Review: LOVED the story and the characters! Can I have a Reed of my own??
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2014
If you have not read a Heather London novel before, you are in for a real treat! Heather has a way to capture the reader’s attention and draw you into the story and not let you go! This is my second novel by Ms. London and I am just as impressed as I was with Fall From Love.The Hardest Party tells the story of young 20-something Emily. Emily has no family but fell in love with Jake; a Las Vegas high roller who is into no good. After a year together he begun to show Emily his true personality and physically and emotionally abused her for years. Emily gets away from Jake and creates a new life in New York City hoping that Jake will never find her. That is when she meets Reed. The mysterious millionaire with a story of his own, that brings them closer together.Right from the beginning I was completely invested into the story. I loved the character of Emily and felt such a connection to her and immediately cared for her safety after hearing the things Jake said to her and treated her. When she takes off from Vegas for NYC I was cheering Emily on!Once in NYC, some time goes by and Emily is moving on with her new life and begins to make friends. I LOVED the character of Lexi. She was such a great friend and just a beautiful person inside and out. The two help heal each other in this wonderful friendship and helped heal one another in different ways. Lexi introduces Emily to Reed, her older, protective brother. Reed ladies… let me just say you will LOVE Reed and have a new book boyfriend. He is just an amazingly sweet man I wanted for my very own! He and Emily have this build-up relationship but once they give in the sparks fly!Part of the story from this part on becomes a bit predictable but it was still a very intriguing story. I couldn’t put the book down and was just waiting for the moment when Jake when discover where Emily was and hunt her down. The suspense was killing me! The story also begins to change from only Emily’s POV to small chapters in Jake & Reed’s as well. Even though I hated the sun of a gun, I wanted to read what Jake was going through back in Las Vegas still looking for Emily. I loved to see him in pain and agony!The ending I wish had more to it. The story had such a big built-up to the moment Jake would find Emily that when it finally happened I was a bit let down. It all just happened so quickly I wanted more!! The epilogue was nice but the ending was just wrapped up too quickly for me. I guess I was just expecting more from it.I love Heather London’s writing! That girl can tell a story! I give The Hardest Part 3.5 Stars!