Review of America's Sweetheart by Jessica Lemmon
Jackson and Allison were the quintessential high school sweethearts until she took a chance on fame and fortune in Hollywood, and it broke them apart. Now, years later, Jackson's still in their hometown, owner of his own construction company and working on Allison's parents' home, when who crashes into his life again while running from scandal? Allison of course. Jackson has never gotten over his first and only love. Oh, sure, he's tried, but he's never been successful. So when she comes home with her tail tucked between her legs, he's at first determined to never go down that path again with her. Not when he knows she'll always choose her career over him, over them. But, the heart wants what the heart wants, and their chemistry is still there. Who is Jackson to deny himself the one woman he's always loved, even if it's only temporary?
Gah! I wanted to love America's Sweeheart because I adore second chance romances, and I've liked everything else of Jessica Lemmon's I've read previously. Unfortunately, America's Sweeheart just did not work for me. I loved Jackson, but he's really the only thing I liked about this story. I couldn't stand Allison - she never grew or matured as a character or as a person until the very end. She remained the same selfish, self-absorbed twit she was in the very beginning, and I could not for the life of me see what Jackson saw in her. Really, if Jackson hadn't been the real sweetheart, and if I weren't giving this story somewhat of a pass because I like Jessica Lemmon's writing normally, I'd probably 2 star it. But I'll leave it at three stars because Jackson is awesome and because I'd hate to 2 star something of a writer whom I normally love.
ARC via NetGalley.
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Jackson and Allison were the quintessential high school sweethearts until she took a chance on fame and fortune in Hollywood, and it broke them apart. Now, years later, Jackson's still in their hometown, owner of his own construction company and working on Allison's parents' home, when who crashes into his life again while running from scandal? Allison of course. Jackson has never gotten over his first and only love. Oh, sure, he's tried, but he's never been successful. So when she comes home with her tail tucked between her legs, he's at first determined to never go down that path again with her. Not when he knows she'll always choose her career over him, over them. But, the heart wants what the heart wants, and their chemistry is still there. Who is Jackson to deny himself the one woman he's always loved, even if it's only temporary?
Gah! I wanted to love America's Sweeheart because I adore second chance romances, and I've liked everything else of Jessica Lemmon's I've read previously. Unfortunately, America's Sweeheart just did not work for me. I loved Jackson, but he's really the only thing I liked about this story. I couldn't stand Allison - she never grew or matured as a character or as a person until the very end. She remained the same selfish, self-absorbed twit she was in the very beginning, and I could not for the life of me see what Jackson saw in her. Really, if Jackson hadn't been the real sweetheart, and if I weren't giving this story somewhat of a pass because I like Jessica Lemmon's writing normally, I'd probably 2 star it. But I'll leave it at three stars because Jackson is awesome and because I'd hate to 2 star something of a writer whom I normally love.
ARC via NetGalley.
#bookreview #newrelease #AmericasSweetheart #RealLoveSeries #bookseries #ARC #NetGalley #romance
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