Name: Drowning Erin
ISBN: 9780989813570

Elizabeth O'Roark

Drowning Erin

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Jasmine

Actual rating 3.5-3.75 Stars

  "it was always you I wanted. It’s never stopped being you."

I've been meaning to read this ever since reading and falling in love with Waking Olvia back in 2018 but just never got around to it. I really can't compare they are just two very different books and this just never managed to capture my heart or get me to the same emotional level as Will and Olvia's story. That being said I still enjoyed Erin and Brendan's story I'm a sucker for angst and second chance(ish) romances. They could be extremely frustrating characters and the amount of time wasted is just insane I try not to think about it, but you also just know there's more to their story and Brendan's character and I did think it could account for a lot of his actions. Not to say there was not a few things that didn't rub me the wrong way too, but at least as a reader, it was easier to see where they were coming from. I found this book easy to read despite all that and I definitely felt the chemistry and emotional connection. It's not Waking Olivia level good but as it's own story I enjoyed it!

krissy

who ever said this book was better than waking olivia is a liar the writing was great as usually but both mcs were so unlikable and annoying i didn’t even want them together the willolivia crumbs were the best parts

Sahi K

I really wanted to like this book but after a point, I just couldn’t. Though I could understand her need to be there for her family and ignore the problems, I couldn’t get why she was so insecure that she wanted to be with the guy who was clearly so wrong for her and made her unhappy. Also, there is a whole lot of no or miscommunication going around in this book which is the reason for all the angst and I didn’t enjoy that. The only parts of the book that seemed okay to me were the chapters of Brendan’s past. And the only characters I liked are probably Olivia and Will though they hardly have any page time. Totally forgettable read for me.