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Birthday Girl
True love comes from the most forbidden places in this TikTok smash hit from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with bonus material!
Jordan has nowhere else to go when her boyfriend offers to let her move in with him and his dad. Working a dead-end job, with her relationship sputtering, she jumps at the opportunity, expecting to help out around the house in exchange. What she doesn’t anticipate is for her heart to race every time Pike pulls into the driveway, or to burn when their eyes meet over the breakfast table. He’s kind and listens to her and protects her in a way no man ever has before. Her sister once told her there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable. Only Pike isn't the unavailable one…she is.
As the days go by, Pike’s finding it anything but simple to have his son’s girlfriend living in his house. He can’t stop thinking about her and holding his breath every time they cross paths. It feels like she’s becoming a part of him. Except he knows they’re not free to give in to this. How could they when he’s her boyfriend’s father?
Jordan has nowhere else to go when her boyfriend offers to let her move in with him and his dad. Working a dead-end job, with her relationship sputtering, she jumps at the opportunity, expecting to help out around the house in exchange. What she doesn’t anticipate is for her heart to race every time Pike pulls into the driveway, or to burn when their eyes meet over the breakfast table. He’s kind and listens to her and protects her in a way no man ever has before. Her sister once told her there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable. Only Pike isn't the unavailable one…she is.
As the days go by, Pike’s finding it anything but simple to have his son’s girlfriend living in his house. He can’t stop thinking about her and holding his breath every time they cross paths. It feels like she’s becoming a part of him. Except he knows they’re not free to give in to this. How could they when he’s her boyfriend’s father?
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This book was:
1. Too long
2. Full of immaturity
3. Kind of boring
Jordan was a brat who acted out whenever things didnât go her way. Pike was too conflicted. And he was right to see her as a kid because sheâs 19. No one at 19 is emotionally mature enough to date a 38 year old. Period. Ever. The âtabooâ May-December didnât bother as much as all the references to her being a girl or a kid. If youâre attracted to her, OWN IT. I do like that Jordan owned her own attraction to Pike. I love that.
This book dragged on forever though. And the smut was mid. It wasnât spicy. I read an excerpt out loud to my mother and she laughed. This book was terrible.
1. Too long
2. Full of immaturity
3. Kind of boring
Jordan was a brat who acted out whenever things didnât go her way. Pike was too conflicted. And he was right to see her as a kid because sheâs 19. No one at 19 is emotionally mature enough to date a 38 year old. Period. Ever. The âtabooâ May-December didnât bother as much as all the references to her being a girl or a kid. If youâre attracted to her, OWN IT. I do like that Jordan owned her own attraction to Pike. I love that.
This book dragged on forever though. And the smut was mid. It wasnât spicy. I read an excerpt out loud to my mother and she laughed. This book was terrible.
Iâm on a Penelope Douglas kick.
I listened to the audiobook version of Birthday Girl after
The Devils Night series and I really liked this book!
The gasp I gusped when they said who Pike is!!!!
There were scenes where the 19 year old mature girl was less than mature, but it seemed tolerable since Cole is the same age and Pike has people her age to reference.
Overall, I would recommend this book!
I listened to the audiobook version of Birthday Girl after
The Devils Night series and I really liked this book!
The gasp I gusped when they said who Pike is!!!!
There were scenes where the 19 year old mature girl was less than mature, but it seemed tolerable since Cole is the same age and Pike has people her age to reference.
Overall, I would recommend this book!
Had I read this before Credence I think I would have given it a ten, however that’s not the case. Nothing will beat Credence for me. A good book those and the pacing left you needing to read more. I think it’s a good read for any one weirded out by age gap couples. Gives a different perspective.
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