{"id":70742,"date":"2023-06-17T07:44:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T11:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70742"},"modified":"2023-06-17T07:44:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T11:44:15","slug":"review-what-i-need-alabama-summer-5-by-j-daniels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70742","title":{"rendered":"Review: What I Need (Alabama Summer, #5) by J. Daniels"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cWe\u2019re lovers who became friends who became \u2026everything.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

The fifth book in the Alabama Summer<\/i> series, and it\u2019s CJ\u2019s turn! And in a fabulous development, he\u2019s hooking up with Reed\u2019s sister, Riley, who was introduced in the last book. This is a gorgeously fun and sexy romance, and I loved watching these two fall for each other so hard.<\/p>\n

CJ and Riley hook up at Reed and Beth\u2019s wedding. Riley is fresh off an angry break up, and she\u2019s out to enjoy being single again. It\u2019s a weekend that rocks both of their worlds, and they both know that they can\u2019t walk away from the connection that they share. But when Riley goes home, it turns out she\u2019s not actually broken up, she has a boyfriend there waiting for her who wants to try and make things work. Torn and not sure what to do, Riley asks CJ to forget about their weekend together and just be friends, so that she can figure out what\u2019s going on with her relationship. It\u2019s not a situation CJ is happy with, but he reluctantly agrees.<\/p>\n

Do I want to be friends with Riley? Fuck no. Am I going to take what she gives me right now? Yeah. I\u2019ll fucking take it.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At this point of the story, I wasn\u2019t sure how I was feeling about it. I was not happy with the decisions Riley made, and was so scared that this would be a drawn-out angstfest. But fear not! It\u2019s not too much longer before Riley is actually officially single, and when CJ gets injured while protecting her, she agrees to be his live-in nurse (she needs a place to stay anyway). And this is where the fun begins.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you want me, babe? The way I\u2019m wanting to give you me?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love these two together. They are fun and playful, with great banter and text conversations, and the sizzling attraction just makes it all so much better. They have fantastic chemistry, and they genuinely enjoy each other and the time they spend together, and it\u2019s only a matter of time before the sexual tension becomes too much, and they cannot keep their hands off each other.<\/p>\n

Friends? Fuck that. This is so much better.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CJ and Riley are so hot together, and I loved watching them fall so hopelessly and effortlessly in love. CJ is pure perfection as the hopelessly besotted alpha. Let\u2019s be honest, he makes<\/i> this book! He even calls her \u201cDarlin\u2019\u201d\u2026 dreamy sigh. But as beautiful as the romance is, Riley is still figuring it all out, creating some unnecessary and frustrating angst (ugh). CJ is incredible through it all, and eventually true love conquers all, and I loved seeing these two find their happy ending.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re lovers who became friends who became . . . everything.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a fun and easy read, and I loved CJ<\/s> this book.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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Alabama Summer<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Where I Belong (#1)<\/strong> (Ben & Mia)
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All I Want (#2)<\/strong> (Luke & Tessa)
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What I Need (#5)<\/strong> (CJ & Riley)
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This Is Us (#7)<\/strong> (Series Epilogue)
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