stacey_is_sassy
Written on Jul 24, 2017
I wasn’t sure I could forgive him
Bloody Hell!! It takes a pretty awesome author to take me from absolutely hating a hero to loving and lusting after him by the end. Hayes Whitley broke Saylor Rodgers, his high school sweetheart’s, heart. Now, starting Sweet Cheeks I was aware of this. I don’t really have an issue with the heartbreak of the high school kind. Sure, it’s a little sad and devastating, but deep down I know that young love can be recovered from. This one though was kind of bad. Hayes walks away, doesn’t tell her, and doesn’t look back. Oh, but he stays best mates with her brother…
ARE YOU BLOODY KIDDING ME?
Geez, Louise! What makes it even worse is that Saylor’s brother Ryder loves her. Eh? Ummm...are you sure about that? That is not what I would call brotherly love and loyalty. Sure, he gave his friend a good talking to, but no, I can honestly say that that would definitely put big bro in the naughty corner.
See, I’m a firm believer of family before friends. I know that sometimes family can send you insane but my loyalty will always be to family first. Just the way I was brought up. Yes, I was lucky because my family is pretty cool and lovable...mostly. So, when I see Ryder, who supposedly loves and protects his sister, stay in contact with Hayes, I just don’t get it. To be honest, Ryder, while he does have a couple of redeeming qualities, will never be a favourite.
Saylor’s ex is making her business suffer. He’s a douchewaffle of epic proportions and stoops lower than a toad’s belly to make her feel bad. To top off his douchewaffle capabilities, he sends an invite to his wedding…and she accidentally accepts...with a plus one.
What follows is an emotional journey where Saylor needs to rise above the dodgy people swarming around her and look towards finding her happy place again. Unfortunately, Ryder comes up with a plan that Saylor never sees coming. Bring in…Hayes Whitley, extremely hot, extremely famous, extremely arrogant, MOVIE STAR!!
Look, I can definitely say that movie stars have a certain appeal, but to me, it’s not the long term HEA variety. That whole constantly in the spotlight, no privacy, attention seeking tendencies and gruelling schedules, means that you have GOT to be happy to share your famous partner. I'm not great with sharing and I know that I couldn't stand seeing my partner "getting it on", even if it is all for show.
I better stop right there. It may seem that I have said absolutely nothing nice about Hayes Whitley, and to be honest, it took a long way through the book before I saw anything good about the man. There were too many times that I wanted to write him off and I hoped for better for Saylor. Then, things started to change a little. Hayes became more than his ego and good looks. Here is a man who realised he had made mistakes, regretted his decisions, and struggled to find a way to make things right.
I struggled reading Sweet Cheeks. There was a large portion of the book that I was squinting and scowling. I hurt for Saylor. Yes, she’s not the smartest bulb in the shed when it comes to risking her heart, but her pain was there for the world to see.
Oh boy, that ^^^^^up there^^^^^ is a mumble, jumble mess of a review. For my first K. Bromberg, I can say that I survived. She obviously takes pleasure from driving her readers to drink but she certainly knows how to bring it home. For someone who was squinting and scowling A LOT in this book, I had the biggest goofiest grins by the end. It was mushy, gushy and a whole lot of corny. Definitely left me happy.
Sorry, for the ramblings…AGAIN!!
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