Book Review and Giveaway for Thrive by Aly Martinez

THRIVE
by ALY MARTINEZ

When I was nineteen years old, I was faced with a choice that changed my life.
Keep the safety of what I already knew or risk losing everything with the young, hotheaded soldier who stole my heart.

I chose the wrong man, and for seventeen years, I paid in tears, blood, and shattered dreams for that decision.

Now, there’s a man in my house, holding a gun to my head on the order of my ex-husband—given from his prison cell.

That hotheaded soldier I was too afraid to choose? He’s now a six-foot-three wall of muscle who works at the country’s most premier bodyguard agency. I’ve always wanted him, but now, I’ve never needed him more.

It’s the call I’m terrified to make.
I’m sure he still hates me… Even though I’ve never stopped loving him.

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REVIEW: 5 STARS

"An inferno like that doesn't burn out in time."

All of these authors writing all of these words, making me go back on my own words. Sheesh! I don't read romantic suspense very often, and certainly not very willingly, yet here I am reading and loving one. Aly Fucking Martinez yet again forces me to rethink my avoidance of a certain genre, or at least coaxes me out of my shell with the trust I willingly give her. This book is the very definition of romantic suspense, in every sense of the word. I couldn't help but be swept away while getting caught up in the whirlwind of activity happening around two fatefully bound hearts, and I enjoyed every minute of it! All the glowing reviews -- they say it all, and rightfully so. I will just add my love right into that mix. I don't know how she does it, but she takes me on a ride with every story and I am in love within a few words. This one was no different. 

"With Mira, gravity seemed lighter. Smiles came faster. Every breath was easier than the last."

I want to point out that this book was the epitome of second chance romance. I loved how hard these two stuck to their convictions, and watching them mentally fight the very thing they were physically desperate for just charged at me with a heavy set of emotions. I had to question if it was self preservation or self destruction with every decision they made, detrimental to themselves or their psyche. I loved that side of it. Such strength and tone in her story and characters. Aly has a heavy-handed way with her words, but they pack a punch in the proverbial gut. Her words carry me on a fantastical ride, but it never slows down! It's 100 mph until the end, and the story moves and it flows, and it's perfection the way she twists and turns it while taking us on a journey. Doing all this without ever losing focus on the love we are getting to witness, she never strays from the action and she never misses a beat. She's so good at it!

I love that of all the stories I have read of hers, never once have I felt there is a rehashing of something or a similarity between stories. I love that I get a fresh story every time. This one, with Lark and Mira going along a very similar road trying to 'find their way back to each other', never once did I roll my eyes at any of the actions and drama, or at the push and pull between these two. I know sometimes a trope can be repetitive, but I have never gotten that with Aly's stories. She is the real deal.

Her words render me useless. I whipped through this one, melting and swooning the entire damn time. I smiled. I gasped. I swooned and I fell in love. Having read SINGE first, I knew that I was on the precipice of an amazing series and she just proved that with this second book. This one is a complete standalone (interconnected characters, but each story focuses on one couple), so don't put this one off. This is most definitely a must read. I am still anxiously awaiting Johnson's book....just saying!!

"She didn't just fuck with my head. She fucked with my entire being." 

~BEE

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~MEET ALY MARTINEZ~

Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Aly Martinez is a stay-at-home mom to four crazy kids under the age of five- including a set of twins. Currently living in Chicago, she passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a glass of wine at her side.

After some encouragement from her friends, Aly decided to add “Author” to her ever-growing list of job titles. So grab a glass of Chardonnay, or a bottle if you’re hanging out with Aly, and join her aboard the crazy train she calls life.

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