Review: A rollercoaster ride
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2014
I read this book as part of a virtual book club run on Facebook by Francesca from Francesca's Romance Reviews.It has taken me time since reading this book to finally write my review for it. Why? Because I was so emotional on finishing it that I had to take a break.This book is a rollercoaster ride from start to end. And the ending? OMG I actually shouted at my Kindle and came the closest I have ever come to launching it across the room!I made the mistake of going to bed to read just a few chapters of this book. When I finally finished it I checked the clock and it was after midnight! Not good when you are up early each morning. But I couldn't put it down.The initial meeting scenes between Alexis and Brandon at a masquerade ball is my favourite of the whole book I have to say. I just love the way it is done. It is so simple, yet hot at the same time!I fell for Brandon as soon as the author described his blue eyes, but got to a point in the story where I wished he would just make up his mind about whether to be with Alexis or not. The way he played with her emotions really started to annoy me at times. I could see why he didn't want to get into anything, but at the end of the day he chose to have a liaison with her at the start, so he should have either sucked it up and been with her, or stayed totally away from her.I love how the author only give us bits and pieces of Brandon's past, almost teasing us with the details. We think we get it, but then she goes and turns it totally on its head with the ending!The ending - what can I say about the ending? Just when you think you have it all worked out, and can see where the characters are going, the author throws in a total curveball which I honestly did not see coming. I loved it and hated it in, I think, equal measures. Hated it because of what happens, and loved it because it totally drew me in and had me desperate for more!