Review: 4.5 Amazing Debut Stars - A must read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
What an outstanding debut novel from Lisa Edwards. As I just finish up in reading this book in just a little over 24hours of not wanting to put it down, I feel absolutely exhausted from the emotional roller coaster I just got off of but have to say, I loved every minute of it.Tara O'Connell, with the help of her best friend Kelli, has just walked away from very bad relationship with Stephen, who basically controlled her but also broke her and made her be someone she was not. But she broke away and started to regain the person she once was.As she is slowly starting to get back the life she once had and get back on her own two feet she meets Riley, a very hot corporal in the Special Forces, and right from that very first moment she is taken, and to be honest so was I. OMG I loved Riley, #TeamRiley all the way. They connected instantly, and their chemistry was off the charts, he was absolutely perfect except for the fact it was going to be long distance relationship, but he was so worth it."I thought about something that Kelli had said to me 'one day with Riley and nine apart was better than tend days with someone else' and it was true."But know that she has Riley, but living with their distance, she needs to find the balance of having him part of her world but not needing him to complete her. She slowly builds a life with a new circle of friends and a place she can truly feel at home and at peace, Songbirds, and get back to her one true love, playing the piano. But in the process she meets Cole, first known as Mr. Hotbod at the gym but finally gets the official introduction to him as a fellow band mate and lead singer in her friend Jay's band.Cole is a typical rocker, he's a player who eyes Tara right from the start. He knows she has a boyfriend but he lets her know that he wants her and doesn't let up. And there is just something about him that Tara can't deny, there is this spark between them, even though she loves Riley, but she know she needs to keep her distance, it's not safe being close to him but she just can't stop himself. Their music just seemed to connect them on such a different level. As the book went on, I did warm up to Cole, he did have his better side, and when she truly needed him to be that friend, he really stepped up ans was there for her."You know I'm here if you need to lean of me."I really enjoyed the storyline and the amazing cast of characters in this story. I loved Jason, the great gay bestfriend/ hairdresser that everyone wants, Marcus, the great boss/ friend, Jay a fellow student from her time at the Victorian School of Arts, as well as Kelli and Cooper. It was hard not to love them all.I have to say I am not a lover of books with Love Triangle story lines but have to say from the moment I first read about this book and watched the trailer I was intrigued. I am happy to say that I was thoroughly pleased at how the author handled the triangle story line, I loved how she created the triangle but it didn't include cheating, it was so very well written.This book truly was an emotional ride and I am not off to buckle up all over again and dive into book 2, I think it's going to get even bumpier in this one."I will move heaven and earth to come back to you, you know that."