Review: Cotton candy kisses and horror rides: Jack Shaw style, why not?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
Francesca and Jack are best buddies, they grew up together. They share half a lifetime of closeness unbreakable by anyone.One school day when they were seventeen, Kate, a beautiful, lively and yet mysterious girl arrives in their class.Everyone thinks she's hot and that includes Jack. They became an item while Kate and Francesca became best friends.One night when their group of friends went on a camping trip at the beach, Jack and Kate had a huge fight because he wanted to end their relationship.She disappeared that night and the following events will lead to Jack and Francesca's temporary falling out.Thirteen years after, they meet again. Both have very different lives now but it seems they still haven't come into terms with what happened before.But one thing is clear; they still have an intense feeling for each other, a feeling that has always been there and something which they never felt for the people who come and go in their lives.The entire book focused on how they dealt with inevitable truth that changed their life forever.Despite the mystery aspect of the Losing Kate, for me this is a love story all throughout.As a fan of suspense genre, this is a welcome breather for me.Despite Jack and Francesca being in their thirties already, whenever they throw their usual banter at each other, I can't help but feel all giddy inside like I'm having a school girl crush.It's pretty authentic the way they have this history on them and knowing each other that well.It's not bad at all how Jack is "crazy" in love with her, it is so addicting!And not to mention he's a looker so that's a complete package all the way!It really tickles my imagination.When it comes to Francesca, I get why she is reluctant to the idea of having Jack in her life again. There are so many unanswered questions and she feels she's partly to blame on what happened to Kate.But I kind of pity her for selling herself short all these years because of that guilt.Find out if Jack will change her mind this time around.Pretty much this book is fantastic, not too many characters which I like so there is highlight on each one.There is a lot of Francesca and Jack in the pages and an adorable kid named Oliver who will melt everyone's heart.And such a story, I just can't get enough of it. I look forward to reading more of Kylie Kaden's books in the near future.Goodnightcarolina is part of this blog tour organized by Lucy Inglis of Random House Australia. I received an e-ARC for an honest review.You can check out my blog for other posts.  [...]