Jason Thorn… My brother’s childhood friend.
Oh, how stupidly in love with that boy I was. He was the first boy that made me blush, my first official crush. Sounds beautiful so far, right? That excitement that bubbles up inside you, those famous butterflies you feel for the very first time—he was the reason for them all. But, you only get to live in that fairytale world until they crush your hopes and dreams and then stomp on your heart for good measure. And boy did he crush my little heart into pieces.
After the stomping part he became the boy I did my best to stay away from—and let me tell you, it was pretty hard to do when he slept in the room right across from mine.
When tragedy struck his family and they moved away, I was ready to forget he ever existed.
Now he is a movie star, the one who makes women of all ages go into a screaming frenzy, the one who makes everyone swoon with that dimpled smile of his. Do you think that’s dreamy? I certainly don’t think so. How about me coming face to face with him? Nope still not dreamy. Not when I can’t even manage to look him in the eye.
Me? I’m Olive, a new writer. Actually, I’m THE writer of the book that inspired the movie he is about to star in on the big screen. As of late, I am also referred to as the oh-so-very-lucky girl who is about to become the wife of Jason Thorn.
Maybe you’re thinking yet again that this is all so dreamy? Nope, nothing dreamy going on here. Not even close.
To Love Jason Thorn is a full-length standalone, which also contains some pretty hot and descriptive sex scenes. *winks*
Jason Thorn was Dylan’s best friend. His life was odd to say the least and he spent most of his time at Dylan’s house being loved and raised by Dylan’s parents. Olive only had eyes for Jason at age seven. She knew her father said she was too young to be married but she asked Jason to marry her anyway. The difference between seven years old and thirteen or fourteen wasn’t much .. right?
Skip ahead a few years – Olive and her BFF play a trick on Jason, leaving Olive heartbroken.
Skip ahead another few years and we find Olive in college AND an accomplished writer. Her book is soaring up the charts on Amazon and she is being offered a contract to purchase the rights to the book for the big screen. Who is going to play the lead .. no one other than her long lost crush Jason Thorn.
There is a good story here but the dialogue between the two leads was not for me. There are also secondary characters that are overzealous and had me more so skimming the pages rather than being consumed by the story line. I didn’t feel any sort of connection with the characters and Olive was not the strong lead I like to see or more so is my preference when reading. There was the potential for a really good read here. It wasn’t terrible of course or I wouldn’t be rating it. It just wasn’t in depth enough for me and the drama on the pages was over the top.
Having said that this is an easy read and if you like quick romances between childhood friends and second chances this is the book for you!
I was provided an ARC for an honest review. Thank you Ella. Review to post to Ramblings From Beneath The Sheets.
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