{"id":3506,"date":"2013-03-30T21:19:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T04:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=3506"},"modified":"2016-12-26T06:29:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T11:29:47","slug":"review-until-fountain-bridge-on-dublin-street-1-5-by-samantha-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=3506","title":{"rendered":"Review: Until Fountain Bridge (On Dublin Street, #1.5) by Samantha Young"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

So I need to start this review by saying that I am a MASSIVE fan of\u00a0On Dublin Street,<\/a> so this book was always going to be a winner for me! Particularly because I loved Ellie in that book, and I loved Ellie and Adam together, so I couldn\u2019t wait to get the full story from their perspective. And it was everything I wanted!<\/p>\n

Their story is told mainly in flashback. In the present day, Ellie and Adam are together, and looking back at Ellie\u2019s old diaries, so we get the opportunity to see the main turning points in their relationship, from Ellie\u2019s POV as it happened, and then see the two of them reflect back on it. It\u2019s awesome!<\/p>\n

Ellie has crushed on Adam, best friend of her older brother Braden (aka \u2013 \u2018The Fuckhot Scot\u2019- squeee) since she was 10 years old, and he was 17. The flashbacks start with the moment where, at age 14, she realises that she loves him \u2013 and honestly, I totally fell in love with him there and then as well!<\/p>\n

I loved watching their relationship change over years. It starts off with Adam joining Braden in the role of uber, big-brother-type protector, getting up in the face of her very first date…<\/p>\n

\u201cEllie. You look great.\u201d
\n\u201cShe does not.\u201d Braden suddenly appeared behind me \u2026. And I closed my eyes in actual pain after watching Adam squeeze in beside him. They were both trying to fry Sam\u2019s arse with the power of their eyeballs.
\n\u201cShe looks fifteen. You remember that.\u201d
\n<\/em>Oh God. Kill me. Kill me know.
\n\u201cIf you touch her, I\u2019ll make sure you lose all sense of feeling. Permanently,\u201d Adam warned darkly.
\n\u201cWhat he said,\u201d Braden growled.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I love that Adam genuinely cares for Ellie, even at this young age, and the two of them have a very special relationship. Things start to shift over the years as Ellie grows up, and Adam starts to take notice. But there are mixed messages, and lots of game playing with Adam freaked out at his best friend’s potential reaction to something happening between them. But despite his moments of stupid and frustration-inducing cold feet, I absolutely adore him! He is funny, playful, protective and loving, and heart-achingly swoony.<\/p>\n

He clamped a large hand down on mine as I moved to lift the diaries. I glanced up at him and he shook his head with a small smile. \u201cIt’s painful to read how my stupidity hurt you at the time, but I like being inside your head. I like knowing that while I was struggling with the fact that I had fallen in love with my best friend\u2019s little sister, she loved me back more than I could ever hope to deserve.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!<\/p>\n

I loved getting inside Ellie\u2019s head. We see a little bit of her reaction to the Braden \/ Joss story which was great, but it’s very much her and Adam’s story, and I loved being inside of her head and watching all that went down with them. Their backstory is hinted at in\u00a0On Dublin Street<\/em>, but I was surprised just how deep and complicated their history was, and how strong Ellie is. She loves Adam fiercely, and gets her heart get trampled on time and time again, but she doesn’t sit at home pining for him. She lives her life, doing her own thing, and when the opportunity presents, she doesn’t shy away from making it clear to him how she feels \u2013 the good and the bad. You go girl!<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should know,\u201d I murmured softly, \u201cThat it all comes back to you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This was a gorgeous little read, with swoony romance, a bit of angst, and some steamy stuff as well. It’s a fantastic addition to the Dublin Street series. I can\u2019t wait for more!<\/p>\n

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Bonus scene:<\/p>\n

I jump at any opportunity to get anything extra from the\u00a0On Dublin Street<\/em>series, and I loved this little extra from\u00a0Until Fountain Bridge\u00a0from Adam\u2019s POV.<\/p>\n

Adam and Ellie danced around each other for years, both of them wanting each other, but Adam refusing to take the plunge.<\/p>\n

His feelings for Ellie were anything but brotherly. Adam couldn\u2019t hide that from himself even if he could from others\u2014he wanted her. It hit him like a thunderbolt when she was eighteen \u2026 He could never have what other men could have from her, not if he wanted to keep Braden and his sister in his life forever. They were his family. He knew he couldn\u2019t lose them over an attraction to Ellie. You didn\u2019t fool around with your best friend\u2019s little sister. End of story.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This little extra features the sizzling hot but also heartbreaking almost-but-not-quite scene with Ellie. Such an intensely emotional scene, and I loved the opportunity to be in his head and see what he was feeling<\/p>\n

It could never be just a casual thing for her because\u2026 Adam knew she loved him.
\nAnd why oh why did that make him even more turned on.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think I may need to go back and reread the whole book now, just to see them get their HEA!<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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The On Dublin Street series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"On<\/a>\u00a0 \"Until<\/a>\u00a0 \"Down<\/a>\u00a0 \"Castle<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Before<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Fall<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Echoes<\/a>\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \"Moonlight<\/a>\u00a0 \"One<\/a>\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n

On Dublin Street (#1)<\/strong> (Braden & Joss)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Until Fountain Bridge (#1.5)<\/strong> (Adam & Ellie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Down London Road (#2)<\/strong> (Cam & Jo)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Castle Hill (#2.5)<\/strong>\u00a0(Braden & Joss)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Before Jamaica Lane (#3)<\/strong> (Nate & Olivia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Fall from India Place (#4)<\/strong> (Hanna & Marco)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Echoes of Scotland Street (#5)<\/strong> (Cole & Shannon)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Valentine (#5.5)<\/strong> (Excerpts with each couple)
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Moonlight on Nightingale Way (#6)<\/strong> (Logan & Grace)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

One King’s Way (#6.5)<\/strong> (Craig & Rain)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Stars Over Castle Hill (#6.6)\u00a0<\/strong>(Braden & Joss)
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

On Hart\u2019s Boardwalk (#6.7, Hart’s Boardwalk, #2.5)<\/strong> (Nate & Olivia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>On Dublin Street: The Bonus Material\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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Samantha Young also has a series of On Dublin Street bonus scenes on her website<\/a>.\u00a0 A must-read for fans!!!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Check out our Contemporary Romance Recommendations <\/a>page for more awesome reads.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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