Review: A really good read. You must meet Dallas
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
*I received an ARC in exchange for honest review*Wicked Things is Carmyn Rafferty and Dallas Brown's story. Carmyn's past means she finds it hard to trust people and finding out that her fiancé has been cheating on her hasn't helped. Dallas doesn't do relationship, lives his life by his own rules not caring what people think. Both have had to deal with the pain of divorce, and as a result, they have both been left with issues."She looks at me now and we share a moment only those who've experienced the same pain can understand" ~ DallasBoth Dallas and Carmyn I thought they were well developed and likeable characters. Carmyn is a sweetheart, and Dallas may come across as a bad boy with his tattoos and motorbike, but really he good guy who is sweet, caring, and most definitely has that whole sexy southern thing going on so of course I liked him."The tattooed, reckless, bike-riding, long haired scruffy-faced, makes-me -feel-like I've -never -imagined, bad- boy Dallas"~ CarmynDallas and Carmyn were incredibly cute together their relationship was fun, and steamy. But there was a point where I did want to bang their heads together. I really liked the chemistry, romance, the passion they had, and the way they open up to each other."I have never felt this way with anyone. I' don't want it to stop. I want you to be mine" ~ Dallas"Dallas has managed to break down walls that I expertly constructed"~ CarmynI liked the storyline told from both Carmyn and Dallas POV. It's about trust, forgiveness, and learning that some things cannot be planned. It was heartwarming, and not too high on the angst and drama. It deals in a believable way with the aftermath of divorce, which I'm sure many readers could relate to.Great secondary characters, I liked Carmyn best friend Ava, I liked the relationship they shared, and I loved Ava's sense of humor she made me laugh so many times."I know it hurts. But, girl, fight now you need to see how much better you can do than Becker with a small pecker" ~ AvaI liked Dallas's brother Denton the entire time I was reading this one I was thinking about Denton what he was thinking and his feelings towards Dallas. I was hoping that his POV would pop up at some point. But I'm really glad that the next book in the series in going to be his story.Overall I enjoyed this book by Angeline Kace, which was my first. I found her writing style was engaging from the start. It could have been a bit longer, but that being said I did like the pace of the story. It was cliffhanger free with an ending that left me with a big fat grin on my face.So if you are looking for a quick read that is romantic, sweet, steamy and entertaining then I would one click now. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series and learning more about Denton Brown.One last thing I couldn't end this review without sharing something with you. As you know I love my quotes, and this book had many great ones, and I really liked how Angeline puts a quote at the start of each chapter. But I have to say that when I started read the following quote at the start of chapter sixteen the biggest smile started to appear on my face."Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you" ~Baby (Jennifer Grey) Dirty DancingOMG!!! Dirty Dancing is all time favorite film asks anybody I'm obsessed I love that film. So it's safe to say that I love chapter sixteen, read it with a big grin and my face, and every other time Angeline made reference to Dirty Dancing you know I was smiling.Wicked Things get 4stars from me.Some more quotes:☺"If you really want something. You have to go after it"~ Dallas"Sometimes you have to borrow strength from someone else until you're strong enough on your own" ~ CarmynMy first time really watching Dirty Dancing is with Carmyn Rafferty--the woman I pulled a Patrick Swayze on before I even knew what it really was" ~ Dallas"You can't make someone love you. Love is given, not taken" ~ Dallas"A heart is not worth breaking if the one it's crumbling for isn't breaking over you."~ Carmyn's dad."True Love somehow manages to find a way to rise from the broken pieces of your heart"~ Carmyn"Nobody puts body in a corner" ~Johnny (Patrick Swayze) Dirty Dancing.Okay! I admit that quote wasn't in the book but I so had to add ;)