest…. blew me away.
I'm disappointed because it's A LOT shorter than the first book. I actually feel cheated out of the rest of the story, but shit… even short… what a hell of an emotional roller coaster.
I won't get into to much spoiler-ish details because if you have not yet read the first book, I won't dare lessen the brilliance of Wreck Me or Restore Me by laying it all out for you…
As usual, I will point out a few truths:
• Again, fast paced. Not as quick as Wreck Me (which basically runs of 25 days at the most). Restore me spans over 2 and a half months. But still… Wam, Bam And Thank You Ma'am.
• Damon did start to annoy me, but at the same time I understood it all.
• I still have a huge girl-crush on Jo. Still love her, just think she's freaking awesome!
• I don't know what that says about me, but I really love serious drama in romance novels. I love feeling uncertain as to what the outcome will be and Restore Me drove me freaking nuts... because I had no clue what would happen next. L.O.V.E.D It!
So there... I'm not going to give you any further details about Restore Me, because if you haven't read Wreck Me... I wont spoil it. (Read My Review Here for Book #1) And even if you have already read it but you are waiting to get your hands on Restore Me... I still wont crush the anticipation but really now Ladies... Go...Go... GO and Get It! It's fabulous... so well written, crazy emotional.... I felt as if I needed a cigarette afterwards lol :)
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May 3, 2013
His warm eyes stay locked onto mine and I want to melt right on the spot. I know him but I don’t. I want him but I don’t. I need him but I don’t.
Can't wait to get my hands on Damon again. ♥
Can't wait to get my hands on Damon again. ♥
May 3, 2013
If Damon dies I won't be able to read the rest of the story! Update...... This book was good but to short!
April 26, 2013
J.L. Mac I love you hard! 5+ Star Read!
I was amazed and shocked to receive a Arc copy of this amazing book. It was at the top of my list of wanted and most anticipated upcoming reads and then BAM there it was! Thank you Jaimie!
If you haven't read the first book in the series Wreck Me then do it NOW!
Have tissue at the ready from chapter one!
Where you were left off after Wreck Me you will jump right in to guts turned heartache. You will not be disappointed.
Damon sex god persona is definitely stepped up a few notches if that was even possible and through a tragic life Jo has found her strength and will impress you more than ever.
J.L. Mac's writing ability is phenomenal, It is a gift to the readers to read a story and travel into the minds and lives of the characters. J.L. Mac is THAT writer who takes you along for the ride.
I was amazed and shocked to receive a Arc copy of this amazing book. It was at the top of my list of wanted and most anticipated upcoming reads and then BAM there it was! Thank you Jaimie!
If you haven't read the first book in the series Wreck Me then do it NOW!
Have tissue at the ready from chapter one!
Where you were left off after Wreck Me you will jump right in to guts turned heartache. You will not be disappointed.
Damon sex god persona is definitely stepped up a few notches if that was even possible and through a tragic life Jo has found her strength and will impress you more than ever.
J.L. Mac's writing ability is phenomenal, It is a gift to the readers to read a story and travel into the minds and lives of the characters. J.L. Mac is THAT writer who takes you along for the ride.
May 7, 2013
I must confess that I loved Wrecked Me. I hated that it had such a big cliffy, it was awful. It tore me up. Restore Me picked up from the last chapter and for a moment, I wasn't sure where the author was taking me. I had not read anything on the book so I wasn't sure if my cliffy was ending in despair or in hopefulness.
So Damon survives his suicide attempt but in surviving he becomes a man of no emotions and has stopped talking to anyone. He has sunk into a deep dark hole. Josephine has not forgiven herself for not allowing Damon to explain what happened the night of the accident. If she had only let him explain, her old Damon would be here instead of Zombie Damon.
"I meant what I said." I whispered. "I love you. I won't quit. I'll help you out of this. If I have to wait, then that's what I'll do."
Zombie Damon begins to speak once he is home but he has a become mean bastard. He ask that Jo give all of herself to him. She'll do anything for the man she loves and to prove it to him.
I guess I thought giving myself to him would do the trick. How fucking naïve am I? I just got fucked half to death and that's all it was. For the first time in my promiscuous adult life I feel cheap and used. I lift my hand to caress his cheek but he turns and walks towards the bathroom. The door shuts and I hear the click of the lock.
If he needs an emotional punching bag, I'll be the best goddamned punching bag on the planet! It's going to hurt like hell to keep feeling rejected when I want him to love me like he used to, but not having him hurts a whole lot worse.
This behavior continues for more than half of the book. We learn of why Damon is such a tortured soul and we can see and forgive him for his actions towards Jo.
Eventually he find his way back to being the old Damon and restoring the love between him and Jo. I did enjoy seeing them for the short time period happy and back to being completely and hopelessly in love.
This book is very short and I was slightly disappointed by that. Along the road to Damon and Jo's HEA, there are some dark forces working against them, namely Damon's father. There is also the fact that Jo wants to find Damon's mother who abandon him as child. A stranger comes into the picture as well and you can just see the handwriting on the wall. All these forces come together at the end. The story is not over but at least there is not a huge cliffy as before. More of a- to be continued. Gram is still a big presence in the book and her feistiness is ever present. I am hopeful that the final book will give Damon and Jo their HEA. They have endured so much and I am sure there is still much to endure but hopefully at the end of the day, these two will as one.
3.5-4 Stars- I felt cheated that it was so short, I'm sorry :-(
So Damon survives his suicide attempt but in surviving he becomes a man of no emotions and has stopped talking to anyone. He has sunk into a deep dark hole. Josephine has not forgiven herself for not allowing Damon to explain what happened the night of the accident. If she had only let him explain, her old Damon would be here instead of Zombie Damon.
"I meant what I said." I whispered. "I love you. I won't quit. I'll help you out of this. If I have to wait, then that's what I'll do."
Zombie Damon begins to speak once he is home but he has a become mean bastard. He ask that Jo give all of herself to him. She'll do anything for the man she loves and to prove it to him.
I guess I thought giving myself to him would do the trick. How fucking naïve am I? I just got fucked half to death and that's all it was. For the first time in my promiscuous adult life I feel cheap and used. I lift my hand to caress his cheek but he turns and walks towards the bathroom. The door shuts and I hear the click of the lock.
If he needs an emotional punching bag, I'll be the best goddamned punching bag on the planet! It's going to hurt like hell to keep feeling rejected when I want him to love me like he used to, but not having him hurts a whole lot worse.
This behavior continues for more than half of the book. We learn of why Damon is such a tortured soul and we can see and forgive him for his actions towards Jo.
Eventually he find his way back to being the old Damon and restoring the love between him and Jo. I did enjoy seeing them for the short time period happy and back to being completely and hopelessly in love.
This book is very short and I was slightly disappointed by that. Along the road to Damon and Jo's HEA, there are some dark forces working against them, namely Damon's father. There is also the fact that Jo wants to find Damon's mother who abandon him as child. A stranger comes into the picture as well and you can just see the handwriting on the wall. All these forces come together at the end. The story is not over but at least there is not a huge cliffy as before. More of a- to be continued. Gram is still a big presence in the book and her feistiness is ever present. I am hopeful that the final book will give Damon and Jo their HEA. They have endured so much and I am sure there is still much to endure but hopefully at the end of the day, these two will as one.
3.5-4 Stars- I felt cheated that it was so short, I'm sorry :-(
March 2, 2013
ARC provided for an honest review.
I honestly was not that impressed with Wreck Me (Read my review HERE) and really didn't know what to expect with Restore Me. And after staying up all night reading it, I would have to say that this has to be one my top 3 favorite reads for this year . It was raw, it was emotional, it was heart wrenching and powerful. It had me in tears from the very beginning, at the Prologue. My poor husband had to ask me multiple times what was wrong with me.
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Oh, Hell no maintenance man, GTFO!
First there's Jo and her emotional turmoil she's experiencing after the incident that Damon pulled in book 1, then there's a new guy that's gets introduced into the story , then of course there was the relationship rebuilding which was FANTABOULOUS and the absolute kicker in this one is dealing with the demanding and unexpected relations.
This review will be rewritten, with more details after book is released.
I honestly was not that impressed with Wreck Me (Read my review HERE) and really didn't know what to expect with Restore Me. And after staying up all night reading it, I would have to say that this has to be one my top 3 favorite reads for this year . It was raw, it was emotional, it was heart wrenching and powerful. It had me in tears from the very beginning, at the Prologue. My poor husband had to ask me multiple times what was wrong with me.
Compared to Wreck Me, there were many more elements added in this story which would normally make it overwhelming and even somewhat confusing but Ms. Mac pulled all of the different new aspects together flawlessly.
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First there's Jo and her emotional turmoil she's experiencing after the incident that Damon pulled in book 1, then there's a new guy that's gets introduced into the story , then of course there was the relationship rebuilding which was FANTABOULOUS and the absolute kicker in this one is dealing with the demanding and unexpected relations.
I had once compared this series to another one of my favorite series, and to be honest I think this one will come out on top. I cheered and I cried, yelled and I even giggled at Grams antics. It was such an emotional roller coaster....a ride that I didn't want to get off of. Thank you, thank you Ms. Mac for writing such a phenomenal story.
This review will be rewritten, with more details after book is released.
June 23, 2013
I went from giving 5 stars to the 1st book in this series, to debate with myself whether I should rate this book with 1 or 2 stars.
It's hard to accept that I went from loving Damon and Jo in the first book, to wonder what the hell happened to them in this one. But worse than that is that the story itself is such a mess. It seems that different ideas have been pasted one after the other, without thinking clearly how to do it. I didn't feel any kind of emotion while reading this story and it was frankly very poorly composed. Such a pity! I really enjoyed book number 1.
It's hard to accept that I went from loving Damon and Jo in the first book, to wonder what the hell happened to them in this one. But worse than that is that the story itself is such a mess. It seems that different ideas have been pasted one after the other, without thinking clearly how to do it. I didn't feel any kind of emotion while reading this story and it was frankly very poorly composed. Such a pity! I really enjoyed book number 1.
April 27, 2013
*Updated the review, I am so sorry for those who read it before and noticed the mistakes, its fixed now... I wrote it the day I was studying for my exam, so it would explain that ;)*
Where things left off in Wreck Me, I was wrecked mess by the end of it and was waiting for Restore Me, for it to restore my emotions, to pick up pieces of my battered heart and try to restore me the way it was before the book. Right from the beginning for Restore Me, I am hit by a truck load of emotions, my heart kept taking the beatings and kept hitting me hard and rough. I keep trying to find my way out of the mess. There seemed no way but to take what came at me and hope for the best.
Damon was killing me, Jo was killing me, their wrecked life is creating a havoc of emotions in mine, sometimes I thought, "oh man can I handle any more problems in their life?" J.L Mac wrote such an angst filled story, that never fails to tie me up in knots. I finished it as fast as I can devour it, when I got to the part where is says, "the end for now." I kept trying to find more and more, but alas I'll have to wait until Accept Me, now if they would just accept me when I am not okay. According to Dr. Versan its okay not to be okay well than, I am okay with not being okay as long as Jaimi keeps writing stories like this one and hits me from all angles with it.
If I weren't a fan of hers from WRECK ME, I would have said I am huge fan of her writing, her characters, her side characters and everything. But again I was from Wreck Me and I am not any bit surprised with how well Restore Me was. There is such beauty in her writing that sinks into your soul and leaves such an impression that you cannot help but be mesmerized with it.
I feel so battered after reading Restore Me, like I was run over by a truck which thinking about it I was. Damn it! This was one hell of a book! Here is the cue to say, Jaimi wowed me again. Oh man, I want more NOW.
I can't wait for you all to read Restore Me, sit tight, it will be released on April 30th. Which isn't too long until its in your hands!
*Sigh* Damon. I love him! <3 I am so glad I got an ARC!
5 PLUS DAMON LOVING STARS!!! (A million stars wouldn't cover how much I loved it!)
(ARC given by the author for an honest review)
Where things left off in Wreck Me, I was wrecked mess by the end of it and was waiting for Restore Me, for it to restore my emotions, to pick up pieces of my battered heart and try to restore me the way it was before the book. Right from the beginning for Restore Me, I am hit by a truck load of emotions, my heart kept taking the beatings and kept hitting me hard and rough. I keep trying to find my way out of the mess. There seemed no way but to take what came at me and hope for the best.
Damon was killing me, Jo was killing me, their wrecked life is creating a havoc of emotions in mine, sometimes I thought, "oh man can I handle any more problems in their life?" J.L Mac wrote such an angst filled story, that never fails to tie me up in knots. I finished it as fast as I can devour it, when I got to the part where is says, "the end for now." I kept trying to find more and more, but alas I'll have to wait until Accept Me, now if they would just accept me when I am not okay. According to Dr. Versan its okay not to be okay well than, I am okay with not being okay as long as Jaimi keeps writing stories like this one and hits me from all angles with it.
If I weren't a fan of hers from WRECK ME, I would have said I am huge fan of her writing, her characters, her side characters and everything. But again I was from Wreck Me and I am not any bit surprised with how well Restore Me was. There is such beauty in her writing that sinks into your soul and leaves such an impression that you cannot help but be mesmerized with it.
I feel so battered after reading Restore Me, like I was run over by a truck which thinking about it I was. Damn it! This was one hell of a book! Here is the cue to say, Jaimi wowed me again. Oh man, I want more NOW.
I can't wait for you all to read Restore Me, sit tight, it will be released on April 30th. Which isn't too long until its in your hands!
*Sigh* Damon. I love him! <3 I am so glad I got an ARC!
5 PLUS DAMON LOVING STARS!!! (A million stars wouldn't cover how much I loved it!)
(ARC given by the author for an honest review)
April 23, 2013
Just finished my arc copy and I gotta say I absolutely loved it! Waiting to see what happened to Damon at the end of Wreck Me was definitely worth the wait. In Restore Me Jo faces all new troubles and is put to the test in ways she never expected. Trying to come to terms with what happened to Damon she's lucky to have her friends who are becoming more like family there to help her through it.
And then there's grams..... She is definitely a cantankerous hoot giving you a look at how much fun you can have when your old!! *Cackle*
I have enjoyed all of J.L. Mac's books and recommend them to everyone.
And then there's grams..... She is definitely a cantankerous hoot giving you a look at how much fun you can have when your old!! *Cackle*
I have enjoyed all of J.L. Mac's books and recommend them to everyone.
April 15, 2015
I really enjoyed this one. So this picks up right after the last one ends. Damon just frustrated the hell out of me. He was a serious asshole. I felt bad for Jo having to put with his crap. But in the end it works out but it also ends with even more issues and a surprise that I did not see coming.
May 8, 2013
This book was way to short, story just got going and it finishes with another little cliff hanger! Annoying... Can't wait to see what happens next :)
May 7, 2013
Can anyone advise on when this book is going to be released?
May 1, 2013
4.5 stars!!
JL Mac, you are one cruel, cruel, cruel woman…for about the first 15% of this book I was sobbing my heart out…talk about intense…and the words….the way the first part of this book was worded was gripping and very very clever!!!!
This book resumes where Wreck Me ended, therefore you have to had read Wreck Me first before you read Restore Me. I cannot write too much about it as I do not want to spoil this series, I just ask that you read them…and the beauty of this…JL Mac is not finished yet…there is a book 3…this is not a cliff hanger as such but the ending makes you want the 3rd instalment NOW!!!! Like YESTERDAY now!!!
We know the background between Josephine and Damon, what they have endured, what they went through and what they are still going through. The love they have for each other though is palpable. These two are one of my all time favourite couples and I will never ever look at a strawberry the same again…HOT, smoking HOT. Damon is extremely broken, will he ever recover???? Josephine will not give up on him..she is determined to bring him back from the brink, no matter how painful and no matter how hard…
“Listen to me, Damon. I’m not giving up on you. I know you’re in there somewhere and I swear I’ll bring you back. I promise” or “I meant what I said” I whisper “I love you,. I won’t quit. I’ll help you out of this. If I have to wait, then that’s what I’ll do”. Damon makes it very difficult for her but eventually they begin to rebuild….
“If you tell me that you’ll give yourself to me, I’ll be taking you completely. I’ll have you in every way a man can take a woman. I’ll put you on that bed, or anywhere for that matter and I’ll fuck you until you beg me to stop. I’ll take everything you have and then some. You asked me what I need and this is it. I need you. All of you.”…..smokinggggggggg! The bedroom scenes or kitchen scenes or anywhere else scenes in this book, as always are amazingly written and you can tell the want, the need and the love that they have, even through the “detached” phase.
This book mainly centres around Damon’s recovery and their rebuilding of their relationship, but there are a lot of plot twists and turns thrown in. These twists are not really answered during the book but give an insight into what is to come in book 3…I cannot wait!!
I love JL Mac’s style, I love this book, I love Damon and Josephine…my only unlove was that the book was too short..I either read it really fast or it just seemed shorter :-(. The ring inscription was genius….”My heart resides with you” the inscription on the watch..sighs!
Grams and Brian liven this book up with their humour and gayness…I love them both dearly as if they were my own (big hugs)!!
and the best quote of all…heart melts……
D - ”You deserve every bit of it. You’re my reason”
J – “For what”
D – “Everything, I’d be lost without you Josephine, you save me a thousand times a day in a thousand different ways and you don’t even know it” and sighhhhhhh!!!
Brilliant!!
www.theromancecover.com
JL Mac, you are one cruel, cruel, cruel woman…for about the first 15% of this book I was sobbing my heart out…talk about intense…and the words….the way the first part of this book was worded was gripping and very very clever!!!!
This book resumes where Wreck Me ended, therefore you have to had read Wreck Me first before you read Restore Me. I cannot write too much about it as I do not want to spoil this series, I just ask that you read them…and the beauty of this…JL Mac is not finished yet…there is a book 3…this is not a cliff hanger as such but the ending makes you want the 3rd instalment NOW!!!! Like YESTERDAY now!!!
We know the background between Josephine and Damon, what they have endured, what they went through and what they are still going through. The love they have for each other though is palpable. These two are one of my all time favourite couples and I will never ever look at a strawberry the same again…HOT, smoking HOT. Damon is extremely broken, will he ever recover???? Josephine will not give up on him..she is determined to bring him back from the brink, no matter how painful and no matter how hard…
“Listen to me, Damon. I’m not giving up on you. I know you’re in there somewhere and I swear I’ll bring you back. I promise” or “I meant what I said” I whisper “I love you,. I won’t quit. I’ll help you out of this. If I have to wait, then that’s what I’ll do”. Damon makes it very difficult for her but eventually they begin to rebuild….
“If you tell me that you’ll give yourself to me, I’ll be taking you completely. I’ll have you in every way a man can take a woman. I’ll put you on that bed, or anywhere for that matter and I’ll fuck you until you beg me to stop. I’ll take everything you have and then some. You asked me what I need and this is it. I need you. All of you.”…..smokinggggggggg! The bedroom scenes or kitchen scenes or anywhere else scenes in this book, as always are amazingly written and you can tell the want, the need and the love that they have, even through the “detached” phase.
This book mainly centres around Damon’s recovery and their rebuilding of their relationship, but there are a lot of plot twists and turns thrown in. These twists are not really answered during the book but give an insight into what is to come in book 3…I cannot wait!!
I love JL Mac’s style, I love this book, I love Damon and Josephine…my only unlove was that the book was too short..I either read it really fast or it just seemed shorter :-(. The ring inscription was genius….”My heart resides with you” the inscription on the watch..sighs!
Grams and Brian liven this book up with their humour and gayness…I love them both dearly as if they were my own (big hugs)!!
and the best quote of all…heart melts……
D - ”You deserve every bit of it. You’re my reason”
J – “For what”
D – “Everything, I’d be lost without you Josephine, you save me a thousand times a day in a thousand different ways and you don’t even know it” and sighhhhhhh!!!
Brilliant!!
www.theromancecover.com
April 24, 2013
RESTORE ME- ARC COPY REVIEW
First of all I will say that if you are a die-hard Wreck Me fan, Restore me will leave you breathless.
J.L. Mac has done it again and wrote an amazing, yet beautiful hot, steamy love story of a book. The book will make you laugh, make you cry, make you want to throw your Kindle, have you cussing at your favorite man Damon, have you crying for Damon, have you happy for Jo, have you mad at Jo, leave you wondering, and absolutely leave you pissed off.
In the beginning of the book, you absolutely feel like the worst has happened, just don’t give up hope on Damon and Jo. They are stronger than you believe. :0) You spend a lot of time with Gram, and Gram does it again. She makes you laugh, she makes you cry, and I even felt a little bit grumpy towards Gram at one point. You meet the repair man who sounds absolutely wonderful with his hot steamy sexy body. Oh man does he sound wonderful. By the end of the book, I’m not sure I like him anymore though.
The sex scenes in this book are HOT. I’m talking Oh my God, want to make me touch myself hot.
This book will put you through emotions that you would never think that a book could put you through. There is so much discovered about Jo and Damon in this book and many deep secrets come out and begin in this book.
I seriously thought that J.L. Mac could not top what she did with Wreck me, I was absolutely wrong. I can’t wait to see what she has to say in book 3.
First of all I will say that if you are a die-hard Wreck Me fan, Restore me will leave you breathless.
J.L. Mac has done it again and wrote an amazing, yet beautiful hot, steamy love story of a book. The book will make you laugh, make you cry, make you want to throw your Kindle, have you cussing at your favorite man Damon, have you crying for Damon, have you happy for Jo, have you mad at Jo, leave you wondering, and absolutely leave you pissed off.
In the beginning of the book, you absolutely feel like the worst has happened, just don’t give up hope on Damon and Jo. They are stronger than you believe. :0) You spend a lot of time with Gram, and Gram does it again. She makes you laugh, she makes you cry, and I even felt a little bit grumpy towards Gram at one point. You meet the repair man who sounds absolutely wonderful with his hot steamy sexy body. Oh man does he sound wonderful. By the end of the book, I’m not sure I like him anymore though.
The sex scenes in this book are HOT. I’m talking Oh my God, want to make me touch myself hot.
This book will put you through emotions that you would never think that a book could put you through. There is so much discovered about Jo and Damon in this book and many deep secrets come out and begin in this book.
I seriously thought that J.L. Mac could not top what she did with Wreck me, I was absolutely wrong. I can’t wait to see what she has to say in book 3.
May 5, 2013
4.5 Stars
Wow... Is anyone else saying what in the world just happened? This book was so unexpected. I complained that the first book was too predictable and wow did I put my foot in my mouth. The author had all the twist in turns in book 2. It was so intense I read this book in a few hours because I just could not put it down. It is part of a trilogy so be warned but the cliffhanger is not horrible. Normally I am not a big fan of the trilogy trend but there are still a lot of issues to resolve in the next book and I can't wait to see how this ends!!!
Wow... Is anyone else saying what in the world just happened? This book was so unexpected. I complained that the first book was too predictable and wow did I put my foot in my mouth. The author had all the twist in turns in book 2. It was so intense I read this book in a few hours because I just could not put it down. It is part of a trilogy so be warned but the cliffhanger is not horrible. Normally I am not a big fan of the trilogy trend but there are still a lot of issues to resolve in the next book and I can't wait to see how this ends!!!
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