Before You edition by Lisa Cardiff Literature Fiction eBooks
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Aubrey Keaton has never had a supportive family. Luckily, she has Camden…
Her childhood friend. Her savior. Her boyfriend.
Even after Camden leaves their hometown to chase his dream to be a musician, Aubrey can’t imagine her life without Camden and his family.
Before starting a job search for her own dream job, Aubrey decides to visit Camden in California for a month. But when she arrives, something unexpected happens…she meets Jax Carmichael, the lead singer in Camden’s band.
Jax Carmichael doesn’t have time for a relationship…much less love.
Even if Aubrey is irresistible, she’s a complication he doesn’t want or need. He has spent the last few years building Chasing Ruin, and the band is on the verge of being signed. Pursuing Aubrey could destroy his band, and he’s worked too hard to be successful without his family’s money, or connections, to let that happen.
Aubrey feels an attraction to Jax like something she’s never experienced before.
Confused, she tries to resist, but when her relationship with Cam begins to unravel, she realizes that Jax might just be the one thing she needs.
Before You edition by Lisa Cardiff Literature Fiction eBooks
This book grabbed my attention. I like love triangles when they're done well, and for the most part, this one was enjoyable. I wished the emotions came through more clearly. It felt like the story and characters got close to pulling me in completely, and then the author pulled back and it became a telling vs showing situation. I didn't have the same problem as many reviewers mentioned regarding Bre turning a blind eye. It made sense to me how she failed to acknowledge the signs. However, I thought her 180 treatment toward Jax at a poignant point in the story was bizarre and didn't work well at all. That moment didn't fit the story flow or her character, and I lost a good chunk of the empathy I needed to relate to her character. I did like the way the author resolved things with Cam, that took finesse, so kudos to Miss Cardiff there. My only other complaint were the editing errors. For me, if I'm not completely lost in the emotion of the story, those errors stand out more. So, while they weren't horrible, they occurred often enough that it bears mentioning. Overall, I enjoyed this, so I'd consider reading more from the series at least.Product details
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Before You edition by Lisa Cardiff Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I really wanted to like this one but I found it very hard to finish. The premise of the story was good,but it was so repetitive. The author could have explored so many things to make it interesting . She could have explored Cam and Bres first sexual experience,her relationship with her Mother and Grandmother in greater detail. Also Cams affairs, Jaxs earlier days. So many things were not dealt with. If I heard Bre and I have history one more time..Oh well,I do not recommend this one. Sorry..
This was a really good book. At first I wasn't sure, it started out similar to another book but then it completely changed and it was its own book. Aubrey Keaton grew up with a mother that was only concerned with her own happiness and "free spirit". The woman only cared about her art, her man of the week, and having a good time. When Aubrey was 10 years old, her mother and her moved in with her grandmother. Her grandmother was there for Aubrey but sometimes she wasn't happy with having to raise her granddaughter. She meets her next door neighbor Camden and becomes close with him and his parents. Camden always protected her and was there for her. They went from best friends to a relationship with plans to marry one day. But Camden moves to LA from Colorado to make it in the music business. He's a guitarist and he meets up with a band that lost their guitarist. Camden isn't the same anymore - he's only concerned with his music career and getting a record label to sign them. Aubrey just finished her Masters in Fine Arts. She is a good artist but she doesn't want to be anything like her mother and wants to work at an art gallery. But first she takes a month off to go stay and spend some time with Camden in LA. Things aren't the same between them but Aubrey is so worried about being like her mother or losing Camden and his parents in her life that she's blind to so many things. Jax notices Aubrey right away when she walks into the bar they are about to play in. She also notices him and feels attraction for him but she is there to see her boyfriend Camden. Jax grew up in LA and his father is in the movie industry. He didn't want to join the family business and wants to make it on his own. His father gave him an ultimatum and he decided to go on his own. Jax is trying with his band to get a record label to sign them and for them to make some records. He doesn't know if he really believes in love considering he saw his parents go from being in love to a loveless marriage where they don't even interact. He doesn't want that and he doesn't have time for a relationship.
This is a really great book and so worth reading.
This was a hidden gem of a story in my eyes. A love triangle of a different kind, not that we haven't read some that are similar to it before, just not in the way Ms. Cardiff weaves you into it (I'm not talking about kinky).
I note that some reviewers see Bre as somewhat dense; but all she made me realize was the universal truth of how love can put us into such strong denial when it comes to something that we don't really want to see. The expression "love is blind" does not always signify a person's physical looks, there are other internal ways we all allow it to blind us.
I am looking forward to reading more of the story of the band, Chasing Ruin. Each of the characters in this book are certainly worthy of having their own story being told more fully.
Bre, Cam and Jax's story is beautifully told, with characters that are well defined and three dimensional; strongly drawing you emotionally into their lives.
Please don't let my rating of "I Like It" deter you in any way or think any less of this story, I have already bought the next two books in this series without even reading the reviews and I look forward to dipping into other things Ms. Cardiff has written.
Before I forget, it is hot!
The premise of the story seem to be the standard grown-up version of the old “Afterschool Special” with a message to the readers in the end. The character description and development was solid with enough background to satisfy the growing angst of the relationships.
The narrative was a bit drawn out and probably 10% longer than really needed to get to the HEA. The ending came with a pretty little bow. This is a story about cheating, redemption and testing the waters and not settling.
Spoiler the ending that reflects the title was overdramatic. They were all a work in progress. “Finding” each other doesn’t make them complete. Trite.
Good but not looking forward to the next book.
This book grabbed my attention. I like love triangles when they're done well, and for the most part, this one was enjoyable. I wished the emotions came through more clearly. It felt like the story and characters got close to pulling me in completely, and then the author pulled back and it became a telling vs showing situation. I didn't have the same problem as many reviewers mentioned regarding Bre turning a blind eye. It made sense to me how she failed to acknowledge the signs. However, I thought her 180 treatment toward Jax at a poignant point in the story was bizarre and didn't work well at all. That moment didn't fit the story flow or her character, and I lost a good chunk of the empathy I needed to relate to her character. I did like the way the author resolved things with Cam, that took finesse, so kudos to Miss Cardiff there. My only other complaint were the editing errors. For me, if I'm not completely lost in the emotion of the story, those errors stand out more. So, while they weren't horrible, they occurred often enough that it bears mentioning. Overall, I enjoyed this, so I'd consider reading more from the series at least.
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