When Mikayla imagined her prom night, she envisioned a fairy-tale evening full of romance. So when betrayal and tragedy come in quick succession, Mikayla is completely destroyed. Suddenly, everything she loved and everyone she relied on are tragically, irrevocably gone.
Jake, a handsome boy she just met, happens to witness her loss. With no one to turn to, Mikayla is forced to depend on this … on this near stranger and his family, and he in turn is determined to take care of her. But Mikayla—thrust into adulthood with no one to guide her—is desperate to contain her grief and hide what she considers to be her weakness. Mikayla and Jake both want more, but despite their growing closeness and intense chemistry, she tries to keep her distance and protect her heart. As he does everything in his power to win her trust, Mikayla must choose between remaining alone and safe or letting love in.
Revised edition: This edition of More Than This includes editorial revisions.
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This is my first Jay book. Wow, I wasn’t expecting everything that happened in this book to happen. So emotional and sigh young love. I felt the story line needed more fluidity or more depth of act transitions. It seemed jumpy or choppy at times I guess I could compare the book being bipolar lol. Narrators were good.
I fell hard for McLean’s writing from the first book I devoured, Where the Road Takes Me. I’ve been wanting to read this series ever since!
More Than This is emotional and powerful. There’s not a moment in the book that’s not wrought with some kind of strong emotion. There is tragedy and betrayal and, of course, love. I absolutely adore …
More Than This is a heart-wrenching new adult romance from Jay McLean. It is the first in a series and I will definitely be checking out the other books.
Mikey has experienced one of the most horrific things I can ever imagining happening. In one night she lost every person she cared about. Everything Mickey experienced made my heart ache for …
You know those books that completely surprise you? That was more than this for me. To give you a little backstory, I recently made a tbr jar. I put in all these books that I’ve been meaning to get to but just haven’t yet. Yesterday I decided to choose a book from the jar and this is the book that was written down. Y’all…….I cannot tell you how …
Absolutely loved this entire series. A must read!
More Than This by Jay McLean is an absolutely phenomenal novel!!
I don’t even know where to start with my review. There were so many memorable moments, that if I were to discuss them all, this review would go on for pages.
Mikayla has had such a hard and tragic time in her life. With everything going on, it is amazing that she does as well as …
YA/New Adult Romance at it’s best. Spoiler Free. Brought together with such wisdom and sincerity beyond the age of its protagonists. More Than This has such unique elements that bring together an unlikely group of people all on the cusp of their young adult lives dealing with real issues: family, tragedy, betrayal, loyalty, love, and healing. …
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Spanish & English Opinion
Qué fuertes experiencias con Kayla y Jake. Me encantan juntos y su meet cute estuvo perfecto.
Jake era mi book boyfriend pero de repente empezó a actuar medio patancillo.
Por otro lado, Kayla también estaba muy dispersa pero su vida literal estaba muy muy complicada así que se entendía. Pero juntos me …
.5
I liked the concept of this book from the first time I read the description. Mikayla and Jake have an awesome chemistry that never wavers from the time they meet. Somehow you know that they will never be apart after their initial meeting. Add that to the trauma they face together on prom night and their relationship is cemented for all …
2020 re read –
I’ve upped my rating for this book , Jake fucking andrew’s is amazing ! He’s patient and kind and loves with his all !!! Kayla has gone through a lot !! And she has every right to be emotional and unsure of herself because of that .
I love this group of friends ! This is such a great book for the start of this series and I’m super …
More than This by Jay McLean was tragically beautiful. Mikayla had every girls dream life a perfect high school sweetheart of four years, a best friend since grade school and an amazing family who loved her unconditionally…until she lost one thing after the other. A snowball of events starting with her going to prom with her perfect guy. …
3.75 stars
This was a really angsty and emotional romance! The first half was so intense and had me hooked. Mikayla and Jake had a great connection and realistic insecurities.
This is a high school college age story with angst and the typical frustrating main characters. Jake and Kayla do everything but say they are a couple. They are possessive and jealous of the other but stay away from the actual commitment. Kayla is coming off of major heartbreak and wants to make sure she can stand on her own. She is very dependent …
Emotional roller coaster!
This is the first book in a new series from this talented author and this is Jack and Mikyla’s tale. This story is an emotional roller coaster throughout and is a heartfelt and moving story. This story broke heart. I cannot wait to read more in this fascinating series and I highly recommend this gifted authors work for …
*5 Stars*
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I’ve been wanting to start the More Than series since I read the Preston Brothers books earlier this year. And like with everything else I’ve read so far by Jay McLean, this book had hooked until the very end and I loved every second of it.
This book was intense right from the …
This book is everything I love about the author!! The book is definitely a page turner and leaves you wanting more. What I love the most about the author’s books is she make you not only feel while you are reading her work, but you get invested in the characters. Even the secondary characters you want to know their story and dive right …
I more than a lot like you…so much more than a lot.
That pretty much sums up my feelings about this book. More Than This by Jay McLean is a heartbreaking yet heartwarming YA romance that will give you ALL. THE. FEELS.
Kayla’s prom night goes from bad to horrific, but a chance meeting with Jake in a restaurant hallway turns out to be the …
Ah Jay is a queen of angst romance. This book was beyond what I was expecting. To have that many god awful things to happen to you in one day.. I couldn’t even imagine. My heart was breaking for Mikayla.
Something good came out of that terrible day though. Jake. The chemistry & instant attraction/love between the two is what everyone hopes to …
More than This by Jay McLean was a right-side, upside down ride full of anger, heartbreak, self-doubt, jealousy, chemistry, and healing.
Let me start off by saying Kayla and Jake’s love was so beautiful. Forged from tragedy, I absolutely adored their romance. However, it took a long, looooong time…a lot of jealousy, a lot of self-doubt, angry …
I first read this story three years ago and this author has stayed with me the whole time. I adore her words and it kinda started here. I loved Jake right from the start. And Mickey the little spitfire was amazing. The side characters, I loved, especially Lucy. Their story was so damn heartbreaking I cried. I seem to do that every time I read a …