Avoiding Responsibility

Review revised on 02.12.2012.

There is this awesome moment when you read an author's second book and realize it's better than the first! Well, I experienced that moment reading this. You can see the improvement, and it just makes you so happy.
The last couple of chapters were just brilliant. They kept me on the edge of the seat.

I'm so glad there's no shifting POV anymore. It was all from Lexi's POV and I wasn't constantly confused who is thinking what. Such an improvement!

Lexi! Oh man, did she ever make up for the way she was pining and being pathetic in the first book. By the end she was so great, she was my personal hero. She took responsibility for everything she did, she owned up to every stupid mistake.
And how great is it to have a show more heroine who doesn't put herself down over her looks all the time? I thought it was refreshing. She's comfortable in her skin. I liked her this time around so much.
I was worried for the majority of the book that she will succumb to Jack(ass). I guess I should have trusted the author more!

Ramsey! Again, refreshing to see a hero that doesn't do the possessive caveman act that seems to be so popular now. I wasn't in love with him in the first book, I guess we just didn't get enough of him in that way, and the focus was elsewhere. Well, I was definitely in love with him here. He has so many flaws, but it's what makes him so lovable. His maturity was so good to see.

Bekah and Jack(ass) - they don't deserve my words, but they sure deserve each other. Despicable creatures. Hate.
Bekah is such a pathetic creature, god. I don't know what else to say. And Jack is a sorry excuse for a man.
Btw, who else thinks that Jack cheated with Maddy?

Oh and then, Lexi and Ramsey :). I loved them together. Watching them fall in love was wonderful, and somehow very realistic. It's so often these days in romances that characters fall in love from their first scene together, so it's great to see an author that doesn't fall into this trap.
The scene when they say their love-yous for the first time was so beautiful! I was rooting for them to work it out so much. Actually, everything about them was beautiful. I don't think I can explain how much I liked their relationship.
I have to say, I was dreading the moment she screwed everything up because of her Jack(ass) weakness. It's just her pattern. He took up too much of her thoughts. But I'm glad the author didn't go that way.

For some reason, and with her history, I thought it would be bigger, the reason Lexi and Ramsey split. I just didn't think that something like that was enough for her to end it, seeing as she knew worse things. I really thought he cheated and I was mentally preparing myself to hate him. When it turned out to be something else, I literally sighed with relief.

And then I understood her, she was living a life of lies and delusions for six years, and she wanted nothing to do with that kind of life anymore even if she wasn't the one lying. I understood why she was hurt. He betrayed her trust completely. And while I thought that she did overreact it was understandable.

Never once did I question where his loyalty lies, though. Obviously he loved her. He just went about the wrong ways to show it to her, even if he thought he was doing the right thing.

Okay, now I'm just rambling but I have so many thoughts about it. I'll probably keep editing this review for a while.

Anyways, definitely recommend this. Chapters 12 and 13 are so precious to me, I'm glad not a lot changed from the FP version. The ending - still perfect. The changes she made to the rest of the book were great, the book had faster pace and it was wonderfully written.

The only thing I would change about this? MY RATING. Sadly, GR won't let me give it 6 stars.
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I'm giving this one 4.5 stars. The emotional roller coaster definitely continues but I don't think that Lexi was as "kick ass" this time around. I felt she allowed herself to be dragged into ridiculous situations that could have totally been avoided if she had the "balls" to say no and stick to it. I just wanted to smack her throughout about 80 percent of the book! There was an upside to her silly behavior, it got her to her much needed "Aha" moment and it was awesome. What I enjoyed the most from these books were the snippets of raw truth in Lexi's thought process. She knew deep down who Jack really was, who Ramsey really was and how to do right thing it just took her awhile to take action. At first I didn't think I wanted her to end show more up with who she did but given the way everything unfolded, it felt right! Loved these books! show less

I stayed up all night and finally fell asleep at 5:30 am, only to have to start my day at 6:30. This series is extremely addictive. It is difficult for me to believe that Lexi can be as clueless as she is. I was able to predict just about everything in the plot and layout. Even still, I could not help but devour this emotional read.

I am utterly disgusted by Jack and can not understand how Lexi allowed him to entangle her in his muck so many years. She excuses the behavior, blaming it on their history together. Really Lexi? Really? Get a grip! Although Ramsey was initially shady, he has redeeming qualities. Jack does not! In fact, Jack and Bekah prove that they deserve eachother.

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Make sure you lock yourself away before you start this book because I promise you that you won't be able to tear yourself away from it once you start it!

The book takes place in a year's time. Going from present time to a year before coming to present time towards the end. Now when it started out in present time there was mention of a Parker but I couldn't remember a Parker from the first book (Avoiding Commitment) so I was thinking for a min I might need to re-read it but then when the past chapters started and it all fell into place.
I wanted to strangle Ramsey what in the world was he thinking? Oh and the blow up on New Year's eve I was so hurt for Lexi by his words but Lexi she's no quitter that's for sure. I am glad that she hung in show more there and even when it went south she still gave it a shot. Luckily when everything came to a head she really wasn't the bad guy even know it felt like she was- Ramsey set it all straight.
You will have to read it to see if Jack has the same effect on her as he always has- if your like me you will be cringing when they are together knowing what a train wreck they were and the disaster they leave in their wake. You will also have to see if she can truly be Free from his hold & if things work out for her and Ramsey. Some hot sex scenes nothing raunchy.
Can't wait for the 3rd book!!!

Quotes:

"Peachy keen jelly bean."

"Do you want to fuck me in front of all your friends? Because all you seem to be doing is fucking me over Ramsey. "

"He might be marrying her, but it's not like he's going to get rid of Lexi. I mean, have you seen her?"

"And she didn't have one thought of Jack. Okay, just one- he had never given her this."
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I'm a little disappointed with this book...
I had pretty high expectations after reading "Avoiding Commitment" and I was curious to the developments in Ramsey/Lexy relationship, but I didn't find what I was looking for.
What I did find was more Jack's drama, a lot of angst for the lies and secrets between Lexy&Ramsey and that tiresome flashback/flashforward point of view.

Oh my! Words cannot express what I feel about this book! So many emotions! I will always be team Ramsey! I knew who the mystery was.... cannot say I am disappointed... although a little more about the encounter would have been juicy! I still wish that Bekah and Jack would have been hit by a bus or something! HAHA! As always, K.A. Linde has left me smiling with my mouth gaped open!

Oh my! Words cannot express what I feel about this book! So many emotions! I will always be team Ramsey! I knew who the mystery was.... cannot say I am disappointed... although a little more about the encounter would have been juicy! I still wish that Bekah and Jack would have been hit by a bus or something! HAHA! As always, K.A. Linde has left me smiling with my mouth gaped open!