The Wright Mistake by K.A. LindeReviewed by: Michelle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review
When we spoke, we mixed about as well as oil and water, but our bodies were another story. We were the ocean waves, destined to crash together.”
In K.A. Linde’s third installment to the Wright Series, readers are taken down on a very emotional, raw and vulnerable journey of two former lovers who are very secretive of their past. Austin Wright is the outgoing, crazy, man whore sibling who has a penchant for alcohol. His drinking has gotten to the point of excessive since it has been his crutch on how he deals with personal matters. His emotions are always kept buried away and so his siblings doesn’t know really the root of his pain, sadness and the seriousness of his alcohol abuse.
Julia Banner knows Austin is bad for her. She had a six week fling with him and it ended it badly, causing her to not trust him. As much as Julia tries to avoid him at work, she can’t seem to avoid in him in her personal life as her friends are in a committed with the two older Wright brothers, Jenson and Landon. When Julia and Austin are constantly running into each other, it was inevitable these former lovers turned enemies discover that maybe fate was leading them back to each other for a second time around.
This man. This man. My argumentative, drunken, narcissistic asshole. The one who caused me so much pain and anger and lust. The person who I’d thought I had completely figured out. He was the one who had just confided in me about this. My heart melted. Just a sliver, for him.”As much as their personalities clashed, their was a sexual chemistry brewing between them that was undeniable. It was hot, combustible, and explosive. The 4th of July fireworks has nothing on them. When Julia and Austin are together, the world stops and everything makes sense. And so when they finally decided to give their relationship a second shot, Austin knew that he had to give up alcohol in order to make it work with Julia. But what happens when a family tragedy, work expectation, family obligation and the buried past comes barreling through like a storm causing Austin to slip back to drinking? Can Julia save him? Or did she make the wrong mistake in giving him a chance or the Wright Mistake? And will Austin be able to show and prove to Julia the only mistake she will be making is not giving their love a chance?
No matter where we went from here, there was one certainty. Austin and I were as addictive as heroin and as combustible as gasoline.”
The Wright Mistake is indeed one of the most raw, heartbreaking and emotional book of the series as Austin and Julia were two characters who were stripped bare and made vulnerable. They were two people who were good at hiding and running from the truth. Julia was running away from her past and Austin was masking his pain with alcohol. So can two broken individuals who were oil and water, fire and ice, and complete opposites discover that there was no mistaking this Wright connection? I absolutely loved how K.A. Linde allowed her readers to feel for her characters as they worked hard to overcome their insecurities, doubts, trust issues, and demons. While this book packed an emotional punch, trust me when I tell you this book was loaded with so much heat, passion, and love. A must read for anyone who understands that mistakes don’t define you, they don’t dictate where you will be in life but they are a reminder of where you have been. And for Austin and Julia, they both realized they made the right choice and The Wright Mistake when it came to trusting their forever kind of love.
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