Review: Lit Junkies Book Blog 4 Star REVIEW from Bonnie
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
I didn't know what to expect because I have never heard of this series before much less the author. I liked it though because it had a great story line to it. The characters were raw and emotional which I love as well. This book is the second book in this series and can be read as a stand a lone. I didn't read the first book yet and I understood it all completely with no problem.Macon and Carly are the main characters in this story. It follows them both in college. Carly is Colin's little sister. Colin has always been there for her and always will be no matter what her family thinks of her. They have abandoned her at the time she needs them the most. So, it is really a good thing to have at least one family member there for her. It breaks my heart that she doesn't really have anyone in her corner if anything were to go bad in her life because you always need someone there for you. Colin is really a great brother to stick by her no matter the case. After school she goes to stay with some roommates.  While being there she meets Macon, which is Colin's girlfriend Maddy's roommate.Being there changes some things for her, like getting a job and starting to save up money. She gets a job as a bartender even though she has never done it before. When she realizes she is in over her head, Macon tells her that they can take bar-tending lessons together. When they start spending a lot of time together and get to know each other more, this is when they start to develop feelings for one another. I think it is so sweet how Macon wants to help her because she doesn't really have anyone else to help her in this kind of situation.Overall, this book was good. The only thing to me was that it needed a little bit more story to it I guess. It was missing something, I couldn't quite put my finger on it but I knew it was there. Alyssa did a great job though with the plot in this story because I loved how everything fit together so well. I will definitely be looking for some more from her in the future. Keep your eyes out as well because I have a feeling she is going to be making a HUGE name for herself out there with the NEW ADULT scene.  I rated this book 4 stars for the reasons listed above.