Review: It is easy to be "Intoxicated": with the great characters, and compelling and emotional storyline in this book.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2014
This book had great characters and one that I couldn't stand. I detested Eric. He had a great girlfriend and it seems to me that he wasn't all that serious about her until he thought that someone else might get her attention. That is NOT love! He was awful in my opinion. The fact that all of her friends agreed should have been a red flag for her but for some reason (which I couldn't see) she stayed with him.When Lauren gets a promotion that requires her to move, she ends up renting a room from Blake. The two hit it off really well. She also becomes friends with Blake's brother Matthew.Matthew seems to be everything that Eric is not and before long Lauren is mildly crushing on him. Matthew has issues though and one of them is a form of self hatred and unworthiness brought on by mistakes from his past.Lauren got on my nerves a little. She was too quick to defend Eric and too slow to open her eyes to his lack of worthiness. The book never showed Eric performing indiscretions but I had the feeling that he wasn't being completely faithful.I would like to see her and Matthew get together. Their chemistry was awesome! :-) Also I thought Matthew was a great guy.Intoxicated was full of relationships, drama, charisma, doubt, decisions, romance, and disappointment.The ending was unexpected and made me want to read the next book immediately. It wasn't a cliff hanger per say but it set up the next book and our desire for answers to the question of who she'll end up with or if she'll go it alone.I received an ecopy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. I thought it was compelling and emotional. I enjoyed it and can't wait to find out the answers to who, what, when and where in the next book!