Review: Not a cliffhanger but...not the entire story either
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2014
I did like the story overall but I do feel like it's more of a young adult read and while it is not a cliffhanger, there are 2 more books to Dara and Stone's story.Both Dara and Stone are seniors in high school that meet during the summer before their last year in school as they work at a local bookstore that Stone's father owns. Dara is a super sweet good girl that was raised by her grandparents. Stone is a self proclaimed motorcycle bad boy but comes from a very well to do family. They both fight their attraction to each other and it's fun to read to see how their relationship will evolve. There were a few things that felt off to me in their relationship development but overall it does feel real and I found myself wanting them to figure it out and be together as a couple. Dara's Granny is hilarious...I just loved her! As the story unfolds, you learn more about Dara and Stone's past...they each have some pretty heavy emotional baggage that they need to work through on their own but also are holding back from each other. Just as they are finding their way to each other, yep, you guessed it...we have some major drama with Jessie who is/was Stone's on/off again girl and we learn what really happened to Dara's father. I found myself wanting to beat up Stone at the same time that I wanted him to be with Dara...so good writing there! You do get a happy ending and it's not a cliffhanger, however, as I stated at the beggining, there are 2 more full books about their story.While I did enjoy their story, I am not sure I'm that invested in them to want to read the addtional 2 books and I am glad, that you can indeed just read this and "feel" like you got an ending to the story so that is a good thing.