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Rating: 4 Stars - Loved It Spoil Free Review Until November delicious cover caught my attention *Click* had to check out the synopsis. My kind of read "Strong Alpha Male", *Click* had to sample it and *Click* bought and read in one sitting. Aurora Rose Reynolds had my full attention the minute Asher Mayson and November met. Could not swipe my kindle fast enough to see where she was going with them. Asher is a ladies man and never had problems getting a woman that is until he meets November. Love that their relationship starts off friends first and he has to pursue her. The pursuing does not always go smoothly. Not when Asher is a tattoo-hottie-alpha male hero with a bit of a jealous and possessive side. November has a backbone and knows how to put him in his place but the only thing she can not deal with is Asher sweet side. She has been put down her whole life by her mom and her lovers. Love that Asher is not a broken character he just never found the right woman. It is the little things in life that she never got to enjoy and seeing her reactions to certain things brings him happiness. They are a fun and playful couple that their characters jump off the pages realistic. They are hot-fan yourself together and I would not mind Asher whispering naughty things in my ear by his dirty talking mouth. Love all the secondary characters especially the dog Beast. Both families added so much to Asher and November's story, I instantly fell in love with them. Love the interactions with his brothers and his parents. His mom is one tough cookie and knows how to keep her boys in line. She would have to with four strong will boys. I wanted to be a part of both families. Love the brotherly love between the Mayson boys. Never a dull moment with them. Until November is wrapped nicely with one of the sweetest and giggle moment epilogue. Had a smile on my face for days after finishing it. Aurora Rose Reynolds is a new author for me and look forward to more Until novels. Excited Until Trevor (Until #2) comes out December 19. Looking for a fresh series with yummy Alpha Male heroes and a bit of mystery, Until series is it. Originally posted at Wickedly Delicious Book Blog
***4 Stars*** This was a very fun read. I fell in love with Asher, his brothers, parents, and grandma. Asher is the true definition of being an alpha male. November was sassy and I love how she didn't take anyone's crap. Overall a good, quick read. Will be reading more from Ms. Reynolds.
Ok, so this was a weird one! I have seen so many good reviews from friends and groups I am in about this series. But,there was just something that about this book that I did not connect to! November - did not get her, she was a bit too "kooky" or she was meant to be. I am not sure. All the jumping up and down and clapping her hands! She was a bit daft too - (view spoiler)[ 3 months, 3 months she did not have a period and never wondered about it, even though she was putting on weight and could not fasten her jeans properly. Also, why would she bump into her mother, in a town her mother has either never been to, or not been to in years, and just be like "oh right" when the Mom says she has business with a lawyer in town. When the lawyer in town is dealing with the million dollar inheritance that November is getting from her grandparents! Would you not be slightly suspicious? (hide spoiler)] The insta love!? No. She is moved in within like 2 days of meeting this guy! And we get introduced to loads of ppl near the start, that are pretty much never mentioned again! It was a weird mix of past and present tense! It even changed within a sentence. It was missing punctuation in points. The writing is very disjointed and jumps all over the place. Not only do we have time jumps, when all of a sudden, it is a certain length of time ahead, then we get the case of the character giving us a run down of what has happened,etc, just telling us...ok, I do not mind that, and when done well, is ok. It was not done well here! And that is almost constant! When it does not need to be. You do not need to jump ahead half an hour, then go back telling us what happened. For example (view spoiler)[ After Trevor is out of sight, I run to the checkout with Liz falling behind me. "You guard the door while I take the test." I tell Liz while walking into the small stall. "Let me know if you need me" she says from the other side. "Holy shit" I whisper. There is it, proof I wanted is right there in black and white. Okay, pink and white, but it is there in my face, proving that I'm an idiot. I've taken four tests, all different brands, so I know they couldn't all be wrong. When I bought the first one and it came out with a giant plus sign, I left the stall that I had been holding up in. With Liz following behind me, we went and bought water from the coffee shop and a few more tests. Now all the tests have been taken...... (hide spoiler)] It just makes for a jarring and disjointed read, that constantly pulls you out of the story and you are constantly having to readjust your thinking as to what and when something is happening! There was one point I thought I had been missing a chapter...all of a sudden, Trevor and Liz are like best friends, whereas they had not even met just the page before. It just jumped ahead, and it was like "Oh Liz and Trev are tight" and I am just like "since when!? Character development is poor! As awful as November's background is, you would expect more from that..how it truly affected her. Did not seem to bother her all that much in all honesty! She seemed more bothered by her Mom sleeping with her finance than any other abuse she suffered as a child! And, why, why in some books, does our h have to have nearly every man make a play for her, because she is so different! This town she moved to, weird. Other than her and Liz, it seems every other girl is a slut! A whiny slut. The men are sluts too, but apparently that is ok, because they are MEN! And they can call the other women, bitches and sluts, and treat them like crap, because they are bitches and sluts. The men do not think of themselves as sluts, oh no, because they are MEN! They are never ever going to have a relationship with any of these women they have been sleeping with, because they think they are too good for them, they will wait for the sweet, innocent non slut girl to come along. It is all a bit weird and misogynistic and quite frankly happens far too often in books. It is all rather sad tbh! It just puts me off an author. However, I have already bought the next 2 in the series, and shall give them a go and see if it improves!
