Review: Intelligent, humorous & just the right amount of drama!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
Just found Julia Kent via a Book Bub deal recommendation, and man-oh-MAN am I thrilled! I will be gobbling up her other books ASAP. While this book is the second in a series, it stands very much alone and was a delightful read- I didn't want to put it down.  The points of view flip between Library Science graduate student Amy and couch-surfing drummer Sam - 4 1/2 years after their mutual unrequited high school crushes on one another went very very wrong. Little bits of what happened to cause Sam to disappear just before Prom Night, their mutual messed-up parental situations and other complications that kept them apart are revealed as each chapter unfolds. Kept me intrigued rather than frustrated as some romances do with the "dark secret" story device. Humorous, sexually bold with a strongly sexual female protagonist in Amy, very intelligent vocabulary throughout. You won't want to miss the laugh-out-loud antics involving Amy and...a phone app gone wrong. On top of that, the drama was just right - just enough past and present trauma to keep the story fresh, tense yet fun at the same time. Loved all of the strong secondary characters as well, particularly Darla, Liam & Joe. So sucked into their world, gonna have to read the whole series!