Review: ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
Picking Up The Pieces by Elizabeth HayleyLily, Adam, & MaxYou're killing me!  I mean seriously girls, I had major book hangovers after Pieces of Perfect and Sex Snob... now you totally mess with my heart and soul over this one!  (*Jaw drops) This story was so compelling that I could not put this down, I could not even speak!  In fact, I think the only thing I could do was white knuckle it through this mix of emotions my body seemed to crave!!!  This story, these characters were like my crack!  I want to know them, I want to hang with them, and I want to be them.  So much angst, so much craziness and sprinkle on some humor and hot sex and wha lah... you got yourselves a winner!!!!Lily is so effing awesome!  Funny as hell and oh so damn adorable!  She may seem a little scatter-brained at times, but rest assured, she's got it all figured out, well at least for that day she does!  Oh to be young again!  Talk about "Hot For Teacher," I think I could dig having a teacher like her!  She keeps herself busy as to not fall into that bottomless pit of self pity and wretchedness.  She's got a great approach to life and could easily be added to my girl posse!!  I. Freaking. Love. Her and I'll be celebrating on March 23 <<wink wink>>!!Adam, well, he wasn't my preferred character in Pieces of Perfect to begin with, but I guess he grew on me a bit... until I read this book and then he just got on my damn nerves!  Every last one to be exact!  At one point you think he's all that and a bag of chips and then the floor drops out from under you and you're like whaaaaa???  I get that he's a single Dad and he's suppose to have it all together, but he just seemed at times to act like a spoiled rotten brat!  He would be the reason for my urges to throw my Kindle across the room!Max, oh God almighty, Max!!  Call me crazy, but I'm such a sucker for a bad boy athlete with an attitude problem!  I guess you could call Max the "class clown."  He made me laugh out loud with his raw humor more times than I can count!  I am now and will be forever on TEAM MAX!  He's just one ideal hunk of man that'll melt your panties, make you giggle, and scare the crap out of you in one conversation!  Just watch out for his rape whistle!!  Love ya Maxi!!!One of the best supporting character cast in a long time.  Amanda is such a riot with her banter among just about everyone in here!  Shane is, well Shane and seems to love the fact that Amanda is all kinds of effed up, cause she's his all kinds of effed up!  The way she talks to Lily, I had to wipe tears from my eyes... "If I were a guy, I'd f*** you!"  or "Jesus Lily.  He's in your gym, not your vagina.  Get a f***ing grip." All the teachers at Swift make being a teacher sounds good, even that "box of rocks" Tina!  Even Adam's friends got my dander up!  Makes for some great emotions making me feel a little murderous at times!!!  Welp, gotta go... gotta catch the next Greyhound back to Trampsylvania!  Bwahahahaha!!!!The dialogue feels very natural and flows with proficiency.  It felt like I was inside Lily's head at times, like I knew what she would do or say next.  After reading the conclusion, I literally sat with my mouth open is amazement.  To take this story where you did and end up with that climax, sheer genius!  I love it!  It's 344 (Kindle Version) pages long, and I don't know about you, but I read faster than I've ever read before and devoured every effing word.  That 344 pages went by in a flash.... time flies when you're having fun!!  The pacing is somewhat fast paced and I struggled with that option I always give myself... (I'll put it down after this chapter) Yeah, right!!!  Lost a lot of sleep over this one, but oh so worth it!5 Mutha Effin' stars!!!!!