Changed
By: T.S. Murphy
Series: The Imperfect Girls
Book # in Series: 1 of 2
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Angst
Publisher: Self Published
Publication Date: July 30th, 2018
My Rating: ✮✮✮
My Reading Format: kindleunlimited
Synopsis:
Kate McGuire has loved her brother’s best friend for years—an older guy who didn’t know she existed and whose smoking-hot girlfriend could punch her into next week. But now Kate’s eighteen and Quinn Haley is girlfriend-free and looking at her like she’s outside the friend zone. Everything is working out perfectly—until she receives a surprise diagnosis, one that may prevent her from ever having sex.
Quinn has dealt with abuse and rejection his entire life, but when he finally breaks up with his cheating girlfriend, he realizes his best friend’s little sister has always been there for him.
Kate’s entire future will be a lifetime of no. No children. No sex. No Quinn. And when Quinn won’t take no for an answer, she fights him every step of the way.
New Adult novel: Recommended for 17+ due to mature themes and sexual content. HEA guarantee.
Changed is the first novel in the Imperfect Girls Series by T.S. Murphy. This also happens to be my first time reading this author. So let’s dive into what this novel is about.
Kate McGuire dreams of one day becoming a big name chef and with her acceptance letter into one of the finest culinary schools in hand, her dreams are finally within reach. Now the only dream she hasn’t achieved is Quinn Haley, her brother’s best friend. She would do anything to have Quinn see her for the woman she is, instead of the little sister of his best friend. Maybe one day…. But one day may never come…. When Kate gets some unsettling health news, her dreams of one day having a family with Quinn are about to be dust in the wind.
Quinn Haley hasn’t had the best life where family is concerned. That is until he became a makeshift member of the McGuire family. One day it was just him, and then he woke up in a beautiful home with two sisters and a best friend he views as more of a brother. Now, being in college with a live-in girlfriend, Quinn finds himself going back to the house he always thought of as home. But he’s soon to realize, one of the girls he viewed as a sister, isn’t so sisterly after all. Feelings are set in stone… But don’t worry, this isn’t a cheating tale, Quinn’s girlfriend (the villain of his story) isn’t around for long.
When sparks fly and a relationship foundation is made, Quinn and Kate are about to hit the biggest hurdle of their lives. Kate, especially, will have to come to terms with her medical diagnosis.
My Thoughts:
I had no clue what I was in for when I picked up Changed by T.S. Murphy. In all honesty, I received this novel for review through netgalley a few years ago. I remember trying to read it back then, but not being able to get into this novel. At that time, I didn’t really care for the novel. But I wasn’t able to give it a fair chance back then, so I decided to put it off until I felt like reading a novel with this material.
So let’s start with Kate McGuire. I loved her character and I loved the fact that T.S. Murphy brought to light a medical diagnosis that I never heard of. I really liked the fact that we saw all facets of acceptance through learning of her diagnosis. I don’t want to give too much away, let’s just say I was curious and googled and did research on this diagnosis. I have great empathy for those women that go through this. My heart breaks for all who get this news. The only downside, I wish I would have seen a little more family togetherness instead of Kate wanting to hide her medical issue from her siblings. I feel like the siblings could have been there for her in a way that parents aren’t. I felt the reality of the situation through her emotions, I just wanted a little bit more from the siblings.
And then we have Quinn Haley. I loved this man with every single fiber of my being as a reader. This man is caring, empathetic, and a real life hero. I loved the fact that when Kate was dealing with depression, he’s the one her parent’s called for help. He was never pressuring but always reassuring. He was the person she truly needed in her life. The one thing I didn’t understand when it came to Quinn was his girlfriend (ex-girlfriend) Roxy. I didn’t really understand why she had to be a part of this novel. She only added a small bit of drama to the novel. And given the premise of this story, there didn’t need to be any more drama added… Which leads to another reason why I dropped another star on my rating.
Overall, this novel was good, but it wasn’t my favorite. At this moment, I don’t see myself continuing on with this series. Maybe one day… we shall see.
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Peace Love and Happy Reading,
Great review. I loved your honesty. I might have to go look up spoilers because I’m curious, but don’t think I’ll read.
The diagnosis was interesting! I loved learning about something I had no clue was even possible.