Meli Mel's Book Reviews

♥♥♥ 4.5 'Funny Kidnapped' Stars ♥♥♥




I wasn't expecting what I got when I started this book. I knew it wasn't a dark read. But what I got was just so freaking awesome! I laughed my pants off. I LOVED it all!! And I loved the characters!

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"Can't help who you fall in love with, Princess."

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"Not ashamed of you, Lily."

He stops speaking for a moment, allowing that to sink in.

"You're not for the background." Burying his nose into my hair, he mutters, "You deserve center stage."

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Delilah 'Lily' Flynn is a twenty-two years old woman, who lives with her parents and sister. Her parents, especially her father, have kept her very overprotected from her surroundings and people for fear that something bad will happen to her, due to their wealth. Because of that, Lily works for her father where she can be watched carefully. In order for her life not to be dull, she has found her heaven in reading books and living vicariously through them. She absolutely LOVES reading, and I can totally relate. Nothing much ever happens in her life, until one day that changes. There have been some threats made and in a blink of an eye, she finds herself carted off blindfolded. She has been 'kidnapped' by Nox Taylor.

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"I trust you, Nox. You won't hurt me. I know it." I whisper, "I trust you."

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Lily was such a freaking hoot! I LOVED her! Her hilarious inner ramblings had me chuckling a lot. She was just herself and didn't pretend to be anyone else, which I loved. She had a fiesty temper and was fully of witty, snarky comments. Seriously, it was hard not to like her. I have never laughed so much from someone getting 'kidnapped'. Which, she later finds out was not the case. She was being rescued by Nox, Rock, and Boo. Three badass characters who I loved so much, as well. There were a few parts that dragged on a little bit, but for the most part, this book was really entertaining. I couldn't wait for Lily and Nox to start having their arguments. They disliked each other in the beginning, but underneath that dislike there was very much a like in there as well. As time went on, having to spend their days in close quarters, their attraction grew until they had find out if what they felt was real.

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"He's like a fairy-tale hero for Christ's sake... He's all like 'C'mon, pack your shit' and I'm all like 'No, I like it here' and he's all 'Not safe here, princess' and I'm all like 'Sigh. Okay.'

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Oh Nox... When I started this book, Nox kinda freaked me out a bit. He was mean in the way he protected her. But that's because he took her safety seriously. He didn't like playing games and was clear in what he expected of her. But Lily, was rebellious. The interactions between these two characters had me laughing, swooning, and melting. I really thought Nox was a jerk, but soon my view of him changed. With the months passing by, he came to feel for Lily. More than just a hired protector taking care of his protectee. He is drawn to her strong personality and actually loves that about her, despite their arguments. I loved seeing them slowly let their guard down.

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"I don't feel lonely when I'm with you."

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In the second half of the book, I completely LOVED Nox. He was just so freaking swoony at times. He made my heart and panties melt. I freaking LOVED his dirty alpha mouth. It. Was. The. Best. He also had a sweet sensitive side that I loved just as much. And then he had such awesome team members, Rock and Boo. These two were so great and became amazing friends to Lily, which she hasn't had in a really long time. Rock and Boo were a badass couple. I was so glad that Nox had a guy friend in Rock to talk to. And Lily had Boo. Boo was such an awesome chick or like Rock says about her 'Badass with a hint of lady.' I loved her. They were really supportive of Nox and Lily when it became obvious that they had feelings for one another. Any moment with Nox and Lily, thereafter, made me sigh. I loved them both separately and together they were even better. They brought out all the good in each other.

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"Don't wanna let you go."

My heart swells. I whisper back,"Then don't."

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This book was really awesome. It had some sexy steamy moments, funny laugh out loud moments, and even sad moments. All of it was good. I loved every single character in this book. Like I said, the only thing was that there were a few times where it felt like it dragged on a little bit. It was still very good, though. The ending had me tearing up, even though I had a feeling that is what would end up happening. I still enjoyed it. It was really sweet romantic comedy. I thoroughly enjoyed this and would recommend you to give this a read. It was just really good. And I'm kind of hoping Rock and Boo will get their own book, cuz I loved them to pieces as well. We'll see if that happens. *fingers crossed*