Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Review & Giveaway: Fight or Flight by Samantha Young


Publication Date: October 9th 2018 by Berkley
Pages: 384

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A series of chance encounters leads to a sizzling new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series.

The universe is conspiring against Ava Breevort. As if flying back to Phoenix to bury a childhood friend wasn't hell enough, a cloud of volcanic ash traveling from overseas delayed her flight back home to Boston. Her last ditch attempt to salvage the trip was thwarted by an arrogant Scotsman, Caleb Scott, who steals a first class seat out from under her. Then over the course of their journey home, their antagonism somehow lands them in bed for the steamiest layover Ava's ever had. And that's all it was--until Caleb shows up on her doorstep.

When pure chance pulls Ava back into Caleb's orbit, he proposes they enjoy their physical connection while he's stranded in Boston. Ava agrees, knowing her heart's in no danger since a) she barely likes Caleb and b) his existence in her life is temporary. Not long thereafter Ava realizes she's made a terrible error because as it turns out Caleb Scott isn't quite so unlikeable after all. When his stay in Boston becomes permanent, Ava must decide whether to fight her feelings for him or give into them. But even if she does decide to risk her heart on Caleb, there is no guarantee her stubborn Scot will want to risk his heart on her....
My Thoughts:
Caleb was such a total dick at the beginning and I seriously wanted to smack that guy at first! But there was a definite attraction from the start, in between the all loathing and murderous thoughts. Maybe these two would’ve parted ways just thinking “wow, that guy was a total ass” and “wow, that woman was a shallow, self-absorbed Barbie” but they were thrown together so much revealing the real person underneath all that bluster, changing their feelings of hate into desire.  Thinking they’ll only have one night they give in to the pull between them only to find out later their paths are not yet separating. 

Their encounter is out-of-this-world good, so when it’s apparent they’ll be around each other more, Caleb and Ava agree to “just sex”, which, of course, ends up leading more complex emotions.  Caleb continues to pretend to not want anything more, but his actions say something else entirely, and Ava can’t deny the intensity of her growing feelings.  Painful pasts make taking a chance difficult.  Ava’s is revealed early on, and boy could I sympathize! What shitty friends!   Caleb’s is revealed later on; partly because that’s how the story went, and partly because we don’t get his POV.  I really would’ve liked his POV included.

Caleb’s Scottish accent is written in the story and I have to say it was distraction and a bit annoying. I did finally just skim over those bits, and after a while it became easy to ignore.  Still, I highly recommend Fight or Flight!  It was a lot of fun, clever banter back and forth with plenty of sniping at first, and the irresistible attraction a-brewing was delightfully delicious!  

4 Suns





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20 comments:

  1. I love hate to love romance! Thank you for the chance!

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  2. I have still not tried anything by her, but I have meant to

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    1. Oh, you must! I know you love your romances and I bet audio versions of her On Dublin Street series would be amazing. :)

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  3. Hehe..he does grow on you though. I had to go look at my copy. Do you know his lilt written in didn't even raise a flag for me, I just read it with an accent.

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    1. The "taes" are what really got to me. I don't know if I read them in a book before, and it kept making me pause while reading the sentence. Luckily after a bit I just skimmed over them. Glad it wasn't a problem for you Kimberly! :)

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  4. Accents really do have to be done right, whether in a book, movie or audio, so important! Glad you were able to overlook it and just enjoy the rest of the story. I was hoping this would be a fun one.

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    1. I was really glad I was able to block it out, because I ended up enjoying the story a lot! :)

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  5. Looking forward to reading Fight or Flight. Thank you

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    1. You're very welcome! Hope you love it as much as I did. :)

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  6. I've heard about this one! I have a hard time with hate-to-love romances, because sometimes I end up hating them too much. For example, The Hating Game was recommended to me by a lot of people, but I was really annoyed with both of the characters. By the time they admitted their feelings, I wasn't invested anymore.

    I'm curious if this one will be the same way, or if it's done in a more believable and enjoyable way. I think it's already on my TBR!

    Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear?

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    1. That's too bad, I loved The Hating Game. I'd probably give this one a pass if I were you.

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  7. I enjoyed this book. Yes, Caleb was awful at first, but when we learned the whys, I sort of understood him a little more. Like you said, we were at a disadvantage, because we didn't get his POV, therefore, everything was based on Ava's perception of him. I hope Young will revisit this group, because the bestie and Caleb's brother should get their own stories.

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  8. The characters sound engaging, and that cover is extremely charming!

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  9. Hate to love is one of the best tropes!

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  10. Thanks for your thoughts, I enjoyed reading them! I have heard some great things about this book and want to read it! Thanks for the chance to win! :)

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