Title: VEER
Author: Alyssa Rose Ivy
Source: ebook from author for review
goodreads...
Only when you let go can you learn to live.
Between the death of her mother and pushing through law school without her
best friend, it's been a tough year for Becca. Needing a break from Boston, she
moves to a tiny coastal North Carolina town for a relaxing summer. After
bumping heads repeatedly with a local cop, she realizes her summer will be
anything but quiet.
Three years after a career ending injury ruins his chance to play Major
League Baseball, Gavin has a distrust of northerners and lately girls in
general. He wants nothing to do with a girl who is only in town for the summer.
When the two give in to their impossible attraction, they realize that they
may just have found the key to freeing themselves from the ghosts of their
pasts.
My take...
It took me some time to work myself up to read VEER. I wasn't absolutely
crazy about DERAILED (book 1 of the series) but I was dying to know what
happens with Gavin and Becca. Every time I would pass by it on my nook I knew I
just needed to dive in and read the darn thing. But I was scared. There I said
it. I was scared the book and me wouldn't connect. But we did and I was so
happy I finally decided to read it.
I will be the first to say that I did not like Gavin one bit in DERAILED. I
thought he was a bit stalkerish and sort of creepy. But thankfully he seemed to
tame his inner stalker and was actually a really good guy to read about. There
may have been a sigh or two escape my mouth when reading the story. Dude is way
better in VEER than he ever was in the first book. And yes, he finally redeemed
himself in my eyes.
I loved Becca's character from the start. There are hints of a scared and
troubled past throughout the story and as time went on I just wanted to reach
in and give her a big ol' hug. We don't find out the cause of what her constant
need for security is until closer to the end, but the buildup and delivery was
executed perfectly. Ivy did a great job laying that all out and if made me love
Becca’s character even more when all was revealed. I hurt for that girl but
also thought that she was such a very strong person too.
I also adored Becca’s relationship with Jake. It just came off very natural
and sisterly/brotherly. So any scenes they had together were fun for me. They
hit it off from the beginning and I think it was the perfect set up for him to
have his own book. He is a great guy that deserves his own story and I am so
very excited that WRECKED will be based on him. He is a sweet character and I
look forward to knowing even more about him, more than what we’ve already seen
in DERAILED and VEER.
VEER is such a good book and I am eager to see what happens next for
everyone in Clayton Falls as the series continues. I definitely recommend this
read. There is some suspense, a lot of tension, and an abundance of romance.
Absolutely my kind of book!
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