Review: The writing is gorgeous, the pacing is solid and the characters are beautifully flawed
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
“Sweet Destruction” is a must read! This book quickly became one of my top reads for 2014 - it completely sucked me in and left me wanting more! I first fell in love with Paige Weaver from her “Promise Me” series. “Promise Me Darkness” absolutely blew me away and while I don’t typically like dystopian books, I was immediately hooked on both the story and the writing. So I was extremely excited to read “Sweet Destruction” when I heard Paige Weaver was releasing a contemporary romance and it did not disappoint!Pick up “Sweet Destruction” now and prepare yourself for emotion – tons of heavy, angsty, heart wrenching emotion. Sam and Walker grew up in less than ideal conditions and their relationship is shaped through the hardships of their childhoods. The relationship between Samantha Ross and Cole Walker is anything but easy, yet so real. The drama and angst between Sam and Walker did not feel trivial or fabricated, but had a real emotional backing. Their relationship unfolded beautifully, in many shades of grey. Walker is not the knight in shining armor, but more the dark knight. Neither Sam nor Walker romanticize their role or relationship, but know the demons they both face and take it all into account. It also doesn’t hurt that Walker is walking, talking sex, and at times the chemistry steamed up my kindle screen! “You’ve always been mine, sweetheart, you just didn’t know it.” Swoon.Honestly, I loved almost everything about this book. The writing is gorgeous, the pacing is solid and the characters are beautifully flawed. My only issue is with the ending. Without giving anything away, the climatic action played out well and many of the major plot points wrapped up in an interesting way. Though, a couple of issues in character development and the relationship were never fully addressed. While most of the book is very well paced, I felt that the end was a bit rushed and glossed over a couple of unresolved issues about which I still have questions. I am holding out hope that this means there will be a second book?! I would read it in an instant!I would recommend this book a thousand times over, and give it a very solid 4.5 stars.~ Review by Alicia