I love a good stepbrother romance, they’re taboo but when written right they’re so good.

Whilst I enjoyed the tripe, I found myself skimming through the pages, the story didn’t captivated me throughout the whole book but the story was there.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book which I received through Netgalley.
I really liked this story.

I liked that this didn't start like a lot of romances I read - with an immediate uncontrollable sexual tension or hatred between the hero and heroine. I did find some of the scenes strange and unnecessary, adding nothing to the story. But overall good plot and decent execution.

Sexy, surfer, intelligent, ex-SEAL Adam meets gorgeous, feisty, Brooklyn on a beach in Hawaii. Sparks fly at the moment they meet and thing escalate from there. Little do they know until later the next day that his dad and her mom are getting married. She fights it with everything she has, but sometimes fate has other ideas. They face several obstacles and fun times together before Adam makes the decision to step in and take a chance on her.

This was a great and easy book to read.

Full of drama and excitement. It was a quick read with a happily ever after. Overall I would say it is worth the read.

Hilo
Claire Donovan
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A quick and easy stepbrother romance. Brooklyn travels to Hawaii for her mothers wedding. She meets a hot and sexy surfer in a cowboy hat and she gets him to give her surf lessons. When she gets to the rehearsal dinner she is introduced to her future stepbrother who just happens to be the hot and sexy surfer she was with earlier.
Cute story between Brooklyn and Adam. Keeps you entertained throughout. I look forward to reading more from Ms. Donovan in the future.
Thanks NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

loved it thank you so much it was such a great story just could not put it down

This was a sexy fast stepbrother romance read. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out because you just never know but I was pleasantly surprised. What happens when to people meet and there is an instant attraction, and then they both realize that their parents are getting married? Will they do everything in their power to stay away from each other or will they realize love know no boundaries? Thank you NetGalley and Claire Donovan for allowing me to read this book and write a honest review.

I would give this book a 3.5 rating. The story was good, I enjoyed it. It was nice, light, a fun beach read. I felt the end was a little rushed though.

It is a well written book about forbidden love with suspense. The twists of betrayal from family and friends tells a tale of true love that is meant to be. It is passionate with just the right amount of comedy and heat! Enjoyable read.

This a quick read with a fast paced story line. Brooklyn is in Hawaii for her mother's wedding. She meets a surfer guy(Adam) on the beach. There is instant attraction and they spend the day together. Later they discover that their parents are getting married to each other. They hide their attraction and vow to stay away from each other. After many starts and stops, they come out to each other about their feelings. The romance blossoms amid a persistent ex, secrets and business deals. It was cute story with some sexy scenes.

Hilo is set in Hawaii, following a forbidden romance between Brooklyn and Adam.

Brooklyn, from New Jersey, travels to Hawaii to attend her mother's wedding.
Before the wedding, she has a run-in with Adam and his best friend, Dean-O.
They chemistry between them is sizzling, even from the very start. In just the span of one day, they connect on an unbelievable level through put-put golf and a steamy surf lesson, which is cut short by an encounter with a dangerous sea creature. That night is when they discover that they are soon-to-be related. Adam is perfectly fine with this revelation, but Brooklyn has a harder time coming to terms.

This book is about forbidden love, sexy and erotic at the same time.

There are a few steamy scenes.

Thumbs up🤗

This was a rough read. The extremes made it hard to finish but I plugged along hoping for a turn for the better. Brooklyn and Adam have no chemistry, she runs hot to cold - loving him and then hating him for no real reason. She's bitchy to Isabelle while she's feeling remorseful for sleeping with her stepbrother. She has never surfed but is riding waves instantly and wanting to surf the toughest waves around. She's bitchy to her mother but has flown from NJ to attend her wedding and then has no problem taking her stepfathers money for design school....the list goes on. I should have stopped when I realized it was going to be a task to finish.

Brooklyn travels to Hawaii for her mother's wedding and meets up with a surfer dude (in a cowboy hat!) who gives lessens at the hotel where she is staying. Turns out, his father is marrying her mother. I did love Adam! And actually, I really loved Brooklyn too. Their communication with each other was completely open, although I didn't really love the "insta-attraction". This story has kinda been done before, but it was a cute read.

This book was okay. I really can't decide on how much I enjoyed it though. The book was definitely steamy but I wasn't sure I was following the story correctly. I'm not a big fan of step-brother books ut thought I'd take a chance. This one was definitely filled with drama & excitement but that their relationship was indecent is wrong & they didn't fight very hard to make people see their side....they just gave up & moved on.

Wow, is this an odd book. The characters come across as sweet at moments, but then there's really graphic sexual descriptions plus the taboo of step-siblings, it's just a weird fit.

This book was surprisingly good. I was much more than the salaciousness of the title, or at least what might be given. The whole stepbrother romance angle.
This was about Brooklyn Taylor, twenty-one, who goes to Hawaii to attend her mother’s wedding. It’s not like they are super close since her mom moved to Hawaii and Brooklyn stayed in New Jersey with her dad where she is going to the school of design.
She really doesn’t know much about her mom’s fiancé except he is a billionaire who owns a string of hotels in Hawaii and San Francisco. So, she has all of sixty hours of all expenses paid vacation by attending so she was all in.
When she arrived, her suite was not ready yet. So, she decides it would be fun to learn how to surf. But after a royal cluster, it doesn’t work out. Because they say after a lot of ribbing and not so fun teasing by Adam Seabrook, who had eyes for her and she for him, but also by his cousin, Dean-O, a royal pain in the ass, that she can’t swim because she has been drinking. So, she storms off.
After, a while Adam seeks her out where she is sunbathing. He asks her out for a round of miniature golf he says to determine how sober she is. If she passes he will give her a surf lesson. She does. While out there surfing finally he kisses her and they really get into it. When Brooklyn feels something rub up against her leg that feels like fire and razor blades all at once. He right away gets her back up on her board to check out her leg. He tells her they just encountered a scouter shark. That before he brings his friends they need to paddle like hell back to shore.
He told her that was enough surfing for one day he cleans up her wound then told her he has a function to attend. She says no problem. He says tomorrow at ten. She says sure. Which was fine since she had the rehearsal dinner to attend. You will never guess who was there and with a date. Nope, no date for Dean-O although he was there. Yup! You got it. Adam! Brooklyn was hurt and spitting fire all at the same time.
See what happens to this intense young couple. It’s fun and interesting. I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com.

I liked this book. It was a cute book about a girl falling for a guy and finding out he is her step-brother. There is so miscommunication along the way that make you want to scream communicate people. But I truly liked and enjoy reading this book. It was a fast read and it flowed well. Good read.

DNF around 30%. I really wanted to finish this but it was just bad. In the beginning I thought this was going to be a decent read regardless of the whole step brother/step sister thing. It completely lost me at the rehearsal dinner or whatever it was, I mean Brooklyn was super jealous and she just met the guy. Adam I could completely do Without, I mean he seemed like a jerk In the beginning. He was doing way too much play around with her when he first met her on the beach. The whole making out and touching at the rehearsal dinner (Sorry I can't even remember what it was) was too much too fast. While I was reading I had every intention of finishing but I just couldn't.

Brooklyn and Adam meet and sparks fly. They don't know until later that they will be stepbrother and stepsister. Adam does not care if they are he wants Brooklyn. Brooklyn wants Adam but she knows it is wrong.