Review: Kale and Lucy <3
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
I love this author. I love this series. Each book in this series gets better and better. After the revelations in book two about Lucy and Kale, I was on pins and needles waiting for this book and boy it did not disappoint.Kale and Lucy are best friends. They are also best friends with benefits meaning they are not in a "relationship" but they are monogamous in their relations with one another. But what happens when what started out as fun takes a serious turn? What happens when the circumstances change? What happens when you want more than just friends?Kale is an army guy. After being hurt in book one along with Jace and Knox, he is sent him to recover. Kale is rough. He is tough. He is totally alpha but he is also sweet, kind, loyal, loving, and a totally sucker for kids, especially being a surrogate dad to Xavier's little girl. But as with any damaged hero, Kale is harboring a secret that could ruin everything he is trying to build with Lucy. Will he come clean before it is too late? Or will he lose Lucy forever?Lucy is a school teacher. She is sweet, nice, kind, a great friend. Both Kale and Lucy are scared to move forward in their relationship because of their pasts and being burned before by past relationships and parents. But something happens that makes them either take the next step or step aside and figure out life as best friends and nothing more. What will they choose?I loved watching their relationship grow. Kale's family was awesome. His mom and sisters were so sweet and accepting. It took me some time to warm up to Lucy's mom. Her dad was amazing but her mom... not so much in the beginning but past circumstances made her act the way she did. I also loved seeing Jace, Lexi, Cohen, Branson, Xavier and his daughter, Knox, and Charlie. I loved seeing their interaction among each other and how their dynamics as friends worked and all of their relationships grew and progressed. I was also surprised to see the bond that Lucy, Kale, and Branson formed at the end.I loved the ending! It was perfect. God, so freaking sweet!! I love Kale and Lucy together. They are truly each other's better halves. I can't wit for the next book in the series. I am hoping we get Xavier's story also in the Explosive series before the spin-off!