Title:
Giving You Forever - ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) Reviewer
received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. The copy is not a finished
copy on sale.
Author:
Ashley Wilcox
Release
date: June 19, 2013
Genre: Erotica
Age
Group: Mature Adult
Synopsis:
From the
moment Nolan Pratt walked into Alexa Arnold’s life everything was forever
changed. After a year of dating, the
ring was on her finger, the house was purchased, and life was heading down
Pleasantville Lane. Everything was perfect.
Or so they thought.
With help
from his parent’s inheritance, Nolan takes on a new business adventure,
utilizing all his free time. What was
once their life- carefree with minimal responsibilities, is no more. When Alexa
starts to feel the pressure from school, wedding planning, and lack of help
from Nolan, exhaustion kicks in and feelings get hurt, testing the strength of
their relationship. But, if there is one thing that Nolan will never
compromise, it’s Alexa’s happiness. There’s nothing Nolan Pratt won’t do to make
sure Alexa is well taken care of, loved, and happy.
When
Nolan’s past resurfaces- a past that Alexa didn’t know existed- will it all be
too much? Will Nolan’s devotion to
Alexa’s happiness cost him their relationship and lose him the only thing that
has ever mattered in his life? Or will
Nolan discover that his past doesn’t determine his future and he is worth the happiness he doesn’t think
he deserves?
*****
Review:
This is a great story about a seemingly
perfect couple. Sometimes they seemed so perfect I kind of wanted to throw up…
and I don’t mean that in a bad way. I read about so many couples that struggle
with every single part of their relationship that it was nice to have a happy
couple with minimal problems. They were so happy I actually wondered what could
possibly happen to make the book interesting… but then, life happens.
This isn’t the story about a rich man and a
sweet little girl who fall hopelessly in love, it was more real than that.
Alexa and Nolan are at the point where most books end. They are happily engaged
to be married and are supposed to have their happily ever after. That’s what I
loved about this story. It takes “happily ever after” and throws real life into
the mix. Responsibility, work, unexpected events, and people from the past, all
things that are part of everyday life, come into the picture and threaten Alexa
and Nolan’s happily ever after. It turns out that this perfect couple isn’t as
perfect as I first thought and it made it so much more real.
But one thing the author does amazingly
well is POV. The story is told through the alternating POVs of Alexa and Nolan
and even if the POV wasn’t noted at the beginning of the chapter, I would have
had no problem differentiating between the two characters. This is something
that I find authors often have a problem with. But this author did an amazing
job of really creating the character, bringing each one to life and giving each
his/her own voice. This is most notable in the sex. There is sex. A LOT of sex.
But Nolan has a vulgar, male voice when describing the sexual events, while
Alexa has her own separate, demure voice that is entirely like her character.
Overall, this was a great read that pulled
me in. While the genre is considered erotica due to the sexual nature, it’s not
overly sexually driven. There is plenty of story to drive the book without the
sex, although it’s an important aspect of the relationship. You’ll be happy to
know that the story itself could stand on its own. But it is definitely a
Mature Adult read. No kiddies here!
BUY
GIVING YOU FOREVER
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Some may consider me a jack of all trades,
but I consider myself well rounded.
I’ve waitressed, styled hair, answered
phones and, most recently, worked full time as mom to my two beautiful little
boys.
Then there was this book… Everyone and
their brother started talking about this book series titled Fifty Shades of
Grey by EL James. I didn’t really pay
attention to the craze at first, since I wasn’t a big reader- okay, I didn’t
read at all. But curiosity got the best
of me, so I downloaded it to my kindle.
I
was immediately hooked. I read the whole series in three days. Yes, three books in three days.
I
kept finding all these great books that I HAD to read (just ask my credit
card!).
Then
I started hearing voices. Voices that turned into stories; stories that were
begging to get out of my head.
I started writing them down on scraps of
paper. Then I transferred them to my computer. Before I knew it, Planning on Forever was born.
The voices in my head are still talking, so
I’m still writing.
CONNECT
WITH ASHLEY
No comments:
Post a Comment