Review: Cliff Hanger Doozie - Bash was a Hottie!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
<I received an ARC copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review>4 Stars!!!First let me say that I loved the cover of this book! Beautiful. Ok now that is out of the way, I really liked this book. It has the triple “S” factor; Short, Sweet and Sexy. This is not a stand-alone book. IT ENDS IN A CLIFFIE and is a doozie. Just order the complete set you will not be able to put it down, at least I didn’t.Olivia is being physically abused by her boyfriend Andy. Bash comes to her rescue. Bash could be my knight and shining armor anyday. Olivia and Bash have instant chemistry but Olivia is in a sticky situation. Olivia’s boyfriend Andy is a major bad guy (and not in the good sense). Olivia is left behind at school during spring break because of some financial troubles her parents are having. Bash teaches Olivia self defense and they fall deeper in. I don’t want to give too much of the story away so this is all I am going to sum up.The story was well written. The suspense kept me edgy. There were several laugh-out loud moments. The love was sweet between our couple and made me swoon a couple of times. Olivia was an emotional mess and technically so was Bash he just did not wear his emotions like Olivia did. Bash’s story was heartbreaking. His brothers were fiercely protective of him and you fell in love with Matthias and Reid as well. Olivia and Bash steamed up the kindle screen. The book had some angst that got my blood pressure up a notch but it was just the right amount not to be overboard taking antacids.Why the 4 stars instead of 5. I would have rather had one book for each brother instead of the novella type books. I don’t particularly love cliff-hangers. This story line is similar to several I have read in the past couple of months. But with that said Bash and Olivia’s hot chemistry and the fact they did not stay away from each other long kept the story moving in the right direction.I have read several of Christine Bell’s books and am a huge fan. I would recommend this book (and the complete series), as well as, her other books.My Favorite Quotes:I am at the lowest point in my life and have no one to talk to. The thought of you being disgusted by me makes me want to die inside. Will you be my friend? – Olivia (inner dialogue)When our mouths touched what felt like an eternity later, the room seemed to let out a sigh. Thisss. This was the thing I’d been waiting to feel. The thing people wrote about in books and sang of in songs. - OliviaNow that I’d tasted her, I would think of nothing else until I got more. Her mouth was my drug. I knew it the second our lips touched. - BashAnd then we kissed, it was like our bodies had never not known each other. Like two halves of a magnet, drawn together, fit tight. - Bash