Review: Beautiful and heartwarming with a side of steamy sexual tension
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
Christina Lee has done it again.  She has made me fall head over heels for Before You Break.  If I were being completely honest here, in comparison to All Of You, the first book in the series, Bennett and Avery still very much have my heart.  Ella and Quinn did not go down without a fight though, and captured a piece for themselves as well.  Their story is much more complex and intensely emotional than the first, a stunningly beautiful and powerful story of guilt, grief, and absolution that is absolutely mesmerizing.Christina Lee has attraction and longing down to a tee.  Ella has a boyfriend, he may not treat her very well, but her loyalty still lies with him.  Quinn swears he will never go there again but just can’t seem to stay away from the sexy siren.  Once again Ms. Lee creates an atmosphere that is all about the buildup where every near miss, close contact, and moment of yearning is heavenly yet deliciously sinful.  The chemistry between these two is palpable and the off the charts sexual tension permeates every interaction and leaves you breathless.This story is forceful and emotive and much heavier than the first with tragedy and anguish in both characters’ pasts making for a stirring, tear-jerking ride.  Turns out these two have much more in common than either anticipated and while Ella is in the position to help Quinn deal with his suffering she herself finds hope and healing in working out her own feelings of culpability and loss.  The pain is so potent it sits like a weight in the middle of your chest until it is finally heaved aside by the culmination of a passionate magnetism, an undeniable connection, an unfortunate history that makes it all too easy to empathize with one another, and an unparalleled reverence and adoration of each other.Christina Lee certainly knows what she is doing. Before You Break is another compelling, strikingly beautiful love story and a definite home run.