Review: Excellent freshman effort!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2014
Complimentary copy provided by the publisher/author in exchange for an honest review.Brooklyn is still affected by the break up with her longtime boyfriend, Damon, three years ago. She has trouble getting close to people, especially with men. After being cheated on by the man she thought she would be with forever, she can’t find it in her to trust again, and make herself vulnerable. That is, until she literally runs into a handsome stranger in the lobby of her work building.Logan is the total package, tall, dark, handsome, and rich. He is a self-made man who doesn’t do relationships. He is intrigued by Brooklyn, whom he has several chance encounters with. He quickly becomes enamored with her but she is unwilling to let down her guard and let him in. Can he convince her to take a chance and trust him? Or will secrets from Logan’s past doom them from the start?For a freshman effort, Ms. Ellington has done a superb job of bringing her characters to life. The relationship between Brooklyn & Logan smolders and then ignites as they become wrapped up in one another. It is sweet and sensual until the arrival of Damon, which then complicates things. While the storyline is essentially one we’ve seen before, the twists that Ms. Ellington has added make it distinctly her own. In the beginning she does seem a little whiny and revisits the breakup with Damon just a little too often, she seems to move on once things pick up with Logan.Brooklyn wants nothing more to do with Damon but in the ending, she is stuck having to make a choice after she is betrayed once again. Will she allow herself to talk to Logan and get answers to her questions? Or will she run back to the safety of Damon’s arms? Thankfully, unlike a lot of NA reads, it seems that Brooklyn is a bit more mature and we don’t have the incessant angst and constant inner dialogue second guessing her every move. I hope that continues in subsequent volumes so that Brooklyn comes across as the strong woman that she is. That regardless of whom she ends up with (if she ends up with anyone at all) that she is comfortable with that decision.Unsettled is a fast, well-paced, engaging read. It immediately pulls you in with a well-crafted storyline and characters with depth. My only issue with the book is the abrupt cliffhanger of an ending. I don’t mind a cliffhanger if I can immediately dive right into the next book, but unfortunately the next volume is not yet slated for release. Unsettled is a solid four-star book and I think that Ms. Ellington has a bright future in the NA world.