Garrick Taylor and Bliss Edwards managed to find their happily-ever-after despite a rather . . . ahem . . . complicated start. By comparison, meeting the parents should be an absolute breeze, right?
But from the moment the pair lands in London, new snags just keep cropping up: a disapproving mother-in-law-to-be, more than one (mostly) minor mishap, and the realization that perhaps they aren’t quite as ready for their future as they thought.
As it turns out, the only thing harder than finding love is keeping it.
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
*ARC Given to Blog for Honest Review*
3.5 “marry me?” Kisses
I really enjoyed Losing It. Bliss made me laugh, Garrick made me swoon and it was an original cute story that swept me away. I have unhealthy attachments to characters so when I get any opportunity to get another glimpse at them, in any respect, I’ll take it. Which is why I was very excited about Keeping Her.
Bliss Edwards…is still hilarious. OMG I cracked up so much throughout this book and it was entirely thanks to her. All it did was remind and solidify for me how much I love her. I mean seriously…anyone who’s inner thoughts consist of…
‘My odds were looking about as good as main character in Game of Thrones .’
And
‘It was just me…failing at life again.’
…clearly that person needs to be my BFF. She is easily one of the most relatable characters I have ever read. She’s not perfect, she’s pretty but not ‘flawless’, although in Garrick’s eyes she is. *sigh*
‘Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t awash in self-pity about it because…hello, I got the guy. No complaints ere. But that didn’t mean I was too stupid to know that he could have someone prettier or taller or with less frizzy hair.
But he was with me. As long as I didn’t screw it up, of course.
And God knows I was good at screwing things up.’
And speaking of…Garrick Taylor…oh how I’ve missed him. He’s British which equates to my kryptonite. I don’t know how it was possible for him to get more perfect…but it happened. He made me goofy grin so much I think my cheeks cramped up. It was wonderful to see him in his natural setting since most of the book takes place in England. We get to see more of a glimpse at how he grew up and became who he was. I really liked that we get more of his backstory, it helped develop him more for me – which in turn made me swoon more.
“Remember that time we met and you said you weren’t the jealous type? Remember that time that was a big fat lie”
Ah well. Jealousy looked really good on him.
“It wasn’t a lie. I just hadn’t ever met anyone worth getting jealous over until you.”
I slid my arms around his waist. “Are all British men such smooth talkers?”
“No. Just me.”
So this is a dual POV novella…both Garrick and Bliss…super fun! With the way the story line went that was pretty necessary, and especially given that a lot of the story focused more on Garrick – it’s set in London, Bliss is meeting his parents, it would have been very difficult to have it any other way. There was never any overlapping though, the story flowed very well and we didn’t have to repeat scenes over and over to get both of their feelings/emotions, which kept things nice and fresh.
‘I placed a kiss on her temple. She hugged me, and against my chest, I heard her say, “Kill me. Just put me out of my misery, please.”
“And leave me to be miserable without you? Never.”
“So selfish.”
“When it comes to you? Absolutely.”
There were a few ways the plot could have been taken – lots of possibilities, some of them could have been cliché but it never went there and I appreciated that very much. Every time I thought something might happen…it didn’t, which is good – kept me on my toes. Even the moments that could have gone cheesy or sickly sweet…really didn’t for me. It felt genuine and authentic. Very Bliss and Garrick. We’re also introduced to some new characters, Garrick’s parents and his two best friends Graham and Rowland (hilarious – I really hope there are more stories involved with them, cause they just seem like they have loads of potential. Plus they’re British – that’s reason enough.)
‘In life, it’s so easy to get tunnel vision, to imagine this world is a movie set and your story – what you see through your eyes and think with your brain and feel with your heart – is the only thing that matters. But the world was so much bigger than that. Life was so much bigger than that. Sometimes I couldn’t understand how it could hold all of us, all of the hope and hurt of humanity.’
I laughed, I swooned and I thoroughly enjoyed this continuation of Bliss and Garrick’s story. But now I am back to wanting more! It’s a vicious cycle, what can I say? There is a possibility for more…obviously, they’re happy but in my head, there story isn’t 100% complete and sealed with a pretty read bow. I have a feeling Kelsey’s book, Finding It might be enough to satisfy that craving though… 🙂
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Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She’s done a multitude of things in her life– boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.
