Avoiding Responsibility (Avoiding, #2) in The Indie Bookshelf

Jun 28, 2012 Jessica Hull rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites

Damn it, Jack. I was really hoping you'd get your stupid shit together! ...more

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Jul 16, 2012 Hazel *Craves the Angst Reviews* rated it really liked it

Shelves: adult-steamy, contemporary-romance, romance, drama

My oh My! This read deserves a definite 4.5 !!!

Review:
I've read some truly exceptional books in the past few months and I have to say, this one ranks right up there with the best of them. The range of emotions I experienced while reading this left me drained and vulnerable. I experienced everything from excitement, humor, dread and curiosity. Many times I cringed, having to put the book down just so I could collect my thoughts in order to carry on to the next chapter.

This books was so we My oh My! This read deserves a definite 4.5 !!!

Review:
I've read some truly exceptional books in the past few months and I have to say, this one ranks right up there with the best of them. The range of emotions I experienced while reading this left me drained and vulnerable. I experienced everything from excitement, humor, dread and curiosity. Many times I cringed, having to put the book down just so I could collect my thoughts in order to carry on to the next chapter.

This books was so well written. The authors fluidity from past to present left no question as to where you were in the story. The writing style was captivating, drawing you in and keeping you glued to your seat til the eventful end.

The characters and their situations left me gasping in shock and the constant revelations through out the story were mind-blowing. I had a real love hate going on for the quartet-some. Lexi was disturbingly indecisive most of the time but I could definitely see her character growth from Avoiding Commitment to this book. She knew what she wanted and tried endlessly to set her mind to getting it but she kept getting in her own way. But it was her fortitude that redeemed her in my eyes. She came into her own in this part of the story and though I still think she has a long road ahead of her, she's definitely going in the right direction. Ramsey... humm.. steamy, sincere, bold Ramsey.. he was full of mistakes as well as contrition in this book but his one constant was his feelings for Lexi and it only endeared him further to me. Jack... oh my.. what can I say about handsome, charming, deceitful, antagonistic Jack and be polite. Jack is still an ass! ;) Bekah... ugg, dont get me started on that evil winch! Jack and Bekah deserve whatever unhappiness life brings them.

Ehhh...
What kept me from giving this read a full 5 stars is all the internal monologue. Lexi was constantly over thinking everything and we, the reader, were bombarded with a continuous string of emotional ranting that I felt could have been culled down a bit to keep from distracting the reader from the events unfolding in the scene. It got very confusing and hard to keep up with what was going on. Maybe I was just to excited to see what was going to happen next and being completely impatient. And thats the great thing about re-reads, which I will absolutely being doing with this series!

Conclusion:
I really hope there is a book three. I've read somewhere that the author is working on the material but there's been no talk of a release date. I really need a conclusion to this emotional, exciting, tragic, impassioned roller coaster ride! I HAVE to know how things worked out for these characters. Lexi, Ramsey, Jack, Bekah, Chyna, Adam and even Parker.

Side Note:: I LOVED the shout out to my favorite fictional band, the D-Bags from Seattle! Kellan Kyle is YUMMY...sorry Kiera! ...more

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Jun 29, 2012 Karla rated it it was amazing

Shelves: love-and-a-must-read, series-to-complete, heart-wrenching

What! How freaking cool was this book! Dang oh dang! Review to come....I have to reread the end! Lol. Oooooh and yes, I'm very much team Ramsey!!! Does anyone know if there will be a book three? Gosh, i can only pray!! ...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Madison rated it really liked it

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I couldn’t wait to get into this book – pretty much right after reading Avoiding Commitment. The drama. The sexiness. The angst. Ramsey Bridges. Yummy, yummy Ramsey Bridges. I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen between Lexi and Ramsey, if anything, in this installment. And now that I’m done, I’m CHOMPING AT THE BIT for the third book. CHOMP. CHOMP. I must admit, though, much like Avoiding Commitment there were plenty of iPad throwing worthy ...more

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Jan 20, 2013 Elissa Barbosa rated it really liked it

Shelves: steamy, love-me-love-me-say-that-you-love-m, vegas-mafia

Yes...finally, Lexi is free of Jack! Everything came out in the end! And my oh my, what an ending! This book was exhausting but also exhilarating. I was starting to think close to the end that Lexi might even fall into Jack's conniving ways again but I am so happy to see she did not and walked away with sweet Ramsey and her beloved best friend Chyna with her head held high! 4 stars for Lexi's long awaited strength! ...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Doralinda rated it really liked it

Shelves: pre-ordered, own, nook, angsty, ka-linde, series

Reading this book is a lot like watching a train wreck. It's physically painful. Your stomach hurts. You can see the car stopped on the tracks and hear the train coming.

But will you witness a crash?

You'll have to read the book to find out. ...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Mare SLiTsReaD Reviews rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-fav-s-must-reads-re-reads-3

UGH..... sooo frustrating! I am truly happy that Lexi and Ramsey found their way... Wish there was an Epilogue though so I could she truly was happy in the end.

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