Tangled

Willow Springs Series, Book 2

De: Laura Pavlov

Narrado por: Virginia Rose, Lee Samuels

Forbidden bad boy. Best friend's little sister. An undeniable attraction. He's determined to push her away. She's determined to stay.

I’ve known Gray Baldwin my entire life. He’s an arrogant frat boy with a red Solo cup permanently attached to his hand. And he’s my brother’s best friend.

He’s made it his personal mission to annoy me, and when he sets his mind to something, he rarely fails. But when Gray and I end up at the same college, we can’t seem to stay away from one another.

I’m supposed to hate him, but when I’m alone with Gray, everything changes. It turns out there is more to this boy than I ever knew. Our attraction is something that can’t be extinguished.

But Gray is determined to push me away. And I’m determined to stay.

Tangled is book two in the Willow Springs Series. Each one can be listened to as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!

©2020 Laura Pavlov (P)2022 Podium Audio

😍

I was so happy when they let go and let the love they had for each other happen. such a great story line. Laura Pavlov is must definitely one of my favorite ❤️

Tangled

It’s was a great and had some good values in it. It was really good.

Love for Laura

It’s well written. The characters are just a little young for me. College age just isn’t for me. But I did like how she took things slow with these characters.

Falling For His Best Friend’s Little Sister

Grey has had a difficult life with an alcoholic father and a step father who paints him with the same brush.. no good. Grey’s best friend, Cade, has a family that provides the nurturing he needs
Gigi, Cades little sister always has an ongoing squabble with Grey, until she goes to the same college as Grey and they see each other differently
A sweet couple who struggle with desire for each other and yet fear this could create problems with Cade
And the rest of Gigi’s family
Great narration and story of likable characters who draw us in
Loving this series

Love Gigi and Gray!!

SO SO GOOD! The narration is fab, and I love the Magic Willows.

Gigi and Gray are so cute to me, and I love how they work through real problems together. Can’t wait for Maura and Crew next!! I’ve already preordered because I love these five girls xx

Young love and oh so cute

What an adorable story. I was smiling a lot. This is a new adult best friend's brother's romance. Gigi has had a crush on Gray for a long time and they are in the same university so they can't stay away from each other, especially since Gray was watching over her. This characters felt young- the actions of the characters were representative of their age in the story so it really brought me into the story and setting. But there were deeper aspects, including Gray's family drama, which I identified with, being a child of a gambler. I really loved the interactions between Gigi and Gray when they were friends; admittedly, the push and pull was a little too overdone, in my opinion.

The narration was great overall. I have to say, Lee Samuels sounded a little old for the role but he did awesome. It's just that I felt like he would be best for an older character. Virginia Rose was fantastic as always and I really just overall enjoyed living through this story via the audiobook.

Tangled (Willow Springs, #2)

PERFORMANCE REVIEW & RATING: 4 STARS

I enjoyed listening to Virgina Rose’s narration, but I have to be honest and say that Lee Samuels takes some getting used to with his narrations. This is not my first audio narrated by him and it seems to be a pattern with him, so I was ready for it this time, but it still needs to be said. He comes off as more reading than narrating and it can be off-putting. And that’s the story on how the narration of this story lost a star!

STORY REVIEW & RATING: 4 STARS

FULL DISCLOSURE: The whole *best friend’s sibling* angle in a story makes me all kinds of #twitchy but not so much that I won’t read it. See, I just don’t get it. For me, or rather, in my world, I’m an adult, and as an adult, I make my own decisions about who I allow into my life intimately. My siblings don’t get a say so, at all. You wanna know why? Because we aren’t kids, and this isn’t middle school or even high school, and the best friend’s sibling trope just doesn’t ring true for me among grown people. This trope is always going to be a hit-or-miss for me and I never know which until I read (in this case listen) the story. Gray’s incessant thoughts about Gigi being forbidden because she was his best friend’s sister were borderline neurotic and that’s the story of how Tangled lost a star. *shrug*

Now, about the rest of this captivating, push/pull journey between Gray and Gigi. I enjoyed myself (aside from the above-mentioned twitchiness) very much while listening this story. It flowed beautifully and it captivated me to the point that I found myself listening thru an entire workday! Gigi stole the show for me, but I honestly loved everyone in this story. I can’t believe no one has ever put this author on my radar before this! The story had just the right amount on angst without taking it to the darkside and every side character and plot-point made sense and moved the story forward. I’m looking forward to continuing with this series and maybe even reading some of her backlist very soon!

Brothers best friend

Sweet and angsty! Typical brothers best friend, he’s the bad boy and she’s the good girl. Though he has a future he’s worked hard for. It’s a lot of push and pull with banter and drama!

Wonderful Story

I could not stop listening to this audio!!
Gray and Gigi are the sweetest couple. I loved their story so much.
Such a great story in a small town and brother's best friend with a dash of forbidden.

Laura keeps your heart full with her words. You won't regret reading this book...

Gigi & Gray - College Romance

Both Virginia Rose and Lee Samuels get an A for this one.

So, now the Magic Willows are off to their first year of college and Gigi ends up at the same school attended by Addy & Jett, as well as her brother's best friend Gray, who is a junior (I think) and on a law school path. Gray's father is an addict and his mother is remarried to an apparent rich jerk who loves to remind Gray that addiction can be hereditary and lovely similar sentiments.

Gray and Gigi have a push/pull, love/hate relationship. First, I really don't care for storylines with overbearing brothers and their friends who want to "watch out" for their "baby sisters" who are fully grown and mostly functional adults. But, maybe that's just me. But as G&G find they can't resist one another, Gray is OVERLY respectful of Gigi. Not a bad thing and I TOTALLY get it. Gigi is really passive in the bedroom which I found a little at odds with her fiery personality.

Just a reminder - I don't ordinarily go for high school/college coming of age stories, so while this isn't 100% my cup of tea, it would have been 40-50 years ago. Pretty well written.

Sweet Scale: 4/5
Spicy Scale: 2/5