Review | The Pickup (Imperfect Love #1) by Nikki Ash --> 4 Stars
TITLE: The Pickup
SERIES: Imperfect Love #1 AUTHOR: Nikki Ash GENRE: Sports Romance
RELEASE DATE: February 7th, 2019
Somebody once said we don’t decide who we love. The world decides for us. But I disagree. I believe love is a decision. Who we love, how we love. It’s in our control - in our hands. I grew up having no clue about the true meaning of love. Money. Cars. Houses. Status. Fame. That’s what love means to the people around me. It wasn’t until the woman I picked up in a bar came back into my life and showed me love can be so much more. So, what’s the problem? The woman I’m falling in love with believes in fairytales. She compares everything to a storybook and wants the happily-ever-after. So while she’s stuck on recreating stories that have already been told, page by page, I’m showing her it’s time we write our own book. Nobody ever said the journey of falling in love would be easy, just that it would be worth it.
“𝙄’𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧… 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙤’𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙚.”
⭐️ 4 "Fairytale Love" Stars ⭐️
I was really excited to start another series by Nikki Ash. Lately, I’ve been devouring her words with avidity. The Pickup started the Imperfect Love Series in a very good way. This lovely sports romance / secret baby romance was utterly adorable. There’s something about a one-night stand turning into so much more than I really enjoy in books. That’s where the story starts for Nick and Olivia. They share a night of passion where they connect on a deeper level, but the day after they loose contact. Months later, when they come in each other’s lives again: surprise, Olivia is pregnant. Nick has a lot to overcome to get the girl though. After a few reticence at first to embrace his paternity, he slowly gets attached. I felt so sad for him and his situation with his horrible parents. The way they never supported him and only used him had my heart breaking. He’s such a great guy with lots to offer to Olivia and his baby, but the doubts related to his upbringing with absent parents make the start of their relationship stormy. Olivia has her own dreams about her future. She’s looking for the fairytale love story and Nick definitely isn’t it at first view.
The way their romance evolves was breathtaking. Nick is just so considerate and sweet. He shows that he’s a great dad and the pull between Olivia and him still so strong. I loved how dreamy he is and all the cute allusions to Disney princess stories had me smiling so big. The supporting characters made this read even more appealing. There’s something between Giselle and Killian that has me intrigued. There’s also Celeste that looked to be a bitch at first, but ended up being a great friend to Nick through it all. She’s definitely intriguing with her heart so closed to love. These characters without a doubt brought another dimension to this book that stole my heart. I can’t wait for more.
THE IMPERFECT LOVE SERIES
Book #2
Going Deep
Book #3
On the Surface
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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