Review | Tapping Out (Fighting Love #1) by Nikki Ash --> 4 Stars
TITLE: Tapping Out
SERIES: Fighting Love #1 AUTHOR: Nikki Ash GENRE: Contemporary Romance
RELEASE DATE: January 6th, 2018
Being a fighter is in my blood. My grandfather was a fighter, my father was a fighter, and I'm a fighter. I live for the rush of adrenaline and sensation of victory. When I fight, I give it my all. I step into the octagon and I fight until there's nothing left to fight for. He's been my best friend for most of my life. I've fought with him, fought against him, and for the longest time I fought for him, for us. Until he pushed me away, leaving me no choice but to tap-out. *** Fighting is what saved me. It shed the old me and I became a newer shinier version of myself. Until it took away everything I loved. I gave up and tapped out. Then one day, she came back into my life and reminded me that some things in life are worth fighting for. Now I'm fighting for us, day by day, proving to her that our happily ever after is worth fighting for.
⭐️ 4 "Earn Your Trust" Stars ⭐️
After binge reading the Fighting Series and meeting Bella and Marco as kids, I was so enthusiastic about Tapping Out. In Fighting ‘round the Christmas Tree novella, there was something boiling between them that I couldn’t wait to explore. Nikki Ash fashioned here an intense romance full of ups and downs that made me rage and cry, but also swoon and laugh. This novel shows that nobody is perfect and every decisions has a consequence, bad or good. Bella is still the same dedicated girl we met as a child. She lives and breathes fighting and still aspires to be a MMA champion. Her friendship with Marco hides deeper feelings now that she’s older, but the man is struggling and their story isn’t all rainbows and butterflies. Trust will need to be earned for them get their happily ever after. There's so much heartbreak between these two! To be completely honest, this book didn’t captivate me as much as the books in the Fighting Series. I just felt the connection between Bella and Marco lacked a little sparks in my opinion. Maybe it’s due to the fact their feelings started years before and those scenes are only briefly described so I wasn’t a witness to the build up of their feelings for each other. Marco makes so many bad choices and I was truly disappointed in him. I enjoy flawed characters with redeemable qualities, but for me his actions weren’t representative of the boy we meet in Fighting for your Touch. I was glad though to see him fight for the girl of his dreams and his daughter. They’re the main reason he tried to better himself and right his mistakes. Seeing Cooper (hero from Fighting for a Second Chance) so protective of his not so little anymore daughter was nice. He certainly doesn’t make it easy for Marco to win her back. He only has the best intentions, but at times he’s certainly over-the-top. It definitely brought some entertaining moments. I also felt bad for Tristan so much with the way Bella kind of betrayed him. I just wish for him to find his own fairy tale romance! I’m certainly excited for his story, Clinched, which is a single dad romance.
In resume, Tapping Out, was a very enjoyable start to the Fighting Love Series. All my favorite characters from the Fighting Series made this read even more complete. Bella and Marco's love story wasn't the easiest, but to see them fight for their love was inspiring!
THE FIGHTING LOVE SERIES
(Fighting Series Spin-Off)
Book #2
Clinched
Book #3
Takedown
Nikki Ash resides in South Florida where she is an English teacher and mom by day and a writer by night. When she’s not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand. From the Boxcar Children to Wuthering Heights to the latest Single Parent Romance, she has lived and breathed every type of book.
Reading is like breathing in, writing is like breathing out. – Pam Allyn
While reading and writing are her passions, her two children are her entire world. You can probably find them at a Disney park before you would find them at home on the weekends!
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