Willow, nicknamed Low, is tired of her sister. She is
constantly out, leaving Low to take care of her sister's
daughter. The few times she is home, it usually results in
Low going to Cage's apartment, crying her eyes out. When
Cage gets a new roommate, Marcus, Low might find another
pair of arms to comfort her...if only she can let him in and
stop Cage from getting between them.
Abbi Glines crafts a wonderful contemporary story in BECAUSE
OF LOW. Low is unique and quirky. Glines introduces her
crying, but in that opening scene with her, I could tell Low
is not a weak girl. She is a girl who worries very much and
is hurt by the people around her, but most importantly, she
is a fighter. Seeing her through Marcus's eyes in the
alternating narrative shows that even more, as well as
providing great insight to his character in her narratives.
Marcus is a guy who isn't quick to trust, but he is a
fighter as well, giving them a solid and believable
foundation for a relationship that could last. The journey
in seeing them discover everything they have in common is
enjoyable and highly pleasurable to read.
The secondary characters in Cage, Sadie, and many others
work well in the environment Glines created. Picturing all
of them interacting in Cage's apartment is easy with the
small, but significant details put into the story that draw
the reader in. Those details are part of my favorite thing
of BECAUSE OF LOW and that is the voice in this story. Some
points in the plot, though not all by any means, are
predictable, but instead of heavily detracting from the
story as it normally would for me, Abbi Glines has such an
engaging and powerful voice as an author that the moments
that became predictable hardly fazed me.
BECAUSE OF LOW is truly enveloping all throughout, and I
look forward to reading more of this author. For fans of
YA/NA contemporary tales, I would highly recommend this
story of love, courage, and bravery in taking charge and
standing up for yourself and sometimes even standing up to
yourself.
It’s steamy in the Gulf town of Sea Breeze. Physical
attraction is the only way to beat the heat in this second
book of the Sea Breeze series from bestselling, previously
self-published author Abbi Glines.
Playboy Cage owns the apartment, and he hosts a revolving
door of people, in and out, at all times. Most of them are
long-legged hot girls who are never there more than a night
or two. When Cage’s new roommate, Marcus, enters the
picture, he’s just looking to nurse a broken heart. But
there’s one particular semi-frequent regular who catches his
eye.
Willow—“Low”—is the one Cage wants to marry. But the two of
them are night and day, and Marcus can’t see how Low puts up
with all of Cage’s womanizing. What she really needs is a
real man....like good-looking and sensible Marcus. But
that’s going to get real complicated and real messy—real
fast.
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