Review: With Everything I Am by Kristen Ashley
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2012
I totally lied to all of you! I said that Lucien was the essence of the perfect dream man and I was so wrong, I should be burnt at the stake for ever saying that. Because ladies...and certainly some gentlemen, Callum is in fact the perfect man. He embodies everything and all things perfect.He is my new book boyfriend and I'm so much in love ❤In fact, not only is Callum my new Lucien (Book #2), With Everything I Am is so far in the top 3 for my favorite books for 2012. The bar had been set high enough and Kristen Ashley just blew it all out of the water with this book.I don't actually think there's an author out there, who has as many books as she has and then to have all of them magnificent... It's unheard of. She's absolutely a one-of-a-kind author and should be winning more awards... particularly the best author of all time with the most amazing, all of which you will love award.Okay... now for the only issue I had with this book. There was this little thing that occurred much to often in the writing style. It's the first time I've noticed it in any of Kristen Ashley's books and I'm seriously hoping it's not a new style. I really hope it's exclusive to this book, because it actually annoyed me.Sonia suffered from a serious case of lying to herself. Now that wasn't the problem. I could live with that because I suppose we all do it at some point. What I really didn't like was the way it which it was written. It went something like this:"I told myself that I hated the way he touched me (when really I did love it), I didn't like his cuddling (when I actually did), I wanted to go home (which I really didn't), I wasn't happy here (which I was)"...ect ect.It happened often and for long internal dialogues. It really grated me and I'm not entirely sure why, because looking back at it now I don't feel as irritated by it, but I definitely was while I was reading the book. I actually rolled my eyes every time this happened. There were too many of this form of dialogues taking place for Sonia and she began to annoy me with her way of thinking. I'm glad that it did fade out after a while, but not before it became something that I won't easily forget.Now as you know, I'm not one for writing a review that includes spoilers so I won't start going in that direction with this review. But I like to mention parts that I loved and moments that really touched me enough to point them out.I was over-the-moon happy that the passion and steam started early in the book. I was fanatical about the fact that they didn't have any separation drama... well except for the 'change' but it was brief so I can't complain. I adored the fact that they remained actively passionate and it was hot as hell and more than welcomed. I couldn't take my eyes away from this book. It was magical and perfect and just everything that I want from a adult romance novel.Let me get back to the main reason this book made me squirm. Callum... The superior dream man, alpha male wolf king! Yes... he is in fact a King and therefore I am now a Queen since well... he's mine, you see!He is perfect and loyal. Sexy as all blazing hell, rough around the edges and all man.There is no other character out there like him and I don't believe there will be for a while. He'll remain my dream man for a solid good while... but I'm going to tell you a secret and in a way I'm hoping it's going to come true and in another I'll be quite content if it doesn't... but since it seems that from the first book, I was completely, intoxicatingly (I don't know if it's a word... but it sounds fitting), devotedly crazy about Lucien, only to push him aside with absolute ease so he can make room for Callum to enter and take his place in my heart...sooooo....I'm nervous and excited all at the same time, because I'm thinking that who ever the third guy is in the third book... might just overshadow him and I don't know if I'm able to survive the impact if this prediction becomes true, but I can not wait to find out if I'm correct."Baby doll, you're about to be claimed."I'm so claimed right now and I'm proud to shout it to the world that Kristen Ashley and With Everything I Am is a top favorite book of 2012.BRILLIANT, MIND ALTERING, HEART STOPPING & ENGROSSING!Read More Reviews On My Blog - Coffee, Books & Lipgloss