Review: Consider Me Sold
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2013
The cover of Selling Scarlett is provocative and even without reading the synopsis; I still wanted to buy the book. I was intrigued from the get go with a simple picture of a girl. But it's the different shades of red, her lingerie, the gift tag wrapped around her wrist, her posture and the ribbon banner that work together and create a stunning book cover.  After finishing Selling Scarlett I have a whole new love for the cover and Ella James.To say that I fell in love with Elizabeth Deville, Suri, Cross and Hunter West is the understatement of the year. They captivated me. Hunter and Cross are my new book boyfriends. Its official and its fictagamy which is the act of dating more than one fictional character at once. Elizabeth Deville was everything I could ever hope for in a female lead. She was not cocky or overconfident; she was well educated, determined and cared about her friends and family with every ounce of who she was. I saw a lot of similarities in our own back stories so that could have made me a little biased but I don't think so. If my sisters grow up and are anything like Elizabeth, I will be proud.*momentarily swoons and gathers composure* I would spill some deets on Cross but there's not a whole lot I can say without spoiling him for you if you haven't read Selling Scarlett. Hunter West on the other hand embodies sex appeal, especially when James describes him in his all black poker outfit he wears to every tournament. He's full of his own layers (like an onion) which you will certainly enjoy peeling away as you read. I was cheering in his court hoping, praying and grinning like an idiot with my fingers crossed begging the book Gods that Hunter was going to successfully face his demons. The complicated friendships and relationships from the past and present make Selling Scarlett magical.Selling Scarlett had so many layers to the story and characters that with each chapter you finished you discovered something new and there would be another layer, another key point. With each startling revelation Ella James amps the angst volume up another notch keeping you on the edge of your seat. My best friend mocked me continuously for the smile plastered across my face and how she could tell what I was feeling as I read because I wore my emotions like a scarf. I do not have a poker face. At one point when Ella James had my insides tied up in a million knots I had to pause reading. I wanted to know what in the world was going to happen and at the same time I didn't... What if I wasn't prepared for what she had in store for me?The plot line and story continuity is flawless, there's no loose strings, or holes that leave you hanging. Ella James made Selling Scarlett come alive on the pages, I was enthralled with every aspect of this book. The way Ella James chose to write the book through alternating points of view without repeating the same scenes made the book that much more intense. It did so much to add to the depths of the characters and the flow of the story that a singular first person POV or third person just wouldn't of captured. If Selling Scarlett somehow missed your reading list, you should add it now. Selling Scarlett is an amazing romantic suspense story and it delivers so much more than the short synopsis promises. Ella James took a new approach to romance and the cashing in of ones V-card and did it elegantly and masterfully. I cannot wait for another installment of Love, inc. Consider me hooked.