Reviews

Come to Me Quietly by A.L. Jackson

emzieromo's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

seffra's review against another edition

2.0

This book was..okay... There was so much more she could have done with the story. I'm giving this 2 stars because of the ending saved the book. I really didn't like the instant love they felt right when the met again after a while. I know she crushed on him with they were teens but still c'mon that doesn't equal REAL love now...ughhh it was a disaster until the last chapter.

supergirls_2008's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. I couldn’t put down this book, but I found the characters, especially Aly, to lack personality and be totally forgettable. It had a sound plot, but needed character development. I did love the friendship-to-love story!

roseeelyn's review against another edition

2.0

Bored pretty much throughout the whole book. Everything except the last two chapters. The last to chapters were reaaaally good. It was unfortunate that the majority of the book didn't hold my interest because I wanted to love it and was excited to read it.

b_readsromance's review against another edition

1.0

DNF for now. Just board and find myself not paying attention.

karenfausto8's review against another edition

5.0

Me encanto, una historia que cuando empiezas a leerla no te detienes hasta terminarla.

queenmegzz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

rlp78's review against another edition

4.0

This book was pretty enjoyable. I think the only thing that really bugged me was how long the secret of Jared's past was dragged out. I also had to remind myself how young the characters were because they definitely acted their age at times.

syndi3's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 I miss Miss Jackson's book. Even her works sometimes not my liking, but Come to Me Quietly is wonderful. The writing is not as OTT poetic dramatic like her signature. The chemistry is enough to build the romance. 

Jared is broken and Aly is his heroine who finally saves him. Their story is tender and vulnerable. Not so graphic on the sex too. Again, tender.

Overall this is a good read for me. 
 

stephaniemarie's review against another edition

1.0

Oy. This was not for me.

Angst City. The self-pity throughout this book was suffocating. If you're looking for hundreds of pages of whining, here you go. I don't deserve any happiness, I ruin everything, I don't get to have this, I'm so fucked up, I destroy and I take, blah, blah, BLAH. Oh my god it was insufferable. What made it worse was the fact that we never find out WHY Jared is so self-loathing until the very end. By that point I was so sick of him, I could hardly find any sympathy for him. What happened was tragic, yes. He is completely screwed up, yes. But he needs THERAPY. He's an unstable, violent addict. He needs professional help for a LONG time before he should be anywhere near Aly or any other woman-- or human being, for that matter. But, no, of course her love is enough heal him. This is so unhealthy.

Then there's Aly. I could not tell you one thing about her except that she's obsessively in love with Jared. And she likes to draw Jared's face. She has some filler friends who are there so she can talk about how much she loves Jared. That's about all I got. She doesn't seem to have any life outside of Jared-worship. After they had sex the first time, she says the act "completed" her. Sex does not complete you. This is so unhealthy



There were several occasions where I was just dumbfounded by the stupidity.
What kind of IDIOT rides a motorcycle without a helmet?!?! Every time he rode there was some comment about the wind in his hair. I mean, how fucking stupid are you? I know you have a death wish and all but, god. I almost died when he makes some remark about how he's "in so deep" with Aly because he bought her a helmet to wear on his bike. So you've stumbled on common sense and would like to avoid painting the asphalt with her brains. Yes, how deep you are.
At one point she does get hurt. Her asshole brother throws her across the room where she audibly cracks her head on a shelf and bleeds. You do not fuck around with head injuries! You go to the hospital. Did anyone take her to get checked out? Did anyone even ask if she was all right? NOPE!



All ranting aside (and I have plenty more but I'm going to stop), I can see why this book is so highly rated. I know this kind of relationship is appealing to a lot of people. He's wounded and needy and smoking hot and they have history, a forever-love kind of connection, etc. It's something that would appeal to me, too. It did when I read the summary. But I can't get on board with this. Jared was emotionally abusive to Aly. She was way too dependent on him for happiness and fulfillment. It was all so unhealthy.

Unhealthy and disappointing.