BOOK INFORMATION:
Title: The Start of Us (No Regrets 0.5)
Publisher: Lauren Blakely Books
Source: Purchased via Amazon
Publisher Date: November 15th 2013
Pages: 80 pages
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
A new adult story of First Times. Last Times. Connections. And No Regrets...
I only wanted a tattoo. A mark on my body to remind me of who I used to be. Something to hold onto when I started my penance for all the things I’d done wrong, the bad choices I’d made by the time I turned nineteen. Instead, I found a night of possibility, of truth, of hope for the future. And the most intense physical connection I’ve ever had.
The only one I’ve ever had, and one I will never forget.
Trey...
When she walked into my tattoo shop, I knew she was like me. Harley had secrets. She had a messed-up past, and things she wanted to run from, or forget ever happened. I couldn’t let her go. So we agreed on one night – to spend it together wandering around the city, getting to know each other, the clock ticking because we knew tomorrow would bring an end to the possibility of an us.
Unless tonight was only the start.
How can one night be the start of something when tomorrow it has to end?
I only wanted a tattoo. A mark on my body to remind me of who I used to be. Something to hold onto when I started my penance for all the things I’d done wrong, the bad choices I’d made by the time I turned nineteen. Instead, I found a night of possibility, of truth, of hope for the future. And the most intense physical connection I’ve ever had.
The only one I’ve ever had, and one I will never forget.
Trey...
When she walked into my tattoo shop, I knew she was like me. Harley had secrets. She had a messed-up past, and things she wanted to run from, or forget ever happened. I couldn’t let her go. So we agreed on one night – to spend it together wandering around the city, getting to know each other, the clock ticking because we knew tomorrow would bring an end to the possibility of an us.
Unless tonight was only the start.
How can one night be the start of something when tomorrow it has to end?
MY THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK
"Because this isn't about me. This is about you. I want to make you feel good. I want to do things to you with my tongue that will send you screaming. I want to taste you. I want to be the first to know how you taste."
The Start Of Us is a pre novella in the No Regrets series. I didn't enjoy this pre-novella that much. I found it extremely unrealistic that a virgin would be a sex addict. I mean hello, come on that makes no sense. At parts of the story, I was shocked at the way things progressed between the two main character. I guess for me it felt too much like instant-lust or instant-love for my taste.
The Start Of Us introduces us to the characters Trey and Harley and gives us insight into their romance. I found the characters were super vulnerable and incredibly sexy. The writing was spot on and really amazing. The writing was perhaps my favorite part of the story.
Now on the negative, the sexual moments were extremely detailed and happened almost instantaneously. The characters were super young and I felt like it was just really weird and put me off. I thought it was also weird that Harley was in a sex addicts program even though she was a virgin and it was shown over and over again. It was a huge plot hole that I couldn't get past.
I have been interested in the author Lauren Blakely for a while. She is kinda known for really awesome romance books. I thought I would love the premise of this book but honestly I probably won't continue in the series. Since she is such a great writer I will look for more books by her, this one just missed the mark for me.
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