Review: Mouth still hanging open!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 18, 2013
So since I have managed to pick my jaw back up off the ground after finishing this, I will share my review.I freaking loved this book. An A.Mazing debut novel by Sarah Elizabeth.I first discovered this book when it was being promoted on Facebook, read the synopsis, and instantly had a feeling it was going to be a great story. Well, my instincts didn't steer me wrong, they were right on!I couldn't wait to start reading this book and as soon as I saw the name of chapter 1, `The Masquerade Ball', I was hooked and thinking `oohhh, this is going to be good'.  And was it ever, couldn't put it down.  I spent a lot my time reading this with my mouth hanging open. Open out of excitement, open from anxiety of what's happening, open in shock of what was revealed. There were quite a few parts Sarah Elizabeth had me thinking one thing then a second later thinking something else and then proving me wrong moments later. My head was spinning on how well this was written.Brandon Taylor and Alexis Harper's story is rich with an incredible amount of emotions, loaded with questions, and filled with uncertainty. On top of all that and Brandon's past & current situation, it is also a romantic love story to swoon over with a touch of lighthearted moments. Alexis' inner dialogue had me cracking up.Maybe he went home to grab a shower, or he had to feed his squirrel? He doesn't have a freaking squirrel, Alex, you loser.Alexis Harper is a beautiful girl who knows what and who she wants refusing to walk away without giving it her all. I think what I loved most about her is that even when she was feeling knocked down and left heartbroken she didn't wallow in pity, she stood back up and went out with her three amazing roommates (who you also fall in love with) to have a good time. Brandon Taylor is a hunk of a man who is incredibly romantic (Sarah Elizabeth, I too would like a Kellan Kyle and Brandon Taylor club sandwich)."When we kissed, Alexis, to me, it was like someone had just ignited a firework inside of me, and it was racing through my body at a hundred miles an hour," he steps closer, so that his eyes are boring right in to mine. "It was like a deep fire running through my veins, and I didn't think I would ever want the burning to stop."I'm not going to lie, this book leaves your emotions and your mouth hanging wide open at the end. Honestly if I knew that, I would have waitedto October when the 2nd book comes out because right now my heart feels like it was split open, then again probably not because I was just too excited to read this. It's a must read, don't wait another minute...start reading it!