{Review} Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines

{Review} Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines

Goodreads Description:

Rush promised her forever... but promises can be broken.
Torn between his love for his family and his love for Blaire, Rush has to find a way to save one without losing the other. In the end one has to be more important. Letting go isn’t easy.
Blaire believed in her fairytale... but no one can live in a fantasy.
Her love for Rush and desire to have a family keep her believing that they can find a way for this to work. Until she has to make the right decision for her and the baby. Even if it breaks her heart.
Can they find the forever that they both want or has it all just gone... too far?

What did I think? I will say, first off, that this is honestly one of the hardest reviews I have ever had to write. One, because the author was a favorite of mine and two, because I really really didn't care for it. At all. It breaks my heart. Truly it does, but I have to be honest here. First of all, I've read the other two books in this series. That's right....there are two books before this one. Fallen Too Far  & Never Too Far are the other two in the series. Those should have been it for this series in my opinion. Forever Too Far shouldn't have been written.  Why? You ask....well...it's because....It is the same story. 99% of this book is EXACTLY like the other two. There was no plot, no story line and no character development. I knew this was going to be bust when I started to read it but I wanted to give the author the benefit of the doubt because she was a favorite of mine. I read this with my bestie April. We are in the same boat in regards to the author and her books so were pretty wary walking into it. Here are some examples about what I'm talking about: 1.  No Plot Okay, so if you've read either of the first two books, you know that Rush and B;air are 'in love' and all that jazz. This is just a continuation of their relationship. The only thing that's really different is that Blair is farther along in her pregnancy. Nothing else happens. Oh wait....there's sex. Of course. There is always sex in these novels nowadays. Oh ya! Blair re-unites with her dad. Again.
2. No Story Line See what I mentioned above? It applies here too. This book was just a waste of my time and energy. I will be more honest and say that I probably skimmed over 75% of this book because it was all the same things. There was no climax, no comic relief.....blah.
3. No Character Development Seriously...this part was the most irritating to me. In the first two books, Rush is a dick with a capital "D" and takes Blair for granted. Blair is too "naive or nice" to really stand up for herself. Rush leaves her when she needs him most and it's for his evil bitch of a sister Nan. Yea...nothing has changed in any of the characters. Rush does the same damn thing and leaves Blair in a crucial moment to go "rescue" his sister. Blair runs away instead of facing her problems and forgives Rush because she "loves" him so very much and she's having his baby.
4. The Sex Please don't get me wrong. I like sex scenes as much as the next blogger/girl. But I like it when it isn't so.... raunchy really. I like the sex to have meaning in it and the story to back it up. This doesn't happen here.  One thing that I will touch on that made me EXTREMELY irritated is that Blair is nearing the end of her pregnancy....she's "huge" and has an episode where she starts to bleed.  Now I know you can bleed during pregnancy and it's nothing really bad. But the way it was described in the book, she went to the hospital because she was having pains as well. That's a pretty good idea of danger zone. And yet.....they still have sex after her hospital trip. If Rush really cared, it wouldn't be so much of an issue to say, "you know what? maybe we should just wait." But both of them are such horn dogs, they can't stand to not have sex at least once a day. 5. "Love" Are Rush and Blair really in love or just in lust? Rush constantly puts his sister above Blair and doesn't give Blair the back up she should have. Example:

Blaire was pregnant and her emotions were harder for her to control. However, I needed to talk to her about just being quiet around Nan.

Are you effing me?! This is the type of guy ladies want now? An insensitive a**hole? Excuse me while I throw up a little in my mouth. I know this review was a bit ranty. I have to be true to my feelings and be honest.  I used to love books by Abbi Glines. They were great when she first started. The story had depth and no sex in it. I still adore those books but I found out that she is re-writing them to make them more "steamy" and I can't even....it hurts.  I won't be buying any more of her books from now on because I want my stories to be just that. STORIES. Not just sex books. If I wanted to read about sex I'd get erotica and call it a day. But I'm not that into the erotica.  I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. Here is another review that's along the same lines as mine:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/681796992

I know A LOT of people LOVED this book and the series. Here are some of the reviews they wrote about it:

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I just.....I can't get over the fact that this is so popular and it's a series where the main guy is a total douche. Yes, he's good looking....but why not be a nice guy and not a man-whore? I mean, really.... This is what we want our little girls to think is ok? I'm so over this author and what these books stand for.

 

{Review} Forbidden Fruit (Under Mr. Nolan's Bed) by Selena Kitt

{Review} Forbidden Fruit (Under Mr. Nolan's Bed) by Selena Kitt

Goodreads Description:

Leah and Erica have been best friends and have gone to the same Catholic school since just about forever. Leah spends so much time with the Nolans—just Erica and her handsome father now, since Erica’s mother died—that she’s practically part of the family. When the girls find something naughty under Mr. Nolan’s bed, their strict, repressive upbringing makes it all the more exciting as they begin their sexual experimentation. Leah’s exploration presses deeper, and eventually she finds herself in love for the first time, torn between her best friend and her best friend’s father.
Warnings: This title contains erotic situations, lesbian sex, sex toys, and also makes mention of pornography, salmon, amusement parks, chocolate covered strawberries, brownies (as well as girl scouts), plaid skirts, naughty uses for confessionals and some sacrilegious humor. 
Note to readers: This story appeared in another, now rather infamous book of mine (UNDER MR. NOLAN'S BED). Previously titled Plaid Skirt Confessions, this tale is a slightly less naughty, but no less sexy re-telling of those events--updated and redressed for your reading pleasure with an ending that may leave you a little more satisfied.

**WARNING: PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT BELOW I HAVE SPOILERS AND THIS IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. MUST BE 18!!! I'M SERIOUS FOLKS.....THIS IS......BAD**
Why did I read this? Why oh why? First of all I actually picked this up because it was free. You see, me and my bestie April at Sim Sational Books love to read corny sex books and kind of make fun of them. That's what we thought this was and hell it was free so why not? 
What did I think? I honestly have no idea where to even begin with this book. I just finished this thing last night and I am still flustered and creeped out. I've never been this creeped out by a book before.  Let me start off with the good points (there aren't very many btw)... I will say that some of the sex scenes were good. Probably some of the best ones I've read. I'm not much for girl on girl action. So if you're into that, this book has quite a bit. I think that's the only good thing about this book. Now with the bad points.... I read this book with my best friend and we both felt the same on certain points. Now these girls are supposed to be 20 years old. I understand that sometimes you can have a sheltered girl but seriously the dialogue that is in this was like a 13 year old and it made it more creepy

"They made me feel....funny..." I explained, blushing. "Down there... and I could help touching myself."

"Down there"? Seriously? You. Are. 20! Not 12. Speak like an adult please. That was part of the most annoying. I've never met a 20 year old as sheltered as these girls. It was quite irritating. I didn't understand how that would be attractive.  I get the whole "I have a crush on your dad" thing. I kind of do and the fact still remains that she is 20 so she's legal. It's the whole "taboo" thing that attracts readers. I do understand to a a point. Like if you're just meeting this girl's father for the first time and he's drop dead gorgeous (although she never really goes into what Mr. Nolan looks like. Probably just leaving it up to your imagination and just giving you the whole "older man" image). Not the fact that he's known you since you were really little. That's just plain gross. He should be at least seeing her as his own daughter for the most part. Ewe.
I will reiterate that the sex scenes between Leah and Mr. Nolan are pretty damn hot. I've read other eroticas and the scenes in those were pretty over the top. This was still a bit over the top but not too much. 
Now, another thing that bothered me was that Leah feels like it's a sin for her and Mr. Nolan to be together (They go to a Catholic college) so she goes to confession. I had a problem with the Father jacking it in the confessional while she's re-telling the story of her and Erica and Mr. Nolan. All the while she's doing the same thing. She doesn't even understand what he's doing. Really? Come on....
Ok....so there are some other points that are pretty stupid and ridiculous but the part I seriously had a problem with is that Leah has sex with Mr. Nolan while Erica is in the same room. A hotel room. After she has sex with Mr. Nolan, she goes and does it with Erica while Mr. Nolan is asleep in the next bed. All the while Leah is doing things to Erica, Erica is getting all hot and bothered asking Leah to explain what her dad did to her. Now that's just effed up on every level.
Let me say this again....I know this book is supposed to be on a "taboo" subject. This, to me, is not "taboo". It's straight up wrong and disgusting. It might have been different if it was written better for this. They pronounce all about love and how much they mean to each other. There is no love here. None. It's all lust anf f***ing. They didn't :make love once. They just f***. That's not love. Seriously. 
ANOTHER SPOILER ALERT!!! I guess April and I read the tame version of this book. I didn't know there were so many damn different copies of this book.
The original supposedly got banned from Amazon (with good reason in my opinion). I'm only sharing this spoiler because I cannot recommend this book to anybody. I am actually quite surprised at how many good reviews there are on Goodreads and Amazon. Very surprised. I guess there are more warped people than I originally thought in the world. 
In the original, not only does Mr. Nolan sleep with Leah, but Erica (his actual daughter) joins in. And they ALL enjoy it. How freaking gross. Then to top it off, at the end, Mr. Nolan finds out that Leah is his as well. So very twisted and I just can't get a grasp on it. 
I really am disappointed in this book. It was done distastefully and had me wanting to throw up quite a few times. 
I wish I would've done my research a bit more before picking this up. At the time I got it, it was free. I wouldn't even pay 99 cents for this dribble. 
Here are is another review I wish I would've read first before starting this:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/543054900 
Once again, I do not recommend this book to anyone. Some things you just can't unread.