Becoming Us by Amy Daws

How is it that every single time I read a book in this series I’m on an airplane, and end up looking like a fool? When I read A Broken Us I cried ugly tears, and with this book I was grinning and laughing out loud. I mean, how am I not supposed to giggle when someone is referred to as a snuggle snatcher? How I ask ya?!

What’s it About? 

The dreaded friend-zone… The last place I ever want to be with college basketball God, Jake LaShae. I am losing my mind trying to figure out what this gorgeous and confident man wants from me. I need to break through his walls. What is it about me that makes him not go there? What am I lacking? When a mind-blowing betrayal knocks the wind out of me, and I think I can’t feel any lower…Brody stumbles into my path-barefoot no less, and sexy as hell. His direct and mouth-watering swagger is a breath of fresh air. The feelings this man gives me are like nothing I’ve ever experienced. But Brody has a past. A past that makes it nearly impossible for him to trust me and let us become us in whatever capacity that may be. Just when Brody and I truly connect, just when I think that finding my soul-mate in college isn’t a total joke, Jake comes back into my life…and messes things up…possibly for good.

First Impressions

This book takes us back to the beginning to see how Brody and Finley first met. It was definitely funnier, and a whole hell of a lot sexier than book 2, and that’s saying something. I mean my God! The sex scenes between Brody and Finley were so passionate and full of longing, it really showed that for them sex was so much more than physical pleasure. For these two it was all about the love. I gotta say though, Finley is a lucky girl that I wasn’t on that college campus too because we would have had some cat fights with massive amounts of hair pulling so that I could get Brody for myself. This man was freakin’ perfection, and so adorably romantic I practically swooned in my airline seat. Meh, I’ll just say it was due to a sudden change in altitude. 

What College Did I Go To? 

Before Brody makes his not so graceful appearance into the novel, Finley has a total crush on star basketball player Jake. His behavior towards Finley is really confusing, going from suggestive one minute to “just friends” the next. When she catches him in bed with someone else, word spreads quickly over campus about Jake’s douche-holery, and Finley tries to move on to bigger and better things, aka Brody’s nether region. This made me realize that romance novels set in college have more gossip, drama and backstabbing than an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Now, did I just go to an oddly prudish school, or does tomfoolery like this really happen on college campuses? Not only did I have absolutely no clue as to the extracurricular sexual activities of the basketball stud muffin, I didn’t even know his name.  

Oh…my…gooseberries!

I’ve already mentioned how the lovin’ between Brody and Finley was full of passionate feelings, but there was also a decent amount of angry sex in this book as well. It was just so wonderfully fabulous. Brody definitely knew how to hold her up against a wall, and there were quite a few instances of legs being wrapped around hips if you know what I mean. Phew, where’s that drink cart when you need it?! There was this one scene in particular where Brody ripped her tights to get at her, which is an OMG level of sexy. But then Finley mentions how happy she is that she doesn’t wear underwear with tights, and that sort of ruined the moment for me. Who the hell doesn’t wear underwear with tights? Ladies? Am I alone in thinking that just sounds like an uncomfortable way to spend your evening? 

What’s Next? 

This book ended on such an awww moment I couldn’t help but grin like an idiot. But then the epilogue came around which lead directly into how book 2 starts with Finley discovering she can’t have children, and deciding to end her relationship with Brody. Well, all the happy feelings I got from that awww moment were just washed away. Now I’ve already read book 2, but if I hadn’t this epilogue definitely would have spurred me on to read it as soon as possible. To read my review of A Broken Us, just click here, and be sure to check back in on Wednesday when I review the third book in the London Lovers series, London Bound.

*A copy of this book was provided for an honest review*

Series: London Lovers, book 1. 

Should you read it? Uh, yeah! It’s a great look at distinguishing a crush from true love. Just be sure to have book 2 immediately on hand when you’re done!

Smut Level: It’s tights ripping sexy. 

Get it on Amazon: Click Here. $0.99 Kindle Price. Stars Hollow Publishing. 308 Pages.

About the Author

Amy Daws lives in South Dakota with her husband, Kevin, and their miracle daughter, Lorelei. The long-awaited birth of Lorelei is what inspired Amy’s first book, Chasing Hope, and her passion for writing. On most nights, you can find Amy and her family dancing to Strawberry Shortcake’s theme song or stuffing themselves inside children’s-sized playhouses because there is nothing they wouldn’t do for their little miracle.

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