Review: Heartwarming, Hot and still so Romantic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2014
Jen's Review4.5 stars"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep, because reality is finally better then your dreams."That is exactly how I felt when I was asked if I'd like to review Inner Core. I was dying to read more of Hayley and Daniels story. I NEEDED it bad because after reading Layers I just could not stop thinking about that ending. Sigal Ehrlich had me on the edge of seat begging for more. And I have to say Inner Core did not disappoint.Daniel is just as hot as the first book. And just as romantic. I mean I think I fell in love with him even more in this one. His journey to win Hayley back and to make her his forever was just a very emotional path. It felt like he grew a lot more in this story from the first one. I have to say I kind of loved the fact that we saw a much more sensitive side to him. I mean in the first book, he's very controlled, very closed off about talking about his past but in this one we get to see him open up so much more. Don't get me wrong, he is still the same controlling man he was, I just got to see more of the man under all of that. Where he had some trust issues where Hayley was concerned, I really got to see how he learned from past mistakes and how he opened up to trust with all of him. He is like an onion and with ever layer that got peeled back I learned something new about him. I really loved that.After the first book we saw Hayley left being broken and utterly devastated. I liked that throughout this book she was very guarded,and I completely understood why she felt that way. I mean if you got burned you wouldn't just completely give your heart over to the man who hurt you that easily either. I love that she made him work for it in a sense and where she needed time to work through her own insecurities and doubts in order to trust Daniel with her heart again.Now I would give this story a 5 star rating because I loved it but, I'm on the fence. My only real issue reading was that from the last book we are left believing that Daniel had done something that he felt that she might not forgive him for. And going into this there is in fact some secret he is keeping from her. For me the story really built up to this really big secret and I was dying to find out what it was. I was expecting to be outraged, devastated and angry. Where I'd want to junk punch him because How DARE he? And I have to say I was kind of ticked off when it was finally revealed. And Let's be honest I love that stuff in book. Where a story can evoke such high emotions in me. For me I just would have liked to see that go on a little more. Where it wasn't forgiven as easily. Regardless of the circumstances I wanted Hayley to make him suffer longer then he did.Overall this was a really good read. The flow was great, the characters we all loved from the first book had a presence and they helped add to the story. The sex was still as hot, the banter between all the characters had me laughing. There were moments where I was chewing on my finger nails wondering what the heck was going to happen. And the Love and romance just melted my heart. I really hope at some point we get Tasha's and Ian's story. Would love to see what happens with them. If you read Layers then you definitely need to pick this one up and read it..I can't wait to see what Sigal Ehrlich has in store for us in the future."It's like I did something really god damn f***ing virtuous in a past life to be rewarded with you. So, hell yeah, I'm f***ing sure."**I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review**