This book was so not what I thought it was going to be, and I just found out the other books in the series wouldn't be my cup of tea either because just from the little taste I got from this I wasn't overly thrilled with.
I had a lot of hope with this because of the premise. It sounded right up my alley with a bookish heroine who had been in love with Sam, the indie rocker, ever since high school. Then he broke her heart and she was never the same again and haven't seen each other for four years until now. I thought this sounded so good with lots of angst and issues to work through before they got their happily ever.
First off, for me I was bored out of my mind in the beginning and found myself skimming through a majority to get to the meat of the story. It just felt really dragged out and so slow. Plus I didn't really care about either Sam or Amy. Like not at all. There was nothing engaging about them or sucked me into their story. It just wasn't peaking my interest. I even contemplated not even finishing this book multiple times because I was really just painfully plowing through it. It was hard but I did get through it.
When I wasn't bored with it then I was turned off with it. And it was multiple things. Things that, for me don't equate to romance. Now despite the fact that this story centered around Amy and Sam. Sam's friend's made appearances and played a role in the story. I just found out that they have their own stories in this series and probably went in a lot more detail than here but what I got here was more than enough. Almost too much. I try not to be judgy and stuff and it seem to work out for them, but I just don't want that in my romance. What I am talking about? I am talking about the fact that Sam's three friends were in a relationship with each other. You read right three. It was Darla and two of Sam's guy friends and they were in a sexual relationship together. And even though a lot of it happened off stage, it was still in the background. For me, that was a major turn off, and it just left me with a bad taste in mouth. I can take lot, but not that especially in my romance. Just no. Again this wasn't the focus in the story, but it was enough to curb my enjoyment of this book.
Another turn off with this book was the whole phone thing. That was disturbing. I get that it was meant to be funny and add humor to this story, but I didn't find it funny. I found it strange. I could maybe get over if it was something else, put not cell phone. Yuck.
Another thing that I wasn't thrilled with, but I got over was Sam becoming a stripper. I get where he was coming from and why he was doing it, but I definitely didn't see this story going in this direction. I wasn't prepared. I get he had to do what he had to, but I wish he told Amy about beforehand because the way she found out wasn't good. I understand that it was to add to the drama and obstacles between them, but at the same time I felt they had enough trouble between them they didn't need anymore. I too thought that this was just kind of thrown in there just to add drama. It disturbed the flow of the story I felt.
I wasn't a fan of the romance between Sam and Amy. There wasn't any really. It was more of their attraction and past more than anything. It didn't really show them fall in love. I didn't believe it.
Until the very end, which was the best part of the book. Finally things got out it the open and revelations were made about what happened in the past. Honesty was present and they finally opened up to each other. Finally emotions were on display and I believed them. Everything was just let go then it was beautiful especially when they made love first time.
I really enjoyed that scene. It was a great moment between them. I wish I had the same feeling all way through read as I did with this scene. It showed their closeness both physically and emotionally. That scene made me feel the love between them when I didn't for a majority of the book. If the rest of this book was just like the ending I would have enjoyed this book so much more and probably would have looked over the flaws that was glaring at me.
The did have some dark family history that caused them to have some issues through their life. Usually I like that in a romance and it usually gives the book an edge, but in this case it wasn't enough to look over some of the other things in the story. Though I felt bad for what they had gone through in their lives, I wish it drew me in more. Made me more interested in them and into the story. It wasn't that I didn't care. I just was as interested as I should've been with these dark paths that they went on.
In general, this book just wasn't cup of tea. For one, I was expecting that story was going to be totally different from the one I got. I wanted to be more engaged and engrossed in it, and I just wasn't. In fact I was bored for a majority of it. I had skimmed through it just to get through it. I just wasn't interested in Amy and Sam or their story. It dragged at times. It took forever for them to reunite, and it took awhile to get to the good stuff. And there wasn't a lot of good stuff in my opinion. In fact quite a few things turned me off about this story. The ménage tois was one of them even though it wasn't the main focus it was still there. I think it overshadowed everything for me. Now other people may like the ménage tois, but I am not one of them. Whenever I see those stories, I avoid them at all cost. They are just not my taste. I won't be reading the rest book in this series because of it featuring the ménage tois element. I think just overtook it for me. The ending was the best part for me, and I wish that carried through the entire book. It needed it for me to enjoy it. This was just not the book for me.