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A review by laural27
Collide by Gail McHugh
5.0
So, if you haven’t heard of Gavin Blake then I fear you have either a) been living under a rock for the past month or b) don’t follow total book whores on twitter.
I mean that in the kindest sense.
There are always a few fictional men that get more than one woman hot under the collar and when I started to hear the whispers of Gavin Blake start across Twitter I was slightly intrigued. Then everyone started talking about this man and I was JEALOUS. I wanted to meet this total hunk and find out just why he was so perfect.
The AMAZING Hot Bed team were so kind to send me a copy to review and I was so excited to start reading about Mr Blake.
Collide is a book unlike a lot of other new adult titles. It had a REALLY strong storyline. Now, don’t get me wrong – a lot of new adult titles I’ve read have had fantastic storylines but Collide took it that one bit further and had the most addictive and teasing plot of them all. I was hanging on to every word.
Emily loves her boyfriend Dillon – he’s helped her through a whole heap of shitty situations and has stuck by her side the whole time. What more could you want? He’s Mr Perfect.
When Emily moves to New York to be close to Dillon she craves a fresh start and hopes she can find that in a new city with the love of her life. It seems to be the perfect new start until she bumps into notorious playboy Gavin Blake who she can’t help but feel an instant connection to. He’s hot, my god is he hot, and more importantly he feels the same connection.
Emily knows it’s too dangerous to get close to Mr Tall Dark and Handsome but she constantly finds herself colliding with him and soon the attraction becomes so intense that she finds herself questioning everything. And, with Dillon becoming a person Emily no longer recognises, Emily becomes caught up in a whole host of messy feelings.
Ok wow.
This book was just AMAZING.
Emily was just the most intense protagonist who went through such a plethora of complex emotions that had me wanting to hug her one minute and then shake her the next! She was blind to Dillon’s nastiness and was quick to bat away her feelings for Gavin. I just wanted her to grow the balls to leap into the arms of Mr Blake and stay there forever. I loved feeling so caught up in the feelings of the characters though – it made it a much more tactile experience.
The tension between Emily and Gavin was almost unbearable. I was desperate for them to climb into bed with each other and was frustrated each time they refused to have it off with each other – Emily had better self-control than I would have done! Every time they stole a quick kiss or a sultry stare, I was flicking the pages in total irritation, wanting them to just tell each other how much they needed each other.
That’s another huge point about this novel – the characters don’t just ‘want’ each other – they ‘need’ each other which made the whole thing even tenser. It was palpable how much they needed to be with each other and every time something got in the way I was so frustrated on their behalf!
McHugh has really nailed this genre and has got the perfect mix of believable characters with the right dose of sexual tension, drama and pure passionate sex which was SO well written. I am often a little fussy when it comes to sex scenes but McHugh had them SPOT ON. I had to fan myself a few too many times whilst reading…!
I loved how the characters developed perfectly over the course of the novel and the plot had a really beautiful pace to it which kept me glued to the pages, not wanting to put it down. I also found myself totally able to envisage everything that was going on – Gail has such a perfect way with words.
And of course, Gavin Blake was just a total bundle of hotness and he certainly can find himself high up on the list of book boyfriends. He was DIVINE - and a total gentleman which just that perfect amount of naughtiness.
I am so excited to know that there is a sequel called PULSE which I cannot wait to get my hands on! I know I will love it as much, if not more than this one!
A fantastically written book with believable characters, hot sex and one very hot man who will have you needing a cold shower…or two.
I mean that in the kindest sense.
There are always a few fictional men that get more than one woman hot under the collar and when I started to hear the whispers of Gavin Blake start across Twitter I was slightly intrigued. Then everyone started talking about this man and I was JEALOUS. I wanted to meet this total hunk and find out just why he was so perfect.
The AMAZING Hot Bed team were so kind to send me a copy to review and I was so excited to start reading about Mr Blake.
Collide is a book unlike a lot of other new adult titles. It had a REALLY strong storyline. Now, don’t get me wrong – a lot of new adult titles I’ve read have had fantastic storylines but Collide took it that one bit further and had the most addictive and teasing plot of them all. I was hanging on to every word.
Emily loves her boyfriend Dillon – he’s helped her through a whole heap of shitty situations and has stuck by her side the whole time. What more could you want? He’s Mr Perfect.
When Emily moves to New York to be close to Dillon she craves a fresh start and hopes she can find that in a new city with the love of her life. It seems to be the perfect new start until she bumps into notorious playboy Gavin Blake who she can’t help but feel an instant connection to. He’s hot, my god is he hot, and more importantly he feels the same connection.
Emily knows it’s too dangerous to get close to Mr Tall Dark and Handsome but she constantly finds herself colliding with him and soon the attraction becomes so intense that she finds herself questioning everything. And, with Dillon becoming a person Emily no longer recognises, Emily becomes caught up in a whole host of messy feelings.
Ok wow.
This book was just AMAZING.
Emily was just the most intense protagonist who went through such a plethora of complex emotions that had me wanting to hug her one minute and then shake her the next! She was blind to Dillon’s nastiness and was quick to bat away her feelings for Gavin. I just wanted her to grow the balls to leap into the arms of Mr Blake and stay there forever. I loved feeling so caught up in the feelings of the characters though – it made it a much more tactile experience.
The tension between Emily and Gavin was almost unbearable. I was desperate for them to climb into bed with each other and was frustrated each time they refused to have it off with each other – Emily had better self-control than I would have done! Every time they stole a quick kiss or a sultry stare, I was flicking the pages in total irritation, wanting them to just tell each other how much they needed each other.
That’s another huge point about this novel – the characters don’t just ‘want’ each other – they ‘need’ each other which made the whole thing even tenser. It was palpable how much they needed to be with each other and every time something got in the way I was so frustrated on their behalf!
McHugh has really nailed this genre and has got the perfect mix of believable characters with the right dose of sexual tension, drama and pure passionate sex which was SO well written. I am often a little fussy when it comes to sex scenes but McHugh had them SPOT ON. I had to fan myself a few too many times whilst reading…!
I loved how the characters developed perfectly over the course of the novel and the plot had a really beautiful pace to it which kept me glued to the pages, not wanting to put it down. I also found myself totally able to envisage everything that was going on – Gail has such a perfect way with words.
And of course, Gavin Blake was just a total bundle of hotness and he certainly can find himself high up on the list of book boyfriends. He was DIVINE - and a total gentleman which just that perfect amount of naughtiness.
I am so excited to know that there is a sequel called PULSE which I cannot wait to get my hands on! I know I will love it as much, if not more than this one!
A fantastically written book with believable characters, hot sex and one very hot man who will have you needing a cold shower…or two.