Review: Let your LOVE SHOW...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
*I was given an ARC for an honest review*I tend to ignore my GR messages and “friend” requests, not intentionally, I’m just not really on there enough to always catch everything, other than to upload my reviews for the blog. But when I got a review request, I decided to take a moment to check out the book. The blurb wasn’t extensive but it was enough to peak my interest. Although I didn’t read any of the reviews I noted a majority rated LOVE SHOW highly; so I responded saying I’d read/review it. I’m so glad Audrey took a chance and shared her book with me; I’m sad to say that I may not otherwise have discovered it and it’s definitely a beautiful - hidden - gem.***Hadley Arrington is an incredibly career driven young woman in her last year of college. Her dream is to be a reporter for The New York Times as a war correspondent. She’s the Editor-in-Chief at her school paper and fluent in Arabic. Everything she does is to get her one step closer to her dream; a dream she’s unwilling to compromise or get sidetracked from. One rainy night, a few drinks, a party and a dare, is the beginning of what challenges Hadley’s dos and don’ts in life.Jack Diamond is Vice President at a fraternity with no plans for his future after college. On that same rainy night at a tailgate party, a cute tipsy-girl flings her self in his arms and kisses him madly. By a series of coincidental events he finds himself face to face with that nameless girl and wanting nothing more than to see her again.Hadley and Jack agree to a friends with benefits relationship – but Hadley has rules…lots and lots of rules; but Jack is a rule breaker and Hadley eventually can’t help but give in to his rule breaking ways. It should be that simple but of course its not. With Hadley fighting for her dream job and her leaving getting closer with each passing day, Jack hides the secret of his biggest heartache and the real reason he can’t fully support Hadley’s dream to literally put herself in the line of fire.I had serious goofy-smile-syndrome going on for a majority of the story. I loved watching Jack and Hadley together. They both are just good people that you root for, and so snarky funny together…anyone who knows me, knows I’m a huge sucker for good snark! But this is so much more than your typical sweet, boy-meets-girl love story. There are twists that will rock you, break you, and leave you breathless. The whole time you will know what HAS to happen but in the depths of your heart you hope that it won’t. Before the end, life lessons and heartache are plenty and you will most certainly get all misty eyed before Jack and Hadley can truly be together.I loved this book…truly, truly LOVED it. It pulled me out of a serious book funk. Audrey is a very talented author; her writing drew me in from the very first page. I didn’t want to put it down and craved more Jack and Hadley when it was over. I can’t wait to see what’s next from her. Give LOVE SHOW a chance, you won’t regret it.