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Fight Or Flight
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
A series of chance encounters leads to a sizzling new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series. The universe is conspiring against Ava Breevort. As if flying back to Phoenix to bury a childhood friend wasn't hell enough, a cloud of volcanic ash traveling from overseas delayed her flight back home to Boston. Her last ditch attempt to salvage the trip was thwarted by an arrogant Scotsman, Caleb Scott, who steals a first class seat out from under her. Then over the course of their journey home, their antagonism somehow lands them in bed for the steamiest layover Ava's ever had. And that's all it was--until Caleb shows up on her doorstep. When pure chance pulls Ava back into Caleb's orbit, he proposes they enjoy their physical connection while he's stranded in Boston. Ava agrees, knowing her heart's in no danger since a) she barely likes Caleb and b) his existence in her life is temporary. Not long thereafter Ava realizes she's made a terrible error because as it turns out Caleb Scott isn't quite so unlikeable after all. When his stay in Boston becomes permanent, Ava must decide whether to fight her feelings for him or give into them. But even if she does decide to risk her heart on Caleb, there is no guarantee her stubborn Scot will want to risk his heart on her....
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Kristy_K
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Mehso-so

I‘ve had this ARC for years & wonder if I read it back when I received it what my thoughts would have been. There‘s a strong case of insta-lust & an enemies-to-lovers trope as well as some sad backstories for both MCs. Ava & Caleb are in their 30s but act younger. I did like that they didn‘t go straight into insta-love, & that it‘s built on friendship, but I felt a lot of their relationship was unhealthy & wish we could have seen better growth.

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julesG
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Mehso-so

Enemies to lovers. Sunshine and grump. Insta-attraction.

#Romance #audiobook

High-So-so or low-pick.

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alexus_sb
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Thank you so much @kimmypete1 This book has been on my TBR for soooo long! The candy is so yummy! Happy holidays! #JolabokaflodSwap

kimmypete1 Yay! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 3y
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ravenlee
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Panpan

Steamy hate-to-love contemporary romance that ultimately had too many things I hated. I‘ll get to some in the comments under cover, but I feel like Caleb‘s come-around was pretty shitty, and the only thing I really liked was Ava‘s friendship with Harper and that had some rocky stuff, too. I was so-so until the last few pages and then it dropped. Won‘t read SY again, not for me.

ravenlee I hate that Caleb‘s ex having an abortion was the big betrayal; there are so many ways she could have been shown to be a shitty person without that. I hate the use of abortion to make somebody a villain. It‘s already such a fraught issue with so many perspectives and sides; let‘s not use it this way as shorthand to demonize somebody. 3y
ravenlee Also, the mile-high club? Seriously? It‘s been a while since I flew anywhere, and as I‘m prone to airsickness and sometimes anxiety, maybe I‘m biased; but an airplane bathroom is one of the least sexy-feelings-inspiring places I‘ve ever been. This dropped my so-so to a pan. The big resolution moment, having sex on a plane. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3y
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Theressadoriott
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Rainy morning, kids off to school, coffee hot, ready to dive deeper into this book.

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PaigeTurner
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

Wow...what a ride! Heat factor 100🔥🔥🔥 great characters, emotion, and storytelling. Only critique is Ava let the Bastard Scot off WAY too easily at the end there. I hope Harper gets a book! #romance #enimiestolovers

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kimmypete1
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

Packed a lot more emotion than I was expecting, but a great listen. Narrator did a fantastic job with the Scottish accent.

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BayouGirl85
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed their angsty banter. Their chemistry was explosive.

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Brookebickel
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

I couldn‘t put this one down! I loved the story line! And the little bits of missing information that I just had to keep reading to figure out. I‘m on the lookout for a hot scott now 😉 #samanthayoung #fightorflight #romance #lovedit

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Just the book I needed to jolly me out of a near book slump.

julesG I'm wondering whether that's on my ebook MountTBR already. 5y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @julesG - it was a recent download for me so unfortunately doesn‘t count for my MountTBR 5y
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Purrfectpages
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
Pickpick

This is a reluctant pick for me as, without giving too much away, I found myself conflicted in the latter part of the book. The characters had chemistry (although the Scottish “accent” was a bit distracting), but I felt like Ava lost her voice a little which tends to happen in romance books like these. They walk a fine line between romantic and possessive. I still can‘t decide if the line was crossed beyond redemption with this one.

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Purrfectpages
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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This book came up as a suggestion after the recent books I‘ve been reading. Will it be a relative flop like the others or is the third book in a row of the same genre a win? Time will tell!

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AmandaEve
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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📚Fight or Flight by Samantha Young
🎬Snakes on a Plane
🎶Airplanes by B.o.B. & Hayley Williams
#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 🛩💙🛩 5y
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xxjenadanxx
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

I loved this book. It‘s hard to go wrong with a large, tattooed guy with a bad attitude and a great Scottish accent. The book made me smile, it made me cry and surprisingly there was a lot of depth and serious topics covered as well. My only complaint is how quickly the ending happened, it felt a bit rushed. But I want more. Maybe a second book around brother Jamie?!

3rd book done for #24b4monday

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Sassy_Steph
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
Pickpick

Just a great light girlie book! Just what I needed to relax!!

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janeycanuck
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

General book club consensus - problematic but a nice light read! We had record numbers out at #GirlyBookClub last night, it‘s so nice to see our little chapter of this international book club grow!

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brittanyreads
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

Ok so I'll start this by saying contemp rom is not my genre! Like at all. But! I got through this one and enjoyed myself. It helped that the main guy is Scottish 😉 and the audio narrator did a good Scottish accent for him. Caleb Scott def gave me some modern day Jamie Fraser vibes and for that alone this book has received a 3.5⭐ which is high marks coming from me for a romance! If you like hate to love, this is a good one.

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BrandyNic12
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
Pickpick

I did really enjoy this book, but I did feel like some of the book should have been a little more passionate, it did get like that towards the end and I did feel like Ava forgave Caleb a little too easy. I would have made him grovel a bit lol

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Jeanne_S
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

Cute

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Lexicon1982
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
Mehso-so

I really really hated Caleb Scot at the beginning of this book BUT I also kind of hated the main character in the beginning too. I don‘t think I would have finished this book after the first 50 pages if wasn‘t reading this for book club, but it did get better towards the middle and end. Overall an okay book for a quick fling lol . 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Preciouz29
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
Mehso-so

I couldn‘t decide if I liked the book or hated the book, but it made me want to finish it. If Christmas by Accident is a Hallmark Christmas movie, this is like a Lifetime movie.....

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Leelee08
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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So I started reading this because it‘s been hailed as the new Hating Game—it hasn‘t disappointed me yet! Well-written and hot, the plot is more than just a few tropes strung together. The hero is a tough-talking Scot, which is a personal fave of mine. Right now, he‘s pretty douchey, but I‘m hoping he gets better....💙✈️🌎

julesG You had me at "tough talking Scot" ?? 6y
Leelee08 @julesG 🙌🏻💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤣 6y
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Lovesbooks87
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

This is the first book that I have read by Samantha Young but it won't be the last. This was the perfect romance book that I was looking to read right now. Hope the author writes more books about some of the characters in the story. I would love to see them get their happy ending!

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Mehso-so

Do you ever cast a book in your head? For this one I see Joanna Garcia Swisher as Ava & Kristofer Hivju as Caleb. Maybe I'll make this #CastingCall a thing. I'd love to see yours!

3.5 stars for this uneven romance. It felt like a Hallmark Channel movie with some garbage plot points but decent sexy times. Strong side characters. Some redundancy & lots of telling not showing. Luckily, I find douchey characters funny. In real life, not so much.

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Settling in to read an early copy I received from FirstToRead. Quiet time is needed after a long day. I managed to get my car stuck in some flood water yards away from where I work. Luckily I work at a hotel so I've got a warm place to stay, if a haphazard outfit of random clothes I had around while my other ones dry.

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kate_reads
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Really need a cutesy romance right now. And the guy is Scottish 🤤

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nitalibrarian
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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August reads. My favorites were Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews and Fight or Flight by Samantha Young.

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MarriedtoMrT
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Anyway, overall we had a great vacation despite the lack of reading. Here is me relaxing the night of my birthday, which I loved being able to celebrate at the beach. And, despite the stress, I‘m glad to be home. Thanks for listening!

(If you‘re just tuning in, I‘ve threaded-as much as you can on Litsy-my vacation reading and reading slump tonight. I‘d suggest starting at my first post tonight. Easy to spot as the first post in two weeks! 😏)

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MarriedtoMrT
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Pickpick

Then I saw a bunch of people (maybe two?) got ARCs for this book and I decided it was the perfect thing so I requested it on Netgalley and, wouldn‘t you know, they approved me the following day. When does that ever happen?!

I read it in 24 hours! It wasn‘t my favorite SY and I didn‘t really believe the original attraction to each other but it picked up in the middle. It‘s a pretty “classic” SY romance with all the angst that entails.

#romantsy

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MarriedtoMrT
Fight Or Flight | Samantha Young
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Incoming: a thread about vacation reading (or, sadly, the lack thereof).

Those three specks down by the water are my people. 😍

Centique Looks like a lovely spot 😍 6y
MarriedtoMrT @Centique It was perfect! ☀️ 6y
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