MORE THAN THIS by Jay McLean
Ratings: 4.5/5
Before my year ended, I was trying to catch up one more book.
I was on the go for a random book but with a genre of
Romance or Young Adult. And then I come up with this book.
Reading a new book that you haven’t heard of from your
friends or casually from some bookstagrammers is somewhat odd because you’re so
foreign by the book and you don’t really know what to expect by it and at the
same time, you don’t want to get disappointed at the end. So yes, this book is
literally a stranger for me.
But with the help of Goodreads, I tried to look for some
reviews regarding with the book because those reviews will surely be a great
help.
So, why do I rate this book a 4.5?
(a bit of spoiling down there)
When I started the book with around two to four pages, I exactly
feel that “maybe” just “maybe” I will gonna enjoy the book. Because you know,
there are really some circumstances that when you just read the first page, you
would feel that you think, you don’t want it. I continued to read the book and
hoorah, I enjoyed it.
There was suddenly a shift of an unexpected situation from
the book. Never thought that it will gonna happen just as fast as it could. And
there were more heart breaking situations that Mikayla encountered that you can
feel the skies turned to grey to black because the situations were truly
devastating. I felt sad and I cried too with those scenes. I just definitely
felt Mikayla’s emotions. And then there’s this guy that I added on my list of my "fiction-guys-that-I-wanted-to-be-real-so-bad”
named Jake Andrews. He is a true superhero of the book and I just loved how he
handled the situations in behalf of Mikayla even though they just met for one
night meaning they hardly even know each other. So yeah, there are really some
good looking strangers worthy of your time. (you just have to look closely and
deliberate whether he’s a dumbass or not).
Reading this book reminds me of Fifty Shades of Grey (a
trilogy that I loved no matter what others would say) because of some sexual
scenes. I didn’t expect it coming because I thought this book is just about
hearts and merely love in a jar and not to go beyond. The author even give specific
details about the happenings and sometimes I get annoyed because these scenes
happens almost every day. Back when I was reading the whole trilogy of Fifty
Shades, I seldom skipped reading the rated spg parts because it seems that they
were just useless for me. I mean, no drama, no tragic things that happened or
whatsoever (hahahahah). I directly go to the the conversation part and stuffs.
I’m not really good in giving a book review in regards with
this book because I finished this book around three weeks ago and I think I
forgot some details about it. The thought of this review is that I know I
enjoyed reading it along the way and I cried at the same time. Just give it a
try as well and hope you will love it as much as I do!
Its already 12:46am by the way and I’m tired and a bit of
sleepy at the same because my family and I joined the procession for the feast
of Sto. Nino. Pit Senyor Cebu!
Goodnight!
OVERVIEW:
When Mikayla imagined her prom night, she envisioned a fairy-tale evening full of romance. So when betrayal and tragedy come in quick succession, Mikayla is completely destroyed. Suddenly, everything she loved and everyone she relied on are tragically, irrevocably gone.
Jake, a handsome boy she just met, happens to witness her loss. With no one to turn to, Mikayla is forced to depend on this near stranger and his family, and he in turn is determined to take care of her. But Mikayla—thrust into adulthood with no one to guide her—is desperate to contain her grief and hide what she considers to be her weakness. Mikayla and Jake both want more, but despite their growing closeness and intense chemistry, she tries to keep her distance and protect her heart. As he does everything in his power to win her trust, Mikayla must choose between remaining alone and safe or letting love in.
Jake, a handsome boy she just met, happens to witness her loss. With no one to turn to, Mikayla is forced to depend on this near stranger and his family, and he in turn is determined to take care of her. But Mikayla—thrust into adulthood with no one to guide her—is desperate to contain her grief and hide what she considers to be her weakness. Mikayla and Jake both want more, but despite their growing closeness and intense chemistry, she tries to keep her distance and protect her heart. As he does everything in his power to win her trust, Mikayla must choose between remaining alone and safe or letting love in.
xoxo,
Lux♥
