The Vincent Boys - Abbi Glines
Being the good girl isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Ashton Gray has grown weary of playing the part to please her parents, and to be worthy of the town’s prince charming, Sawyer Vincent. Maybe That’s why she’s found herself spending time with Sawyer’s cousin, Beau, while he’s away for the summer camping with his family. Beau is nothing like her perfect boyfriend. He’s the sexiest guy she’s ever seen, dangerous in ways she’s only day dreamed about, and the one guy she should stay away from.
Beau never envied Sawyer his loving parents, his big nice home, or his position as quarterback. He loves him like a brother. Which is why he's tried everything in his power to keep his distance from Sawyer’s girlfriend. Even if he has loved her since the age of five, Ashton is Sawyer’s girl, so therefore she’s off limits. But when Sawyer leaves for the summer, Ashton, the one girl Beau would move Heaven and Earth for, decides she wants to get into trouble. Stabbing the one person who’s always accepted him and stood by him in the back, is the cost of finally holding Ashton Gray in his arms. Is she worth losing his cousin over?.... Hell Yeah.
I read this book because I wanted to procrastinate - and it turned into something so much better than just not doing my work. I was so surprised how fast and hard I fell for the characters in this book. I freaking loved Ashton and Beau. It was a little hard to root for them at first, but soon my whole heart was eventually thrown into loving them.
The backstory was great - it reminded me a bit of Sweet Home Alabama, with this little group of friends who grew up in the slow moving south with nothing better to do than raise hell. I love stories of friends who were close when they were younger and have a great history, but then have drifted apart. When they reconnect and find they can reconcile all the space between them, I always feel like there's something special there. Which is happening in more ways than one in this story.
Plus, this book is chalk full of learning to let loose, to be who you were born to be - despite what others expect of you, and truly following your heart - all of which are really wonderful areas to explore. Ashton's grandmother is one of my favorite parts of this book, and that's the one part of the story I wish would have been expanded a bit more and refined. She was such an integral and turning point of the plot, but she didn't get a lot of face time, which was a bit of a bummer.
I think this is one of those books I'll keep around to read when I'm feeling down, or just need a good dose of love, because it's quick and it's so satisfying. I zipped through it and was so shocked that when I finished I felt like my heart had been bruised, iced and then held tightly, lovingly. This is a book that's driven by emotion, and those are the kind of books that stay with me the longest.
The Vincent Boys - Abbi Glines
Being the good girl isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Ashton Gray has grown weary of playing the part to please her parents, and to be worthy of the town’s prince charming, Sawyer Vincent. Maybe That’s why she’s found herself spending time with Sawyer’s cousin, Beau, while he’s away for the summer camping with his family. Beau is nothing like her perfect boyfriend. He’s the sexiest guy she’s ever seen, dangerous in ways she’s only day dreamed about, and the one guy she should stay away from.
Beau never envied Sawyer his loving parents, his big nice home, or his position as quarterback. He loves him like a brother. Which is why he's tried everything in his power to keep his distance from Sawyer’s girlfriend. Even if he has loved her since the age of five, Ashton is Sawyer’s girl, so therefore she’s off limits. But when Sawyer leaves for the summer, Ashton, the one girl Beau would move Heaven and Earth for, decides she wants to get into trouble. Stabbing the one person who’s always accepted him and stood by him in the back, is the cost of finally holding Ashton Gray in his arms. Is she worth losing his cousin over?.... Hell Yeah.
I read this book because I wanted to procrastinate - and it turned into something so much better than just not doing my work. I was so surprised how fast and hard I fell for the characters in this book. I freaking loved Ashton and Beau. It was a little hard to root for them at first, but soon my whole heart was eventually thrown into loving them.
The backstory was great - it reminded me a bit of Sweet Home Alabama, with this little group of friends who grew up in the slow moving south with nothing better to do than raise hell. I love stories of friends who were close when they were younger and have a great history, but then have drifted apart. When they reconnect and find they can reconcile all the space between them, I always feel like there's something special there. Which is happening in more ways than one in this story.
Plus, this book is chalk full of learning to let loose, to be who you were born to be - despite what others expect of you, and truly following your heart - all of which are really wonderful areas to explore. Ashton's grandmother is one of my favorite parts of this book, and that's the one part of the story I wish would have been expanded a bit more and refined. She was such an integral and turning point of the plot, but she didn't get a lot of face time, which was a bit of a bummer.
I think this is one of those books I'll keep around to read when I'm feeling down, or just need a good dose of love, because it's quick and it's so satisfying. I zipped through it and was so shocked that when I finished I felt like my heart had been bruised, iced and then held tightly, lovingly. This is a book that's driven by emotion, and those are the kind of books that stay with me the longest.
