Seeing that cardboard makes me feel itchy, I chose the latter. Which shouldn't be that big of a deal since Tucker is one of my good friends. And because he's still pining after his ex-girlfriend and I'm trying to finish my nursing degree, there is nothing to worry about in the romance department, making my last semester an easy one to conquer.
Rules are set, dinners are made, conversations are had, and a shirtless, swoony roommate walks around in nothing but a pair of black briefs, ruining me for every other man.
Before I know it, I turn into a panting, lust-filled woman begging for Tucker to kiss me, touch me, and show me exactly what is hiding under those briefs.
Tucker might be my friend and roommate but he’s also my best friend's ex-boyfriend, making him completely off-limits. At least that's what my brain is telling me, my heart is speaking an entirely different language.
Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 5 stars
***ARC received for an honest review***
“Sometimes a human’s touch is all
you need to heal wounds.”
My love affair with Meghan Quinn began with a rom-com and
she totally stole my heart with My Best Friend’s Ex. This week has been unusual
for me because I have two new entries into my all-time favourite couples list
and Meghan Quinn firmly planted Tucker and Emma as one of them. These two
captured my heart whole-heartedly and never let go. It is unusual to get such a
deep and intense character connection but these two wormed their way into my heart
and soul and will remain there for eternity.
We all know “girl code,” thou shalt not covet thy best
friend’s cast offs,” or something like that, so I was intrigued as to how this
scenario was going to play out. But once this story began to unfold I couldn’t
give a shit about the ex, so I had no qualms in these two bumping uglies and in
my opinion, the sooner it happened, the better.
“You were so wrapped up in Sadie,
you had no idea how many hearts you were breaking with every kiss you gave her.
You were the boy, Tucker. Every girl wanted you to look their way, to give them
a second of your time, to…to be swept up in your world.”
Emma was in her final year of university to become a
registered nurse. Emma was up to her eyes in classes, finals, clinicals and
always had her nose in a book. Emma’s world comes screeching to a halt when she
finds an eviction notice on her door and she suddenly finds herself homeless in
a week. Finding a home is a hopeless task until one night her paths cross with
Tucker, someone she hadn’t seen for years.
“…those words you uttered are out
there in the universe, sitting there like a giant purple set of man balls, unshaven
in the room. This isn’t pink-elephant-in-the-room status. We’re talking nasty,
uneven, purple, hairy man balls, tickling you under the chin with its pubes. It’s
there, exposed, reminding you every day of the one sentence you should have
kept to yourself.”
Tucker was a construction supervisor and his life is full of
dark. Tucker works and sleeps and lives the life of a recluse, that is the sum
total of his life. His past continues to haunt him and the tethers to his ex
and what they should have had keeps him firmly planted in the past. Tucker is a
man drowning in a deep vat of depression and shows no sign of making a run for
survival. My heart decimated for Tucker, he was such an adorable, honest and
real character, his pain was my pain and my tears solidly fell for him so many
times.
“You have taught me about
perseverance, about the strength a human possesses, and that despite your
upbringings and influences, you rose above it all and became the most
beautifully broken man I’ve ever met.”
These two meeting was fate; Emma’s outgoing personality was
the light that Tucker needed to make him see the wood for the trees. Emma’s
personality was infectious and I loved the way that Meghan Quinn slowly
infected Tucker with the “Emma effect.”
“And for your information, it’s
polite to keep your condoms in your nightstand, not the medicine cabinet,
unless you want me to start tossing my tampons around like fireworks, popping
them in your face. Is that what you want, Tucker? Tampon fireworks? Because don’t
test me, I will make it happen. I will make it rain period products…Feminine
hygiene will be your worst nightmare, son!”
Tucker’s journey in this book was stunning and as more and
more of the real Tucker is revealed you cannot help but fall hopelessly in love
with him. Tucker was a man wise before his years, he had to grow up quick and
had made all the right moves to do so, but sometimes life throws you for a loop
and this was an endless loop that desperately needed to be broken.
“I knew you were gorgeous, Emma,
but fuck me, you naked makes me want to worship every inch of your body…Combine
that with your heart and your mind? I’m drowning in desperation for you.”
This was the epitome of the slow burn and I savoured every
single minute of it. From friendship to blurry lines to conscience and more,
Meghan Quinn captured this love story with realism, intensity and a huge dose
of honest to goodness romance that had my heart beating a mile a minute. The
anticipation was palpable as was the intense chemistry. The banter and dialogue
was on point and as ever, Meghan Quinn’s hilarious personality shone through
like a beacon. There was nothing I did not like in this book and my attention
was rapt throughout. From the edge of my seat, willing these two to get it on
my heart was beating a mile a minute and if any two-people deserved a happy
ever after it was them.
“From one kiss, I can tell if the
man I’m with locking lips with is worth the effort, if there’s hope for a
future between us. The first time Tucker kissed me, I knew I was doomed. But
now? I know I’ll be ruined for life.”
The side characters in this book really added value and I
love that Meghan Quinn always delivers them with ease. I had so many laugh out
loud moments, spit your tea out moments and this is the side of Meghan Quinn
that I cherish. My Best Friend’s Ex has definitely earned its place as one of
my top reads of 2017 and this will definitely be a book that I could re-read
time and time again when I need a good dose of rom-com. Another fantastic book
from Meghan Quinn.
“I’m DJ Hot Cock, a fucking lucky
bastard, ready to make music with my DJ Jazzy Nurse Tits. Forever.”
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