I received an ARC copy of this book from the author in return for my honest review, and that is just what you will get. I do have to warn that my review will be very vague when it comes to the plot and details as I hate teasers and I am very limited to what I am able to say with out spoiling this books as well as all the previous books for you!
SM Donaldson is by far one of my favorite authors. She continues to amaze me around every corner. Just when I don't think she can write anything better, she blows my mind and turns my world upside down. That is just what she has done with this series, Marco's MMA Boys! I have loved each and every book so far. After every book I think "There is no way that any of the other books after can even compare.." and then she makes me fall even harder in love with the next book.
Holding Huck' Heart is book #3 in the series (Letting Lox In- Book #1 and In Sly's Eye'e- Book #2). In the series you meet a rag tag team of young MMA fighters who thru it all have become the family that none of them have separately ever known. Each book builds off the last, so you will want to read them all in order to appreciate the true genius behind the plot. Although, each book is about different characters and is told in their alternating POV, you still get to see the characters in the pervious books grow as well as meet new ones all along the way.
Huck was honestly not one of my favorite characters in the series. I was nervous to learn more about him, not sure if I would like what I read. Wow, I was wrong. Ms. Donaldson is a very sneaky woman and I love it! I really thought that I had all the couples and general plots figured out for the series. I am generally pretty good at it, but she really threw me thru a loop with this one. Huck was not at all what I expected! Don't get me wrong. He is very much the cocky butt that he is portrayed in the other books, but there is so much more to him. He might be the most complex character in the series yet. The woman that I personally thought he would find a soul mate in, was nothing that I expected at all. Although she holds a large role in this book, it's not in the way I had envisioned. As for the woman he falls for, I would have never guessed. Not only was she not who I would have matched him with, but she is not at all the person I thought she would be. She is amazing and quickly became my favorite female character in the story this far.
As for the plot as a whole, it is wonderful. You get a insight in so many of the characters lives, as well as watch Huck's relationship grow. As with all the books before, it truly has everything you look for in a great book. There is excitement, adrenaline, secrets, heartache, fear, fighting, love, lust, compassion, family/ community, struggles, dark pasts with personal demons and you can't forget smoking hot MMA fighters! When I finished the book, my heart was swollen with love and ached to read more about this amazing set of personalities.
SM Donaldson has really outdone herself with this knockout gang of characters! If you have not read any of the Marco's MMA Boys books, I suggest that you one-click them today and pre-order Holding Huck's Heart asap. This series truly is an amazing and fun read that will keep you coming back for more!