BRIX by Brooke O'Brien | REVIEW!!!

Synopsis:

Brix Ward is a Grade A prick.

He's arrogant, spoiled, and self-centered. As the lead singer of A Rebels Havoc, he's used to women falling over themselves for a chance to tame the wild bad boy.

Except for me.

I still remember the boy I grew up with. The one who went out of his way to make my life a living hell. I did my best to avoid him at all costs. 

Imagine my surprise when our parents announced they had eloped, then left me to live with my new stepbrother. Alone.

Now, no matter what I do, there's no escaping him. He's always there, tempting me, provoking me. Every moment of every day. The more we're around each other, the more the heat between us begins to rise. 

If he thinks he can hurt me again, he's dead wrong.

I won't let him be the one to destroy me, even if it breaks my heart. 


About the Author:

Brooke O'Brien is the author of the Heart's Compass series, the Tattered Heart duet, and her newest release, BRIX, a stepbrother/bully romance.

Growing up Brooke always had a love of writing; she started out writing poetry when she was young and began journaling her thoughts as she grew older. Diving headfirst into a good book has always been therapeutic for her. Now her two passions have collided.

Brooke believes you can cure any bad day with chocolate or by going on a long drive with the windows down and the music turned up! She's found that's when her characters talk to her the most! If she's not reading or writing, you'll probably find her spending time with her family and friends, watching Hawkeye football or NBA basketball, going to the movies, or collecting signing paperbacks.


My Review:

This was my first Brooke O'Brien and it won't be my last. Amber, one of my book besties and co-blogger was reading this and loving it. Now, Amber and I have in the past read the same book and had completely different thoughts and feelings but I never have doubted her opinion. This is a case where we read the same book and I feel we had different opinions. She was in love with it and read it in less than two days. Now, I am not saying I didn't like or enjoy it, I did, but just not as much as Amber.


I felt it was going strong until about 50%... it got a point where it wasn't holding my interest as much as the first half. Don't get me wrong, I liked it but I feel there was a slow point and I was just sitting there waiting for something to happen. I also wish we got a little more of their backstory. This is a step-sibling story yes, but they knew each other before their parents met and married. They knew each other in high school. We know something happened between them but we don't get a clear picture of what happened all those years ago. They talk about it very vaguely. 

Other than that, I did enjoy the story, I enjoyed the writing style and will for sure pick up more from this author in the future.


4 Owls.