Blog Tour & Giveaway: More Than Anything [Broken Pieces 01] by Natasha Anders!
Publication date: 11th June 2019
Paperback edition: -
Source: Kindle
Rating: 3 stars
Synopsis: Two lovers strive to trade a grim past for a bright future in this story of bittersweet yearning.
Tina Jenson belongs to the same social stratum as Harris Chapman, but he’s out of her league—at least that’s what she thinks before they jump in bed together. It’s the perfect night, but when she overhears crude, hurtful comments the next morning, she can’t get away fast enough.
Ten years later, Tina’s life is a mess. That night with Harris didn’t just hurt her feelings; it started a cascade of disappointment and heartbreak. Every time she bumps into Harris, her heart twists inside out. She still wants him, but she’s harboring a painful secret from their night together that she’s not ready to reveal.
Crossed signals, high-society whispers, and shame have kept Tina and Harris apart for years, but deep down, they’re hungry for each other and eager to write their own rules. Can they let go of the past and find their way back to each other, or are the barriers between them too high and too strong?
I was initially attracted to the cover for this book because it's stunning! I then read the synopsis and it sounded interesting, so I grabbed an ARC and tried to read it as soon as I could! After reading this book, I have to say that I didn't enjoy it as much as I was expecting! I mean, I enjoyed the plot and the direction that it went in, but it took me a while to get into it and actually start enjoying it! The plot did develop nicely and I found myself enjoying it more as it progressed and a few more things started to happen! There was also plenty of romance in the plot and the romance allowed for a few really hot scenes between the two main characters! The ending of this book was also left at the perfect place and summed up the characters story! The characters were also great and developed the plot, but I found them slightly hard to connect with! Tina was the main female character, and I liked Tina at points in this book and then I found that she acted a bit like a stroppy teenager at other points! This made it difficult for me to connect with her and I don't normally have this issue! I understood Tina more as this book progressed and I heard her story and what she had been through! Tina also started a new career in this book and she took a big risk, but she worked hard at it! Harrison 'Harris' was the main male character and love interest of Tina! There was something intriguing about Harris in this book and I wanted to know more about him! Like Tina, there were times where I liked Harris a lot in this book and then times where he annoyed me a little! He was also a serious ass at the very beginning of this book, but he did kind of redeem himself for me as this book progressed! He also learned a big secret in this book that changed a lot for him and this did make me feel sorry for him! This book was written in third person, which I wasn't expecting! I don't normally like books being written in third person and I do think that this book would have benefited more if it had been written in first person! It was still told from both Tina and Harris' point of views, which I did enjoy! I liked that it was written from dual point of view because it helped me connect more with the two of them and understand them! It added a lot more to the plot as well, especially as Tina and Harris spent a bit of the plot apart and had a history, so it allowed for more things to happen! I now can't wait to read the next book in this duet! I know that it's going to continue the story of characters that were secondary characters in this book! This has me very intrigued because they did go through a lot as a couple in this book, so I'm intrigued to read their story and see what's going to happen for them! I really hope that Tina and Harris make some appearances in it! The cover for this book is also absolutely stunning! As I said at the beginning, it's what drew me to the book! I love it a lot and it's so pretty! The cover models are the perfect Tina and Harris! Big thank you to Natasha, Montlake Romance and Netgalley for an ARC of More Than Anything!
Author bio:
Natasha Anders was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She spent the last nine years working as an assistant English teacher in Niigata, Japan, where she became a legendary karaoke diva. Natasha is currently living in Cape Town with her temperamental and opinionated budgie, Sir Oliver Spencer, who has kindly deigned to share his apartment with her. Please feel free to contact her (or Oliver) on Twitter @satyne1.
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