Review: Read in one sitting because I could not put it down!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2014
I downloaded this book because I knew ahead of time what it was about and it reminded me a lot of one of my all time favorite books, Painted Faces.  However, when I started reading it, I didn't think I was going to like it.  The main female, Dani, has really, REALLY low self esteem and talks about it non-stop throughout the entire book. I am also not a fan of books where the girl is overweight and unattractive and the guy is drop dead gorgeous, but loves her for her quirky personality.  That's not to say that it doesn't happen in real life, but that is a tough storyline for a writer to pull off realistically,without the romance feeling forced.  So, throughout the first 25% of the book, I kept contemplating whether or not I wanted to read any further or just put the whole thing down.I kept going though, and I'm glad I did because Liam and Dani had a ton of chemistry! I don't want to give too much away regarding his secret, in case whoever is reading this doesn't know what it is going to be, but it is definitely something different than what you normally find in contemporary romance.  From about 40% until the end, I just could not put this book down.  I stayed up really late to finish it because I just had to know how it ended, and when I finished I felt a huge sense of satisfaction and  was really glad that I stuck this one out.Lastly, to the author: My favorite part of the whole book was your author's letter at the end where you reveal that this story was taken from a real relationship that you had in college. I absolutely love when a good book is based on real-life events, it makes me feel even closer to the characters.  It takes a lot of guts to put such a personal part of yourself out there.So, even though there were some things about this book I didn't like (mainly the main character's constant negativity about herself), I wound up really loving this book overall. It is very unique, and definitely worth reading.