{"id":708,"date":"2016-01-23T04:33:55","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T12:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=708"},"modified":"2016-12-21T20:41:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T01:41:23","slug":"review-sweet-rome-sweet-home-1-5-by-tillie-cole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=708","title":{"rendered":"Review: Sweet Rome (Sweet Home, #1.5) by Tillie Cole"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cSometimes you just know when a person is meant for you, and I always had with her. She got me\u2026 She fucking saved me.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rome Prince, I love you!!!<\/p>\n

This book is the retelling of Sweet Home<\/em> from Rome\u2019s POV, but also goes on to show us more \u2013 events immediately follows the first book, and glimpses into the future which were absolutely sensational.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not going to rehash anything because it\u2019s the same story as Sweet Home<\/i> and I already gushed enough in my review of that book, but I loved the opportunity to get inside of Rome\u2019s head as he met and fell in love with Molly. I\u2019m an out and proud romantic sap, and watching the campus playboy fall head over heels for a girl for the first time was absolutely gorgeous!<\/p>\n

This girl was turning into everything I needed but never dreamed of being able to get. On the surface, she was my exact opposite, but deep down, she was getting me like no one ever had before.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to show you what you mean to me, how much I want you, and show you that you\u2019re mine. You get me, baby?\u201d<\/em>
\n \u201cI get you, Romeo,\u201d she replied with that sweet damn smile that she reserved just for me.<\/em>
\n My smile, my girl\u2026 my fucking life.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And though he may be a sweetheart who is hopelessly in love, he\u2019s still a guy, and his narration reflects that perfectly.<\/p>\n

I found myself below Molly\u2019s balcony, looking up at the stone columns, a dim light coming from her room, and I shook my head in complete disbelief.
\nRomeo below fucking Juliet\u2019s balcony\u2026. Fuck. Me. Sideways.
\nReaching down to my junk, I checked my balls were still there\u2026 You know, just in case they\u2019d been revoked at such a pathetic and desperate act, but yeah\u2014still intact and aching for the chick in that room just a stone\u2019s throw away.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rome and Molly together are something truly special. They are so deeply in love, and so in-sync with each other, but they are put through hell, and if Sweet Home<\/i> broke my heart, reading it all from Rome\u2019s perspective shattered it! My heart actually hurt watching him suffer, and his guilt and devastation as he tried to deal with the fallout of it all had me in tears!. It was painful, but so beautifully written!<\/p>\n

Alternate perspective books can be hit and miss, but I think Tillie Cole did a great job with this one. Her original story was wonderful, and seeing it all through Rome\u2019s eyes made me fall for him even more. His strength and his huge heart absolutely shine, and I really enjoyed the opportunity to see him with his boys, particularly Austin, and I\u2019m really excited for his book up next.<\/p>\n

Sweet, funny, romantic and seriously sexy. I loved it!<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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The Sweet Home Series\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Sweet<\/a>\u00a0 \"Sweet<\/a>\u00a0 \"Pageflex<\/a>\u00a0 \"Sweet<\/a>\u00a0 \"Sweet<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweet Home (#1)\u00a0<\/strong>(Rome and Molly)
\nReview<\/a>
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Sweet Rome (#1.5)\u00a0<\/strong>(Rome and Molly)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: Kindle Ebook<\/a> | Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweet Fall (#2)\u00a0<\/strong>(Austin and Lexi)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: Kindle Ebook<\/a> | Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweet Hope (#3)\u00a0<\/strong>(Elpi and Ally)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: Kindle Ebook<\/a> | Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweet Soul (#4)\u00a0<\/strong>(Levi and Elsie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: Kindle Ebook<\/a> | Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For similar reads, see our NA Recommendations<\/a> page<\/strong><\/h4>\n

And for more reads by this author, see our Tillie Cole Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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