Catch Twenty Two by Marie James
Series: Westover Prep; Book 2
Genre: New Adult/Contemporary Romance
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He can't stand anything about her, but can't keep his hands off of her.
Frankie
I wasn't looking for him.
He found me.
With his sexy smirk and irresistible body.
I wanted nothing to do with someone like him.
Judgmental and brooding.
So full of himself.
But now, I'm stuck playing the fool.
Falling for him.
And losing at all.
If only for one night.
Zeke
Stuffy, rich, entitled.
The kind of girl that gets what she wants.
When she wants it.
And I want nothing to do with her.
Yet, I can't stay away.
I'm drawn to her kindness and compassion.
Her beauty.
She holds me when the pain won't subside.
And now, if I can help it, I'm going to hold on to her ...
Forever.
Caroline's Review
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Oh my! What a fab read!
“I hated the girl long before I met her. She really never stood a chance.”
Ezekiel AKA Zeke Benson can’t wait to leave the sleepy town where he grew up. There’s no way that he wants to be stuck there, living the life that his parents seem to want him to have, and that includes being pushed towards their employer’s grand-daughter, even though she’s beautiful and not all what he expected from a city girl.
“No one has ever looked at me the way he’s looking at me now, and when his eyes focus on my lips, they tingle, forcing me to roll them between my teeth.”
Frances AKA Frankie Young is staying on her grandma’s ranch for the summer. The one person she could be friends with seems to take an instant dislike to her. The guy is a gorgeous but confusing jerk. He’s seems happy to play nice in front of everybody but the minute he has her alone, he’s just the meanest a-hole to her. However, there’s no denying the chemistry between them. And, what’s worse, are the quiet moments where he genuinely seems to need her, but every time she lets her guard down, he hurts her. When summer’s over and she escapes him back home, he’s the last person she expects to see when school starts again.
“The pretending at the dinner table isn’t the hardship. It’s sneering at her while we’re alone instead of holding her against my chest and breathing her scent in that’s the struggle.”
Oh, wow! Poor Frankie! She honestly didn’t know if she was coming or going. I felt so bad for her and, yet, she couldn’t control her soft heart and her need to be loved and accepted for who she was. There’s no disputing that Zeke was grossly unfair toward her. He’s a bully you desperately want to hate but can’t because you know his thoughts and therefore he also brings out your sympathy and empathy. He had such internal battles; desperate to hang on to his antipathy and resentment, even though he knew she didn’t deserve it, and then dealing with his guilt and regret. His struggles were real. He was so mentally and emotionally messed up! However, I think he totally redeemed himself towards the end of the book when his actions spoke much, much louder than his words. A fab, angsty, compelling read! Can’t wait for the next one!
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