Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Reckless Hope
SERIES: Letting Go #2
AUTHOR: J. Leigh Bailey
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
LENGTH: 193 pages
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What’s life without a little risk?
Or a lot of risk, if you’re Sebastian Carlisle. He’ll never live up to the legacy of his dead brother, so why try? Being the wild child in a family of stuck-up rich snobs suits him just fine.
Until he meets Micah Burke, and everything changes.
Micah’s got too much going on for a relationship. Even if he could trust Sebastian, a distraction—a sexy, reckless distraction with a death wish—would only derail his carefully scheduled life. If it were just Micah, maybe that would be fine, but his mother and sister depend on him, and he can’t let them down. Or at least that’s what he tells himself.
A hot moment leads to a hot night leads to a connection neither of them are ready for. And when a crisis hits Micah’s family hard, Sebastian will have to shed his bad-boy image and decide whether he can be the man Micah needs—and Micah needs to decide whether he’ll let him.
REVIEW:
I really love J. Leigh Bailey as an author…like really, really love. These books, this series has affected me more so than the average series. I think it’s because these books start off with essentially young characters. So, normally my thinking changes, I choose to gear my judgment towards more immature characters. But what I’ve realized even though her characters are younger, teens essentially they are more mature and seasoned than average every day adults of age. These characters that this author has created are so complex and so much more than they originally seem. I love reading about the complexity and the layers involved in the story.
Micah Burke was dealt a pretty crappy hand when his parents chose to drive drunk and change their lives. Now taking care of a permanently disabled mother and a sister he has guardianship of he struggles. Knowing that getting his degree and becoming a nurse is his dream he also knows that he has to make sure his little sister makes it too. So he struggles with two jobs and school while trying to have some fun for himself.
Sebastian Carlisle doesn’t do responsibility. Coming from a wealthy family he tries to do any and everything to garner disappointment and shame. Until he met Micah…Micah makes things clear for Sebastian and he isn’t ready for that.
These two are the reason why I love M/M so much. The whole dynamic of them getting together and the need to keep it casual lured me in and made me want more. Knowing as a read that things were anything but casual between these two, they were friggin smoking together….HOT, HOT, HOT!!!
Family drama on both sides and usual things that happen in new relationships transpire. All of these things keep you reading….keep you wanting more…and I did…and you will!!
Love this series…totally enjoying these book…absolutely recommend!!!
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