Review: A Battle of the Heart-Love, Need, and Change
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2013
So to say that this sequel wasn't great would be a lie.  IT.WAS.FANTASTIC!!  If you are anything like me, you were probably devastated at the end of Ten Days of Perfect.  I felt like I was gutted.  Author Andrea Randall does an amazing job of taking a story and adding crazy twists and turns.  The end of TDoP left me with my jaw dropped.  So when I started RA I was still in that state or just in a bit of shock and awe.Everything about Ember is amazing.  I think she did a lot of growing and soul searching in this book.  Honestly, it was perfect.  It needed to happen.  Something that made me fall in love with her, all over again.  I was mesmerized with all things Ember.  Sure there were things that made me say wth?  No, that can't be happening right now!!!  And other times where I was giddy, or maybe crying.  I was all over the darn map this time around.  Ember had my emotions whacked.  All and all I wanted her Bo to be together.  Who doesn't?  That man is a fine specimen of delicious. But after everything that happened in TDoP, would it work?  I kept asking myself that question, over and over.  Ugh..I don't know, I couldn't figure it out.  I liked the added yum of Adrian Turner, and his hypnotic trance he had over Ember.  They have hot chemistry, in fact there is one scene that is crazy steamy!  The kitchen scene.  Enough said, hot damn!Adrian Turner was not my fave person ever, in TDoP....not one bit.  I mean, yeh, he was there and nice to have around and (pretend) to look at.  But he didn't do it for me.  He crept into the picture and sort of just stayed there.  Now here we are in RA, and he has permaplanted himself.  So...needless to say he weaseled his way into my heart.  I tried to deny it, hard.  Didn't work.  He is hot, a gentleman, and friendly.  Adrian made me always want to reach out and kiss him.  Damn him.  But then I saw a side of him, that made me second guess this guy.  What was going on with him?  I wanted him to make my beautiful Ember happy, because damn it she deserves it.  So, it begins my thoughts start taking over my heart....what is happening????  Don't be playing games Adrian...don't you be doing it.  Seriously.Well Bo will always have my heart, ALWAYS!  There is just something so special about him.  That music he plays is hot.  He is hot.  Man oh man.  I wanted to lick him in TDoP and even in this book, even if he acted like a turdlington.  Ya know, I just wish he would have been open and honest with my darling Ember.  Seriously, dude buck up and do the right thing.  Why wait until all hell breaks loose?  Oh well can't go back now.  So here we are, Bo is still dreamy.  And without Ember.  I found him lost. I was worried about him, always wondering what he was going to do next.  With the swipe of an anxious finger, I would sweat it out, what is Bo up to?  Is it Ainsley again?  Err...that woman could do a whirl of trouble to Bo.  And if Ember caught wind of it....well that is a whole other situation to worry about.  Now I worry about the fact the Bo is broken.  So much has happened to him.  Ahh!!  I wanted to scream and curse and cry-oh wait that all took place!  Ugly nastiness!  I was a mess....just wait.I love Regan and Rachel.  So much that I think I would want to jump all over Regan.  Sorry Rae.  And Josh and Monica.  But Regan has me by the heart in more ways than one.  I am so invested in him.  Gosh....that man.  He is a hot lot of something.  Monica is still a great BFF, but she is doing some growing in this book too (thought it was needed.)  Rae.  Rae.  So many words, just can't form sentences.  I cherish her like she is my own sister.  She is that girl that you want in your life, no matter what.  When she enters a room, everything changes.  She is beautiful and so real.  This book focused a lot on her.  I just wish I got more.  You know that love that you never want to leave behind or lose?  Those are my feelings for Rae and Regan.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE everyone else too....but those two are truly inspiring characters.  LOVE them!Oh my words Andrea Randall.  You did a number on me.  Mind, body, and soul.  You are such an amazing Author.  I cannot say that enough.  You are brilliant, you create these characters that are so very real to me, and I just want to hug you and them.  This book was full of angst, change, and heartache.  I thought I would hate this book with the way TDoP left off, gosh I was so so wrong.  I LOVED this book so much.  I cannot wait to read book three in this series.  Who is with me?  I love this series too much!  One of my favorites!