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Captivating Bridge (2014)

by Michelle Mankin(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1499500742 (ISBN13: 9781499500745)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Michelle Mankin

series

Tempest

review 1: I know there's a certain amount of suspension of disbelief needed in a romance, but this was up there with sci-fi in terms of reality. The h is a uber-famous star of a teen show (pick any Disney star that is older than the high school student she plays). She feels trapped because her mom and dad depend on her income. The reality breaks here. H is a hard rocker named War ('nuff said?). H is about to jump off a bridge, and h gets him to get off the bridge with a promise of meeting her in her hotel room. When H shows up at h's hotel room, she has her BFF vet H to see if he's a decent guy. Again, reality breaks here. After passing the BFF test, H asks h to be naked. She takes off what she's wearing. To stop H's sexual advances, h tells him about her sister's suicide ... more8 years earlier. She's not over her sister's death, which rips H's heart out. His response is to pour his heart out about his emotional issues. Somehow, the discussion stops H's sexual advances. Then it moves onto how difficult their gold-plated lives are. Boo hoo. I'm impressed that over 100 goodreaders have finished this book (whether or not they liked it). I'm not sure I'm going to manage it.
review 2: mentally too drained to even write the review but...I will say I did get my redemption answerOK a few hours of sleep and now I am ready. Book 1 showed us the author had a great group of characters and displayed betrayal and drug abuse. Book 2 shows us that people can overcome drug addictions and function in society. Featuring Bridget and Justin both who had struggled with addiction. Book 3 goes back to War. the suicide and depression angle was great. When War meets Shaina it is something special. These two are at a life impasse. I loved the struggles they both faced. The author does a great service to her readers showing them that everyone at one time or another thinks about suicide. People often feel worthless or under so much pressure they imagine peace. For War, losing his mother was hard. I think in book 1 he struggled with her and her parenting skills. I say that loosely. Now Shaina is a sitcom teen star, but really 21. She has pressure because she is holding onto the memories that haunt her. I loved how she wanted to help War overcome. Shaina thought her sister Cass' suicide was preventable. Truth be told if you are in a dark place sometimes there really is no saving you. They struggle through her family and the extreme pressure put on her acting career and War's old band. Truthfully this was the best book in the series for me anyways. Please grab this series especially if you backstage band drama. Now on a side note. If you do an author the service of reading their work in an ARC format I think you know what the genre is, if not then clue yourself into the cover. Just looking at the blurb and cover tells you it is going to be steamy. So dont take the book if you are a prude, have a problem with steamy sex scenes, or have a closed mind. It behooves me to see anyone write a 3 star review for this book. I dont like Vampires and I am friends with several authors who write them and I wont review them cause I hate them. less

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