Thursday, September 25, 2014

Review: "Hard to Love You" by Megan Smith

Do NOT read this review if you haven't read the first two books in the series: "Trying Not to Love You" and "Easy to Love You" by Megan Smith. This is the third book in the series and needs to be read after you've read the first two. Although there are no spoilers about the other books, this review is based on you reading the first two.

Clicking on the cover will take you to its Goodreads page.

What do you do when the one you’ve always wanted becomes too Hard to Love? 

Hailey Taylor's heart has always belonged to Mason Cahill, but one secret has changed everything.

Things on the baseball field come easy for Mason Cahill. Why can’t the rest of his life be simple? Mason's finally admitted he wants the one girl he can be himself around, but one secret destroyed that.

Their love isn't sweet and simple. It's hot, loud, and messy. But now, when he's finally all in, she’s folded. Sparks fly. Tempers flare. Hearts shatter. One thing is certain… everything has changed.

Who will be too Hard to Love?

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If you've been following along, you'd know that this is the third book in the series and that it focuses on MacKenzie's best friend, Hailey, and MacKenzie's brother, Mason.  In the past two books, we get glimpses of their relationship (their very rocky relationship), so it was great to finally know what is going on between the two of them.

The book is told in alternating points-of-view between Hailey and Mason, except for a few random chapters that are told by others. There are also a lot of flashbacks throughout the book that highlight important moments that have happened in either Hailey's or Mason's past. The storyline of the book does continue from where the previous book, "Easy to Love You", left off, so it does not act as a standalone. Although it focuses on two different people than the other two books, you do need to read those first two in order to understand what in the hell is going on.

First off, I love Hailey and Mason together. I also hate them together. They just have wayyyy too much going on between them and it really is frustrating. From reading the first two books, you understand that they have a very up and down relationship, but nothing compares to what you learn in this book alone.  I value the fact that Megan decided to highlight a relationship that wasn't perfect in any way. We get used to reading romance books where girl meets guy, girl falls in love, guy falls in love and happily ever after. I like the fact that Hailey and Mason have a rocky relationship. That they aren't the perfect "lovey-dovey" couple where everything is perfect.  You truly get to see the behind-the-scenes with these two despite what we might have seen in the previous two books. "Hard to Love You" really had me questioning things and wondering what the hell was going to happen with Hailey and Mason.

I love Hailey because she's your typical blond beauty, but she's stubborn as hell. In the previous two books, she's Kenzie's quirky best friend. She may seem all confident and perfect on the outside, but she's so weak and sensitive on the inside.  Mason. Mason, Mason, Mason. These guys in these books will kill you, honestly. They are smouldering and just perfect.  First Hunter and his undying love for Kenzie, and now Mason. Mason, however, is your typical jock who has girls literally dropping at his feet. The good thing is that he only has eyes for Hailey, but his past is what messes him up.

I truly can't decide whether I like Kenzie and Hunter's story or Hailey and Mason's story better.  I think I may need to stick with Kenzie and Hunter though, only because they were the original two and they had two books (lots more to read, yet not enough) and their story continued on indirectly in "Hard to Love You" too.  Oh, and Hunter. Why are there no guys like this in real life? Or more specifically, where are they?

Now that I've finished "Hard to Love You", I've moved on to the next book in the series, "Let Me Love You", which is Jaylinn and Cooper's story. I honestly can't wait to see how this one goes, because Jaylinn and Cooper were always in the background in the first three books. Sure, there were scenes and moments that made you question their relationship, but there was never enough detail to think about. I should be finished this one in the next few days as well, and then I'm screwed. The next book in the series isn't out yet, and then I'll have to find a new book or series to read. I have sooo many books on my "to-read" list on my Goodreads page, but I don't know where to begin...

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Thanks for reading!

-BB

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