(Book cover)
Title: Just One Night, the Kingston Family series
Author: Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author
(Book review)
>Family Secrets and Acceptance<
He's a bit of a jackass, but I like Linc Kingston. His attraction to her, despite being besties for ages, seems to grow with every passing day. For her part, Jordan Greene has never been immune to the man. I like how they balance each other.
-- Book quote
'Gone was the man who’d been able to keep their relationship strictly in the friend zone. In its place was a heady desire he hadn’t been able to fight.'
-- Linc Kingston
I need to take a moment and turn the spotlight on Melly Kingston. She proves repeatedly to be an amazing woman and wonderful role model. Her choice of husband aside, she's the kind of person I strive to be - open, accepting, and not willing to put the flaws of a DNA material donor on a child. I hope she gets a chance at a real partnership down the road. Well, as real as a fictional character can get. 😊
OK, so back to the couple du jour. There are some triggers / content warnings: loss of pregnancy, sexual assault (F -> M). I do love that each knows they can count on the other's unwavering support through the good and bad. The acceptance is special. 💚🩵
There are some editing issues, i.e., Jordan knows he was once close to Beck & is later surprised they were close; Suzanne's reason for being loyal to Linc is unnecessarily stated almost verbatim by Jordan and Suzanne. Otherwise, I found this to be a pretty solid read. Perhaps a little predictable and repetitive, especially if you've read 'Dare to Stay', but still enjoyable and entertaining.
I read along with the audio book. The narrators are Connor Crais and Mackenzie Cartwright. I have enjoyed listening to Connor many times over the years, and this is a good example of why. Mackenzie was also easy to listen to. Duet would've been perfection, but this'll do. 😘 🎧🩷🎧
Story: 4.5 stars
Narration: 4 stars
Listening Speed: 1.8x
🔷️REVIEW🔷️
JUST ONE NIGHT, Kingston Family bk 1, by #CarlyPhillips, narrated by #MackenzieCartwright & #ConnorCrais 4.5🌟
Engaging #friendstolovers
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