Review: Character Development and Angst at it's finest.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2014
I found myself a new go to author. All though I have a few of Elizabeth Lee's book on my TBR as well as my kindle, I have not read any of them yet. But I have read her co written book with Caisey Quinn and I loved it. That's why I purchased her other books.But, dang EL can write. Page after page the words just flowed so freely. It was amazing for a story with so much angst to be so easy to read.This book is angst at its finest. HOLY moly. This book. I had to step away numerous times because my nerves couldn't take it. I wasn't sure how it was going to end and I wasn't sure if I even wanted to know. It's written that amazing.The character development was spot on. The flash backs and character history was done to perfection. Flashbacks are hard to read. Sometimes they are just thrown in and you're like WTF did I just read. Was that really necessary? But in Where there's Smoke I found myself looking forward to the flashbacks. I wanted to know as much about Ry and Piper as possible.Piper. Oh Piper. Elizabeth Lee wrote such an amazing leading lady. She had faults, she owned up to her mistakes and she wasn't trying to make excuses for what she did.Ryland Roberts. That names makes me want to rub my legs together. Ry is hot and swoonworthy. The way he felt about Piper and the stuff he would do for her, they don't make them like Ryland Roberts, and if they did, I'd have to go hunting for my Ry and tie him up  and keep him for myself.My heart broke for all the time that Piper and Ry lost. But it broke even more for Hadley. That poor girl. She was left behind to deal with the aftermath and Piper thought it was good. But it wasn't and I wanted to hate Piper for what she did, but I got it. I understood, but what mattered is she was there for Hadley and she protected her.This book was full of steamy moments, blood boiling anger, anxiety causing moments that make you want to drink a whole bottle of whiskey with a Xanax chaser. I felt like I was watching a movie and I couldn't sit still the entire time. That's how amazing this book is.I can not wait to see where this series goes. HOLY EPILOGUE BATMAN!!!!!!!MUST READ BOOK OF 2014