Review: One of my favorites this year!  A must read.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2013
I absolutely loved this book. I was hooked from the moment Livie (h) meets Ashton (H). Their chemistry is off the charts. Those two are drawn to each other no matter how they fight it. They cannot help but gravitate to one another and the more interactions they have the deeper they fall for each other (despite their resistance). They start off with physical attraction and slowly build to opening up and letting the other see deeper into their mind and soul. They share with each other their secret pasts and their hurts. Livie comes out as the perfect friend, sister, girlfriend, student, etc., but Ashton sees her for who she really is: Someone struggling to be perfect but not needing to only because she's spectacular (to him) just the way she is. And Ashton, OMG, Ashton is awesome. Ashton is one of my favorite book boyfriends for sure. He is exactly what Livie needs and he loves her so much but he can't be with her, not the way he wants to. Yes, Ashton is a slut and everyone knows it but he reforms for Livie and he isn't even in a relationship with her! Yes, there's the dreaded love triangle, but seriously this love triangle was done right. Livie wants to feel something for Conner (the guy she meets in college and is in a let's take it slow boyfriend/girlfriend relationship) because she believes he is the smart choice, the choice that is expected of her but her "libido" (which was previously dormant) and heart scream for Ashton. It doesn't help her confused state of mind that Ashton tells her that she needs to stick with Conner, but shows her and only her, his vulnerable side that he keeps well hidden. His actions show her that he cares for her deeply and that he desperately wants her.OTL did not have steamy smexy scenes. What it did have was tons of sexual tension, chemistry galore, and a few intimate scenes that gave enough info to know the impact they made on Ashton and Livie. OTL was about Livie and Ashton going from being strangers to falling in love. There is no love triangle drama about gut churning jealousy, controlling boyfriend, possessive lovers and spiteful OW/OM. Of course Livie and Ashton feel the effects of insecurity and jealousy when they have to deal with one another's respective boyfriend/girlfriend but in my opinion it is written perfectly. I can't say it enough. I loved this book. I loved it so much that when I finished it I immediately went back and re-read all my favorite parts all over again.Would I recommend this book? YESWould I re-read this book? YES!Was there a cliffhanger? NO, it has a HEAWas there cheating? It's a love triangle so technically yes, but ... see spoilers below for info******SPOILER INFO TO FOLLOW*********She doesn't sleep with Conner nor does she have make-out heavy petting sessions. The most is long french kisses here and there. She isn't wishy washy  with her love where we have to endure reading about how she loves one then loves the other and can't decide between the two guys. She is just torn between doing what she believes is expected of her and allowing herself to be free to make mistakes and to choose a different path in life without feeling like she let everyone down. There is the fact that Ashton does have a girlfriend as well, but she only makes an appearance twice:  At the beginning and then again at the pivotal point of the book (she goes to school on the opposite side of the country). I won't spoil why Ashton is with her because that would be giving too much away. Suffice it to say that we do not read about them being together sexually and the only instance Ashton hooks up with another girl is at the very beginning (when he finds out she is dating his roommate & bestfriend and does it to forget she is with Conner). There are no details at all about that hookup. Livie doesn't see them together. She only knows about it because she sees there is a sock on his door (a sign there is someone there) and later in the book he explains it to Livie.