Review: A cute love story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2013
** 3 1/2 Stars **I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.I'll be honest, I wasn't really sure how to rate this. This was a great story and I really liked the characters, but something seemed to be missing for me. I guess I would have liked a little more story on the relationship for Kate and Alexander, but hey, don't get me wrong I still really enjoyed it.First you meet Kate, she is a go get 'em type of person, and it's hard for her to leave well enough alone (her own words). So when the owner of the castle in town shoots down the request to have the towns Easter egg hunt there AGAIN, she goes to try to change his mind. She gets in with telling a little lie, but she never expected what happens next.Alexander is a very private person, with solid reasons for it. He also has a very poor outlook on reports. He's got every reason for his hatred for them, they've spread out all the family's struggles for the world to see and shammed them in the process. So when Kate comes barreling down his driveway he isn't impressed. He starts to change his mind though after spending some time with her, he starts to realize she isn't at all what he expected her to be.These two play a very fragile game with their hearts, Kate is willing to give him everything, but he keeps holding back, he's afraid to let her in all the way because of his past. I think this is the issue I had the most with the story, Kate was willing to let Alexander keep things from her, just so that they could stay together. She didn't expect anything more from him. Granted they did have an instant connection and shared passion, I just wish he would give more. Even though Alexander claims he trusts Kate, as soon as she comes to tell him something, he assumes the worsts and throws her out before letting her explain.Will Alexander be able to get his head out of his ass and realize how good he has it with Kate? Or will he keep letting his past rule how he is going to live his life in the present?You could definitely feel the care and compassion that Kate shares with the town and the town feels the same towards Kate. I especially liked Finn (even though you don't get to see him much) and the ending proves the next book should be interesting. I can't wait to see what happens with the news Isobel left Kate with at the end.