Someone knock me out because why do I always
take years to pick up hyped books? Why do I let one bad hyped-up book
deter me from the ones that mean something?
Now I’m confused. Do I want a Dante Russo or a Knox Morgan?
First world problem. I know.
Let’s talk about it.
If a book is written well, then it can never be
too long. Anyone who said these stories are just on the brink of reading 500
pages therefore making it badly need to back away from me. They should have
been longer. Like 200 pages longer. I didn’t want it to end. I bought all 3,
read all 3 and now I’m here to share my thoughts on all 3.
I wish I picked up her these masterpieces sooner but I
will say one thing. Reading it after the hype rather than presently in the hype
just makes me less biased alongside not making me wait for the next release in
the series. I’m currently going through the book pain with Ana Huang and Lauren
Asher. Not fun. Right. Let’s get to it.
I was going to write this similar to the Made Men
series reviews on my page but these books need their own posts so here we are
with #1.
‘Things We Never Got Over’. Someone find me my Knox Morgan then we’ll talk. Who
knew being a barber could be so alluring? I was in my ‘Billionaire’ era
– she says like it’s a legitimate thing – for a while. I started this quest
in my ‘small-town romance’ era with Hook, Line & Sinker by
Tessa Bailey. Even though I started it in the wrong order, the main thing was I
was ready to pack my bags, move to Westport and find me a king crab fisherman
named Fox Thornton. It’s safe to say, I’m back in that era for a while. Okay so
the blurb and tropes on this had me hooked anyways but then I met not just the
main leads but Nash Morgan, Sloane Walton, Waylon the dog, Tina the evil twin
and the star of the show – in my humble opinion – Waylay. Dammit my ovaries
tickled me again. I want kids.
In short, book #1 in this series lands a very trusting
Naomi Witt in Knockamount Virginia to come help her evil twin sister Tina. Naomi
is a run-away bride whose car and money gets stolen by her evil twin in
exchange for 11-year-old Waylay (Tina’s daughter). Well burly, biker, rich barber
boy Knox Morgan surely knows a thing or two about firstly Tina and then how to make worse situations even
worse. I ate it up like ice-cream on a hot summer’s day. This was my most
treasured book out of the three. Can we take a moment for Waylay please? I love
that kid. Written to perfection. I mean the more I read the series, the more my
heart nearly exploded out of my chest.
The first meeting is the perfect movie scene opener.
Before I dwelled on the fact that it was announced to come to Amazon as a
series, I always thought this would be a binge-watch for me instantly. Once I
finished it and the whole series? I was convinced this was going to be the best
adapted series ever. As long as justice is done to it.
Tessa Bailey made me believe golf could be sexy and
Lucy Score proved to me that so can barbers. Who knew Honky Tonk paired with
Whisky Clippers could be a kink. The contrasts of not only the characters but
also the 2 blood brothers of Nash Morgan and Lucian Rollins was the perfect
threesome.
Naomi trusts too much and on paper her and Nash would
be the most perfect couple but it’s fiction – anything can be. With helping
others stitched into the fibers of her being, Naomi had one thing in mind to
only end up as the primary caretaker of 11-year-old Waylay in an unknown town
without a job. Ah but the universe was on her side. Kinda of. Knox Morgan met
her at Café Rev, helped her find the stolen car – which meant meeting Nash
CHIEF police – gave her a place to life but was adamant that he felt nothing
for her. Okay Fox Thornton 2.0.
Namoi starts her job at Honky Tonk thanks to the curtsey
of Fi and so slowly but surely, something starts budding between the neighbors
that turns them from enemies to lovers. It goes from seeing Knox’s morning wood
to confiding in Namoi when Nash is shot.
I cried over the bonding of Naomi and Waylay including
when the grandparents and Liza J came into the picture. From the back-to-school
shopping to the soccer matches, Namoi was there for it all. Not to mention how
Knox was there making sure his unofficial but official kid was supported
through the thick of it. Even when a certain teacher is being mean. I literally
died.
The introduction to the thread that tied all three
series together was perfection. Anthony Hugo and his reckless, stupid son
Duncan Hugo. When Tina lands herself as Duncan’s girlfriend, there’s a big
score to hit which lands Waylay and Naomi both in their territory. But no one
and I mean on one tie up Tina’s kid. That’s when – in the words of Waylay –
Duncan gets punished for being a dickweasel.
Not too long before Knox decided to break things off
with Naomi because something was triggered after meeting his father Duke who’s
an alcoholic. When Waylay felt dejected and said that both her and her aunt
were used to people not wanting them, I was ready to kill Knox. That little
tech genius made her mark in my heart alongside the Chief’s. Trust me. This
girl had it all planned. The suspense of finding the Witt’s who meant everything
and more to Knox had me biting my nails. Written to perfection.
We saw the introduction of Lina to Nash’s world alongside
the history between Lucian and Sloane. It was so subtly there without giving
too much away.
This was an easy 5/5 star read for me with the spice
5/5 to. IT was the best – in my opinion – when it came to the series. The only reason
this was in the long-time making review was because there’s so much to say for
a book I admire so much.
If you haven’t already, add it to your TBR. You will
not regret this small-town romance. Currently writing the review for book #2.
Stay tuned for my complicate feelings when it comes to Lina and Nash.
I loved it.
If I hard to splurge on a bunch of paper pages after
anything Ana Huang, then this is your match.
Mwah.
Don’t
forget to keep reading, because as long as you do, it’s making a struggling
authors day that much better. Reach for the starts of success.
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