The Breakup
The Jordan Brothers
by Erin McCarthy
Can two wrongs feel oh-so-right? This bride is about to find out—with the bad boy who makes an epic breakup worth her while.
Bella: I know I’m a princess. I’m used to getting what I want. But all I ever really wanted was a husband and a family. Unlike my sister, Sophie, I’ll never have a brilliant career to fall back on. So what’s a bride to do when she learns that Prince Charming is a cheating snake just a few days before her fairy-tale wedding? With my fiancé begging for another chance, the only way to save the wedding is to even things out with a little revenge sex—and local bartender Christian Jordan seems like the right man for the job.
Christian: If gorgeous Bella Bigelow thinks sleeping with me will somehow lead to happily ever after, I’m not going to turn her down. The guy she wants to marry is a jerk, and her sister is fooling around with my estranged twin brother, Cain. So what’s the problem—besides falling for a woman who doesn’t know what she wants out of life? All I want to do is whisk her away from that church, take her to a cabin in the woods, and act out all our naughtiest fantasies. And I may just get the chance. . . .
❃❃The Breakup releases August 28th❃❃
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Momma Says: 2 stars⭐⭐
I had mixed feelings about The Breakup for most of the book. On a positive note, the story is well-written and the flow is good. It is the second book in the series, which I didn't know until I started reading. On that note, this is technically Christian and Bella's story, but there are several things mentioned that I'm assuming were in the first book and some of that carries over into this one. Nevertheless, after some initial confusion, I got the gist of those things and was able to follow the story.
For the most part, my issues lay with this couple. I liked the runaway bride scenario and at times these two were witty and fun. I also liked the interactions with Christian's son - A baby in the mix is always sure to get a smile. However, I found it hard to like either of these characters. Christian comes across as an unfeeling jerk for a lot of the book. A sexy jerk who knows his way around a woman's body, but a jerk nonetheless. When confronted with life altering news, his actions are more juvenile than those of a grown man with a child. Then we have Bella, who has a go along to get along attitude until she doesn't, and just when I thought she was going to show some growth, she turns back into a doormat. These two certainly generate their share of steam, but Bella's response to it afterward is almost clinical rather than what you'd expect from someone who is supposed to be blown away by Christian's skills. Finally, we come to the ending, which felt rushed and quite honestly, I felt less of a connection between this pair at the end than at any other time in the book.
From the blurb and high ratings from other early reviewers, I expected so much more from this one. I also realize that I'm in the minority, but it is what it is. This story is clearly not my cup of tea, nor does what I found encourage me to check out the first book in the series. It's safe to say that I wouldn't recommend this one.
❃❃ARC provided by NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept
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