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Did I Mention I Need You (DIMILY, Book 2)

Did I Mention I Need You? Book Cover Did I Mention I Need You?
DIMILY, Book 2
Estelle Maskame
Juvenile Fiction
Sourcebooks Fire
March 1, 2016
448

Stepsiblings Eden Munro and Tyler Bruce have desperately tried to ignore their love for each other for the sake of their family. The Tyler invites her to spend the summer with him in New York...Alone together, away from their parents and friends, and caught up in the excitement of life in the Big Apple, they can't deny their feelings any longer. As their summer fling turns into something much more serious, Tyler and Eden must face up to reality and make some life-changing decisions. But how will their family react when they confess their secret romance -- and is their relationship strong enough to survive the devastating fallout?

 

Review:

I had such great hopes for “Did I Mention I Need You.”  Unfortunately, they fell far short.

Anyone who read my review of “Did I Mention I Love You” will know that I thought there were many flaws with the book, but I did think that they were fixable and was going to read the second because the premise was so good.  Let me tell you, the problems not only remained but managed to become worse.

Eden is infuriatingly naive and grating.  Tyler was actually pretty good until the out-of-nowhere ending.  There were A LOT of plot points that seemingly had no context.  It could also have used a hundred or so fewer pages.  I’m going to leave the review here, as the waste of a good premise is making me need blood pressure medication.

I can’t recommend this to anyone.  The two stars is for the obvious ability of the author to come up with a good story idea.  I’m hoping to see her fulfill it one day. There is a lot of potential left.

This review is based upon a complimentary copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

 

Content Warning:

Language, Adult Situations, Violence, Underage Drinking