Taking Chances by Molly McAdams
This review is from 2013 and is kept here for reference. Titles, prices and availability may have changed.
- Stars
- ★★★★
- Heat
- Fire
Recommendation
Oy. I don’t know why, because it’s not a long book, but damn it took me forever to finish this. It took me a while to get past the excessive run-on sentences, but once I (for the most part) could ignore them, I could pay attention to the story.
The story itself is a true romance with twists and turns and heart-break and heart-warmings. This is definitely not a smut book, but rather a modern-day romance. Taking place over a period of several years (most of the book took place over the course of a year), the story involves a lot of dialogue, both inner and between characters. If you like reading romances without cliff-hangers, this is a great book for you to read. [December 2012]
Publisher synopsis
Eighteen year old Harper has grown up under her career Marine of a father's thumb. Ready to live life her own way and experience things she's only ever heard of from the jarheads in her father's unit; she's on her way to college at San Diego State University.
Thanks to her new roommate, Harper is introduced to a world of parties, gorgeous guys, family and emotions. Some she wasn't expecting yet, and others she never knew she was missing.
She finds herself being torn in two as she quickly falls in love with her boyfriend Brandon, and her roommate's brother Chase. Covered in tattoos, known for fighting in the Underground and ridiculously muscled…they're exactly what she was always warned to stay away from, but just what she needs. Despite their dangerous looks and histories, both adore and would do anything for Harper, including stepping back if it means she's happy.
Her first year away is turning out to be near perfect, but one weekend of giving in to heated passion will change everything.
Review published February 28, 2013