{"id":61001,"date":"2021-08-27T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=61001"},"modified":"2025-08-29T01:51:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T05:51:03","slug":"release-arc-review-when-we-were-reckless-lost-stars-3-by-emery-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=61001","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: When We Were Reckless (Lost Stars, #3) by Emery Rose"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When We Were Reckless is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

What happens when the love of your life refuses to love you back?<\/p>\n

Jesse McCallister.<\/em><\/p>\n

Motocross legend. Reckless heartbreaker. And the love of my life.
\n<\/span>Too bad he only thought of me as his best friend\u2019s little sister.
\n<\/span>Na\u00efve and innocent. Only eighteen. Completely off-limits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unrequited love\u2026 was there anything more painful?
\n<\/span>Turns out there was\u2014when he kisses you but has no memory of it.
\n<\/span>When he tells you his heart was broken, and he doesn’t believe in love.
\n<\/span>When he doesn\u2019t want you kissing anyone else, but you’re stuck in the friend zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the odds stacked against us, my foolish heart refused to stop loving him.
\n<\/span>Now I\u2019m falling under his spell. Drowning in his perfect lies. Addicted to his stolen glances and forbidden kisses.
\n<\/span>I\u2019m on a collision course with disaster and only one thing is certain\u2026 Jesse McCallister is going to ruin me.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Add to your Goodreads TBR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

Another gorgeous read from Emery Rose! This book is an intense and emotional ride with wonderful characters and fantastic chemistry. A childhood crush\/brother\u2019s best friend, age gap, unrequited love story written with lots of heart, I loved it!<\/p>\n

Jesse McCallister is the third of the McCallister boys to have their stories told in this series (he\u2019s the brother of Jude, hero from book #1, When the Stars Fall<\/em><\/a>. He is a professional motocross rider who has just stepped away from his sport, and is back in his small home town feeling lost and trying to figure his life out.<\/p>\n

Quinn is the younger sister of Jesse\u2019s best friend, Mason. They have always shared a close relationship, he has always been there for her, and she has loved him for as long as she can remember. And despite their nine-year age gap, now that she\u2019s 18, she\u2019s desperate to finally make him see her as more than just a kid.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t just a girlhood crush. My love for him was so deeply embedded that I\u2019d have to rip out a piece of my heart to be free of it. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The feelings in this book are intense from the start. I could feel the connection between Jesse and Quinn, and you can tell that their bond is special. I could feel Quinn\u2019s love and longing for the man she\u2019s always loved, and while Jesse doesn\u2019t own his feelings, you can tell that there\u2019s something<\/i> there. And it\u2019s that unspoken thing that makes this such an irresistible dynamic. You know that Jesse has feelings, he just doesn\u2019t realise or accept it, and watching him start to see Quinn in a whole different light was so gorgeous!<\/p>\n

He was my friend and my soul mate. He was everything I\u2019d always dreamed he would be.
\nUnforgettable. Irreplaceable. The love of my life.
\nIf only I could be his too.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They are very slow to figure things out, so we get this absolutely delicious situation where there\u2019s intense stares, secret touches and kisses, and heartclenching \u2018moments\u2019 between them, plus highly entertaining moments where their jealousy and possessiveness overwhelms them. Quinn is bold and brave, and she puts herself out there with Jesse, which I absolutely loved! But he has a whole series of issues that he needs to wrestle with, and his feelings for Quinn are just one of those. He cares so deeply for her, but there\u2019s a lot standing in their way. It\u2019s emotional and exciting, with well-written angst that makes it all so intense, and I couldn\u2019t wait to see what would happen between them.<\/p>\n

Love makes you reckless. All logic and reason flew out the window, and you let your emotions take the driver\u2019s seat.
\nYou took your chances, pretending to be brave while you ignored the consequences.
\nThat\u2019s how it was for me, anyway.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All of that drama is absolutely worth it when we get to see these two come together. Their friendship is so special, they laugh, they play, they are there for each other, they enjoy each other, they \u2018get\u2019 each other. And when things shift for them, it may be hard-fought-for, but it\u2019s natural and so beautiful. They truly seem like soulmates and it feels so right for them, the playfulness of their friendship is still there, the chemistry sizzles, and there\u2019s a fantastic balance of fun, emotion and sexy time. I loved seeing them together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to be reckless with you.\u201d
\n\u201cI want to be reckless.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But they still have issues to overcome \u2013 their families, their pasts, and their plans for the future all have to be considered, and Jesse\u2019s not even sure what he\u2019s capable of when it comes to love. It\u2019s an emotional ride watching them figure it all out.<\/p>\n

Love was a leap of faith, wasn\u2019t it? It was risky to put your heart on the line.
\nLove could heal you, or it could destroy you.
\nWhat was braver, or more foolish, than offering up your heard to someone and saying, <\/i>Take it. It\u2019s yours. Treat it with care. It\u2019s fragile and breakable.
\nNothing. Absolutely nothing. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But it\u2019s worth it! It\u2019s such a beautiful love story, and I loved seeing these two find their HEA.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re worth it, Quinn. You\u2019re worth everything.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The characters from the previous books appear, and I loved catching up with them again \u2013 seeing where they are at, living out their HEAs and watching them be there for Jesse was such a treat. I can\u2019t wait for the rest of the boys to get their books, and I\u2019m hoping that Quinn\u2019s brothers will become a part of the series and we\u2019ll get books for them, too, because they are a fantastic bunch, and there are some potentially awesome stories just begging to be told!<\/p>\n

I loved this book, and I\u2019m loving this series! The stories are emotional and intense with chemistry-filled, passionate romance, and I can\u2019t wait for more.<\/p>\n

4.5 stars!<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Lost Stars<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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When the Stars Fall (#1)<\/strong> (Jude & Lila)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

When the Storm Breaks (#2)<\/strong> (Brody & Shiloh)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

When We Were Reckless (#3) <\/strong>(Jesse & Quinn)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

When Wrecked Meets Ruined (#4) <\/strong>(Ridge & Evie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Amazon\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

When the Stars Rise (#5) <\/strong>(Noah & Hayley)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Author\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

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Emery Rose has been known to indulge in good red wine, strong coffee, and a healthy dose of sarcasm. When she\u2019s not working on her latest project, you can find her binge-watching Netflix, trotting the globe in search of sunshine, or immersed in a good book. A former New Yorker, she currently resides in London with her two beautiful daughters and one grumpy but lovable Border Terrier.<\/p>\n

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