Review: Fresh and fun voice
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
I was lucky enough to hear Megan Erickson read a scene from this book and even if I wasn't already intrigued by the cover blurb, that sealed the deal for me. (For the record, she's awesome!)Kat's voice is fun, fresh, spunky, and sparky, and although she seems to dwell in dramatic "Kat-Land", it's clear very early on that Kat has a lot of layers. I loved experiencing her journey of discovering herself; but more than that, I loved how that journey unravelled.Oh, and let's not forget about Alec. Hot, nerdy Alec. Better yet, hot, nerdy, honourable Alec. Alec was nice and good, but not squeaky clean. His battle with himself and his attraction to his best friend's girl goes up and down and back and forth in a very real sort of way.There are lots of bumps in the road to happily-ever-after Kat-and-Alec-Land — significant ones — and they felt natural to the characters. Too often I find conflict is obviously manufactured, but I never felt that way with this book. Also, a big bonus for me was the fact that we got to see Alec's point of view, so I definitely connected with the hero as well as the heroine.I'm going to add Megan Erickson to my list of insta-buy authors and I'll try to be patient as I wait for the next book. No promises, though, because I really want to read Max and Lea's story!