Wrecked

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

REVIEW: Wrecked by J.B. Salsbury


Title: WRECKED
Author: JB Salsbury
On Sale:  July 18, 2017
Publisher: Forever

OUR REVIEW:
Shel: Have you ever read a book whose character makes a really poor choice early on and you just know that things aren't going to go well for this character? Well, without spoiling things, let me tell you that Sawyer (our heroine) makes a choice, from a place of love, and that choice was the cause of my angst and face palming during many scenes. There was a lot of nononononooooo and shaking my head. And then when her choice was taken to a certain point, all I could do was brace myself for the fall out that would come. I will say, to Sawyer's credit, that she struggled with all the responsibility that came with the choices she made and while I hated her struggle, it made her sympathetic. I definitely couldn't do what she did and do it successfully...at least I don't think I could. Love makes us do strange things sometimes. Court: I could see why she was so committed to her path and was sympathetic to her plight as well. The story line was fascinating, and kept me right in there up until the wee hours of the night. I couldn't put it down. Secondary characters like her sister, and her parents and Jenkins really made this novel a fun time, I laughed...and yet I cried. And angsted. And wanted to just smack all of them at the same time. And we loved that. Lol! 

Shel: Aden, Sawyer's love interest, also made a choice that devastated him and it's one that impacted his daily existence. All I could think about was how awful it must be to feel all the things he did and not have (or feel like he had) adequate ways to cope and live with what he carried in his memory and in his heart. My heart was heavy for him and so when he saw Sawyer as a way to alleviate some of his burden, even if I knew it probably wasn't the healthiest option, I wanted that for him so badly. I wanted both of them to have the respite they found in each other--but the struggle to get that was huge. Court: Ugh. He is complex isn't he! He's a enjoyable character as well. He is funny, and kind and beautiful in my mind...but he is heavily flawed so therein lies our plot struggles. These two are really dealt heavy things and finding their way together is going to be a challenge. I loved the setting and as always JB Salsbury's writing really makes my life complete because it is SO good! She makes great characters with well researched problems, their struggles and story make them feel like my friends and I just want to help them with their problems but they just won't listen! 

Shel: That struggle, though, is what makes the ending so extra special. The feeling of happiness and warmth that exuded from the pages of the epilogue were like a balm; it's one of my favorite epilogues I've read in a while. Wrecked may have the potential to wreck you, but the ending will leave you smiling. Court: I was wrecked for a while, and then put back together because this story is realistic and heartfelt and really just a great addition to your reading life if you decide to pick it up! 




ABOUT THE BOOK:

When you can't trust yourself, how can you ask anyone else to?

It's been months since Aden Colt left the Army, and still the memories haunt him. When he moved into a tiny boat off the California coast, he thought he'd found the perfect place to escape life. Then Sawyer shows up and turns his simple life upside down. Beautiful and sophisticated, she seems out of place in this laid-back beach town. Something is pushing her to experience everything she can—including Aden. But as much as he wants her, starting a relationship with Sawyer puts them both at risk. For Aden, the past doesn't stay there; it shows up unexpectedly, uncontrollably, and doesn't care whose life it wrecks.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

New York Times bestselling author JB Salsbury spends her days lost in a world of budding romance and impossible obstacles. Her love of good storytelling led her to earn a degree in Media Communications. Since 2013 she has published six bestselling novels in The Fighting Series and won a RONE Award. JB Salsbury lives with her husband and two kids in Phoenix, Arizona


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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

REVIEW: WRECKED BY PRISCILLA WEST

“There would be no happy ending for us. He was too damaged. I was too broken.”

Two years ago, Lorrie’s mother was murdered. But that wasn’t the end of it. Reeling from the tragedy, Lorrie’s father spiraled into alcohol, depression, and finally suicide.

The two most important people in Lorrie’s life are both gone but she’s still alive.

Trying to recover from the tragedy, Lorrie returns to campus, ready to pick up the pieces of her life. All Lorrie wants is to get back to “normal.”

Then she meets Hunter. The man, the legend, “the Hammer.”

Hunter is a cage fighter who takes on every fight like he’s got nothing to lose. His life is a tangled mess of girls, booze, and fist fights. And while it may seem like he’s got a devil-may-care attitude, he’s fighting a private cage-match with a monster he can’t defeat.

Lorrie knows that Hunter is the exact type of guy she should stay away from, especially in her fragile state, but Hunter has other ideas.

As Hunter and Lorrie grow closer together, will they be able to overcome their pain and heal each other? Or will they both end up wrecked?

WRECKED
RESCUED (WRECKED BOOK TWO: Coming Early 2014

ebook, 286 pages
Published December 11th 2013 by Blackbird Publishing
Source: Netgalley
Purchase this book: Goodreads | Amazon

Our Review
Wrecked attracted us to it by the cover (wow) and the premise that this was a college style, new adult, novel about a underground fighter (see the blurb!) And it succeeded in all of those things, and the feels. I was pretty awed by the beginning of the book, and again by the end of it, but I am somewhat conflicted by the events of the middle. Yes, the beginning was unusual..a very good hook.

Lorrie and Hunter have a pretty incredible chance encounter in the beginning, and let us find out a lot about Lorrie and the demons that she is fighting. T+M (aka, tattoos and muscles) are how we are introduced to this guy, and we don't realize how he might come to be a crashing force in Lorrie's life...just when she thought she couldn't take any more surprises! Poor Lorrie, she has had a rough few years and the nightmarish existence would be overwhelming to anyone. Hunter is more of a mystery and it's only at the end that some of the pieces begin to come together. Even though I didn't know much about his back story, he was one sweet fighter.

I am somewhat conflicted by the middle of the book, because I wasn't feeling the dialogue. Some situations were a bit more melodramatic than the rest, so it made it seem less believable and root-for-worthy for me. I see a lot of ratings, and the rating for this is quite high, so I don't know that this will be a personal issue for anyone else, but I just...how should I say, had high hopes with such a strong start, and wasn't sure where the story was headed pace or plot wise. I agree with all of this...it was very rough around the edges in the middle..or maybe it just was in a style that didn't work for me.

The end. Oh my, the end. I was unaware that there would be a second book until wayyyy into the late stages of this one, but I can't say that I was mad about it. The events leading to the end are hard to take for our characters, but things will start making sense about what is going on with Hunter and why he has demons to fight. These young people are our classic case of miscommunicators, and that makes things tough for them as well. The ending was very surprising and it'll be interesting to see what in the heck happens next. 

I'm sure you can probably tell that I am still conflicted about how I feel about this book, but I would say I liked it. I have many questions still, that I hope will be answered in the next installment. 

Courtney: 3 stars
Shelley: 3 stars

About the Author
Priscilla West is the author of the Surrender Series and the USA TODAY Bestsellers, Wrecked, and Rescued.

Her next book, Reckless, will be released on August 4th, 2014.

She enjoys: cuddles, men in suits, eskimo kisses, life-sized teddy bears, and eggs over medium.

You can find her at priscillawest.com

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