I loved meeting Harris and Tina. Their story was riveting and cried and laughed so hard. Natasha Anders is one of my all time favorite authors and she didn't disappoint. I just hope we get the next book soon as all of the sneak peaks make me really excited to read the next installment.

3.5 stars. I really wanted to love this book, The Unwanted Wife is one of my most frequent rereads. But whilst the story was enjoyable enough to keep me reading, the characters and plot just felt way too similar to those in her other books, especially the Unwanted series and Alpha Men series.

That being said it wasn’t a terrible book at all, I think it had potential but perhaps needed a bit more character development and I wish there was more of a conclusion at the end, like an epilogue etc...

Ever since i read the first book of Natasha Anders, i've made it my mission to read everyone of her books that'll ever get published. What sets her apart, is her writing style. I reread her books every chance I get. She delivers good angsty plotlines(unwanted series) or good contemporaries with a strong message and a good twist(alphaman series). Bottomline, I'm a huge fan.
This book seems to be a little deficient in delivering a crisp story. It was dragging in parts when the main character Tina tries to resolve her restaurant's issues plus it was easily predictable that she might have gotten pregnant and suffered some serious repercussions. It was nice to see the twin brothers have each others back and navigate through their problems with support from the other.Although, I was much more invested in Libby and Greyson's relationship plot than Tina and Harris's.Sorry. It was nice to see the previous book characters having a comeback in this one. I was hoping for a scene on Daff's babyshower,but that's alright. Except for the middle part where the scenes were vague, on the whole this book did have solid content in it. Especially the part where Tina gets reacquainted with her mother and the rest of her family. It was nice. And it does have Natasha's signature writing style. It was not upto the author's usual, I was expecting a tiny bit more. All in all, this was a good one. Definitely four star worthy.
I should say, I'm really restless waiting to get my hands on the next book. I have a really good feeling about that. Hope I can get it asap.

I love Natasha Anders but based off the book details, I already knew she got pregnant and either aborted the baby, gave up for adoption or that it passed away. Tina continued to be harsh on Harris well after he gave a reasonable explanation for what happened and if she has the memory of that night etched in stone then his explanation is backed up. Especially when she said he was high. Harris constantly reached out to Tina and was a good guy. I can understand the depth of her pain but her anger was misplaced which sometimes happens with grief. Also, she seemed to overstep when she told Libby they had talked about Clara's feedings. I did not care for Tina's character. She seemed weak. The story also tried to bring other characters from previous novels and it appeared to be a way to draw out the story. My main pet peeve was he saved her ear ring and wore as a keep sake and then when she found it. She told him, he kept it to remind him of the night that he won the bet or some such nonsense. Tina self esteem was so low it made her weak and twisted all the good that she saw. The ending with the Facebook post?? Please just do a short epilogue. That seemed childish. I was so excited to read this book and I was disappointed with the content not the author.

Amazing just amazing. Give Natasha Anders authorization to write Smiths book as well! Also i need more just more from natasha anders and the amazing characters she creates.i need more from Natasha anders .

Natasha Anders always brings the angst and emotions. This one didn't disappoint. I get completely wrapped up in her books.
This is a second chance romance for Tina and Harris after a really bad one night stand ten years before. That night left Tina broken. Harris is a really likeable guy, so it drove me a bit crazy that Tina kept pushing him away for some long. When you find out why? Heartbreaking. Even with the seriousness at times there were also a lot of laughs out loud moments that's were adorable.
You also learn a lot about Libby and Grayson. So help me Natasha Anders I seriously need more of those two please! ❤
Arc recieved from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Natasha Anders has been in my Must-Read category of authors ever since I read her first book. I like her way of storytelling and no one can write angsty love stories like her. But, though this defiantly was supposed to be one, it sort of missed the mark.
When it comes to our main characters, there was nothing extraordinary about Harris or Tina as individuals. While Tina is an introvert and her tragedy made her withdraw even further, Harris is a fun-loving, hard-working, social butterfly. But as a pair, they were cute together. Harris was adorable when he is with Tina. It is nice to read a book where the hero is a nice guy (except for a certain night). Tina is a good example of what happens to people who have little to no emotional support during tough times. She had a lot of issues to deal but towards the end, you see a new version of her with Harris was the perfect partner for her. However, the story did drag at a few places.

What really got my attention from beginning to end were Greyson and Libby. God, I can't wait to read their story.

Just because two people belong to the same social class doesn’t mean they should be together. This is a lesson hard learned by Martine (Tina) Jenson. The only daughter in a family of over achievers, Tina never seems to live up the example her older brothers have set and physically she knows she less than appealing. She’s crushed on her older brother’s best friend Harrison for years and when she finally gets a chance with him, it ends in disaster and sends Tina on a spiral that lasts for years.
It took my quite a while to finish this book. While I think the concept was really good the actually storytelling just didn’t grab me the way I wanted. There were parts of the story that seemed to drag on a little too long. It was hard for me to connect to the main characters immediately. I like Harris, but it took me almost to the end of the story to like Tina. There seemed to be a lot of inconsistencies with her personality (although that could be a symptom of everything she went through). For the one night that Tina and Harris spend together there were a lot of consequences. There were situations that made me really hurt for Tina, but the story just didn’t’ take me where I wanted to go.

While I might not have liked Harris and Tina right away, Harrison’s twin brother Greyson and Tina’s best friend Libby, who happen to be married and are going through issues of their own, immediately grabbed my attention. Since this is the first book in a series, I’m really hoping their story is next. Their story seems like it could be really good.

Reading this book did make me realize that I’ve read another book by this author and I wanted to read the other two books in that series. I’m wondering is this series is a spin-off from that one. Definitely going to check them out then maybe try reading this story again.

I really enjoyed my first read from this author which is The Unwanted Wife. So I was hoping for an angsty read.

It was angsty alright but somehow it didn't deliver the "omph factor" in it. Why? Because it was going around in circles.

What Harris did to Tina 10 years ago, the push and pull which originally doesn't bother me, yet somehow it did. And most especially, the how can you love me? I don't deserve your forgiveness blah blah.

It's tiring. I doze off on more than one occasion even if I was reaching the end because it wasn't holding my interest anymore. A miracle I was able to finish it but I'll admit, I did some skimming 🙁 just so I wouldn't add this to my dnf.

Another it's not you it's me.

Natasha Anders is a talented writer and this was not her best. It was a struggle to read, much less finish. I felt the characters fell flat and even the plot was a bit messy, meaning I didn't see an end point.
Tina was tough to like the way she was portrayed. Ten years have passed since an incident that set the course for what we now see as her present day self. Her teenage crush on Harris, her brother's best friend and their families run in the same social circles. Wealthy, unlikable and uptight. Her family is dysfunctional as hell. Her best friend is the "helps" daughter, Libby. Libby marries Harris' twin brother and is pregnant and husband is totally absent. Harris steps in to help Libby which places him in proximity to Tina. There's a lot of overdone drama here, the long-suffering Tina who looks like a martyr with her baggage that overwhelms the story. It was all just too much. Harris was likable enough, and I understood his frustration with Tina and the situation he found himself in. There were too many plot holes, droll inner dialogue and this story is at best easily to get frustrated with quickly.
In short as much as the characters failed to communicate, so did the author in telling this story.
It's a 2.5 for me sadly.

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More Than Anything, The Broken Pieces Book 1, Natasha Anders

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: Romance, General Fiction (Adult)

I've enjoyed a few of Natasha's stories now. Sometimes I just want an easy, non taxing romance with a HEA and her books usually fit the bill. I didn't enjoy this one much though, it wasn't a bad book, I just found I couldn't really relate to the characters or their problems.

I love an under-dog, and Tina seemed just that. She had an awful experience at 18, but unless she was incredibly naive I find part of that plot hard to believe. Likewise staying celibate for next ten years? Why? Still hating Harris for what happened even though as a close family friend they seem to be in constant contact some way? Then there's the crux of that issue, her weight, but she doesn't seem to be anything more than an attractive, curvy lady.
Though I like the underdog character I want them to have some spirit and Tina just came over as whiny at times, no backbone, just constantly blaming everything on Harris, when they guy didn't know half the story.
Harris, I didn't understand why he didn't ask why Tina was so cold to him after The Event. He knows what happened, its not hard to guess why Tina was friends before and blanked him after. Why didn't he just apologise, ask her why she was so different? I just found the idea of adults holding a ten year grudge hard. I'd just move totally away if I felt that strongly, but Tina seems to have had contact via family but kept on silently with the recriminations.
Then after a ten years of holding in that grudge its over quickly, and that didn't feel right. Her friend Libby and Greyson too, their issues being the secondary plot-line, was kind of over and done without any real justification of the resolution. If I was Libby I'd have been gutted at what happened, it would take a lot of hard work to forgive and I'm not sure that kind of accusation could be got past.
I didn't understand why her family were so harsh on her, it seems to have been almost since birth, and the failed businesses were just an anomaly in the book IMO. They didn't add anything to the story, just filled pages and gave her supposed close family something to beat her with.

There's another part of the story that did make me feel really sad for her, and having experienced something very similar I could understand a bit of her reaction. Again though, she has the money, she's been to counseling, and when its affecting her friendship with Libby it needs dealing with.



Stars: Two and a half. I liked the premise, usually enjoy Natasha's stories but this one just didn't cut it.

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2.5 stars

I wanted to really like this one but there was something missing. It could have been because I wasn't a fan of the characters - any of the characters, really - or I was just over how much the heroine allowed certain events to completely destroy her life and turn her into a hermit/recluse. While I felt for her and what she went through, I hated how she let how Harris treated her dictate how she lived the rest of her life.

Harris wasn't a bad character. He did try over the years to try and make things right between them, but he lost me when he talked about how he always thought of her and he wanted them to be more way back when...all the while moving on. Makes me roll my eyes.

Overall, it was an okay read. I just wish Tina was written with a bit more of a personality for me to like her more.

2 - 2.5 Stars...With a Caveat

It really bums me out to rate a Natasha Anders book anything less than 4/5 stars. Truly. She has penned some of my all time favorite reads (The Unwanted Wife, A Husband's Regret, A Ruthless Proposition, to name a few)...but unfortunately, I really struggled with this book.

Although I think it was totally on me.

The book is written around the premise that Tina hates Harris because of an incident that occurred when they were younger...and that incident revolves around Tina's weight. Unfortunately, due to past personal issues, I find that books in which food and weight issues are featured prominently present the shadowed beginnings of a trigger for me. Thus, being that Tina thought about/discussed her weight a lot on top of the traumatic incident featuring Harris seemingly belittling her for it...

I just didn't enjoy it.

And Tina would NOT let it go. For the almost the whole book.

Also, I found myself much more interested in what was going on with Libby and Harris' asshole brother - and I REALLY hope they get a book next.

In short, I feel like this in an unfair review as my own personal history rendered me completely unable to enjoy it or to view it objectively. As such, take this review with a grain of salt. I'm sure other readers without said personal issues will enjoy this book and I can't wait to see what Ms. Anders offers us next.

Crossing my fingers for Libby and Asshole!

I've been a fan, since Unwanted Wife. This book has all the elements I wanted in the books that I read in this genre. Though similar, this is a gem in itself. It can be read following the other books, but it can be read as a stand-alone. I'd give this book 4/5 stars. I love how this book gives enough perspective on the setting. The characters are complex enough, everyone in the book is equally interesting. The story is really good, in fact - I love it.

So why not give a perfect score, First its that the drugging incident is not perfectly executed. The circumstance is not too seamless. Second, the build-up was a little long or maybe lacking of twists towards it. Third, Libby and Greyson became more interesting than Tina and Harris.

The story drew me in, although I wished that they would have been able to have more communication during those 10 years. Loved hearing about the side story with his brother and can't wait to read that book!

I love a good second chance love story. This on didn't disappoint!! Tina and Harrison grew up together in the same circles. Then something happens and poof no more friends. Now it kind of turns into an enemies to lovers story. In trying to get them back together, there is build up, fighting, humor romance- it has it all. I felt like I was on an emotional rollercoaster. Also Tina kind of annoyed me a bit, All in all it was a good story and I definitely recommend, I hope we see a Libby and Greyson story!!

I struggled with this book. I didn't care for our heroine at all. She was so up in her head that the inner monologue drug on, and on. It made it difficult for me to stay engaged in the storyline. I was desperately scanning for dialogue. While the storyline its self was an interesting one I found I cared more about what was going on with the secondary characters than the main characters. Natasha Anders has written some amazing books in the past but, overall this book just wasn't for me.

I LOVED this book! I was so lucky to get an arc of this book because it just blew me away. There wasn't anything that I didn't love about this book. The heroine, Tina, was a strong woman who you wished was your best friend. The hero, Harris, was so loving with the heroine you instantly fall in love with him. This book made me tear up which doesn't happen very often but the story between the H/h is just awesome. I recommend you run to read this book when it comes out in June. You will love it!

Natasha Anders is RELENTLESS. The emotion and the push and pull in her stories never, ever stops. More Than Anything was pages and pages and pages of complicated heartache warring with jubilant hope and it wreaked havoc on my heart the entire way through. 

This began as a friends to lovers romance in a way, what with Harrison Chapman and Tina Jensen having grown up together. She was the little sister of one of his best friends and their families were part of the same social circles. But it evolves into an enemies to lovers type of romance when one night ten years ago twisted their dynamic into something ugly, something devastating, something neither of them know how to come back from. Years later, their second chance romance flickers to life but it's slow burning and super ANGSTY and it seems like things will never fall into place for them. It is difficult, this road. Gut wrenching. Heartbreaking. Sexy. Sometimes funny. Always addictive. Completely unputdownable. 

There are moments on these pages that were so devastating, I cried. There were moments so adorably funny, I couldn't help but laugh out loud. There are parts so maddening, so unbelievably frustrating, I wanted to shake my kindle and these characters for not getting on the same page once and for all. There are bits of dialogue, scenes so beautiful and romantic and delicious, I could barely catch my breath. 

I'm unapologetically obsessed with Natasha Anders. Her stories are always refreshing and sexy and romantic and SMART but they never fail to pummel my heart on the way to that unforgettable HEA. That's precisely what she serves up in More Than Anything and it was so freaking good. I could read this author's work all day everyday and never get bored because each page evokes a different emotion than the last... you never know what'll come next. I'm so excited for more in this new series, especially for more from Greyson and Libby! This was such an enjoyable, bumpy road and I highly recommend it!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thanks to the author for providing a copy of this book via Netgalley

This author knows how to write books with angst, cruel hero and good (sometimes strong) heroine.
This book wasn't different.
It was sad. It was joyful. A lot of angst. Drama.
A lot of triggers. Pm me for them
I didn't like the heroine was celibate during ten (10!!!) Years!! She didn't even get BOB .. hmmm. Not good not good
Hero wasn't celibate, clearly it's not for me. But he grovel good enough to be forgiven