{"id":59934,"date":"2021-06-21T09:26:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T13:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=59934"},"modified":"2021-08-21T01:13:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T05:13:14","slug":"review-henry-ivy-fighting-series-the-next-generation-by-j-b-salsbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=59934","title":{"rendered":"Review: Henry & Ivy (Fighting Series – The Next Generation) by J.B. Salsbury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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5 short, sweet and sexy stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

This is a perfect little novella! Short, sweet, fun and sexy, with great characters and a gorgeously heartfelt romance, I loved it so much!<\/p>\n

This is a Fighting<\/i> series Next Generation book, and I love being back in this world (but it would work as a standalone too)! Henry is the son of Rex and Gia from Fighting to Forget<\/a> (one of my fave books of the series), and he\u2019s a tattooed, fun loving party boy with a heart of gold. I just adored him!<\/p>\n

Ivy is Henry\u2019s neighbor, serious, ordered and a bit of a loner, and she\u2019s pointedly avoided the noisy man next door who keeps her up all hours of the night with his parties. But when she discovers that her dog is pregnant \u2013 with Henry\u2019s dog as the only possible culprit – she storms over there to confront him.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a great first meeting, and sparks a hilarious neighborly spat that had me laughing out loud. But as Henry and Ivy get to know each other, their opinions of each other start to shift, attraction blooms, and we get this slow-building enemies-to-friends story with fantastic chemistry, and a slow shift into something more<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know what it looks like. The connection that enables two people to have full conversations without saying a word. The devotion that every other person and responsibility comes second to \u2026 Being completely owned by someone else not just for who you are now, but for whoever you evolve into \u2026 And commitment to stick together no matter how fucked up life gets because the worst days together are better than the best days apart.\u201d
\nShe blinks rapidly as if coming out of a daze. \u201cWho?\u201d
\nI dip a French fry into ketchup. \u201cMy parents.\u201d
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\n\u201cIs that what you\u2019re looking for then? That kind of love?\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t see why I should settle for anything else. If that kind of love and partnership is possible, I want what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See! He\u2019s such a sweetheart!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a gorgeous journey and I felt everything right alongside Henry and Ivy. It\u2019s not completely straightforward, but everything that happens between them natural and realistic, and though it\u2019s fast moving, I was right on board, and I loved watching them fall for each other.<\/p>\n

He opens his eyes. \u201cAre you saying you\u2019re mine?\u201d
\nMy heart swells and my pulse races.
\n\u201cBefore you answer that\u2026 I know what you think of me, but you\u2019re wrong. If you\u2019ll have me, I\u2019m yours and only yours.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, there are lots of cameos from the original crew, as well as the next generation, and I loved seeing those wonderful dynamics, and the closeness of the group that still exists (Henry with his parents and his sisters is gorgeous to see). And in a series full of strong, alpha, deeply romantic men, Henry more than holds his own.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy life\u2019s purpose is to love you, Ivy. I plan on doing it thoroughly as long as you\u2019ll have me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even though it\u2019s a quick read, Salsbury brings the feels, and I loved this love story. And though I could have read about these two for so much longer, the upside of a novella is that it\u2019s too short for any drama, so it\u2019s happy and swoony from start to finish, and completely angst free. It\u2019s such a cute read, and the epilogue left me with a massive smile on my face. I freaking loved it!<\/p>\n

A must read for fans – 5 stars!<\/p>\n

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Fighting Series – The Next Generation<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Standalones – spin off from the Fighting<\/a> series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jack & Sadie<\/strong>
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Henry & Ivy
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Fighting Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Fighting for Flight (#1)<\/strong> (Jonah & Raven)
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Fighting to Forgive (#2)<\/strong> (Blake & Layla)
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Fighting to Forget (#3)<\/strong> (Rex & Georgia)
\nReview<\/a>
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Fighting the Fall (#4)<\/strong> (Cameron & Eve)
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A Father’s Fight (#4.5)<\/strong> (Blake & Layla)
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Fighting For Forever (#5)<\/strong> (Mason & Trix)
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Fighting Fate (#6)<\/strong> (Killian & Axelle)
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Fighting for Honor (#6.5)<\/strong> (Caleb & Honor – crossover with Harper Sloan’s Hope Town series)
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The Final Fight (#7) <\/strong>(Braeden & AJ)
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Uncaged (A Fighting for Flight short story)<\/strong> (Jonah & Raven)
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See also <\/strong>Fighting Series – The Next Generation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For more great reads, check out our J.B. Salsbury Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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