{"id":28766,"date":"2017-12-24T23:27:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T04:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=28766"},"modified":"2022-03-20T08:05:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T12:05:28","slug":"review-the-hookup-moonlight-motor-oil-1-by-kristen-ashley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=28766","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Hookup (Moonlight & Motor Oil, #1) by Kristen Ashley"},"content":{"rendered":"

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4 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

This is such a gorgeous read.\u00a0 Old-school KA with a great hero, a loveable heroine, an intense, passionate, functional romance with very little drama and full of sweet, happy, sexy, fun and emotional moments that make KA relationships some of my favourites. It\u2019s an easy read with lots of swoon and I loved it!<\/p>\n

Eliza \u2018Izzy\u2019 Forrester has just moved to a new town looking for a fresh start after leaving a toxic relationship. She\u2019s bought a house and is settling in and reveling in her new and happy life. And then she wakes up in the bed of Johnny Gamble. As a woman who doesn\u2019t do casual sex, it\u2019s an unexpected surprise, but there\u2019s a connection between the two of them that is absolutely undeniable. And when he doesn\u2019t shoo her right off in the morning, she begins to hope for something more.<\/p>\n

Johnny grew up local, and is the owner of several garages throughout the area. He lives a simple life, but he was once part of the town\u2019s golden couple \u2013 the kind of couple where, when people saw them together, they stopped to stare and bask in the perfection of Johnny and his girl together. But then she suddenly left town and left Johnny wrecked, and he has been a shadow of his former self ever since. When Izzy comes into his life, he wasn\u2019t expecting her.<\/p>\n

I looooooved these two together! They are honest and up front about everything, and it makes for such a satisfying read. Johnny likes Izzy, he can see himself building something with her, but he knows that he has been left half a man and that Izzy deserves better than what he can offer her, and he doesn\u2019t hide that from her \u2013 or his disappointment that that\u2019s the way it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cFuck,\u201d he whispered, his arms spasming around me.
\nMy voice got soft again. \u201cJohnny, it\u2019s okay.\u201d
\nHis voice got soft too. \u201cI wish I met you before she fucked me up.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a bit of a bumpy start for them, and though Johnny has his doubts, their pull is irresistible, and as Johnny learns more about Izzy, he knows that he can\u2019t walk away from her and in true KA alpha style, he goes after his woman with single-minded determination. It\u2019s hot and swoony, and deliciously no-nonsense, and I loved watching it all happen for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you were put on this earth to take care of me, what was I put on this earth to do for you?\u201d
\n\u2026 \u201cTo make me happy.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And don\u2019t go thinking this book is all about OW drama, or about Johnny getting over his long lost love and Izzy only being second best. It\u2019s not that at all! It\u2019s about a man who was in love, who had his heart broken and who is moving from the past and discovering something new. And it\u2019s beautiful! If in doubt, just check out this piece of swoony epicness\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was three years ago, Eliza. I loved her. That fact doesn\u2019t change. I loved her and she wrecked me when she left because that was how much I loved her. I\u2019m not going to apologise for that or deny it or walk on eggshells with you about it while we figure out what we got and why it\u2019s so fuckin\u2019 good and so fuckin\u2019 intense and so fuckin\u2019 everything.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Johnny Gamble\u2026. Oh, be still my beating heart. He\u2019s a genuinely good guy who has had some hardships but who has persevered. I love the way he opens himself up to Izzy and her family, embracing her and all that she is, and he is such a loving, manly, possessive and protective alpha. Oh, and he\u2019s also sexy as all hell.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter drinks, we\u2019ll come back to my place and I\u2019ll fuck you stupid.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Yes please!!)<\/p>\n

And Izzy is just gorgeous. I love that she was a little bit shy and uncertain, but she\u2019s smart and sensible, and once she found her place, she truly shone, and she and Johnny were just perfect together. They have sizzling chemistry, they are sweet, fun, honest, open, super passionate and so freaking functional. They are everything that I love about Kristen Ashley, and I felt, and loved, every moment of them together.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe going will get tough, and you\u2019ll stick. We\u2019ll fight, and you\u2019ll stick. Our world could rock, Eliza, and there\u2019s one thing I\u2019m certain about, you\u2019ll stick.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Their friends and families are a big part of the story, being all up in Johnny and Izzy\u2019s business, but I thought it was fun, and it brings a bit of drama and depth to the story without being OTT. Because there\u2019s honestly not a lot of story in this one, it\u2019s just a gorgeous romance and I loved seeing Johnny and Izzy come together and get the happy ending they both deserve.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove never really dies, but it does fade \u2026 And when it fades, the part that remains teaches us how to love better the next time.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can\u2019t wait for more of this series. 4 stars.<\/p>\n

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Moonlight & Motoroil<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Hookup (#1)<\/strong> (Johnny & Izzy)
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The Slow Burn (#2)<\/strong> (Toby & Addie)
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Check out our Kristen Ashley Spotlight<\/a> for more awesome reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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