Synopsis from GR:
You’re not supposed to want the one who torments you.
When my stepbrother, Elec, came to live with us my senior year, I wasn’t prepared for how much of a jerk he’d be. I hated that he took it out on me because he didn’t want to be here. I hated that he brought girls from our high school back to his room.
But what I hated the most was the unwanted way my body reacted to him.
At first, I thought all he had going for him were his rock-hard tattooed abs and chiseled face. Then, things started changing between us, and it all came to a head one night.
Just as quickly as he’d come into my life, he was gone back to California.
It had been years since I’d seen Elec.
When tragedy struck our family, I’d have to face him again. And holy hell, the teenager who made me crazy was now a man that drove me insane. I had a feeling my heart was about to get broken again.
Once I started Stepbrother Dearest I couldn't put it down. Literally.
I just couldn't stand to put it on hold even if it meant going to bed at 2.30 AM on a work day...so yes, I definitively liked it!!
I liked both characters, but I've to admit my favorite is Greta – strange I know. The book is mostly told from her point of view and probably that's one of the reason I became so attached to her instead of Elec; the other deciding factors could all be summed with a 'girl solidarity' tag: Elec was quite the asshole to her at the beginning!
Still I liked how they interacted when they first met each other even if they were mostly bickering and arguing.
But the best – and saddest – part was Greta & Elec reunion after seven years....the way they struggled with the attraction and love they still felt for each other while trying to do the right thing was pretty intense but also very touching to me. And I really liked how the author didn't filled Greta's mouth with hateful words to the 'other woman' (she was after all a likable character if not for being Elec's fiance) or how she didn't put gratuitous cheating in the story. Everything turned out exactly how it should have been even if the road to it was a little more arduous.
In the end this was a solid 4.5 stars read for me and I'm really glad I didn't wait any longer to read “Stepbrother Dearest”...it was exactly the kind of book I needed to read these days!
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