You might remember Owen - Fable's little brother. 4 Years into the future (from the previous installment) Fable is happily married to Drew, they even have a daughter and they spend their time together traveling where Drew is playing. Owen, now 19 years old, is staying where he grew up, working where Fable used to work, playing football on the college team, well, up until he screws everything up. Generally speaking he doesn't have a REAL problem to screwing it all up. Maybe his mother coming to live in town, asking for money and giving him alcohol and drugs that naturally pulls him from his studies and his team. But really, I don't get why she has influence over him when he had it all good and she treats him like he owes her (which he clearly doesn't).
So after being caught drinking, doing drugs and failing in his classes the college arranges an "intervention" - he has to improve his grades, work less and NOT do drugs or drink if he wants to play on the team. He is assigned a tutor to help him catch up, though he isn't thrilled by it he finds his interest when he SEES his tutor - Chelsea.
Chelsea used to be rich (I think..) or something like that.. her life used to be better but now she is working her ass off to pay for school and living on her own. She is really smart, finished school at a younger age and so got accepted to college when she was quite young. It doesn't help her socially being in a different age than the rest of the people around her (from childhood) which is one of the reasons she is very shy and doesn't have a lot of sexual experience.
There is an instant attraction from both their sides. Mainly from Chelsea who behaves like she is seeing a MAN for the first time. It was beyond words RIDICULOUS. Also very unlikely. Owen is attracted to her also but from his side I could get his basic interest (which he has to a lot of girls, unlike Chelsea who had NO interest in guys before him). The two of them are boring alone and also boring together. Their thoughts are SO redundant I basically made myself keep on reading until it was "ok to quit" (I think a quarter of the book qualify don't you?).
I don't know how this series was planned, but I have a feeling it started with one book and became a series as the fans kept asking for more. Why am I saying that? because it's lacking in so many levels and it feels like pushing too hard to make a story out of nothing. I enjoyed the first one, I DID, but basically after that it kept deteriorating until I really don't know why I bothered continuing.
(DNF 23%)
Additional Details: Kindle Ebook, 304 pages, 24-25 November 2014 / On GoodReads
ABOUT THIS SERIES
One Week Girlfriend Quartet is a New Adult series by Monica Murphy.
The first two books in the series (One Week Girlfriend + Second Chance Boyfriend) as well as the novella that was published after the third installment (Drew + Fable Forever) tells us the story of Fable and Drew. It's a very dark love story. Drew has a very grim past which Fable tries her best to uncover and help him heal.
I LOVED the first installment. It's mostly a novella (round 180 pages) yet we got a whole story. The second installment wasn't as good as the first one. The characters weren't mature enough and felt more whiny than the dealing type. The short novella that finished their stories ("Dew + Fable Forever") was a real disappointment for me. I still recommend the first book in the series but not the following ones (even though you need the second to get the total closure of their love story).
The third book in the series is of Jen and Colin whom we met in the second installment. Jen is Fable's best friend and fellow waitress at The District which Colin owns. In the second installment we get the smallest glimpse into their past which leads to their romance now. I didn't like this one. I actually didn't finish reading him (DNF at 40%). Didn't like or understand both MC.
The forth and last installment is of Owen - Fable's brother, taking place in the near future while Owen is in college. I didn't like this one as well, a DNF at 23%. Owen lacks everything that an interesting MC needs to have.
As a series, this one is a real disappointment. I loved the first one but the following ones were really good. I think it was the case of trying too hard to make a series out of a stand alone novel (though I'm not sure if that was the case when the first book was published). I don't recommend this one as a series but I still recommend the first one (even though it is lacking in closure).
Books:
1. One Week Girlfriend [Drew & Fable] (published 10 February 2013) ★★★★★
2. Second Chance Boyfriend [Drew & Fable] (published 6 April 2014) ★★★¾
3. Three Broken Promises [Jen & Colin] (published 3 December 2013) ★ (DNF 40%)
3.5 Drew + Fable Forever [Drew & Fable] (published 14 January 2014) ★ (DNF 35%)
4. Four Years Later [Owen & Chelsea] (published 4 March 2014) ★ (DNF 23%)
The first two books in the series (One Week Girlfriend + Second Chance Boyfriend) as well as the novella that was published after the third installment (Drew + Fable Forever) tells us the story of Fable and Drew. It's a very dark love story. Drew has a very grim past which Fable tries her best to uncover and help him heal.
I LOVED the first installment. It's mostly a novella (round 180 pages) yet we got a whole story. The second installment wasn't as good as the first one. The characters weren't mature enough and felt more whiny than the dealing type. The short novella that finished their stories ("Dew + Fable Forever") was a real disappointment for me. I still recommend the first book in the series but not the following ones (even though you need the second to get the total closure of their love story).
The third book in the series is of Jen and Colin whom we met in the second installment. Jen is Fable's best friend and fellow waitress at The District which Colin owns. In the second installment we get the smallest glimpse into their past which leads to their romance now. I didn't like this one. I actually didn't finish reading him (DNF at 40%). Didn't like or understand both MC.
The forth and last installment is of Owen - Fable's brother, taking place in the near future while Owen is in college. I didn't like this one as well, a DNF at 23%. Owen lacks everything that an interesting MC needs to have.
As a series, this one is a real disappointment. I loved the first one but the following ones were really good. I think it was the case of trying too hard to make a series out of a stand alone novel (though I'm not sure if that was the case when the first book was published). I don't recommend this one as a series but I still recommend the first one (even though it is lacking in closure).
Books:
1. One Week Girlfriend [Drew & Fable] (published 10 February 2013) ★★★★★
2. Second Chance Boyfriend [Drew & Fable] (published 6 April 2014) ★★★¾
3. Three Broken Promises [Jen & Colin] (published 3 December 2013) ★ (DNF 40%)
3.5 Drew + Fable Forever [Drew & Fable] (published 14 January 2014) ★ (DNF 35%)
4. Four Years Later [Owen & Chelsea] (published 4 March 2014) ★ (DNF 23%)
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