Review: Try Me by Neve Wilder
SYNOPSIS:
Two rivals. One law internship. A whole lot of objectionable activity.
It wasn’t always this way between us.
We were best friends growing up.
Competitive? Yeah.
Ruthless? Definitely.
Neither of us liked to lose.
But the intense chemistry?
That’s new.
The hatred in his eyes?
That’s new, too.
I should let it go.
There’s too much bad blood between our families. Between us.
But I can’t.
I don’t think he can, either.
Now we’re gunning for the same internship.
If he thinks I’ll back down, he’s dead wrong.
Once upon a time, I lost everything.
I won’t let it happen again.
Go ahead. Try me.
REVIEW:
Well this book was a delightful surprise, friends to enemies to friends to lovers…and we all know at this point that am weak for an enemies to lovers plot line. This one was done right and while I enjoyed the story, the ending epilogue is what took to the next level for me and left me with the biggest grin on my face.
As soon as Mark and Chet were introduced in Want Me, I knew there was something there. As the story progresses we learn about their past history, friendship, and family drama. My heart ached for both of them, as at numerous times it felt like they were being punished for their parents’ behavior, or alternatively, their parents were trying to control them like puppets. So over the course of the story, both Mark and Chet do a lot of respective soul-searching and character growth.
Yet together, they have endless chemistry. It’s both familiar and new, they know the core of each other but years of distance makes things seem new. Mark has to let go of past opinions and judgements he has thrown Chet’s way; while Chet needs to let go of his baggage that he is carrying around. The chemistry and banter between these two had me smiling and laughing. I wasn’t a fan of the constantly interchanging names as both Chet and Mark were called by their last names throughout the book and that became confusing on several occasions.
I just loved watching their relationship play out. The secondary characters’ reactions had me laughing-out-loud. But past that; I loathed Mark’s father, he was the definition of an awful man. Yet the way that Chet and Mark stood up to him and defended their relationship had me swoon. But the real top of the cake was the epilogue. It was so endearing and romantic that I couldn’t help but smile at all the happiness these men found.
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