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Brewed #3
Glow
I’m the only Dixon brother to step up when our family crumbled.
When I took over the ranch, I lost everything, career included.
My heart hadn’t been in it anyway. It couldn’t. A girl left with it over a dozen years ago.
Now she’s back.
Different hair. New style. Kid clutching her hand.
Not a trace of the Madison Black I knew. A down-home girl with the sweetest smile and drawl. The rebel with a spirit that glowed so bright.
But with one conversation, that girl starts to reappear.
One kiss, the years apart fade away.
One night, I vow to never let her go again.
But some pasts refuse to stay buried. And when the heart-wrenching truth behind her leaving is revealed, it might ruin us all.
When I took over the ranch, I lost everything, career included.
My heart hadn’t been in it anyway. It couldn’t. A girl left with it over a dozen years ago.
Now she’s back.
Different hair. New style. Kid clutching her hand.
Not a trace of the Madison Black I knew. A down-home girl with the sweetest smile and drawl. The rebel with a spirit that glowed so bright.
But with one conversation, that girl starts to reappear.
One kiss, the years apart fade away.
One night, I vow to never let her go again.
But some pasts refuse to stay buried. And when the heart-wrenching truth behind her leaving is revealed, it might ruin us all.
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Molly McAdams
56 books8,905 followersMolly grew up in California but now lives with her husband and daughter in the oh-so-amazing state of Texas. When she's not diving into the world of her characters, some of her hobbies include hiking, snowboarding, traveling, and long walks on the beach . . . which roughly translates to being a homebody and dishing out movie quotes with her hubby. She has a weakness for crude-humored movies and loves curling up in a fluffy blanket during a thunderstorm . . . or under one in a bathtub if there are tornados. That way she can pretend they aren't really happening.
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September 11, 2020
Can someone please explain to me why this is advertised as a 2nd chance romance between the hero & heroine when the ENTIRE story is about another woman???? This shitfest is a triangle with the male lead in the story in love with 2 women - but honestly the romance is between him and the OW - not the heroine that we are supposed to be reading about!
Cayson remained silent as I glossed over ten years with Isabel.
That first night and how she’d started working for me. Our friendship that had steadily built, and her addicting temper. How, from the beginning, we’d been brutally honest and open.
How we’d kept our lives separate. Work. Friendship. Fucking.
Throughout all of it, I’d known where her heart was, and she’d known where mine was. With people we could no longer have.
Then the changes this past year and how I’d fought like hell to ignore them. Ignore the way I’d started feeling alive again around her. The way her heart had started calling to mine. The way I’d started needing her on a much deeper level than physical.
All of it ignored.
All of it a daily, constant denial.
Until a week ago.
“I spent so long only loving Madison that I almost lost Izzy because I was afraid of admitting what she meant to me.” My jaw worked as that night blasted through me, dominating my mind and pulling at my chest. “When I realized I couldn’t lose her, it was like we just . . . snapped. Like a fog was lifted from between us.”
“It’s the first time we’ve acted like a couple. If that’s even what we are . . . I dunno, we aren’t putting a label on it. Just figuring it out as we go. But that rush of needing her every second because this stage we’re in is new mixed with the comfort of having been with her in one way or another for so long. And it felt right.” I lifted a hand and breathed out a sigh. “You asked if she knows . . . I don’t know.”
Confusion swirled through his features. “What?”
“I mean, I’m positive she knows I love her. I’m pretty damn sure she knew before I realized it. But I haven’t told her.”
“I told you, I love her. Izzy—” I forced my mouth closed and fought with the mess of wants and needs jumbling up my thoughts. With a steadying breath, I said, “The thought of losing her makes it hard to breathe. But you saw me. I see Madison and lose sight of practically everything else because that’s my—”
“You need to really stop and think about what comes next there,” he said gruffly. “Because one of those girls is married, the other is your girlfriend. You don’t wanna be that guy.”
My head bobbed slowly. “I don’t know how not to go after Madison,” I muttered. “That girl has always owned me. That’s the one thing about her that hasn’t changed.”
“Look, I’m gonna be straight with you. If it was just a matter of Isabel and Madison, that would be bad enough, but you would have a chance to figure it out. A chance without cheating on Isabel,” he added gravely.
My jaw ticked at the implication. “I never said I was gonna cheat on Izzy. Think I’m hurting her enough without that, don’t you?”
His chest pitched with a mocking laugh. “Right, except I’ve had to physically hold you back the two times you’ve seen Madison. And you’re sure as shit making it sound like cheating’s inevitable.”
“How the hell did you get that from anything I’ve said?” I snapped.
“You’re talking about loving Isabel and not wanting to lose her. In the next breath, you’re saying you lose sight of everything else when Madison’s around. That you can’t stay away from her—that she owns you. What the hell am I supposed to think?”
“You’re supposed to know that I wouldn’t do that to someone,” I shot back. “I’m trying to figure out how to navigate this. What I’m gonna do when I feel so fucking torn and this was never supposed to happen.” I gestured toward the house. “I’m going out of my mind trying to find a way not to hurt the woman I love any more than I already have, while the one who owns my goddamn heart is standing within my reach for the first time in years. But not once did it cross my mind to cheat on Izzy. So, fuck you, Cayson.”
please tell me how after this anyone can call it a romance? And for the record, he DOES cheat on OW with heroine!
Cayson remained silent as I glossed over ten years with Isabel.
That first night and how she’d started working for me. Our friendship that had steadily built, and her addicting temper. How, from the beginning, we’d been brutally honest and open.
How we’d kept our lives separate. Work. Friendship. Fucking.
Throughout all of it, I’d known where her heart was, and she’d known where mine was. With people we could no longer have.
Then the changes this past year and how I’d fought like hell to ignore them. Ignore the way I’d started feeling alive again around her. The way her heart had started calling to mine. The way I’d started needing her on a much deeper level than physical.
All of it ignored.
All of it a daily, constant denial.
Until a week ago.
“I spent so long only loving Madison that I almost lost Izzy because I was afraid of admitting what she meant to me.” My jaw worked as that night blasted through me, dominating my mind and pulling at my chest. “When I realized I couldn’t lose her, it was like we just . . . snapped. Like a fog was lifted from between us.”
“It’s the first time we’ve acted like a couple. If that’s even what we are . . . I dunno, we aren’t putting a label on it. Just figuring it out as we go. But that rush of needing her every second because this stage we’re in is new mixed with the comfort of having been with her in one way or another for so long. And it felt right.” I lifted a hand and breathed out a sigh. “You asked if she knows . . . I don’t know.”
Confusion swirled through his features. “What?”
“I mean, I’m positive she knows I love her. I’m pretty damn sure she knew before I realized it. But I haven’t told her.”
“I told you, I love her. Izzy—” I forced my mouth closed and fought with the mess of wants and needs jumbling up my thoughts. With a steadying breath, I said, “The thought of losing her makes it hard to breathe. But you saw me. I see Madison and lose sight of practically everything else because that’s my—”
“You need to really stop and think about what comes next there,” he said gruffly. “Because one of those girls is married, the other is your girlfriend. You don’t wanna be that guy.”
My head bobbed slowly. “I don’t know how not to go after Madison,” I muttered. “That girl has always owned me. That’s the one thing about her that hasn’t changed.”
“Look, I’m gonna be straight with you. If it was just a matter of Isabel and Madison, that would be bad enough, but you would have a chance to figure it out. A chance without cheating on Isabel,” he added gravely.
My jaw ticked at the implication. “I never said I was gonna cheat on Izzy. Think I’m hurting her enough without that, don’t you?”
His chest pitched with a mocking laugh. “Right, except I’ve had to physically hold you back the two times you’ve seen Madison. And you’re sure as shit making it sound like cheating’s inevitable.”
“How the hell did you get that from anything I’ve said?” I snapped.
“You’re talking about loving Isabel and not wanting to lose her. In the next breath, you’re saying you lose sight of everything else when Madison’s around. That you can’t stay away from her—that she owns you. What the hell am I supposed to think?”
“You’re supposed to know that I wouldn’t do that to someone,” I shot back. “I’m trying to figure out how to navigate this. What I’m gonna do when I feel so fucking torn and this was never supposed to happen.” I gestured toward the house. “I’m going out of my mind trying to find a way not to hurt the woman I love any more than I already have, while the one who owns my goddamn heart is standing within my reach for the first time in years. But not once did it cross my mind to cheat on Izzy. So, fuck you, Cayson.”
please tell me how after this anyone can call it a romance? And for the record, he DOES cheat on OW with heroine!
September 12, 2020
I kept coming across this one on my feed page for days and was curious to see what the fuss was about. Having read all my friend's reviews, I thought it couldn't be that bad, could it? Yep people, it IS that bad!
First of, if the story had been about the Hero and the OW (Izzy), this would have garnered at least 4 or 5 stars from me! I LOVED their deep friendship, bond and love! There were so many sweet & gut wrenching moments for both of them – her for wanting him to love her completely with his whole heart, and him for loving her and hating how he was hurting her and too afraid to lose her!
When you have a story in which the Hero states over and over again how much in love he is with the OW, how he continues to sleep with her long after heroine comes back in the picture, how gutted he was at the chance of losing her, how he states that he CHOSE her (Izzy) over heroine
and would have stayed with her and lived HEA had she not left, or how he continued to be IN love with her even up until the end, how the hell is this a 2nd chance romance with Madison & Hunter?
How is that not misleading?
For over 96% or so, the story was centered in the relationship with Hunter & Izzy with some snippets here and there about Madison & her drama. Did we ever get any gutted emotions of him with Madison leaving like he felt for Izzy? Nope.
Were their sweet & hot moments of sex like the ones with Lizzy? Nope.
Did we ever get any reason why he still loved Madison or what was about her that he fell in love with her? Nope.
Did he have an open & honest relationship with Madison like he had with Izzy where he told her everything & anything? Nope.
If you were in the heroine’s position and the man you loved told you that he still loved (was IN love) with the OW, would you take him back? Nope. Not me!
Had Izzy not left, does anyone who read this believe that he would have chosen Madison over Izzy? Again, nope. Not for this reader!
So yeah, I ask again, how the hell is this a romance between Madison & Hunter as the blurb advertises? I have to question what the hell the author was thinking because for the life of me, I can't understand it at all. Why ruin a wonderful love story between Hunter & Izzy when you spent the entire book showing us readers how much they love & care for each other?
Why have him "conflicted" on his supposedly love for Madison when you tell us that he CHOSE the OW over the heroine and fail to give us any real emotions of his deep love for Madison that makes it different of his love for Izzy? Because what I read, he was deeply in love with Izzy and just settled for Madison! And that just pisses me off because I wanted a story of what the blurb promised or at least a HEA for him with Izzy! What this author gave us was a load of crap and lies. I hate liars! I hate authors & publishers who mislead the public. I PAID for this shite – I didn’t get it for free and you bet your bottom dollar that I will get my refund ASAP. But this dishonesty that nowadays exists with these so called “romances” is making me avoid reading them altogether!
First of, if the story had been about the Hero and the OW (Izzy), this would have garnered at least 4 or 5 stars from me! I LOVED their deep friendship, bond and love! There were so many sweet & gut wrenching moments for both of them – her for wanting him to love her completely with his whole heart, and him for loving her and hating how he was hurting her and too afraid to lose her!
When you have a story in which the Hero states over and over again how much in love he is with the OW, how he continues to sleep with her long after heroine comes back in the picture, how gutted he was at the chance of losing her, how he states that he CHOSE her (Izzy) over heroine
and would have stayed with her and lived HEA had she not left, or how he continued to be IN love with her even up until the end, how the hell is this a 2nd chance romance with Madison & Hunter?
How is that not misleading?
For over 96% or so, the story was centered in the relationship with Hunter & Izzy with some snippets here and there about Madison & her drama. Did we ever get any gutted emotions of him with Madison leaving like he felt for Izzy? Nope.
Were their sweet & hot moments of sex like the ones with Lizzy? Nope.
Did we ever get any reason why he still loved Madison or what was about her that he fell in love with her? Nope.
Did he have an open & honest relationship with Madison like he had with Izzy where he told her everything & anything? Nope.
If you were in the heroine’s position and the man you loved told you that he still loved (was IN love) with the OW, would you take him back? Nope. Not me!
Had Izzy not left, does anyone who read this believe that he would have chosen Madison over Izzy? Again, nope. Not for this reader!
So yeah, I ask again, how the hell is this a romance between Madison & Hunter as the blurb advertises? I have to question what the hell the author was thinking because for the life of me, I can't understand it at all. Why ruin a wonderful love story between Hunter & Izzy when you spent the entire book showing us readers how much they love & care for each other?
Why have him "conflicted" on his supposedly love for Madison when you tell us that he CHOSE the OW over the heroine and fail to give us any real emotions of his deep love for Madison that makes it different of his love for Izzy? Because what I read, he was deeply in love with Izzy and just settled for Madison! And that just pisses me off because I wanted a story of what the blurb promised or at least a HEA for him with Izzy! What this author gave us was a load of crap and lies. I hate liars! I hate authors & publishers who mislead the public. I PAID for this shite – I didn’t get it for free and you bet your bottom dollar that I will get my refund ASAP. But this dishonesty that nowadays exists with these so called “romances” is making me avoid reading them altogether!
September 17, 2020
Molly McAdams needs a new career.
September 10, 2020
Okay, I hardly ever leave a review but with this, I felt like I needed to. I did finish the book (only curios about the big secret in the end - and skipping pages for the last 100 pages or so), which generally qualifies for two stars at least but not with this one. Let me state first: I hate love triangles, and especially if it borders on cheating. This book did. And one love was the stupid, unexplainable childish one, while the other was the adult, mature love with foundation and passion. You can guess which one won in the end... but that was not the only problem with this book.
There was no explanation or reason why Hunter loves Madison still so much, he does not even know her anymore as everything changed about her in the 10+ years she was away. You learn nothing about Madison as an adult expect maybe that she is a good mother. No more info, no character development, nothing. Her only quality is that she loves her daughter and loves Hunter. Period. I could not like her at all - not in the beginning, in the middle or at the end. Hunter, the hero could have been loveable, but his biggest quality was to love Madison through and through when she left him for ten years, lied to him, cheated on him... married someone else, then came back and even questioned Hunter on his relationship with someone else while she was away... so a big fat no! I did like Izzy - the other woman - but did not understand why she could not fight for Hunter and make him see reason. Could have been a much better end to the story but then of course, how the writer could start a new series with Izzy in it??? No secret, I won’t read it.
And the big revelation of the reason for Madison leaving? Disappointing and stupid, does not explain why one should escape and stay away from everything she loves and knows including her parents and her home for 13 years, and again shows no quality in the heroine.
One more thing and I will finish. I am a mom, and a mother always thinks of her kids first. Which means not leaving your five year old behind for nights to have sex a few days after unrooting and dragging her to the other side of the country without the father. Which also means not bringing around another man to her life when the parents’ divorce papers are not even filed and she thinks they will move back to daddy. Even if the writer tries to explain why these factors do not matter (daddy cheated, new girlfriend moved in, the daughter needs a happy mother etc). Again, these did not sit well with me.
I did read the previous two books in the series and those were enjoyable reads but for me no more from this author for a very long time and definitely no more from this series.
There was no explanation or reason why Hunter loves Madison still so much, he does not even know her anymore as everything changed about her in the 10+ years she was away. You learn nothing about Madison as an adult expect maybe that she is a good mother. No more info, no character development, nothing. Her only quality is that she loves her daughter and loves Hunter. Period. I could not like her at all - not in the beginning, in the middle or at the end. Hunter, the hero could have been loveable, but his biggest quality was to love Madison through and through when she left him for ten years, lied to him, cheated on him... married someone else, then came back and even questioned Hunter on his relationship with someone else while she was away... so a big fat no! I did like Izzy - the other woman - but did not understand why she could not fight for Hunter and make him see reason. Could have been a much better end to the story but then of course, how the writer could start a new series with Izzy in it??? No secret, I won’t read it.
And the big revelation of the reason for Madison leaving? Disappointing and stupid, does not explain why one should escape and stay away from everything she loves and knows including her parents and her home for 13 years, and again shows no quality in the heroine.
One more thing and I will finish. I am a mom, and a mother always thinks of her kids first. Which means not leaving your five year old behind for nights to have sex a few days after unrooting and dragging her to the other side of the country without the father. Which also means not bringing around another man to her life when the parents’ divorce papers are not even filed and she thinks they will move back to daddy. Even if the writer tries to explain why these factors do not matter (daddy cheated, new girlfriend moved in, the daughter needs a happy mother etc). Again, these did not sit well with me.
I did read the previous two books in the series and those were enjoyable reads but for me no more from this author for a very long time and definitely no more from this series.
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August 9, 2020Will not be leaving a formal review or rating as I didn’t finish the book
September 1, 2020
[I received a digital arc for an honest review]
This review is painful for me to write because after the last book ended, and we got a tease of what was to come in this one I had high expectations. Sadly it did not meet those :(
Glow is not just a second chance romance like the synopsis leads you to believe. It's also a love triangle and my personal preference is that I despise them. In YA books they are annoying but in adult romance they are a hard pass for me. If you don't mind them then you will actually really enjoy this book. Glow contains the point of views of each member of this love triangle, and they each even get flashback scenes. I understand the author was trying to bond you to each one but it did the opposite for me. By the end of the book I didn't care for any of them and only looked forward to scenes with the other Dixon brothers in it.
Two aspects I really did enjoy about the book were 1) Madison's daughter Avalee was just cute as a button. 2) The big secret throughout the book completely took me by surprise {mind blown}. I honestly didn't see it coming and it was a fantastic climax that I thought was unfortunately solved why too quickly for me.
All in all, I didn't love this addition to the Brewed series. Yet, I have to acknowledge Molly McAdams' writing was as beautiful and flowing as it normally is and I'm still looking forward to the final book in the series.
This review is painful for me to write because after the last book ended, and we got a tease of what was to come in this one I had high expectations. Sadly it did not meet those :(
Glow is not just a second chance romance like the synopsis leads you to believe. It's also a love triangle and my personal preference is that I despise them. In YA books they are annoying but in adult romance they are a hard pass for me. If you don't mind them then you will actually really enjoy this book. Glow contains the point of views of each member of this love triangle, and they each even get flashback scenes. I understand the author was trying to bond you to each one but it did the opposite for me. By the end of the book I didn't care for any of them and only looked forward to scenes with the other Dixon brothers in it.
Two aspects I really did enjoy about the book were 1) Madison's daughter Avalee was just cute as a button. 2) The big secret throughout the book completely took me by surprise {mind blown}. I honestly didn't see it coming and it was a fantastic climax that I thought was unfortunately solved why too quickly for me.
All in all, I didn't love this addition to the Brewed series. Yet, I have to acknowledge Molly McAdams' writing was as beautiful and flowing as it normally is and I'm still looking forward to the final book in the series.
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September 23, 2020Heroine is very clearly 2nd choice.
How the hell is that romance?
Don’t get me wrong I love a good cheating book - all the angst and drama - but it needs to end with Hero not settling for heroine because OW left.
How the hell is that romance?
Don’t get me wrong I love a good cheating book - all the angst and drama - but it needs to end with Hero not settling for heroine because OW left.
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September 26, 2020I so loved this.
But it had some serious issues.
—The only relationship we see grow enough to garner a belief in an HEA is between the H/OW
—The H/h don’t really come to terms with the intensity of the H/OW relationship. They discuss it but it’s just not satisfying as a reader. He was IN LOVE with the OW and he has one line of real explanation of that relationship to the h and the don’t revisit it significantly again. He obviously cared for the OW much more than the h did the OM...I kinda want his book. But really have zero interest in the OW...and that’s kinda fucked up.
—They never really come to terms with the reason the h left but n the first place on page. It’s 2 short chapters later where all the threads are tied up and then an epilogue that is really just set up the last brother’s book and the OW’s. So no page time whatsoever for the H/h as a real couple.
—There was just something about the H/OW sex scenes (all in past) that seemed rawer and more real than the H/h and I think there were the same amount.
—Because of all that I’m kinda left not sure the chemistry of the H/h is that believable after 13 years. That it could just mend it all. So much of the VERY LONG book is devoted to other shit, that there relationship just didn’t GLOW.
But...HOLY FUCK THE ANGST
Major stars for that.
I’m going back to read the rest of the series. And I HATE cowboys, ranchers, and small town romances. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ALSO...TMI, one of my S-i-L’s was married to a household name or 10+ years. They had a very amicable split with kids, big money on both sides, they drew up an agreement between themselves with one firm mediating/filing, and it still took 6 months to finalize. So no way on the h and her MLS husband’s taking 6 weeks or less.
But it had some serious issues.
—The only relationship we see grow enough to garner a belief in an HEA is between the H/OW
—The H/h don’t really come to terms with the intensity of the H/OW relationship. They discuss it but it’s just not satisfying as a reader. He was IN LOVE with the OW and he has one line of real explanation of that relationship to the h and the don’t revisit it significantly again. He obviously cared for the OW much more than the h did the OM...I kinda want his book. But really have zero interest in the OW...and that’s kinda fucked up.
—They never really come to terms with the reason the h left but n the first place on page. It’s 2 short chapters later where all the threads are tied up and then an epilogue that is really just set up the last brother’s book and the OW’s. So no page time whatsoever for the H/h as a real couple.
—There was just something about the H/OW sex scenes (all in past) that seemed rawer and more real than the H/h and I think there were the same amount.
—Because of all that I’m kinda left not sure the chemistry of the H/h is that believable after 13 years. That it could just mend it all. So much of the VERY LONG book is devoted to other shit, that there relationship just didn’t GLOW.
But...HOLY FUCK THE ANGST
Major stars for that.
I’m going back to read the rest of the series. And I HATE cowboys, ranchers, and small town romances. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ALSO...TMI, one of my S-i-L’s was married to a household name or 10+ years. They had a very amicable split with kids, big money on both sides, they drew up an agreement between themselves with one firm mediating/filing, and it still took 6 months to finalize. So no way on the h and her MLS husband’s taking 6 weeks or less.
November 27, 2021
Where do I start with this one. Another misleading blurb, another crappy book in this series. I’m clearly a masochist since I kept reading after the debacle that was Fix but Whiskey was an actual good read, so whoever wrote Whiskey is clearly not the same person that wrote these other two books, cause this one was awful. If you plan to read this book, then stop here because Spoilers Ahead.
Let’s start with the blurb is completely misleading since it gives you no indication that this is a love triangle. The hero claims to be in love with two women. His childhood/high school love who left 13 years before and this other woman that works for him and he’s been having a friends with benefits relationship and sorta plays house with him for 10 years.
I’m going to try and explain why this sucked. The author thought it was a great idea to add the POV of the other woman at random parts of the book, they were always flashbacks on her POV but it showed us how much sex they had and how much chemistry they had. It was weird and icky and always very explicit sex scenes. Where the hero and the actual heroine are always shown in sweet scenes from the past or in the present, the scenes narrated by the OW where always very explicit sex scenes. It’s just so messed up. Now, to me it never felt like there was any epic love between him and the OW, I never felt like she was the heroine, but she clearly was close to him, was there to pick up his pieces and fell in love with him through the years even though the hero was clear he was in love with Madison. Through flashbacks we find out that the hero had decided to move on from the heroine with the OW a month before she comes back to town so now he’s in love with both. Now the book does a poor job making us believe that he’s in love with both, other than him saying he’s in love with both, because as soon as he sees Madison, he drops the OW like a hot potato and it’s all about Madison. He constantly says I love Izzy but I love Madison more, or I love her but Madison is my future. But a the same time, the book again doesn’t explain why he really does love Madison more, other than the fact that he loved her when they were kids/teenagers, even though they’ve been apart for so long. It’s just weird, like it just was, because when they were kids they decided they would get married as adults. The OW graciously clears the way and leaves and he goes back and forth between getting her back or letting her go but of course in his words “Madison is my future”. The whole thing was ridiculous, confusing and just so hard to follow. Come to find out at the end of the book, that she’s writing a new series where the OW of this book, Izzy, is getting her own book. So the author basically used this book as a hook to sell a different book, plain awful.
Now let’s talk Madison, she was in love with Hunter since they were little kids, and her best friend Savannah was in love and dating Hunter’s brother Beau so the four of them where best friends. I knew the big twist before since I unknowingly started reading Book 4 before I realized it was a series and the plot twist of Book 3 is mentioned in the first chapter of Book 4 since it’s the entire plot of that book. Anyway, the four of them were best friends and did everything together back then. One time they went off on Spring Break and got passed out drunk so Beau and Madison unknowingly and mistakenly ended up having sex with each other. Ridden with guilt and threats from Beau, Madison leaves for 13 years. Meanwhile Beau and Savannah get married, have kids and stay in town. Anyway, her leaving sets a chain of events that have her and Hunter separated for 13 years. She ends up marrying some other dude because she believes Hunter is married to someone else (not the OW with the PoV but a different one) and she has a kid with her husband, she leaves him cause he’s cheating on her and that’s why she’s back in town. So basically she’s only back because of personal reasons and not because of Hunter. Anyway, even after everything is finally in the open (I mean, who cares about a drunken mistake from 13 years earlier) they pretty much pick up where they leave off and ride into the sunset together. I actually liked Madison the most out of all the characters, but I couldn’t care less about her and Hunter together.
Overall, this is just badly written and has a terrible plot and it’s definitely not romantic at all. Molly McAdams seriously needs to stop with the misleading blurbs. The only reason why I’m finishing this series is because I hate to leave series unfinished and the books are free on KU and the audiobooks are on Hoopla, but after this I won’t read her again, ever.
Let’s start with the blurb is completely misleading since it gives you no indication that this is a love triangle. The hero claims to be in love with two women. His childhood/high school love who left 13 years before and this other woman that works for him and he’s been having a friends with benefits relationship and sorta plays house with him for 10 years.
I’m going to try and explain why this sucked. The author thought it was a great idea to add the POV of the other woman at random parts of the book, they were always flashbacks on her POV but it showed us how much sex they had and how much chemistry they had. It was weird and icky and always very explicit sex scenes. Where the hero and the actual heroine are always shown in sweet scenes from the past or in the present, the scenes narrated by the OW where always very explicit sex scenes. It’s just so messed up. Now, to me it never felt like there was any epic love between him and the OW, I never felt like she was the heroine, but she clearly was close to him, was there to pick up his pieces and fell in love with him through the years even though the hero was clear he was in love with Madison. Through flashbacks we find out that the hero had decided to move on from the heroine with the OW a month before she comes back to town so now he’s in love with both. Now the book does a poor job making us believe that he’s in love with both, other than him saying he’s in love with both, because as soon as he sees Madison, he drops the OW like a hot potato and it’s all about Madison. He constantly says I love Izzy but I love Madison more, or I love her but Madison is my future. But a the same time, the book again doesn’t explain why he really does love Madison more, other than the fact that he loved her when they were kids/teenagers, even though they’ve been apart for so long. It’s just weird, like it just was, because when they were kids they decided they would get married as adults. The OW graciously clears the way and leaves and he goes back and forth between getting her back or letting her go but of course in his words “Madison is my future”. The whole thing was ridiculous, confusing and just so hard to follow. Come to find out at the end of the book, that she’s writing a new series where the OW of this book, Izzy, is getting her own book. So the author basically used this book as a hook to sell a different book, plain awful.
Now let’s talk Madison, she was in love with Hunter since they were little kids, and her best friend Savannah was in love and dating Hunter’s brother Beau so the four of them where best friends. I knew the big twist before since I unknowingly started reading Book 4 before I realized it was a series and the plot twist of Book 3 is mentioned in the first chapter of Book 4 since it’s the entire plot of that book. Anyway, the four of them were best friends and did everything together back then. One time they went off on Spring Break and got passed out drunk so Beau and Madison unknowingly and mistakenly ended up having sex with each other. Ridden with guilt and threats from Beau, Madison leaves for 13 years. Meanwhile Beau and Savannah get married, have kids and stay in town. Anyway, her leaving sets a chain of events that have her and Hunter separated for 13 years. She ends up marrying some other dude because she believes Hunter is married to someone else (not the OW with the PoV but a different one) and she has a kid with her husband, she leaves him cause he’s cheating on her and that’s why she’s back in town. So basically she’s only back because of personal reasons and not because of Hunter. Anyway, even after everything is finally in the open (I mean, who cares about a drunken mistake from 13 years earlier) they pretty much pick up where they leave off and ride into the sunset together. I actually liked Madison the most out of all the characters, but I couldn’t care less about her and Hunter together.
Overall, this is just badly written and has a terrible plot and it’s definitely not romantic at all. Molly McAdams seriously needs to stop with the misleading blurbs. The only reason why I’m finishing this series is because I hate to leave series unfinished and the books are free on KU and the audiobooks are on Hoopla, but after this I won’t read her again, ever.
February 26, 2023
The love triangle didn’t bother me much because you knew just from Chapter 2 who Hunter is obsessed and who hold his heart and his entire world. Because the moment Izzy said they needed space, Hunter did not even hesitate to go to Madison lmao. Then he also said that whether or not he and Isabel were together or that Madison is married, the kiss between him and Madison is inevitable lolol. Man really said it is inevitable for him to cheat. He even said he can’t give Isabel the comfort and reassurance of them being an “us” now that Madison is back in town 🤣. At one point got irritated at Isabel though for bringing up Dean whenever Hunter got so guilty for loving Madison more. Like girl you’re so desperate stop it hurts to read you, you already lost 😭. I’m sorry but poor Izzy though.
What bothered me was the resolution. This has such an underwhelming conclusion. And the reveal why Madison left? It was lackluster.
The secret itself is good, shocking, angsty because cmon! Madison slept with Beau who is Hunter’s older brother (given that the were so drunk when they did it). Beau’s rage for Madison is valid very valid. I also became irritated at her because she was the one who ruined really ruined the relationship between Beau and Savannah, Beau and Hunter.
BUT the WAY it was revealed. What the fuck was that???
I got so angry because Hunter and Madison were FINALLY discussing about Isabel and how Hunter made Madison felt like the “other woman”. It’s a good discussion. And then Madison just revealed it in the MIDDLE of that!!
Even though he and Izzy were in a no-label relationship there were still feelings of love involved so Madison became the other woman and I wanted her to snap at Hunter because he knows that Madison has been cheated with and for goodness sake she has a kid! Why didn’t she got angry and pushed Hunter away more for making her feel that??? Ugh. Way to go to treat female characters like this.
You got all the right recipes for angst, love triangle, the love of your life had a kid and is married, cheating on the early relationship. But the execution? It cheapened everything. It cheapened the characters, it cheapened the build up. It just went downhill.
What bothered me was the resolution. This has such an underwhelming conclusion. And the reveal why Madison left? It was lackluster.
The secret itself is good, shocking, angsty because cmon! Madison slept with Beau who is Hunter’s older brother (given that the were so drunk when they did it). Beau’s rage for Madison is valid very valid. I also became irritated at her because she was the one who ruined really ruined the relationship between Beau and Savannah, Beau and Hunter.
BUT the WAY it was revealed. What the fuck was that???
I got so angry because Hunter and Madison were FINALLY discussing about Isabel and how Hunter made Madison felt like the “other woman”. It’s a good discussion. And then Madison just revealed it in the MIDDLE of that!!
Even though he and Izzy were in a no-label relationship there were still feelings of love involved so Madison became the other woman and I wanted her to snap at Hunter because he knows that Madison has been cheated with and for goodness sake she has a kid! Why didn’t she got angry and pushed Hunter away more for making her feel that??? Ugh. Way to go to treat female characters like this.
You got all the right recipes for angst, love triangle, the love of your life had a kid and is married, cheating on the early relationship. But the execution? It cheapened everything. It cheapened the characters, it cheapened the build up. It just went downhill.
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September 13, 2020
4⭐️
Wow. Where do I even begin?
I know I loved it. I finished the book overnight but I also felt like I was dragged through the cornfield on a 50°C weather.
I've read book 1 of this series, and missed book 2... although these books can be read as a standalone, I recommend reading each of them to keep up with each Dixon brother.
I've never felt so tormented about a love triangle ever since I've read the What He Doesn't Know duet by Kandi Steiner. Like, WTFudge was that??
I was confused, frustrated and I was hurting... Can I just let this all I out? Like I need to vent off my feelings... my chest was tight the entire time I was reading it.
I hate Hunter... I hate indecisive men. And even though it was obvious whom he chose, still he was being indecisive at some point. It was heartbreaking to read all those words... I felt like he was really torn, and there was a moment when I felt like he loved the best-friend more than the childhood sweetheart but he was just being stubborn and blind. Am I the only one who feels this way?
Plus there are a lot of things going on too...
Reading this made me feel like an emotional wreck. Don't get me wrong I loved the story, it was a page-turner but I was drained... Very angsty, very complicated but so gripping!
Wow. Where do I even begin?
I know I loved it. I finished the book overnight but I also felt like I was dragged through the cornfield on a 50°C weather.
I've read book 1 of this series, and missed book 2... although these books can be read as a standalone, I recommend reading each of them to keep up with each Dixon brother.
I've never felt so tormented about a love triangle ever since I've read the What He Doesn't Know duet by Kandi Steiner. Like, WTFudge was that??
I was confused, frustrated and I was hurting... Can I just let this all I out? Like I need to vent off my feelings... my chest was tight the entire time I was reading it.
I hate Hunter... I hate indecisive men. And even though it was obvious whom he chose, still he was being indecisive at some point. It was heartbreaking to read all those words... I felt like he was really torn, and there was a moment when I felt like he loved the best-friend more than the childhood sweetheart but he was just being stubborn and blind. Am I the only one who feels this way?
Plus there are a lot of things going on too...
Reading this made me feel like an emotional wreck. Don't get me wrong I loved the story, it was a page-turner but I was drained... Very angsty, very complicated but so gripping!
September 7, 2020
Glow est le 3ème tome de la saga Brewed et je me suis régalée avec cette histoire qui sera prenante d'un bout à l'autre. Les rebondissements sauront nous tenir en haleine et les personnages pourront briser notre coeur avec leur passé éprouvant et leur choix très difficiles à faire.
Ce nouveau tome de la saga Brewed nous fera vivre de beaux moments en compagnie d'une pléiade de personnages que vous allez adorer découvrir. Molly McAdams saura nous faire ressentir de vives émotions au fil des pages, des années et des rebondissements. Nous ne sommes pas au bout de notre peine et je me fais une joie de découvrir de nouveaux pans de l'histoire dans le prochain tome, Fire.
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Ce nouveau tome de la saga Brewed nous fera vivre de beaux moments en compagnie d'une pléiade de personnages que vous allez adorer découvrir. Molly McAdams saura nous faire ressentir de vives émotions au fil des pages, des années et des rebondissements. Nous ne sommes pas au bout de notre peine et je me fais une joie de découvrir de nouveaux pans de l'histoire dans le prochain tome, Fire.
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January 15, 2025Abandoning this after multiple attempts. I really enjoyed the previous novels in this series but I see where this one is going and I am NOT on board. I’m not going to rate as this is about my personal dislike of the love triangle/cheating trope. Had I known more about the plot I would have skipped over this one entirely.
September 18, 2020
I didn’t read any of the previous Dixon stories so I don’t know much about all this drama I. This current one, however the drama takes the cake.
This was a second chance romance and a love triangle and boy was it messy. High drama from beginning to end! I am surprised I made it to the end but I really wanted to throw this kindle and stomp on Hunter. I am not a fan of hunter. He was waffling POS dragging the two women. How do you f*ck up two damaged women with your selfish wishy washy ways? He has waited for his childhood girlfriend for 13 years holding out on love but during this period of time he spent a decade with Izzy who he also grew up with and she worked for his family. Dude was an indecisive mess and I was beyond annoyed with him and how he handled his relationships - between cheating, lying/omission, playing house, the back and forth.... but the real kicker is this book was all about his love for Izzy when the MCs were suppose to by the other one.
Then we get Madison’s reason for leaving once revealed is a zinger. This was the catalyst for Hunters 13 years longing for Mads. I felt for Izzy too but... Hunter wanted his cake and pie and really the dessert platter between the two. I didn’t like how this whole story’s emphasis was with the one he doesn’t end up with as there is so much more time spent and their emotional connection. I think this author did a disservice to their convenient HEA by having 3 POVs. I didn’t need to read about his undying love to the one he doesn’t end up with. Hunter was the worse type of character masquerading as a good guy that wanted both but really he was a selfish coward who didn’t deserve anyone but to get his balls kicked. If he felt so much for her he should have been with her. The author told us who he wanted but this story showed us where his heart really was. This was unsatisfactory. This sucked.
This was a second chance romance and a love triangle and boy was it messy. High drama from beginning to end! I am surprised I made it to the end but I really wanted to throw this kindle and stomp on Hunter. I am not a fan of hunter. He was waffling POS dragging the two women. How do you f*ck up two damaged women with your selfish wishy washy ways? He has waited for his childhood girlfriend for 13 years holding out on love but during this period of time he spent a decade with Izzy who he also grew up with and she worked for his family. Dude was an indecisive mess and I was beyond annoyed with him and how he handled his relationships - between cheating, lying/omission, playing house, the back and forth.... but the real kicker is this book was all about his love for Izzy when the MCs were suppose to by the other one.
Then we get Madison’s reason for leaving once revealed is a zinger. This was the catalyst for Hunters 13 years longing for Mads. I felt for Izzy too but... Hunter wanted his cake and pie and really the dessert platter between the two. I didn’t like how this whole story’s emphasis was with the one he doesn’t end up with as there is so much more time spent and their emotional connection. I think this author did a disservice to their convenient HEA by having 3 POVs. I didn’t need to read about his undying love to the one he doesn’t end up with. Hunter was the worse type of character masquerading as a good guy that wanted both but really he was a selfish coward who didn’t deserve anyone but to get his balls kicked. If he felt so much for her he should have been with her. The author told us who he wanted but this story showed us where his heart really was. This was unsatisfactory. This sucked.
November 28, 2021
Glow
Molly McAdams
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 Stars
🌶 🌶/ 5 Stars
Hey bookish friends.
I have a hot take for you- I really enjoy love triangles in books.
Typically I like two guys fighting over a girl and didn’t think I would enjoy it as much reversed. However Molly McAdams is a queen at this trope so I’m not shocked I loved it.
Glow is the 3rd book in the Brewed series each book is about a different brother (shocker these are the Series I love) I really was excited to get to more background on the brooding Hunter.
This book is done great where it’s giving you a backstory to keep you not completely in the dark but still had plenty of twists and turns.
Hunter was starting something with another girl when is old love returns. So it really borders that cheating trope however I didn’t mind it.
Did this book make me made and want to throw it? Yes but it also made me think and try to see all angles.
The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is I felt One of the girls deserved better and should get a HEA.
Molly McAdams
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 Stars
🌶 🌶/ 5 Stars
Hey bookish friends.
I have a hot take for you- I really enjoy love triangles in books.
Typically I like two guys fighting over a girl and didn’t think I would enjoy it as much reversed. However Molly McAdams is a queen at this trope so I’m not shocked I loved it.
Glow is the 3rd book in the Brewed series each book is about a different brother (shocker these are the Series I love) I really was excited to get to more background on the brooding Hunter.
This book is done great where it’s giving you a backstory to keep you not completely in the dark but still had plenty of twists and turns.
Hunter was starting something with another girl when is old love returns. So it really borders that cheating trope however I didn’t mind it.
Did this book make me made and want to throw it? Yes but it also made me think and try to see all angles.
The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is I felt One of the girls deserved better and should get a HEA.
November 14, 2020
Ehh
Love triangles that end up with the person your not rooting for are kind of depressing to read. But I love the updates into the other Dixon boys lives.
Love triangles that end up with the person your not rooting for are kind of depressing to read. But I love the updates into the other Dixon boys lives.
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August 29, 2021Did not finish. I don't do adult love triangles. Really disappointed that wasn't implied in the blurb so I could have steered clear.
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March 31, 2024❧ audiobook review
My review of Fix is here.
My review of Whiskey is here.
Wanted to read this for Cayson but Hunter leaving his ten year PERFECT RELATIONSHIP for a girl he hasn’t seen in 13 YEARS?!?!?!?!?!??
Yeah, no, not for me. So, DNFing this one.
Gonna go on to the next one, though!
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My review of Fix is here.
My review of Whiskey is here.
Wanted to read this for Cayson but Hunter leaving his ten year PERFECT RELATIONSHIP for a girl he hasn’t seen in 13 YEARS?!?!?!?!?!??
Yeah, no, not for me. So, DNFing this one.
Gonna go on to the next one, though!
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October 12, 2020
Wow just wow! I’m was left speechless after reading all about Hunter and Madison. There was so much hurt, love and everything in between them. I felt for Hunter every time. I just wanted to give a hug after everything he had to go through. Madison had her reasons for leaving but it still hurt when everything came out in the open. Even though they had to work out everything that happen they still made it work. I was happy that Hunter finally had everything he always for him and Madison. It’s like you feel every little thing they each felt. So happy they got the ending they deserved.💖
Can’t forget about Isabel (Izzy). She went into the relationship with Hunter to feel something and she did. I’m not going to lie I was rooting for them every time I saw their relationship from friends to more than friends. I felt everything Izzy was feeling for Hunter. I felt awful about how it all ended for her and Hunter. I loved how he always said they were best friends. That he really cared for. It was just really sad how it all ended for them. So I’m really looking forward to her book once it comes out. 💛
Oh Beau can’t wait to see more of him and Savannah. Can’t wait to go back to Amber to see everyone again.
P.S Hunter is my new favorite of all the Dixon’s 😉
Can’t forget about Isabel (Izzy). She went into the relationship with Hunter to feel something and she did. I’m not going to lie I was rooting for them every time I saw their relationship from friends to more than friends. I felt everything Izzy was feeling for Hunter. I felt awful about how it all ended for her and Hunter. I loved how he always said they were best friends. That he really cared for. It was just really sad how it all ended for them. So I’m really looking forward to her book once it comes out. 💛
Oh Beau can’t wait to see more of him and Savannah. Can’t wait to go back to Amber to see everyone again.
P.S Hunter is my new favorite of all the Dixon’s 😉
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September 5, 2021
sigh, okay technically this is a dnf but i did skim after about 46% i just couldn’t do it to myself anymore. i love a cheeky love triangle because of the angst but this one was doing entirely too much and was very messy. i just felt like hunter loved izzy (ow) more but still chose madison; madison was essentially the second choice because izzy left before he could even choose who he wanted to be with. hunter was also so wishy washy with who he wanted to be with because he “loved them both so much”.
i will say i loved how hunter and izzy’s relationship developed over time, from her hating him to being best friends to them finally giving in and being together! so many cute moments 🥺 i genuinely felt the love between them. so obviously i was rooting for them.
and then we have the plot twist reason why madison left in the very first place, this did not make any sense at all and i was so annoyed by it!!! but the mystery aspect throughout the book kept me engaged.
anyway justice for izzy, respectfully she deserves better and i can’t wait for her book.
p.s i really loved the snippets of all the other couples especially my faves cayson and emberly 🥺 rae has really grown on me and i love her. i’ll be continuing with the last book because fomo plus i really want to see how beau and savannah will reconcile after all that drama.
i will say i loved how hunter and izzy’s relationship developed over time, from her hating him to being best friends to them finally giving in and being together! so many cute moments 🥺 i genuinely felt the love between them. so obviously i was rooting for them.
and then we have the plot twist reason why madison left in the very first place, this did not make any sense at all and i was so annoyed by it!!! but the mystery aspect throughout the book kept me engaged.
anyway justice for izzy, respectfully she deserves better and i can’t wait for her book.
p.s i really loved the snippets of all the other couples especially my faves cayson and emberly 🥺 rae has really grown on me and i love her. i’ll be continuing with the last book because fomo plus i really want to see how beau and savannah will reconcile after all that drama.
April 24, 2024
Nope
This story was... convoluted is the only word that comes to mind.
I hate stories where we dance around "the BIG secret" for... what?...35 out of 40 chapters... and this book does that. It didn't help that I didn't like any of the main characters in this one (Hunter or Madison...or Isabel), so I really didn't care what happened to them.
Now, it could just be me... because I can be petty, and I already admitted that I didn't like these characters... But, if someone was constantly saying sh...stuff...like "I can't find my this" or "I left my that at your house," would you find that "cute" or "quirky"? Because I found it annoying AF! (I kept hearing Samuel L. Jackson in my head " English, MF! Do you speak it?!")
This just felt like a bunch of people cheating on/lying to/using each other. (Although, technically/strictly speaking, there wasn't any cheating among the mains.)
Also, and probably on the petty side, this author uses so many sentence fragments it made the reading tedious (for me).
Thanks, but no thanks.
This story was... convoluted is the only word that comes to mind.
I hate stories where we dance around "the BIG secret" for... what?...35 out of 40 chapters... and this book does that. It didn't help that I didn't like any of the main characters in this one (Hunter or Madison...or Isabel), so I really didn't care what happened to them.
Now, it could just be me... because I can be petty, and I already admitted that I didn't like these characters... But, if someone was constantly saying sh...stuff...like "I can't find my this" or "I left my that at your house," would you find that "cute" or "quirky"? Because I found it annoying AF! (I kept hearing Samuel L. Jackson in my head " English, MF! Do you speak it?!")
This just felt like a bunch of people cheating on/lying to/using each other. (Although, technically/strictly speaking, there wasn't any cheating among the mains.)
Also, and probably on the petty side, this author uses so many sentence fragments it made the reading tedious (for me).
Thanks, but no thanks.
July 18, 2022
I've been following this series, via Audio books, and have loved them all so far. Now this one not so much. I've wanted Hunter's story for awhile now and while listening I knew who he was going to choose and I'm glad he did. Maddison was his first love and he held on to that love even while he was falling for Izzy. What I didn't like was that it was almost two love stories and his and Izzy's story kinda over shadowed his and Maddison's. In the end they got their Kinda HEA. I'm hoping we get more in Sawyer's story, though that may be the only reason I listen to that one because as much as I love Savannah I'm not a fan of Sawyer at all.
September 21, 2020
Infuriatingly good
I was so mad half of the time reading this book but I could not put it down. I hated what Hunter had to go through to get his happiness but I was so mad in Izzy’s behalf. This book was so wrecking yet so sweet and oh my it was full of secrets. You have to read this series it is full of fire, hurt, love , pain and so many twists and turns and so many secrets you will not be able to put them down.
I was so mad half of the time reading this book but I could not put it down. I hated what Hunter had to go through to get his happiness but I was so mad in Izzy’s behalf. This book was so wrecking yet so sweet and oh my it was full of secrets. You have to read this series it is full of fire, hurt, love , pain and so many twists and turns and so many secrets you will not be able to put them down.
September 7, 2020
**4.5 Stars**
Oh my heart…. My poor, poor heart!!
About Glow:
Glow is the third book in the Brewed series by Molly McAdams. Glow can be read as a standalone. But trust me, from experience, I feel this may be a series to read in order. I feel like I missed out on so much with the secondary characters. There is no doubt I’ll be picking up the first two books sometime soon!
Hunter Dixon is what I would refer to as the leader of the brothers. He stepped up to the plate after his father passed away and he brought Dixon Farms back to a profitable state. But that’s just an exterior glimpse of the man. Deep inside this man is crumbling. You see, thirteen years ago the love of his life left him with nothing but a cloud of dust and a few lies for why she couldn’t stay. Now, after waiting thirteen years for his future to walk back into his life, he’s finally decided to open his heart once again.
Madison Black left her life behind in a whirlwind thirteen years ago, and only she knows the truth behind why she left. Now she’s back in her sleepy hometown newly separated from her husband and looking to turn the page to the next chapter of her life with her beautiful five year old daughter Avalee. But being back home isn’t all rainbows and sunshine. Being back home means coming face to face with her past and all that she could have had.. Being back home means being near Hunter Dixon, her soulmate and her one true love.
She’s about to learn some pages are best left unturned….
My Thoughts:
Molly McAdams is well known for writing sob worthy and ugly cry novels. In fact, I’ve found myself going through my own meltdowns a time or two while reading one of her novels.. And I loved every single moment of the meltdowns. So after reading the blurb for Glow, I knew this was going to be another angsty story with the potential for an ugly cry moment… I can say with one hundred percent honesty, I did not cry! Ah, I finally made it through a Molly Mcadams novel without shedding tears. Although, there were a few times I felt my eyes getting misty… I held those bitches in and I’m quite proud of myself!!
I haven’t felt this much pain, while reading, in the longest time. My heart couldn’t keep up with all the angst and turmoil. I may not have cried physically, but if it’s possible for a soul to break and sob like a baby, that would be mine sitting over in the corner rocking back and forth simply because this novel is a mind trip. With all honesty, I really enjoy love triangles *only while reading* because of all the drama that is typically promised. I love the emotional turmoil the middle tends to put themselves through. I love the raw emotion and the heartbreak and the not knowing who the middle point is going to choose. It’s an endless array of what ifs and WTF’s that keeps me coming back for more. So just to warn those that cannot stand love triangles….. Yep, this is that kind of romance.
My brain was telling me to put the book down, you need sleep. My heart, however, was yelling just one more page! I stayed up all night reading Madison and Hunter’s emotional journey. These two have gone through it all, felt it all, and they came out of it as stronger individuals. There were a few touch and go moments, you know the ones i’m talking about, where you clutch your chest and hope this author isn’t going to wreck your whole world.
Bottom line, I was invested. I loved Madison for her strength and her courage, I loved her for being the best mom she could possibly be for Avalee, and I loved her for putting her wishes and dreams aside to protect those she loved most. Granted, I didn’t see what she did at the time and I was cursing her the whole damn time when she exposed her secrets… but now thinking on it, she did what she did to protect those she loved. She sacrificed her own happiness and the future that was so bright at the time…. She’s selfless.
Now, I respected Hunter for his decisions and for always being honest with his best friend about Madison. I respect him for telling her Madison is still and will always be his future. I respect him…. Even if I didn’t like him at that time… But through the flashbacks, my heart hurt for him, and all my negative notions about him were cast easily to the side. This man went through hell, there is nothing worse than being at war with your feelings.
My love for second chances and for Hunter and Madison’s past and future continued to grow with each page I turned.
Overall, I loved this story for the raw truth. Life is hard, and at times it sucks. But decisions are meant to be made and life lessons are what evolves from our choices. This story was raw and painful. But you have to fight the storm in order to see the rainbow. I highly recommend Glow to all those who love angsty ugly cry reads.
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March 9, 2022
Ohhhhh my heart ❤️! I listened to Glow on Audible and it was amazing.
May 17, 2021
3.5/4 out of 5 stars
This review is full of spoilers, so please read with caution:
“What we must remember is that love is completely out of our control. That’s what makes it beautiful.”
There was no way I could write this review without talking about the spoilers. Knowing that I am not a huge fan of love triangles, I was kindly warned by a friend that this book is a love triangle. Reading the blurb, there is nothing about it that makes you think this would be a love triangle romance, but a second chance romance instead. I loved the first two books in this series, so I wanted to give this one a try. I made it all the way through to the end and I didn’t hate it, but it is also not a five star for me.
Hunter Dixon is the second oldest brother and took over the family farm when their dad passed away. Madison Black left town thirteen years ago, to save Hunter from heartbreak, which did the opposite. Now that Madison has returned to Amber, Texas, Hunter can’t stay away from her, but there’s another woman’s feelings he has to take into consideration.
My review took a completely different turn than I expected as I was writing it, but this really weighed on my heart with this book, so this was obviously what I was supposed to share with y’all.
I loved Isabel for the time that Hunter needed her; those thirteen years that Madison was gone. In those years, Isabel was Hunter’s best friend, and essentially the woman that healed his heart after Madison broke it. I felt like this book really focused on Isabel and Hunter’s relationship, past and present, more than it did on Hunter and Madison. Because of that a big part of me wishes that Hunter and Isabel would have ended up together in the end. Especially once we find out that the reason why Madison left town was because she cheated on Hunter while they were together as teenagers with his brother Beau. I felt like the hurt, lies, and betrayal between the two was resolved quicker than it should have been. My heart absolutely broke for Isabel and I could not imagine being in her shoes. But she also knew what she was getting into when she made the agreement with Hunter to be together. She always knew that Madison was “it” for Hunter, no matter what. I do hope that Isabel gets her own book (she does), because she deserves so much happiness and love and more than what Hunter gave her.
I know I didn’t have much to say about Hunter and Madison together, but overall, I really did enjoy this story. And gosh, the end of this book broke my heart for Savannah and Beau, and I really do look forward to reading their story.
This review is full of spoilers, so please read with caution:
“What we must remember is that love is completely out of our control. That’s what makes it beautiful.”
There was no way I could write this review without talking about the spoilers. Knowing that I am not a huge fan of love triangles, I was kindly warned by a friend that this book is a love triangle. Reading the blurb, there is nothing about it that makes you think this would be a love triangle romance, but a second chance romance instead. I loved the first two books in this series, so I wanted to give this one a try. I made it all the way through to the end and I didn’t hate it, but it is also not a five star for me.
Hunter Dixon is the second oldest brother and took over the family farm when their dad passed away. Madison Black left town thirteen years ago, to save Hunter from heartbreak, which did the opposite. Now that Madison has returned to Amber, Texas, Hunter can’t stay away from her, but there’s another woman’s feelings he has to take into consideration.
My review took a completely different turn than I expected as I was writing it, but this really weighed on my heart with this book, so this was obviously what I was supposed to share with y’all.
I loved Isabel for the time that Hunter needed her; those thirteen years that Madison was gone. In those years, Isabel was Hunter’s best friend, and essentially the woman that healed his heart after Madison broke it. I felt like this book really focused on Isabel and Hunter’s relationship, past and present, more than it did on Hunter and Madison. Because of that a big part of me wishes that Hunter and Isabel would have ended up together in the end. Especially once we find out that the reason why Madison left town was because she cheated on Hunter while they were together as teenagers with his brother Beau. I felt like the hurt, lies, and betrayal between the two was resolved quicker than it should have been. My heart absolutely broke for Isabel and I could not imagine being in her shoes. But she also knew what she was getting into when she made the agreement with Hunter to be together. She always knew that Madison was “it” for Hunter, no matter what. I do hope that Isabel gets her own book (she does), because she deserves so much happiness and love and more than what Hunter gave her.
I know I didn’t have much to say about Hunter and Madison together, but overall, I really did enjoy this story. And gosh, the end of this book broke my heart for Savannah and Beau, and I really do look forward to reading their story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 13, 2022
האור שבנינו| מולי מקאדמס
ספר שלישי בסדרת חלומות תוססים
כל ספר על אח אחר אך רצוי לקרוא לפי סדר
בדרך כלל אני לא אוהבת ספרים שיש בהם משולשים.
אני בדרך כלל מרגישה רע כלפי הדמות שלא בוחרים בה.
הספר הזה חיסל אותי רגשית.
היה בו כל כך הרבה רגש וייסורים.
אבל לא הצלחתי להפסיק לקרוא.
האנטר הוא האח שקיבל על עצמו את החווה המשפחתית עם כל החובות והאחריות.
מדיסון והאנטר היו חברים מאז שהם היו בני חמש.
היא אמרה לו שהיא הולכת להתחתן איתו.
יום אחד היא עוזבת בפתאומיות ושוברת להאנטר את הלב.
איזבלה היא העוזרת האישית של האנטר
והיא מנהלת את החווה שלו.
היא איבדה את הגבר שהיא אהבה בתאונת דרכים.
הם מתחברים בעקבות האובדן של האהבה שלהם.
אחרי שלוש עשרה שנים בנפרד מדיסון חוזרת.
המפגש הראשוני והמקרי שלה ושל האנטר מחזיר רגשות ישנים.
אבל כל עוד האנטר לא יודע למה מדיסון עזבה הוא לא מצליח להמשיך הלאה.
מדיסון נשואה ויש לה בת מגבר אחר.
והאנטר בנוסף לעובדה שהחזרה שלה מערערת אותו הוא גם צריך לכבוש את הלב של הבת שלה, זה כבר לא רק מדיסון.
אבל הוא אוהב את איזבלה, הוא לא רוצה לפגוע בה.
הספר כתוב מנקודת מבט של שלושתם.
הרגשתי את האהבה בכל דף.
הספר נע בין העבר להווה שנבין את מערכת היחסים בין מדיסון והאנטר ובין איזבלה והאנטר.
הספר מוכיח שאהבה זה דבר מורכב ולא תמיד יש רק בן אדם אחד שאתה נותן לו את הלב שלך.
אבל יש רק אהבה אחת שאתה זקוק לה.
ספר שובר וכואב
מלא באהבה
הרגשתי שבעקבות המתח בין השלישיה כל הספר הסוף היה מהיר מדי בשבילי רציתי טיפה יותר ממה שנתנו לי אבל עדיין נהנתי מהסיפור והדמות של האנטר.
זה הספר השלישי בסדרה ונדהמתי מכמות הרגש והחוכמה שיש בדיאלוגים בין הדמויות.
ספר משולש שפשוט שובר ומפרק וכמו שציפיתי הלב שלי כאב בשביל מי שהאנטר לא בחר בה.
אבל כמו באהבה
זה אף פעם לא קל
אבל זה תמיד אמיתי.
מחכה עכשיו לספר האחרון בסדרה שלפי האפילוג אני מרגישה שגם שם אני הולכת לבכות…..
אם אתן אוהבות ספרים עם משולשי אהבה
ואתן אוהבות שהדרך לאהבה כואבת וקשה
זה הספר בשבילכן.
ספר שלישי בסדרת חלומות תוססים
כל ספר על אח אחר אך רצוי לקרוא לפי סדר
בדרך כלל אני לא אוהבת ספרים שיש בהם משולשים.
אני בדרך כלל מרגישה רע כלפי הדמות שלא בוחרים בה.
הספר הזה חיסל אותי רגשית.
היה בו כל כך הרבה רגש וייסורים.
אבל לא הצלחתי להפסיק לקרוא.
האנטר הוא האח שקיבל על עצמו את החווה המשפחתית עם כל החובות והאחריות.
מדיסון והאנטר היו חברים מאז שהם היו בני חמש.
היא אמרה לו שהיא הולכת להתחתן איתו.
יום אחד היא עוזבת בפתאומיות ושוברת להאנטר את הלב.
איזבלה היא העוזרת האישית של האנטר
והיא מנהלת את החווה שלו.
היא איבדה את הגבר שהיא אהבה בתאונת דרכים.
הם מתחברים בעקבות האובדן של האהבה שלהם.
אחרי שלוש עשרה שנים בנפרד מדיסון חוזרת.
המפגש הראשוני והמקרי שלה ושל האנטר מחזיר רגשות ישנים.
אבל כל עוד האנטר לא יודע למה מדיסון עזבה הוא לא מצליח להמשיך הלאה.
מדיסון נשואה ויש לה בת מגבר אחר.
והאנטר בנוסף לעובדה שהחזרה שלה מערערת אותו הוא גם צריך לכבוש את הלב של הבת שלה, זה כבר לא רק מדיסון.
אבל הוא אוהב את איזבלה, הוא לא רוצה לפגוע בה.
הספר כתוב מנקודת מבט של שלושתם.
הרגשתי את האהבה בכל דף.
הספר נע בין העבר להווה שנבין את מערכת היחסים בין מדיסון והאנטר ובין איזבלה והאנטר.
הספר מוכיח שאהבה זה דבר מורכב ולא תמיד יש רק בן אדם אחד שאתה נותן לו את הלב שלך.
אבל יש רק אהבה אחת שאתה זקוק לה.
ספר שובר וכואב
מלא באהבה
הרגשתי שבעקבות המתח בין השלישיה כל הספר הסוף היה מהיר מדי בשבילי רציתי טיפה יותר ממה שנתנו לי אבל עדיין נהנתי מהסיפור והדמות של האנטר.
זה הספר השלישי בסדרה ונדהמתי מכמות הרגש והחוכמה שיש בדיאלוגים בין הדמויות.
ספר משולש שפשוט שובר ומפרק וכמו שציפיתי הלב שלי כאב בשביל מי שהאנטר לא בחר בה.
אבל כמו באהבה
זה אף פעם לא קל
אבל זה תמיד אמיתי.
מחכה עכשיו לספר האחרון בסדרה שלפי האפילוג אני מרגישה שגם שם אני הולכת לבכות…..
אם אתן אוהבות ספרים עם משולשי אהבה
ואתן אוהבות שהדרך לאהבה כואבת וקשה
זה הספר בשבילכן.
September 10, 2020
I love everything Molly writes, her characters are always so inspiring and I just love them so much. Glow was a book about the past meeting the present, it was about second chances, and new beginnings.
Hunter is finally starting to feel that he is capable of moving on, he has a girlfriend and a job he loves. He wasn't expecting Madison, his ex love to come back into his life. Hunter always knew he loved Madison beyond the mistakes, but he is now in happy in love and is torn between the woman who broke his heart and the woman who healed his heart.
Madison is back and trying to move on from her past. When she left town, she never intended to return. So when she comes back she wasn't ready for old feelings to come back. Hunter and Madison have a past filled with love and promises. I loved Madison so much, I also cried for her so much. I feel that she deserved better. While I did enjoy Glow there were some things I just didn't really like. I didn't really feel that Hunter proved that he loved Madison as much as he claimed he did. There's a scene that I felt that he loved his ex more than Madison and that broke my heart. I just wished we would've seen Hunter fight more to prove his love for Madison.
I do recommend this series, Molly is such an amazing author and this series is an epic one.
Hunter is finally starting to feel that he is capable of moving on, he has a girlfriend and a job he loves. He wasn't expecting Madison, his ex love to come back into his life. Hunter always knew he loved Madison beyond the mistakes, but he is now in happy in love and is torn between the woman who broke his heart and the woman who healed his heart.
Madison is back and trying to move on from her past. When she left town, she never intended to return. So when she comes back she wasn't ready for old feelings to come back. Hunter and Madison have a past filled with love and promises. I loved Madison so much, I also cried for her so much. I feel that she deserved better. While I did enjoy Glow there were some things I just didn't really like. I didn't really feel that Hunter proved that he loved Madison as much as he claimed he did. There's a scene that I felt that he loved his ex more than Madison and that broke my heart. I just wished we would've seen Hunter fight more to prove his love for Madison.
I do recommend this series, Molly is such an amazing author and this series is an epic one.
February 16, 2023
3.5 Stars
Ok, this is a complicated one for me...From a technical standpoint, this was a great book. I can easily say that I absolutely love Molly McAdams as an author and I will 100% be finishing this series and checking out more from her, but this particular book just wasn't for me.
I don't think it's clear from the description of this book, but it is definitely a love triangle (which is discovered very early in the book) which is generally not a trope I enjoy, and in regards to this book, it didn't work for me. I loved both Isabel and Madison and I bounced back and forth on who I wanted to end up with Hunter (even knowing who the main couple ultimately was the entire time).
I honestly think my biggest issue is that there were a lot of things Hunter did that I did not agree with and I truly can't understand. Since the first book in this series I was really excited for his story and I honestly really like him, but this book kind of made me dislike him in some ways. There is still ultimately a happy ending and I know Isabel will be getting her own story in a new series from Molly, but this one just didn't work for me like the others in this series have.
I will be finishing this series and I would still recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the following.
✔️ Second Chance
✔️ Single Mom
✔️ Return to Hometown
✔️ Love Triangle
✔️ Small Town
✔️ First Person Dual POV
❕️ Check TW/CW
3🌶
Ok, this is a complicated one for me...From a technical standpoint, this was a great book. I can easily say that I absolutely love Molly McAdams as an author and I will 100% be finishing this series and checking out more from her, but this particular book just wasn't for me.
I don't think it's clear from the description of this book, but it is definitely a love triangle (which is discovered very early in the book) which is generally not a trope I enjoy, and in regards to this book, it didn't work for me. I loved both Isabel and Madison and I bounced back and forth on who I wanted to end up with Hunter (even knowing who the main couple ultimately was the entire time).
I honestly think my biggest issue is that there were a lot of things Hunter did that I did not agree with and I truly can't understand. Since the first book in this series I was really excited for his story and I honestly really like him, but this book kind of made me dislike him in some ways. There is still ultimately a happy ending and I know Isabel will be getting her own story in a new series from Molly, but this one just didn't work for me like the others in this series have.
I will be finishing this series and I would still recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the following.
✔️ Second Chance
✔️ Single Mom
✔️ Return to Hometown
✔️ Love Triangle
✔️ Small Town
✔️ First Person Dual POV
❕️ Check TW/CW
3🌶
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