Everything For Us by M. Leighton
Publication Date: September 3rd by Berkley Trade
About the book:
Olivia Townsend’s wealthy cousin Marissa had everything a girl could ask for—a great job, a privileged life, and all the friends she wanted. Or, at least, all the friends money could buy. But one case of mistaken identity has turned her privileged world upside down.
An abduction gone wrong lands her right in the lap of the sexiest, most dangerous man she’s ever met. To Marissa, he’s an enigma, but one to whom she’s irresistibly, inexplicably drawn.
With him comes a new world of freedom and passion, of dark shadows and dangerous secrets, a world where nothing is what it seems—except for the blind passion that Marissa can’t escape—or maybe even survive.
My Thoughts:
*******Major
Spoilers if you haven’t read the first two books in this series.*******
The
last installment of The Bad Boys series left me with mixed feelings. I LOVED the ending! Perfect for Olivia and
Cash and for Melissa and Nash, however, I have varied thoughts on the rest of
the novel.
Melissa
and Nash are the main focus of Everything For Us, and to be honest I was a bit
worried I’d have issues with Melissa because she was so horrible in book
one. I barely recognized her in this
story. Seriously, she felt like a
completely different character. Melissa
was sweet, regretful of her past actions , and very likable. Not sure if I
really found her complete 180 believable, but I liked her nonetheless. Melissa feels an instant, intense and almost uncanny attraction to Nash after she’s
rescued by him and Cash. He ends up staying with her for safety reasons, but
she has no problem with that. They,
unsurprisingly, end up physically involved with Nash giving her big warnings
that he’s not into commitments. He makes
it clear that he could care less one way or another she thinks about that. He
only wants her for one thing. A prize,
right?
This
brings me to Nash. The story is told in his POV as well and he is not an easy
character to like. He was angry and bitter for most of the story and I could
see a reason behind some of that, I
just couldn’t wrap my head around why he felt this way toward Cash. I didn’t get why he wouldn’t be happy and
relieved to be reunited with his brother.
Instead, he somehow blames Cash for the whole situation, and is mad that
he impersonated him. He treats Melissa
like crap as well, and after finding out what he did in the past, I liked him
even less.
I did really enjoy parts of this series. The chemistry and the wickedly sexy banter between the characters made for delicious build up, and a fun read. There were some surprising twists and turns, and I love mystery. The ending was just lovely, and as I said, so perfect!
Yet,
I have to say a few things didn’t sit well with me. Both Cash and Nash did things as each other
that I did not agree with. They took advantage of the women in their life by lying
and deceiving them. I didn’t like that some of these partners acted
interchangeable at times, and that it was sort of just swept under the rug in
one case. Also, the whole reason for Nash being in hiding didn’t make much
sense when Cash was impersonating him, anyhow.
No one thought he died in the accident, so why the charade? Why couldn’t
the real Nash be himself all this time? Maybe I’m missing something here.
I
am glad to have finished this series. I really
wanted a happy ending for all the characters after everything they went
through.
3 Suns
The Bad Boys series (click on book for description):
About the Author:
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, M. Leighton, is a native of Ohio. She relocated to the warmer climates of the South, where she can be near the water all summer and miss the snow all winter. Possessed of an overactive imagination from early in her childhood, Michelle finally found an acceptable outlet for her fantastical visions: literary fiction. Having written over a dozen novels, these days Michelle enjoys letting her mind wander to more romantic settings with sexy Southern guys, much like the one she married and the ones you'll find in her latest books. When her thoughts aren't roaming in that direction, she'll be riding wild horses, skiing the slopes of Aspen or scuba diving with a hot rock star, all without leaving the cozy comfort of her office.
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Okay, so you know I had the same issue with Nash/Cash and the women. It wasn't sexy to me, and I didn't find it cute.
ReplyDeleteBuuuut, how the crap did I not pick up on what you went over w/Cash impersonating Nash? Unless I missed something, too, that doesn't add up!
Excellent review, Rachel.
Uh, uh... I've read first book of this series and I wasn't very impressed, but I'm guessing that I should read the rest of the series before I start dissing it.:)
ReplyDeleteDid you read The Wild Ones? I have one word for you, Rachel - cowboys.;)