Point of Retreat (Slammed, #2) in The Indie Bookshelf

Dec 17, 2012 Hazel Anne ~Javier Bernal~Kingsley Edge~Dex Foray~ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: personal-favorites, leave-me-alone-to-die-with-my-feels

I have been moved. Emotionally. By a book.

While the majority of you people seem to prefer Slammed, I'm over here worshiping PoR. Will's head is just so damn funny! Such an interesting place to spend the rest of my life (Aaaaaaah always love reading from a male's perspective) And those eleven year old kids...holy snap those kids were hysterical! So out of control but I adored them nevertheless. Thought the side characters blended and complimented all together brilliantly. Tug, Tug, Tug. Everyone ...more

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May 06, 2013 Jennifer Garcia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2013-rom-read-challenge, 2013, own

This is the sequel to Slammed

Now, I thought Slammed was good, but Point of Retreat was so much better. Hoover gave us the wonderful characters from the first book and added in many new ones. Some of these new characters make you want to gauge their eyes out and the others, well, they make you want to be their best friend. We get peeks from a character that left in book one and her advice is perfect and hilarious and sweet.

This book had a great dose of drama and had me tearing up quite a bit. H ...more

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Jul 24, 2012 Daisy Sloan rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, tear-jerker, ya, emotional-omg

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Point of Retreat is a wonderful continuation of Slammed. It picks up a few short months after Slammed ends and continues the beautiful story of Will and Lake. The difference this time is that it’s told from Will’s POV. I found this to be refreshing and welcome, as I loved getting into Will’s head this time around.

Will and Lake are dealing with the aftermath of Julia’s death. Lake has taken on responsibility for Kel and Will Follow this review and others at http://www.mysecretromancebookreviews...

Point of Retreat is a wonderful continuation of Slammed. It picks up a few short months after Slammed ends and continues the beautiful story of Will and Lake. The difference this time is that it’s told from Will’s POV. I found this to be refreshing and welcome, as I loved getting into Will’s head this time around.

Will and Lake are dealing with the aftermath of Julia’s death. Lake has taken on responsibility for Kel and Will is still raising Caulder. The one obstacle that was keeping Will and Lake apart is no longer an issue, so they’ve been able to BE a couple.

Enter Vaughn, Will’s ex-girlfriend. I found myself yelling at Will for doing what all men do, decide it doesn’t matter and not tell Lake. He KNEW it mattered. He just chose to believe it didn’t, so he kept it quiet.

While it created problems between Will and Lake, I think it actually turned out for the best. Lake’s mom told her to question everything. That’s what Lake did. That questioning made Will realize that while he did love Lake for so many reasons, he had never TOLD her the reasons why he loved her. He had to show it was more than their circumstances. I believe this caused their relationship to become stronger than it was.

One of the things I liked about both of Colleen’s books (Slammed and Point of Retreat) was the discussion of sex. Sex was not ignored. The book discussed the attraction and how they dealt with it. This is a natural extension of any relationship and not ignoring that aspect gave the relationship in the book so much more depth. I like that she discussed the feelings, heavy petting, and attraction.

The addition of Kierston to the story provided some much needed comedic relief. Kierston’s mother provided Will and Lake with maternal advice and guidance. They were both a fabulous addition to the story.

I’m very excited about this series and I’m looking forward to the next book, which is due to be released in 2013.
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Jun 04, 2014 Bookish Indulgenges with b00k r3vi3ws rated it really liked it

Will and Layken have lost both sets of parents... They each have the responsibility of a younger sibling. This book focuses more on how they manage their classes, their responsibilities and still find time for each other. Armed with love, wit and a great set of friends, Will and Layken take on the world. We see their relationship develop, hit a road block and how they get over it and find their way back to each other. Beautifully narrated.

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