Review: Prequel: Jasmine and Dez's story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
Bitter Sweet Love is a prequel novella (#0.5) in Jennifer L. Armentrout's The Dark Elements series. I read this after reading book #1 White Hot Kiss and enjoyed it very much. Bitter Sweet Love focuses on Jasmine from the New York clan. This whole series focuses on Wardens aka Gargoyles and their job to protect humans by ridding the world of demons. In this novella, Jasmine is reunited with her childhood best friend Dez who she is slated to mate/marry. However, there are some emotional obstacles for Jasmine and Dez to overcome before this happens. Their relationship is the heart of this novella and I thought their connection was beautiful. Near the end, Layla, Zayne, and others from the DC clan are introduced...even a nameless Roth makes an unwelcomed appearance. Overall I liked this novella very much, even more than the first book dare I say. Maybe because it felt a bit more "new adult" than "young adult" and I had already been exposed to this world from book #1. I was engaged in Jasmine and Dez's story from the first page. It is a wonderful addition to this series.The Dark Elements series includes the following installments (as of March 2014)#0.5: Bitter Sweet Love (novella)#1: White Hot Kiss#2: Stone Cold Touch (not yet released)#3: Untitled (not yet released)My favorite quote:“Nothing in this world is stronger than love. It should always be enough. No matter what.”