Cocktails and Books's Review of Fall (VIP, #3)

by Kristen Callihan

The first time I met Jax Blackwood things went a little sideways.

In my defense, I didn’t know he was Jax Blackwood—who expects a legendary rock star to be shopping for groceries? More importantly, a blizzard was coming and he was about to grab the last carton of mint-chocolate chip.

Still, I might have walked away, but then he smugly dared me to try and take the coveted ice cream. So I kissed him. And distracted that mint-chip right out of his hands.

Okay, it was a dirty move, but desperate times and all that. Besides, I never expected he’d be my new neighbor.

An annoying neighbor who takes great pleasure in reminding me that I owe him ice cream but would happily accept more kisses as payment. An irresistible neighbor who keeps me up while playing guitar naked–spectacularly naked–in his living room.

Clearly, avoidance is key. Except nothing about Jax is easy to ignore—not the way he makes me laugh, or that his particular brand of darkness matches mine, or how one look from him melts me faster than butter under a hot sun.

Neither of us believes in love or forever. Yet we’re quickly becoming each other’s addiction. But we could be more. We could be everything.

All we have to do is trust enough to fall.

This review was originally posted on Cocktails and Books

Cocktails and Books received this book for free from Inkslinger PR in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect our opinion of the book or the content of our review.I've enjoyed this series, but Kristen Callihan gives us something special with Fall.

If you've read this series, you know what happened with Jax two years ago and what that did to Kill John. Finally, we get to see how John is dealing with his life and trying to make changes. It's clearly not as easy for John as he wants everyone to think, but he's trying. Enter Stella.

Stella has her own baggage, dealing with her sudden lack of a home and the abandonment of her father, but when she fights with John over a pint of mint chip ice cream, she has a connection with him. A connection neither of them can deny.

The setup to get these two connected again seemed hokey, but I let that go to continue on with the witty dialogue these two had with each other. It was clear Stella gave John that bit of grounding he needed to turn off his dark thoughts, but I kept wondering as I read on what was going to be the tipping point that was going to set John off.

Mental illness is such a tough topic and the author does it justice by giving us a realistic view on what people go through and what it means to love someone with it.

Fall (VIP, #3)

by Kristen Callihan

Reviewed by Cocktails and Books on Oct 26, 2018

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