Review: fast paced, really good easy reading
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
Selling ScarlettRomantic Suspense.Ella James is a new to me author, and I read this book on a recomendation. It was free on Amazon, so I didnt hold great hopes for it. I have been proven wrong on a lot of occasions with free books, and no more so than this one.I havent read a mystery/suspense based story for a long time, so picking this up was a bit different for me.Initially It took a bit to get into, and I had to make a point of ensuring I didnt skip checking who each segment was about. This book is writen in first person, but from two different points of view. Our two main characters, Elizabeth De Ville, and Hunter West tell the story. Along with their dialogue, there is a lot of each characters inner thoughts, which tells a lot of the story.There are  twists and turns aplenty in what initially seems like a lot of story going on, but it's all very relevent.Hunter is secretive about himself, and his past, whereas Elizabeth's past is known to us from the start, her mother is an alcoholic, drug addict, who has been in and out of rehab Libby's whole life. Her father, left them to be with his new family, and barely tolerates either of them. Hes a pig and his wife is bitch. Hunter's mom is dead, and his father is Mr big, with secrets of his own, secrets Hunter feels he needs to take responsibility for. These secrets are the basis for the story.This is the very moment I fell head over heels for Hunter West. The very first glimps of the real Hunter,so far in the book.<i>Then he kisses my check and starts to back out of the kitchen. "One V Card" He says, making a check mark with his finger "claimed."</i>"Before, Hunter was an unobtainable male for me to idealize over but never get to know. I <i>do</i> know Hunter now. And I like what I know."What a great story, and the way it's told from both Hunter's and Elizabeth's point's of view makes it interesting.  I loved that after such a long time of admiring each other from affar, Hunter and Libby finally have the opportunity to make something of their lives together.I am really looking forward to reading Cross's book now.