Review: 4.5 stars for a very promising follow up!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
After a lot of thinking, I decided to go with 4.5 stars for UP as I gave book one in this series 4 stars and I thought this book was better.  If you have not read Unspoken Memories, you'll need to read that first.  These are not stand alones.And can I first just compliment the beautiful cover?!?!Now on to content... First the positives:  I was glad to finally see Abby growing strong mentally at the end of the book.  She's been through a lot and I can't say some of what I'd like because that would be spoilery.  Let's just say she makes a few difficult decisions and though some readers may be upset, Abby made the right choices for herself.  She has got to find out who she really is before she and Matt can truly be happy together.  Trey is an entertaining side character as always... love that boy!  Matt is a doll.  For all his faults (and yes, there are a few), at his core, he is a great guy.  And that's one thing I have enjoyed about this series.  The hero isn't perfect as in he's not some prince charming with a dark past.  Sure Matt has some issues with his sister but his being a butthead at times has nothing to do with that.  And now I'm rambling.  Suffice it to say I'm glad these characters aren't perfect.Only a few things didn't work for me and they are related.  The beginning and the end had a real bang to it.  A lot of the middle had me wanting to smack Matt and Abby for being so stupid.  Abby becomes a whiny female and Matt gets whiny as well so it becomes a bit redundant.  They do a lot of unnecessary fighting due to a lack of communication.  I do understand it is part of the storyline though... these two both have to sort of crash before they can rise up stronger and better as people and as a couple.So the end I wouldn't call a cliffhanger though it is unresolved.  However, it wraps up in a way that won't make you crazy until the next book comes out.  I definitely recommend this series.  It's a unique idea, I think, which is another reason I enjoy it.  Abby getting the memories of Matt's dead sister... kind of cool.