Review: 4.5 stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2013
Alexis says..."The Secret of Ella and Micha" was one of the first books I reviewed.  At the time, I absolutely fell in love with their story.  But, after reading "The Temptation of Lila and Ethan" I am now singing a different tune.  Ella and Micah who?  This book had some of the most insane sexual tension, I swear at one point I needed a cigarette and I don't even smoke. Then it got to the point where I was alternating between tears, chest pain, and smiling.  For me, those are the three tell-tale signs that I FAHREAKING loved the book.Oh Lila, why must you be one of the saddest characters I've ever read?  Her childhood was polluted with awful parents who didn't care for her, there was no show of affection or love whatsoever.  Instead, they shipped her off to boarding school at fourteen so she wouldn't be an embarrassment to them.  Because of some issues at her boarding school, Lila starts taking pills at the hand of her mother at an early age and is now hooked on them.  She is so busy trying to fill the emotional void that her parents left her with that she allows anyone male to use her for her body as well as self-medicate with alcohol and pills.  Ugh...it was just heartbreaking reading about it. When she literally and finally hits rock bottom, Ethan is there to help her.  I seriously just wanted to reach into my Kindle, grab a hold of her and just give her one big hug.  But wow, once she finally picked herself up and dusted herself off, the change that Ethan helped aide her with was amazing and downright inspiring.Ethan also comes from a bad childhood, but for a different reason.  He witnessed his mother get beaten by his father when he was younger.  His fear of becoming his father has not allowed him to actually let someone in except for his ex, London.  He still carries guilt for what happened during his relationship with her and it keeps him from getting attached.  Because drugs played a large part of the abuse his father gave to his mother as well as London's situation, he was there to pick up the pieces once Lila needed someone to put her back together.  In turn, Lila was able to show him that he could let go of the past and finally let someone else in.  I completely adored Ethan, the way he made sure that Lila knew she was worth it, the way he helped mold her into the great person she had hidden just warmed my heart.If you are a fan of Ella and Micha, I dare you to read this and not fall even more in love with Ethan and Lila.4.5 bookies!