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Give Me Love by Kate McCarthy
4.0
Good, fun read!! This book was a little longer than most, but it had some of everything; amazing best friends, family dynamics, rockers, car chases… you name it and it was there! You will definitely laugh, probably get very frustrated and possibly cry. It sort of felt like 2 books in one, which isn’t a bad thing! I absolutely loved the characters in this book, and let me tell you there are a lot!!! I can see so many spin-offs it is sick! I want more of all of them (esp. Mac, Henry, Colby and Jared (OMG JARED)). I want to know more about them and see what happens to them. Honestly, you might want to take notes on the first few chapters as they are introduced, because there are a lot of characters to keep straight and ther is no lack of hot men!!! The guys in this book are all so yummy!

There were only two things I didn’t love about the book:
1. I wish we got more of Evie and Jared’s past. It seemed like it was just a few small blurbs and this was their book. I’m a fan of theirs, but I feel like that would’ve pushed me over the edge as a super fan!
2. For one chapter it changes POV. Kinda odd, but it still worked.
With that being said, my loves far outweigh the 2 nitpicky issues by far!!!! Give Me Love had some great quotes in it, several LOL and some super sweet ones. I admit that I was a highlighting fool!! Here are some of my faves:
Evie:
“I am a cool cucumber. No, fuck that. I am Snoop Dogg. You can get no cooler than that.”
“I realised that he was suffering the effects of the Hangover Stalker. It was when you woke surprised at how great you felt, only to have a shower and start moving around, and then realised you were slowly losing the will to live.”
“I relaxed back into the couch, wondering why it appeared all men had it in for that movie. My last thought before my eyes drifted closed was that perhaps it was because Ryan Gosling set the bar too high.” …I mean haven’t we all thought this before???? I’m so glad someone finally put it in a book!!

Jared (…Oh Jared):
“Because one day you’ll belong to me, Evie, and I’ll know everything about you.”
“I feel like everything is so much brighter when I’m with you. When you’re not there it’s like someone turned out the lights.”
“You’re the light I can’t live without and the only one that has ever held my heart. I want to be the man standing beside you, laughing with you, crying with you, holding you, and loving you…”
I’m definitely looking forward to more Kate McCarthy. I’m so impressed that this was her first book. What a great job!!!

There were only two things I didn’t love about the book:
1. I wish we got more of Evie and Jared’s past. It seemed like it was just a few small blurbs and this was their book. I’m a fan of theirs, but I feel like that would’ve pushed me over the edge as a super fan!
2. For one chapter it changes POV. Kinda odd, but it still worked.
With that being said, my loves far outweigh the 2 nitpicky issues by far!!!! Give Me Love had some great quotes in it, several LOL and some super sweet ones. I admit that I was a highlighting fool!! Here are some of my faves:
Evie:
“I am a cool cucumber. No, fuck that. I am Snoop Dogg. You can get no cooler than that.”
“I realised that he was suffering the effects of the Hangover Stalker. It was when you woke surprised at how great you felt, only to have a shower and start moving around, and then realised you were slowly losing the will to live.”
“I relaxed back into the couch, wondering why it appeared all men had it in for that movie. My last thought before my eyes drifted closed was that perhaps it was because Ryan Gosling set the bar too high.” …I mean haven’t we all thought this before???? I’m so glad someone finally put it in a book!!

Jared (…Oh Jared):
“Because one day you’ll belong to me, Evie, and I’ll know everything about you.”
“I feel like everything is so much brighter when I’m with you. When you’re not there it’s like someone turned out the lights.”
“You’re the light I can’t live without and the only one that has ever held my heart. I want to be the man standing beside you, laughing with you, crying with you, holding you, and loving you…”
I’m definitely looking forward to more Kate McCarthy. I’m so impressed that this was her first book. What a great job!!!