Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Mine for the Week by Erika Kelly | ARC Review

Mine for the Week (Wild Love #2) by Erika Kelly
Publisher: EK Publishing
Publication Date: October 3, 2017
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 330
Source: eARC from InkSlinger PR
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Goodreads Description

From the award-winning author of MINE FOR NOW comes the next sizzling story in her Wild Love series, about a chance meeting that changes the course of two people’s lives.

As the top collegiate shortstop in the country, Ryan O’Donnell’s life is about discipline. But a growing restlessness causes him to bail on his baseball team over spring break to join his buddies at a singles resort. He just needs one week to escape his life, and then he’ll get back on track. But moments after arriving he meets HER, and the world as he knows it changes irrevocably. It should only be a hookup—that’s what spring break’s all about—but one taste of this sexy, vibrant woman isn’t enough. He has to have her. Even if it’s only for a week.

Sophie Valentine—yes, that Valentine—just found out her siblings want to sell off Crazy Hearts—the Peeps of the Valentine’s Day world. Upset, she takes off with her friends on their spring break vacation. She only wanted an escape—she never imagined meeting HIM. But he’s about to start a Major League Baseball career, and she’s launching a fight for her family legacy. They have no future. It’s just…she’s never felt this way for anyone before. 

Are they really going to walk away from this kind of connection…this passion?

My Thoughts


Erika Kelly is a new to me author and I honestly didn't know what to expect from Mine for the Week. This book follows Ryan O'Donnell and Sophie Valentine. The two of them come from pretty different backgrounds and run each other randomly while on vacation at a single's resort. Their unlikely meeting quickly turns into something more.

I never thought this would be something I'd say but I was happy with the use of insta-love in this story. I'm not one of those people who completely hates insta-love but it can be annoying when it's not done right. There was an instant attraction between the two main characters but in the short amount of time that they knew each other they opened up like they've never done before. Not only that, they inspired growth and change in each other and I couldn't have asked for more.

Even though the majority of the story takes place over only one week, it felt like Ryan and Sophie knew each other for so much longer. The downside to this was getting annoyed with Ryan going through the same cycle of thinking. Whenever Sophie would tell him to think about what he wanted and his happiness, Ryan would would focus on making sure everyone else was happy or he was letting them down. I know this was a big part of himself he needed to overcome but I felt like he was taking too long to get to that point.

This was such an exciting journey and I had fun following Ryan and Sophie each step of the way. Overall, I was surprised with Mine for the Week and am happy I had the chance to read it. I would love to go back and read the first book in the companion series.

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