Something That Could Last by Ashley Cade

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*I received this book as an ecopy from NetGalley. These are my opinions alone.*

At first, I wasn't sure what to think about this one. I was immediately drawn by the cover, and the blurb sounded interesting, so I figured, why not. It was slow getting into it, and I almost DNF'd because it was slow going. I'm not usually an insta love kind of girl, and the fact that these two met and fell in love within two weeks. It almost seemed longer than that based on the number of dates the two of them went on. It took me a minute before I realized it was only a two week time frame because of that.  

Eventually I started to warm up to the characters of Abby and Jacob. I never really liked Luke, and didn't feel sorry for him when we found out that he fell for a girl who wasn't interested in him. K A R M A. I thought the love between the two characters (once I got to know them a bit better) was sweet, and the fact that they didn't immediately hop into each others' pants helped make it a bit sweeter. There were a few sex scenes (to be expected in a New Adult book) but nothing so graphic that I would be scared to read it at my desk at work. I enjoyed visiting the world of these characters, and was mad when it ended on a cliffhanger. I look forward to the second book in this series. 

This book is a good read for fans of Abbi Glines and Colleen Hoover. I can see it being something that our library purchases for our 20 Somethings collection. 

3/5 STARS

Maybe Now by Colleen Hoover

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Up to this point, I've read ALMOST everything CoHo has written, and while this one was NOT my favorite (none of them have been able to top It Ends With Us), it was still a pretty good one. I read the first book in this series,  Maybe Someday because I was talking about it for a program I was doing aimed at 20 Somethings, and I remember being frustrated with the main characters. I hated how that book ended for the girlfriend, Maggie. Not only was she suffering from an incurable disease, her boyfriend of six years cheated on her! It made it harder for me to root for the pairing of Ridge and Sydney, which was sort of the point. 

Fast forward to this book... Sydney and Ridge are still together, and Maggie is able to move on and meet someone new. Someone who looks like Captain America! #ChrisEvansIsBae, so ya girl definitely got her HEA. I liked that there was closure and friendship between Maggie and Sydney, and that Sydney apologized for her part in the breakup, though I think she could have done that a little sooner, but I digress. I don't know that I really think 20 something year olds would be able to act so maturely, so it felt a little unrealistic to me, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It's kinda like reading a Danielle Steel novel... this is not a world I inhabit, but I enjoy it all the same. 

Music plays a big part in this couple's story so I enjoyed the inclusion of the song lyrics, and I was grateful for the fact that the sex scenes weren't over the top, since I read this while I was on the desk at work. All in all this was a good, quick read that fans of Colleen Hoover's other books are sure to enjoy. I look forward to reading Verity by her, which is the only book of hers I haven't read yet.

4 out of 5 stars!