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So Far Gone
One night? Feels like three years…
Jacob Donnelly wants something new. Something different. Which is why he’s got a one-way ticket to New York and his bags packed. One last night out to the bar finds him in a sexy stranger’s bed, giving in to an explosive chemistry Jacob had been searching for, but never found. Until now. It’s too bad he’s leaving town, although once he finds out his one night stand’s true identity, Jacob can’t get away fast enough.
Cash Warner made a mistake. It doesn’t matter that he’d never felt anything like the fire generated between him and Jacob. He doesn’t plan to ever see his one-night hookup ever again. Except he does. When the reality of what they’d done fully sets in, Jacob flees, leaving Cash struggling with how to deal with the bitter taste of betrayal he can’t escape. Because even with Jacob gone for years, Cash can’t stop wanting more of that one night. Fate conspires against them once again, bringing Jacob home after tragedy strikes, and they’ll find it near impossible to keep their distance despite being committed to other people.
Jacob Donnelly wants something new. Something different. Which is why he’s got a one-way ticket to New York and his bags packed. One last night out to the bar finds him in a sexy stranger’s bed, giving in to an explosive chemistry Jacob had been searching for, but never found. Until now. It’s too bad he’s leaving town, although once he finds out his one night stand’s true identity, Jacob can’t get away fast enough.
Cash Warner made a mistake. It doesn’t matter that he’d never felt anything like the fire generated between him and Jacob. He doesn’t plan to ever see his one-night hookup ever again. Except he does. When the reality of what they’d done fully sets in, Jacob flees, leaving Cash struggling with how to deal with the bitter taste of betrayal he can’t escape. Because even with Jacob gone for years, Cash can’t stop wanting more of that one night. Fate conspires against them once again, bringing Jacob home after tragedy strikes, and they’ll find it near impossible to keep their distance despite being committed to other people.
130 pages, ebook
First published July 18, 2014
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Avril Ashton
78 books1,682 followersA Caribbean transplant, Avril now lives in Stone Mountain, GA., with a tolerant Spousal Equivalent. Together they raise an eccentric daughter who loves reading and school (not so much school anymore). Avril’s earliest memories of reading revolve around discussing plot points of Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys with an equally book-minded mother
Always in love with the written word, Avril finally decided to do the writing in August of ’09 and never looked back. Spicy love scenes, delicious heroes, and wicked women burn up the pages of Avril’s stories, but there’ll always be a happy ending; Av remains a believer of love in all its forms.
Always in love with the written word, Avril finally decided to do the writing in August of ’09 and never looked back. Spicy love scenes, delicious heroes, and wicked women burn up the pages of Avril’s stories, but there’ll always be a happy ending; Av remains a believer of love in all its forms.
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July 24, 2014
I'm seriously ragey right now, and, yes, this is a purely subjective response.
This book was painful, dark, and angsty. It never let up.
I don't give a shit about a HEA when it's earned at the expense of others. I would have liked this book better without Cash and Jacob's happy ending. Because IT WASN'T THEIRS TO TAKE.
Warning, MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS:
I can't objectively say this was a terribly written or poorly plotted book, but I loathed every fucking second of it. I am generally good at separating my emotional responses from the literary qualities of a given book, but I could not with this one.
ABSOLUTELY CANNOT RECOMMEND
This book was painful, dark, and angsty. It never let up.
I don't give a shit about a HEA when it's earned at the expense of others. I would have liked this book better without Cash and Jacob's happy ending. Because IT WASN'T THEIRS TO TAKE.
Warning, MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS:
I can't objectively say this was a terribly written or poorly plotted book, but I loathed every fucking second of it. I am generally good at separating my emotional responses from the literary qualities of a given book, but I could not with this one.
ABSOLUTELY CANNOT RECOMMEND
August 10, 2019
3 Stars
I’m a big fan of Avril Ashton but I didn’t like this one as much as her other books. Jacob and Cash wanted each other for years but they were in a relationship with other people. Well, for me it’s like cheating! And I HATED when Eric died (Cash’s lover and Jacob’s brother). He was so good and it wasn’t fair to him to die so they could have their own HEA, I resented that HEA! Told in dual POV, 3rd person, can be read as a standalone. It's angsty and a quick read. Overall it was an okay read and hope you enjoy it more than me!
I’m a big fan of Avril Ashton but I didn’t like this one as much as her other books. Jacob and Cash wanted each other for years but they were in a relationship with other people. Well, for me it’s like cheating! And I HATED when Eric died (Cash’s lover and Jacob’s brother). He was so good and it wasn’t fair to him to die so they could have their own HEA, I resented that HEA! Told in dual POV, 3rd person, can be read as a standalone. It's angsty and a quick read. Overall it was an okay read and hope you enjoy it more than me!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 24, 2014
WARNING: Possible spoilers ahead!!
I think I never connected emotionally with the characters or the story. Maybe it was too short? Maybe I needed more back story? Maybe I just didn't like Cash or Jacob? Maybe there was just too much going on?
The story begins with Jacob going out for his last night in town. He's been living with his brother Eric since his parents kicked him out at 16 for being gay. Jacob is leaving the following day for NY.
I don't know. We never really find out. On Jacob's last night out he meets Cash. They have a magical, earth-shattering one night stand only for Jacob to flee the scene the following morning.
Well guess what...as it turns out, Cash is Eric's (Jacob's brother) ex-boyfriend.
Yes way. So now we have a little problem here. Eric wants to get back with Cash but Cash wants to explore things with Jacob. Jacob wants to explore things with Cash too but Jacob is leaving town.
Jacob feels like he owes it to his brother who took him in to walk away from Cash. So he does....
Cash and Eric reconcile and both Jacob and Cash spend the following three years wishing they were with each other.
Three years later, Jacob returns home for a visit. Neither Cash or Jacob ever told Eric what happened between them. But things are awkward and there are still a lot of unresolved feelings between Cash and Jacob.
From this point on it's drama central.
IDK, I just never connected with any of the characters. I mean I didn't hate it. But I just didn't love it either.
I didn't like that it was love triangle-ish between two brothers. I didn't like the circumstances that happened to ultimately bring Jacob and Cash back together. And the sex wasn't that hot for me.
Maybe it's just me....IDK!
I think I never connected emotionally with the characters or the story. Maybe it was too short? Maybe I needed more back story? Maybe I just didn't like Cash or Jacob? Maybe there was just too much going on?
The story begins with Jacob going out for his last night in town. He's been living with his brother Eric since his parents kicked him out at 16 for being gay. Jacob is leaving the following day for NY.
I don't know. We never really find out. On Jacob's last night out he meets Cash. They have a magical, earth-shattering one night stand only for Jacob to flee the scene the following morning.
Well guess what...as it turns out, Cash is Eric's (Jacob's brother) ex-boyfriend.
Yes way. So now we have a little problem here. Eric wants to get back with Cash but Cash wants to explore things with Jacob. Jacob wants to explore things with Cash too but Jacob is leaving town.
Jacob feels like he owes it to his brother who took him in to walk away from Cash. So he does....
Cash and Eric reconcile and both Jacob and Cash spend the following three years wishing they were with each other.
Three years later, Jacob returns home for a visit. Neither Cash or Jacob ever told Eric what happened between them. But things are awkward and there are still a lot of unresolved feelings between Cash and Jacob.
From this point on it's drama central.
IDK, I just never connected with any of the characters. I mean I didn't hate it. But I just didn't love it either.
I didn't like that it was love triangle-ish between two brothers. I didn't like the circumstances that happened to ultimately bring Jacob and Cash back together. And the sex wasn't that hot for me.
Maybe it's just me....IDK!
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July 30, 2014
I don't think I've ever read a book that just flat out disgusted me like this. Yep. Disgusted and pissed off. I was riding the high of reading the Brooklyn Sinners series so I decided go to pick this up and now I kinda wish I hadn't.
Warning the below is ranty with a generous about of f-bombs.
Warning the below is ranty with a generous about of f-bombs.
July 20, 2014
So. Many. Feels. Loved this. And Avril. Jesus. Perfection
August 9, 2016
I really, really hate when books are engaging, well written and checking all the boxes and then they take a turn into f*cksville.
Jacob and Cash share a mind-blowing, life altering night together the night before Jacob is due to move north to New York. The next morning, they go their separate ways and Cash receives a call from an ex. He reluctantly heads over there, and while he's still reeling from the shock that his ex (Eric) wants to give things another go, he hears a familiar voice coming down the stairs. Yep, it's Jacob. Eric and Jacob are brothers. This starts us on a journey of angst, deceit and sexual tension that is done really, really well. I could empathize with all of the characters. The self sacrifice and sense of duty...all well done, everyone's actions were fully understandable. And then we get to 78%. What.the.hell!!!
It's bad enough that the author took the easy way out with one of the characters; I would have still understood if the other two had even remotely struggled with getting together. Not.even.close. Are you seriously telling me that we're supposed to continue empathizing with the characters, when one third of the love triangle Really?? I was so furious I could barely think straight. I was reading it like did I miss something? Maybe things had already been taken care of. Nope. They had to do it the next day. And as if to taunt me and further spike my blood pressure, they were actually asking each other if it was wrong that they didn't feel guilty. *Pinches nose bridge*. And if you're thinking well, they were together and needed to comfort each other, you would be wrong; they.were.NOT. The blistering of expletives that I leveled at these characters in my mind cannot be transcribed here. I am, after all, a lady. I will just say YOU GUYS SUCK!! You got your HEA at the expense of a good man and you felt no shame in that, you sick bastids.
Up until 78% this was a 4 star read for me, but that ending brings it to 2. Royally pissed me off. I can't even wrap my mind around the direction this book took. Ugh.
Jacob and Cash share a mind-blowing, life altering night together the night before Jacob is due to move north to New York. The next morning, they go their separate ways and Cash receives a call from an ex. He reluctantly heads over there, and while he's still reeling from the shock that his ex (Eric) wants to give things another go, he hears a familiar voice coming down the stairs. Yep, it's Jacob. Eric and Jacob are brothers. This starts us on a journey of angst, deceit and sexual tension that is done really, really well. I could empathize with all of the characters. The self sacrifice and sense of duty...all well done, everyone's actions were fully understandable. And then we get to 78%. What.the.hell!!!
It's bad enough that the author took the easy way out with one of the characters; I would have still understood if the other two had even remotely struggled with getting together. Not.even.close. Are you seriously telling me that we're supposed to continue empathizing with the characters, when one third of the love triangle Really?? I was so furious I could barely think straight. I was reading it like did I miss something? Maybe things had already been taken care of. Nope. They had to do it the next day. And as if to taunt me and further spike my blood pressure, they were actually asking each other if it was wrong that they didn't feel guilty. *Pinches nose bridge*. And if you're thinking well, they were together and needed to comfort each other, you would be wrong; they.were.NOT. The blistering of expletives that I leveled at these characters in my mind cannot be transcribed here. I am, after all, a lady. I will just say YOU GUYS SUCK!! You got your HEA at the expense of a good man and you felt no shame in that, you sick bastids.
Up until 78% this was a 4 star read for me, but that ending brings it to 2. Royally pissed me off. I can't even wrap my mind around the direction this book took. Ugh.
July 21, 2014
An intense, emotional read from Avril Ashton. Lots of feelz in this one as Kade says in his little review. Can a really hot one night stand ever be forgotten?? Heartache...ooh, all sorts in this one. Check it out for yourself and see. 5 stars and not forgetting 5 ♥♥♥♥♥
July 30, 2014
I threw 4 stars up there and I am making it stick. Here's what I think: I am too old for one-night stands anymore. That and I've been married for 10 years, yes to the same person. But even when I was young and having fun, I didn't like them, but I had them. I had too many to remember. But there are times when something pops in my head and makes me think of that one night with someone. Like I said, I've been married for 10 years and I STILL think about some of my bar-hopping/club nights. So yeah, I think a one night stand could make a HUGE impression on someone. I don't think this story is all that far fetched. Yes, it was one night, but so what.
Jacob and Cash meet on Jacob's last night in town. He has a one way ticket to New York, because he wants something new. He wants to live his life the way he wants. So he jumps on the opportunity to move.
During his 3 years in NY though, he didn't stop thinking about Cash. Cash didn't stop thinking about Jacob either. Both of them are in relationships though, separate from each other. Neither of their relationships are really working though, because they are in love with each other and they might love the ones they're with, they really aren't IN the relationship. That still doesn't solve the distance though.
Until something happens and it brings Jacob back home. This I didn't like. I didn't like this part and I wished it never would have happened and I think that's my reasoning for being so indecisive in my rating. But, it happened and I can't change it. Do I wish the author went another route? Yes. I probably would have given this 5 stars then.
So a one night stand turns into a whole lot more. Met with a lot of broken hearts and dumb decisions.
I actually thought about "Stay With Me" the entire time I was reading this. Enjoy :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48qwv...
Jacob and Cash meet on Jacob's last night in town. He has a one way ticket to New York, because he wants something new. He wants to live his life the way he wants. So he jumps on the opportunity to move.
During his 3 years in NY though, he didn't stop thinking about Cash. Cash didn't stop thinking about Jacob either. Both of them are in relationships though, separate from each other. Neither of their relationships are really working though, because they are in love with each other and they might love the ones they're with, they really aren't IN the relationship. That still doesn't solve the distance though.
Until something happens and it brings Jacob back home. This I didn't like. I didn't like this part and I wished it never would have happened and I think that's my reasoning for being so indecisive in my rating. But, it happened and I can't change it. Do I wish the author went another route? Yes. I probably would have given this 5 stars then.
So a one night stand turns into a whole lot more. Met with a lot of broken hearts and dumb decisions.
I actually thought about "Stay With Me" the entire time I was reading this. Enjoy :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48qwv...
February 2, 2015
4 stars.
I love you Avril Ashton, you always tend to think outside the box. I loved this book. It wasn't conventional at all. Sure it was shady, and gritty and hard to process, but I live for the drama. Every once in a while you want a scandal involved. Plus you had me at Cash, he was dreamy. I loved him, and this is a interracial romance. My idea of Cash
My Jacob
I <3 Cash & Jacob. Their circumstance for being involved with each other was brutal. Poor freaking Eric, I mean it sucks.
I'm sorry, I might be heartless in this situation, but I loved Jacob & Cash together. They only spent 1 night together and 3 years later it still affects them both. I felt bad when Cash admitted that sleeping with Eric was like cheating because he only wanted Jacob, and the Jacob calls Vito Cash during sex.
Jacob was a tad bit shady during a certain moment in the book.
At the end of the day, you win some and lose some, unfortunately this was a hot mess and I loved every second of it.
I love you Avril Ashton, you always tend to think outside the box. I loved this book. It wasn't conventional at all. Sure it was shady, and gritty and hard to process, but I live for the drama. Every once in a while you want a scandal involved. Plus you had me at Cash, he was dreamy. I loved him, and this is a interracial romance. My idea of Cash
My Jacob
I <3 Cash & Jacob. Their circumstance for being involved with each other was brutal. Poor freaking Eric, I mean it sucks.
I'm sorry, I might be heartless in this situation, but I loved Jacob & Cash together. They only spent 1 night together and 3 years later it still affects them both. I felt bad when Cash admitted that sleeping with Eric was like cheating because he only wanted Jacob, and the Jacob calls Vito Cash during sex.
Jacob was a tad bit shady during a certain moment in the book.
At the end of the day, you win some and lose some, unfortunately this was a hot mess and I loved every second of it.
July 24, 2014
3.5 stars! Well. Hmmm. What to say? I liked the first half of this book better than the second. It was an easy read and I couldn’t put it down. I liked the back and forth between Jacob and Cash and the fact that they couldn’t let each other go, even though they’d only had one night together. I felt bad for Eric. I think because it was a short read, I wasn’t as connected to the characters as I could have been if it had been longer. In fact, if it had been a full length novel with plenty of back story on the characters, I’m pretty sure the second half of the book would have ripped my heart out.
June 20, 2017
This book was definitely not for me. The entire time I just felt horrible for Eric and Vito. Especially Eric. Because of that I couldn't bring myself to like Cash and Jordan. At all. And that ending... horrible.
December 16, 2014
Don't read this if you value your sanity. I am so offended. I'm beyond disgusted. What the heck.
October 21, 2018
Conflicted
I really don’t know how to feel about this and I suspect a lot of other readers feel the same. Surface level it’s well written and the premise was intriguing but the plot point towards the end left me feeling not great and things were unresolved.
I got this a long time ago and I’ve only now gotten around to reading it.
I won’t give spoilers and I love this author’s other work, so if any reader hated this as a first glimpse of Avril Ashton’s work, please give her other books a fair chance, because her series are fantastic.
I’d say skip this short story and go for one of her other books instead.
I really don’t know how to feel about this and I suspect a lot of other readers feel the same. Surface level it’s well written and the premise was intriguing but the plot point towards the end left me feeling not great and things were unresolved.
I got this a long time ago and I’ve only now gotten around to reading it.
I won’t give spoilers and I love this author’s other work, so if any reader hated this as a first glimpse of Avril Ashton’s work, please give her other books a fair chance, because her series are fantastic.
I’d say skip this short story and go for one of her other books instead.
August 26, 2014
Well holy shit and good gravy, this one left me so confused emotionally. I loved the passion. I loved the angst. I loved the feels. It was an easy read and it flowed well. But something about it felt stunted. Is that even a word? Can writing be stunted? These guys had the passion and emotion of adults, but the actions and communication of 5 year olds. They did not express things very well, and gave in to any temptation that came their way. Yep, like I said. Loved and hated it. I'm ok with the fact that the brother I'm not usually so picky.
November 23, 2014
Can I start by saying that I forgot what this book was about and didn't read the blurb when I started reading so when Eric was calling Jacob 'cub', I said to myself 'cool, it's a shifter book'. But it wasn't. Maybe if it was Cash and Jacob would have made more sense. Maybe one night of sex that led to 3 years of them pining for each other would have made sense because they were mates. But noooo, this was just a lot of extra drama for no reason at all.
These two guys just made me mad. Finding each other again during the circumstances that was happening around them was just maddening. At about 80%, I started skimming. At 90%, I just didn't care anymore and skipped to the last page. I didn't like these two characters. I am not sure if I liked anyone in the book after Jacob and Cash had sex the first time. The story was not strong enough for me to give it more than 1.5 stars.
These two guys just made me mad. Finding each other again during the circumstances that was happening around them was just maddening. At about 80%, I started skimming. At 90%, I just didn't care anymore and skipped to the last page. I didn't like these two characters. I am not sure if I liked anyone in the book after Jacob and Cash had sex the first time. The story was not strong enough for me to give it more than 1.5 stars.
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November 15, 2014New M/M from Avril Ashton?
August 4, 2014
I wasn’t sure what I would get with this book from the blurb, but I kept coming back and reading it, so I knew I had to try.
We meet Jacob Donnelly as he is packing to leave Mundy, Texas and move to the big bright lights and big time that is New York City. Jacob had been living with his brother Eric after his parents tossed him aside when he came out. Jacob and Eric have a close relationship, as close as two brothers can get when they are the only family they have. Tonight would be Jacob’s last night in town and he goes out to the local bar to find someone he can relieve his sexual tension.
Enter Cash Warren, a tall glass of sexual chocolate who after being stared at by Jacob for most of the night invites him back to his hotel room. Neither man is fond of one night stands but there is that spark between them, and they give in. Spark? Yeah, I will call it that.
The one-night stand was nothing short of hot. I read it sneakily at my desk while at work blushing… do you know how easy it is to see a blush on a natural redhead with fair skin? Oh yeah. I was blushing and gasping and OMFG and STFU-ing when the one-night stand turned into "hello long lost lover!" Holy Hell I did not expect that would be the reason Jacob flees and Cash flips out, as we are told in the blurb. Well then.
So what are these boys going to do? They have a bad case of insta love/lust, and I want them to figure this out but um, how can they? Things moved really, really fast with Cash and Jacob, to be honest I had to suspend reality for a few pages to deal with it but again, it was intense, and I liked all that angry kissing so I just went for it.
Three years pass after Jacob leaving, with Jacob and Cash having zero contact. Eric has finally persuaded Jacob to come home, and things get a bit tense. I am sure if you read other reviews of this book you know what the deal is and why Jacob leaves so fast, but it’s not in the blurb, so I am not going to give that away. I will say that the secret Cash and Jacob keep about their one-night stand causes drama; more drama than there should be but I kind of like the soap opera effect that was happening so I put on some bright colored lipstick to enjoy it and hopped on board.
Now, I have to admit. I knew the deal that would happen and would allow the men to be together finally. I happened to read a spoiler, something I rarely do, so I knew the situation that was in front of me, and you want to know a secret? I was waiting for it to happen so the boys could be together again and get it on. Is that awful of me to admit? It might be, but I can say that because this is fiction. In real life, I’d be shunned. Anyway, I was waiting for it because hot damn, can this author write some smexy scenes.
After admitting that bit which will get me to hell in a hand basket; I will say there were parts of this story that should have torn my heart to shreds. They could have, had the story been longer and drawn out. Cash and Jacob have the ability to become one hell of an angst fest, and as a self-proclaimed angst whore, I was looking forward to it. The intensity of emotion Cash and Jacob have for one another was palpable in the first half of the story, and I wanted to feel the angst with them. There was emotion with them but had there been more of a back story with each man, it could have been one of those books you love to hate and hate to love. Oh how I love the angst, but it wasn’t there like I wanted. Oh well.
While I am being honest, I also had to throw common sense out the window and just settle in with these boys. I was looking for a story that was hot and sexy, and I got it. Sure; morality and ethics weren’t on the menu with this and that is okay. There are times you don’t want to be right and tick off each line item of propriety and just want to read and get some feels. I got the feels with this one… all the smexy, hot and dirty feels. Would I call this PWP? Maybe. There is a story there and would have been complex had it, again, been longer. But it wasn’t, and I am okay with that.
So Far Gone was my first story form this author and I look forward to checking out her backlist for more of the smexy times.
3.5 stars
We meet Jacob Donnelly as he is packing to leave Mundy, Texas and move to the big bright lights and big time that is New York City. Jacob had been living with his brother Eric after his parents tossed him aside when he came out. Jacob and Eric have a close relationship, as close as two brothers can get when they are the only family they have. Tonight would be Jacob’s last night in town and he goes out to the local bar to find someone he can relieve his sexual tension.
Enter Cash Warren, a tall glass of sexual chocolate who after being stared at by Jacob for most of the night invites him back to his hotel room. Neither man is fond of one night stands but there is that spark between them, and they give in. Spark? Yeah, I will call it that.
The one-night stand was nothing short of hot. I read it sneakily at my desk while at work blushing… do you know how easy it is to see a blush on a natural redhead with fair skin? Oh yeah. I was blushing and gasping and OMFG and STFU-ing when the one-night stand turned into "hello long lost lover!" Holy Hell I did not expect that would be the reason Jacob flees and Cash flips out, as we are told in the blurb. Well then.
So what are these boys going to do? They have a bad case of insta love/lust, and I want them to figure this out but um, how can they? Things moved really, really fast with Cash and Jacob, to be honest I had to suspend reality for a few pages to deal with it but again, it was intense, and I liked all that angry kissing so I just went for it.
Three years pass after Jacob leaving, with Jacob and Cash having zero contact. Eric has finally persuaded Jacob to come home, and things get a bit tense. I am sure if you read other reviews of this book you know what the deal is and why Jacob leaves so fast, but it’s not in the blurb, so I am not going to give that away. I will say that the secret Cash and Jacob keep about their one-night stand causes drama; more drama than there should be but I kind of like the soap opera effect that was happening so I put on some bright colored lipstick to enjoy it and hopped on board.
Now, I have to admit. I knew the deal that would happen and would allow the men to be together finally. I happened to read a spoiler, something I rarely do, so I knew the situation that was in front of me, and you want to know a secret? I was waiting for it to happen so the boys could be together again and get it on. Is that awful of me to admit? It might be, but I can say that because this is fiction. In real life, I’d be shunned. Anyway, I was waiting for it because hot damn, can this author write some smexy scenes.
After admitting that bit which will get me to hell in a hand basket; I will say there were parts of this story that should have torn my heart to shreds. They could have, had the story been longer and drawn out. Cash and Jacob have the ability to become one hell of an angst fest, and as a self-proclaimed angst whore, I was looking forward to it. The intensity of emotion Cash and Jacob have for one another was palpable in the first half of the story, and I wanted to feel the angst with them. There was emotion with them but had there been more of a back story with each man, it could have been one of those books you love to hate and hate to love. Oh how I love the angst, but it wasn’t there like I wanted. Oh well.
While I am being honest, I also had to throw common sense out the window and just settle in with these boys. I was looking for a story that was hot and sexy, and I got it. Sure; morality and ethics weren’t on the menu with this and that is okay. There are times you don’t want to be right and tick off each line item of propriety and just want to read and get some feels. I got the feels with this one… all the smexy, hot and dirty feels. Would I call this PWP? Maybe. There is a story there and would have been complex had it, again, been longer. But it wasn’t, and I am okay with that.
So Far Gone was my first story form this author and I look forward to checking out her backlist for more of the smexy times.
3.5 stars
November 17, 2014
This book is hard for me to rate. I love angst, and I did enjoy the book, but it was hard to stomach the ending. I feel so badly for Eric because he gave up the love of his life for his brother, and while Cash and Jacob didn't actually do anything wrong when they initially slept together, hiding their feelings and lying to their significant others was not ok. And the fact that there wasn't really a resolution after the fight on Memorial Day and that poor Eric I'm not saying it should have all been wrapped up in a pretty bow for everyone to get their HEA, but it would have been better had Cash and Jacob So 3.5 stars.
December 3, 2014
DNF at 53%. I was willing to overlook the one-night-stand turned everlasting true love, greater than all others.
I was willing to suspend disbelief that said one-night-stand would cause someone to still pine after the guy after three years out of his eyes.
But then the older brother who sacrificed a big part of his own life and happiness gets critically injured, is in a coma, might die and his little brother (beneficient of said sacrificies) and his boyfriend (you can guess it: the other guy in the one-night-stand) still exchange hot, meaningful glances in the hospital.
Really?
I find this disgusting. And unbelievable.
And so I'll stop reading. I am not interested to see if the older brother who is in the way will conveniently die so that the two love birds can be together guilt-free or whatever other ending is planned here.
I was willing to suspend disbelief that said one-night-stand would cause someone to still pine after the guy after three years out of his eyes.
But then the older brother who sacrificed a big part of his own life and happiness gets critically injured, is in a coma, might die and his little brother (beneficient of said sacrificies) and his boyfriend (you can guess it: the other guy in the one-night-stand) still exchange hot, meaningful glances in the hospital.
Really?
I find this disgusting. And unbelievable.
And so I'll stop reading. I am not interested to see if the older brother who is in the way will conveniently die so that the two love birds can be together guilt-free or whatever other ending is planned here.
February 6, 2015
First, let me tell you I thought I was reading a completely different book the entire time. I know, too many challenges. I was thinking to myself while reading "why haven't I read this author before. This is really good writing". Then I finished the book and went to my home page. Doh, it's Avril Ashton, of course it was engaging. So here's my dilemma. The writing...fantastic. The content/plot...fucking horrible. I felt skeevy from right after their first night together until the very end. Like I needed to take a shower to wash the "ick" away. And I can read a book with cheating. I don't love it but it's not a hard limit or anything. At least make Eric a giant dick or something, not the best person in the book. I couldn't put it down though and for that I'll give it 3 stars.
January 12, 2015
Okay, I'm going to admit right upfront that I thought I was going to be reading some smut. The cover, the price tag, the hookup right from the get-go. But then ...
it morphed into the most angst-ridden thing I have ever read. And this is coming from me! ME!
I'm not going to bother with a spoiler on this one because... well, if you've already read it, you know and, if you haven't read it, it might stop you. I'm am just going to say that while it is a HEA of sorts, it left quite a path of destruction behind in it's wake.
Not everyone's cup of tea, but well done.
it morphed into the most angst-ridden thing I have ever read. And this is coming from me! ME!
I'm not going to bother with a spoiler on this one because... well, if you've already read it, you know and, if you haven't read it, it might stop you. I'm am just going to say that while it is a HEA of sorts, it left quite a path of destruction behind in it's wake.
Not everyone's cup of tea, but well done.
November 2, 2015
This story is infuriating and twisted. People who claim to love each other while constantly lying and deceiving one another, a pathetic older brother who ends up giving the two main assholes their HEA in one of the most....seriously, this is twisted. I don't know wtf is going on in Avril Ashton's head, but how she thought this was romantic is beyond me.
July 24, 2014
i devoured this book so good. Thank you Amy for our BR.
August 5, 2014
REVIEWED FOR PRISM BOOK ALLIANCE
OMG this book was not the book I expected!! This is powerful, emotive, angst ridden and totally addictive. It was another 3am finish as I just couldn’t put it down once I picked it up.
Jacob Donnelly was kicked out of the house by his parents as a teenager as soon as he came out. Although he didn’t know it at the time, the very same thing had happened to his older brother a few years earlier, and it is his brother that rides in and rescues him after giving up the life he is building in another town with man he loves.
A few years on and Jacob is fed up with bar hopping and one night stands and has bought a one way ticket to New York and is excited to be starting out on a new adventure. His last night in town and he is in the local bar when he spots a man that stops him in his tracks. Cash is beautiful and Jacob wants him. It seems the feeling is mutual as the two men end up in a hotel for the night where things get hot and steamy. That one night wasn’t just about the sex, a connection is formed that will plague both men for years.
The next morning Jacob feels as though his world has imploded when he finds out who Cash is. He feels anger, betrayal, and confusion and is overwhelmed with sadness at the clusterfuck he has just helped make. He flees the town earlier than planned without saying goodbye to anyone and doesn’t return for three years.
Three years on and Jacob believes he can manage a trip home for Memorial Day weekend. He realises his mistake almost the minute he arrives when he is assailed with the same feelings of lust, betrayal and anger from that night so long ago. He has been kidding himself for so long that he was over Cash when in fact nothing at all has changed.
A quick conversation hidden away from prying eyes ends up in passionate kiss and finally the truth comes out. The devastation to all involved is clear and for the second time Jacob flees for New York knowing this time he may have burned his bridges.
When tragedy strikes a week later it is with a heavy heart that Jacob once again goes home. This visit is very different and nothing will ever be the same. This visit Jacob will lose something and gain something and it is a very bittersweet ending.
OMG this book was not the book I expected!! This is powerful, emotive, angst ridden and totally addictive. It was another 3am finish as I just couldn’t put it down once I picked it up.
Jacob Donnelly was kicked out of the house by his parents as a teenager as soon as he came out. Although he didn’t know it at the time, the very same thing had happened to his older brother a few years earlier, and it is his brother that rides in and rescues him after giving up the life he is building in another town with man he loves.
A few years on and Jacob is fed up with bar hopping and one night stands and has bought a one way ticket to New York and is excited to be starting out on a new adventure. His last night in town and he is in the local bar when he spots a man that stops him in his tracks. Cash is beautiful and Jacob wants him. It seems the feeling is mutual as the two men end up in a hotel for the night where things get hot and steamy. That one night wasn’t just about the sex, a connection is formed that will plague both men for years.
The next morning Jacob feels as though his world has imploded when he finds out who Cash is. He feels anger, betrayal, and confusion and is overwhelmed with sadness at the clusterfuck he has just helped make. He flees the town earlier than planned without saying goodbye to anyone and doesn’t return for three years.
Three years on and Jacob believes he can manage a trip home for Memorial Day weekend. He realises his mistake almost the minute he arrives when he is assailed with the same feelings of lust, betrayal and anger from that night so long ago. He has been kidding himself for so long that he was over Cash when in fact nothing at all has changed.
A quick conversation hidden away from prying eyes ends up in passionate kiss and finally the truth comes out. The devastation to all involved is clear and for the second time Jacob flees for New York knowing this time he may have burned his bridges.
When tragedy strikes a week later it is with a heavy heart that Jacob once again goes home. This visit is very different and nothing will ever be the same. This visit Jacob will lose something and gain something and it is a very bittersweet ending.
July 31, 2014
I read this simply because of the bi-polar reviews. Some were hot, some were cold, and I just needed to find out what the big deal was between these guys. I was absolutely invested in all four of them, and hated that there was absolutely no way they could not hurt each other.
An impossible situation that didn't have an easy answer.
What I really struggled with was how they finally come together at the end. I did not want it to happen that way at all. I was completely bummed. Bummed for the guys, but the story itself was a winner.
An impossible situation that didn't have an easy answer.
What I really struggled with was how they finally come together at the end. I did not want it to happen that way at all. I was completely bummed. Bummed for the guys, but the story itself was a winner.
November 24, 2014
I'm always hesitant with shorter length books because I tend to not be satisfied. But this was a great, quick read. I still connected with the characters and felt their emotions myself. I really, really wish it would've been a full length so I could've completely lost myself in the story. Love this author.
Want to read
January 2, 2016I was considering to read this book, but alas, I read some reviews and there's so much content that's a 'no for me'. So...I'll skip this one. Forever.
Not a good start for a new year. Cheating kills my mood.
December 5, 2014
It took me awhile to be comfortable rating this book. It was well written, full of angst and very sexy. Unfortunately, it was also very sweet and heartbreaking. I loved all the characters and that's were the problems lays. Cash & Jacob were great together and deserved a HEA, but Eric did too. I know the author went for a realistic take for this story, but I wanted a miracle to happen.
Maybe if the ending showed Cash & Jacob working on getting to know each other (HFN) instead of living happily together I would had rate it a five. Plus, I hope to read Vito's story.
The book was a five. The story a three. At the end, So Far Gone was worth reading.
Maybe if the ending showed Cash & Jacob working on getting to know each other (HFN) instead of living happily together I would had rate it a five. Plus, I hope to read Vito's story.
The book was a five. The story a three. At the end, So Far Gone was worth reading.
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