Review: Incredible Second in series- Let's Count the Ways to Love This Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2013
4.5 Did Not Disappoint, Second in a Series, Friggin Hot Stars **** */*Skye Jordan.... Oh, let me count the ways I love your new book, Rebel:ONE:As the second in a series... it is so easy to fall back on what worked in the first book. You did not do that. You took the band of characters we met in Reckless and just expanded and made them more endearing. You let us feel comfortable re meeting all of them and then focused carefully on Rubi and Wes, guiding with an artful hand as to where you wanted us to go.TWO:In the last book, you teased and tempted with sexy texts... leading up to a steamy hot encounter which had me wishing Jax would text me sometimes. In this book... you laid mental groundwork of chemistry and very hot interest but slammed us with the most graphically erotic dance scene causing readers to turn air conditioning on during the coldest winter. What Wes did to Rubi will be the basis of lady boners and wet dreams for years to come.THREE:Then if the dance scene wasn't hot enough you provided readers with more inventive ways to use ice cream and drive cars.... I can only advise readers should make sure they have plenty of cleaning supplies and their car insurance up to date.FOUR:What is most impressive, though is how you laced so many emotionally strong details in this story. You provided the reader with all of the romance and terrific sexy times but what you did emotionally for me was huge. You created a situation where allowing one's self to be open to hurt after years of neglect, possible. You explained through Rubi what it would feel like to think you were disposable and never loved. You created a father so vile, so innately cruel, it broke my heart. You presented a person neglected during their childhood, scarred; fighting to experience and recognize love from a man.FIVE:And Wes - what a man you gave Rubi.... Wes is just wonderful. Raised in a loving family yet he has his own issues to deal with regarding approval and feeling recognized. He was the little rebel of the family... with the brilliance to be whatever he wanted... they wanted him to be an engineer... he went out on his own being the racer and then stuntman. He experienced that feeling of family disappointment... but nothing like Rubi. He does feel the connection to her; she is wild, sassy, in control and he cannot get enough. He does not give up on Rubi... he works to side step all the pitfalls and landmines she has. The story is filled with examples of this and all of them make sense.Doing more reasons will just become redundant and I will wear out my welcome. So I will just finish by saying well done Ms. Jordan. I really loved this book and the only reason it doesn't have 5 complete stars is you left me without a more detailed ending.... I got what you did... I just wanted more.... So I will look for the next chapter in the Renegades series.... Hmmmm, I wonder who will be up next....A gifted copy was provided by author/publisher for an honest review."