I wanted to name this review "guilty pleasure", but there is nothing guilty about it.

Cade and Hale are the new Christian and Anastasia Grey, but better. The book, which is is written from Hayley's point of view, allows you to very quickly become absorbed in her character. Before I knew it I was laughing with her, crying with her and desperate to read more to find out what will happen. Will Cade and Hale meet again? Are they meant to be?

An enjoyable story with the added bonus of steamy sessions made this book IMPOSSIBLE to put down and has left me with a serious book hangover.

I really hope there is a part two book coming soon.

I really enjoy this book. Cade and Haley met unexpectedly and there relationship was not all that great at the beginning but they got to know each other their relationship progressed. I enjoyed them together, their banter was very entertaining. Haley was basically off limits to Cade since she was Tucks baby sister but no matter how hard they tried to stay away from each other, they couldn’t. Love always wins! I give this book 4 awesome stars!

Solid 3 stars

This was some entertaining chick lit/fluff - an enjoyable read, engaging and I didn’t want to put it down

While the premise quite cliche (girl moves in with brother after transferring universities, his best friend and roommate is the ‘bad boy’ who treats girls like crap and doesn’t do relationships but really has a soft spot), the characters were actually quite entertaining. Abd rge
total food porn moments courtesy of Cade’s being a chef didn't hurt either.

The writing could be improved upon, seeming a bit choppy/disjointed in places. I also have mixed feelings about where the plot went towards the end of the book, which seemed somewhat overdramatic/rushed.

I’m usually not the biggest romance reader, but if you enjoy NA romance this book is for you. I actually quite enjoyed that it’s a slow burn , Hayley and Cade becoming friends first, not insta-love.

* This was an ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

I received an arc of this book through #Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Another new author for me and I LOVED it! More excited about this book than I’ve been about one in awhile. Mostly because although it’s an HEA and predictable, it is REAL! No billionaires, though I love them too. No sickeningly sweet, too good to be true, love story, but real life issues about sacrifice and fear of losing the love of your life.

Can’t wait to read another one of Ms. Kennedy’s books!

To be your girl has one of those predictable plot lines, the kind we’ve all read before- innocent girl falls for her brother’s bad boy best friend. Nevertheless, I thought Rae Kennedy pulled it off. It was well written and the story itself makes you want to keep reading.
I loved the relationship between Cade and Haley! Their easy, playful friendship was fun to read and see it develop into something more.
Overall I’d say this was a quick, enjoyable read. It had a decent plot and some well rounded characters. It’s not going to change your life but if you want a fun read, I’d recommend.

Haley just transferred to a college closer to her brother, Tuck. So close in fact that she moves in with him and his roommate, Cade. Of course, Cade has a perpetually open door to a myriad of woman and we have the usual brotherly talk about not sleeping with Tuck's sister. Of course, that is exactly what happens. Overall, I found the story enjoyable but found it lacking in depth. The characters were not as developed as I would have liked and the side story about Adam didn't make the book better or worse, it really just wasn't needed. I finished the book in one sitting, but I did skim through some of it. I would definitely give this author another chance and hopefully her next book will have some more character depth. Also, I really hope that Tuck and Court did not actually get together... but we wont know until the next book comes out.

Absolutely loved this book. I couldn’t put it down. A complicated friends to lovers romance. The story moved among so quickly and really had me rushing to figure out how this love story would end. Cade had my heart.

It was definitely a cute read. A lot of unnecessary angst too but it was expected. I mean it made in a sense that Haley wasn’t that sure of their relationship. Also as many say. A lot let me emphasize, a lot of sexy time.
I guess I’ve been reading too many NA books that I can’t give this more than 3.5 stars but got to admit that I’m super intrigued for the second book. Court and Tuck look like they’ll be a hoot. Specially since she’s gonna get married to someone else (I think) in a week. Now that’s gonna be a good story to read. Excited to know what happens there for sure.

This was my first experience reading this author's books and while I found it an enjoyable read, it wasn't anything special in terms of this genre - brother's best friend/little sister romance. The whole Adam love triangle thing I didn't really get and it didn't seem to add to the storyline and actually made it seem to drag along. I liked the book better after he wasn't such a big part of it. I just didn't get the connection between these characters like I had hoped for, but if you like this type of romance, give it a shot! I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC for NetGalley.

DNF @ 45%. I just didn't care enough to finish it. The characters were flat and one dimensional and the plot was predictable. There was way to much telling and not enough showing. Granted I didn't finish the book, but there seemed to be no reason for some of the plot points. Just didn't work for me.

This was an enjoyable read. I don't often read this genre, but I liked it more than I thought I would.

To be Your Girl by Rae Kennedy a five-star read you will want to call yours. This is the first in the To Be Yours series and I am excited for the next story, the main two characters Cade and Hailey were great, they had amazing chemistry and sizzle the thing that let me down was Adam, he didn’t feel like a main character, and at times didn’t even feel like a secondary character and there were some really great secondary characters. There is a great plot line in this story and the drama and ups and downs with the story will keep you hooked, for the most part this is a great story, I don’t want to give the game away but there are moments in this that will have you needing tissues.

not much of a story, mostly predicable and soft porn. most young adult books have much more depth than this one did.

3.5 overall stars

After searching through NetGalley's books, I came across this one and picked it up and I'm glad I did. It's not exactly the type of book I usually go for, but it was definitely worth it. 

Haley has decided to change colleges after two years. But this also puts her in a weird situation because she now has to become roommates with her brother and his friend in order to make it through the school year without financial stress. Let's add in the fact that her brother's friend/roommate is extremely hot and she's just hoping she can focus on her school work.

Cade is Haley's new roommate. He's also a man whore and isn't ashamed at all. At least, that's what everyone thinks of him. No one has really tried to get to know him. That is until Haley moved in. Now that they are hanging out and actually enjoying each others company, he's starting to see a lot of things differently. Including his best friends sister.

This book took me back to my....early dating years in college. Yes, us girls can fall fast and hard for someone we believe to "be the one" and/or for that someone who says and does all the right things. But we rarely listen to our enter voice, warning us and pointing us in another direction because we're....young and dumb. This book reminds me of ALL OF THAT...LOL. In fact, there were times I wanted to reach in to the book and strangle both of these characters. But I digress...

All in all, this was a good, young adult book that, despite my rare chocking moments, had me intrigued and rooting for the HEA. And look at that, it's the first book in a series. I wonder who's next?

3 stars
I liked this story. I had 2 major issues with it though...The Adam storyline was pointless to me. It wasn't really important. The second was the ending. It felt a little rushed. I liked the brother's best friend trope. Overall, it was a good story.

I absolutely LOVED this book!

Not only did I not want to put this book down, I couldn't! The thought of canceling plans so I could keep reading actually crossed my mind, and I stayed up way too late to finish it! This author is definitely a must read for me from here on out and I'm already counting down until her next book!

The beginning of the book starts off hilariously, and I really love that we got to see Haley and Cade develop their friendship first. They had such great chemistry; the way she found out he was a chef (100% something I would do!), the exchanging of notes, the bantering, the bathroom, it was everything I could ask for! I will say, later on when Cade admits he's been in love with her from day 1 it felt like a bit of a stretch (the friends-to-lovers aspect felt so natural), but if he told me he's loved me since the beginning I would not argue!

One of the things that I loved most about this book is that while Cade is a "bad boy" that she should "stay away from", it's not about her "fixing" him. So many books do the bad-boy-meets-nice-girl-and-she-makes-him-a-better-person trope, and in this story Cade is already aware of his past demons and has been working hard on growing up and being better long before Haley arrives. It was so refreshing!

The whole story feels genuine, and I love the authors writing style. There were laugh out loud moments, times of vulnerability, and the emotions felt incredibly real. How she managed to perfectly capture the epitome of a college douchebag is mind blowing! Also, she didn't ignore the fact that Haley is in college; we saw lectures, studying, papers, and the stress of midterms. Jungle juice even got out a shoutout! The timeline and pacing were perfect, and the drama didn't feel forced or contrived; the situations and the characters actions were incredibly relatable. The only unbelievable thing in the story is that the girls both got jobs right out of undergrad, but everything else made me so happy I can look past that!

Honestly, the only thing towards the end I was wishing for was to know what the tattoo on his wrist said, and I should have known the author wouldn't let us down. Ask me if I teared up at his addition above it (spoiler: I totally did!) This book left me wanting more from their story, and in the best way!

Bang
Porking
Rogering
Shtupping
Gettin’Busy
Hanky Panky
Bumping uglies
Doing the Nasty
Going all the way
Passing the Gravy
Pants Off Dance Off
Playing hide the sausage
Spearing the bearded clam
Making the beast with two backs
Tickling her Tummy from the inside
Using a telescope to explore the black hole

However you want to refer to sexy times, there were quite a few of them in this book, and boy were they steamy. The two main characters were Haley and Cade. Haley moves in with her older brother and his best friend Cade who live in a College town, though they graduated years ago. Haley is transferring to the nearby college to finish her degree. The brother, Tucker knows Cade, can’t keep a woman for more than a few days and treats the, like crap. So Tucker makes Cade Promise to not mess with his sister.

Of course Cade is attracted to Haley from the get go, but fights it and Haley starts dating another guy right away, but as you can probably guess, something happens there and Cade displays his jealousy and they eventually end up together. I will try not to give away any spoilers but want to let you know how I felt about the plot. So here goes. The brother is not home a lot, then he goes away on business for a while so they have a lot of time together to become friends and are very passionate.

I like the fact that it is not insta-love and they do fall deeply which I can see, and it does happen pretty quickly when you are together that much in your early twenties and sleeping together and there is a lot of passion. Though as the story progresses there seems to be one too many things that end up getting in their way.

I mean I can see the brother because that was coming from the beginning, then just when you think they might get back together they don’t and then again just when you think they might work it out, something else comes up. And then I won’t spoil here but I think it should have just been workable from that point somehow. Because I didn’t like part of the ending.

That said, I really did like the romance between Haley and Cade and I was even crying at one point. The book held my interest throughout so I give it a 3.8 stars (rounded up to 4). For the true love. 💋💖

Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to.

To Be Your Girl is a gripping New Adult novel that I really enjoyed. The plot is rather typical –girl that falls in love with her brother’s best friend; sex god male protagonist that doesn’t do relationships—, but the characters are well-rounded and the story itself is consistent and makes you want to keep reading.

I laughed so much with Haley and Cade. They are cute and funny, but also passionate and sassy. They build a strong relationship based on friendship, and that is beautiful. I loved their dialogues and the scene where they dance was seriously too hot. OMG. Not to mention that the fact that he is a chef spiced everything up (excuse my stupid pun… or not). To be honest, it was super easy for me to sympathise with Haley, because I’ve always felt torn apart between how people assume I am and how I really am due to my appearance/good grades/shyness. It’s a serious thing and I do struggle with that sometimes, so I could understand what Haley feels.

I personally didn’t like the climax of this book nor the ending, but I respect how the author decided to close the novel. It’s a plausible ending. I just wish she hadn’t opted for such a poor and clichéd excuse as a trigger, especially because I recently read a Spanish duology called Deja que ocurra by Alice Kellen that follows the exact same storyline —and I didn’t like it then either.

To sum up, I highly recommend this novel if you are a fan of the NA genre. The characters are surprisingly mature and human. They are so adorable when they slouch on the sofa and watch films or when they cook together. C’mon, those are couple goals. Full stop.

I absolutely loved this book. I mean what a way to meet your new roommate, your moving in and he just finished making out with a girl. Haley, is Tucks sister. She moves in with tuck and Cade, to finish school. Cade is a total man whore, but so freaking adorable. While Tuck is working, these two get to know each other; between boyfriends and hookups will they find their way to each other? This was a one night read for me, I could not put it down!