Review: Absolutely Loved Gabe
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
This is book 2 in the series.I loved Gabe in the Prequel to this series called Camouflaged.  And let me say, Gabe is even more swoon worthy and panty melting hot in Concealed.  He is just perfect!  But I have to be honest here and admit that I skipped Hidden (book 1) in order to keep reading Gabe’s story.  So I’m positive I’ve probably missed some important details from the two years since his discharge up until the day he shows up in Austin to claim Alexis.  I intend on reading it next – I just had to finish reading about Gabe and make sure that his heart was healed and he got his happy ending.Okay, so we begin Concealed learning that after Gabe declared his love for Alexis and they made plans to meet in six months after his military tour, that Gabe was devastated when Alexis wasn’t there.  He’s spent time in Hawaii with Nick and attended college trying to move on, but he knows Alexis is his one.  He comes to terms with the fact that unless he makes a final attempt at contacting her and winning her heart, that he can’t live his life without Alexis if there is even a single chance he can have her.  So Gabe packs up, moves to Austin and shows up at Alexis’ apartment to win her heart back.  But when he knocks on the door, Gabe discovers she’s still with the boyfriend Marco, she promised to leave.  But he also sees that the feelings are still there and knows he still has a chance.We learn that Alexis' Hispanic parents have deep beliefs in family history.  (It kinda reminded me of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding - although Alexis' family is Hispanic).  Anyway, they are scared of her dating Gabe and expect her to finish college and marry Marco, the boy whose parents are their best friends and who they've had in their lives for years.  The problem is, Alexis doesn't love Marco the way she loves Gabe, but Alexis didn't have the backbone two years ago to tell them that, and it doesn't look like she's going to be able to do it now.  Alexis tries to push her feelings for Gabe away doing what everyone else wants, instead of what she wants.  This is where we meet Beth, Alexis’s sister who I loved.  Beth is quick to notice the feelings between Gabe and Alexis and tells Alexis to follow her heart and do what’s best for her.I liked Alexis' character for the majority of this book.  But be prepared.  There is a scene involving a family emergency where she makes a decision I did not agree with - where I came really close to slinging my precious Kindle across the room.  I was so MAD!  Gabe’s response was totally appropriate.  Tables are turned and the role of proving the love and trust is flipped.  You’ll have to read this really good book in order to understand what I’m talking about, and once you do, you’ll completely agree with what had to happen.This was a really good read and different from a lot of the books out there with similar plots.  As you can tell from my review, I truly adored Gabe.  Any girl would be lucky to have a man in her life who loves her as much as he did Alexis.