Review: Perfect fit for the series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
4.5 stars -- So nice to have more Rachel Higginson imagination to read.  Confession time: I was not one of the millions of girls that fangirled all over Jericho.  I loved him as a character, but I was never in love with him.  So I was not one of the millions waiting for his love story.  Regardless, what a beautiful love story it was.  And Jericho was so much more than I remembered him being.  I mean, he was always sexy and funny and sweet.  But this book delved deeper into how he felt about his position and the man he'd become and what he would do for the people he loved.  Being confronted with a man who actually had to do the dirty and hard things to keep his world safe was harder than I expected.  I felt so much for him, and never really thought about how he would handle that.  It's not something that we think about much, even in the real world.  I thought Ms. Higginson did a fabulous job of really showcasing a *warrior*.Now onto the fangirliness.  I never had desires or expectations for Jericho's inevitable soulmate, but Olivia was spot on.  She was hilarious, feisty, a bit damaged, both beautifully strong and vulnerable at the same time.  And I loved how down to earth she was!!  I've never been much of a fashion/makeup girl, so I never quite cared about all of that with the other Star-Crossed heroines, so to have one that was more like me was dream come true.And holy toledo, the steam factor.....  I...I just....wow.  The pool?  OMG.  Seriously.  There are no words.As usual, loved the action and forward motion in the Terletov storyline.  I did feel like some of that got rushed at times, and that's where this book lost the half a star.  SPOILER: I hadn't really had a chance to reconnect with any of the captured characters before they were killed, and so it wasn't as impactful as I guess I felt it could have been.  And little things like Eden and Kiran being detained at the end, but then just escaping....it was kind of anti-climatic. END SPOILER  So yeah.  Loved it, but felt a bit short changed at the end there.  Super excited to see how it all wraps up with Sebastian's story....he was off for me in the book, so I can't help but wonder what is going on with him.So in conclusion, if you've loved the Star-Crossed series thus far, you will love this next installment.  It had all the factors that make Rachel Higginson books fabulous, including (and my secret favourite part) the humour.  ENJOY!!!