Review: Absolutely precious indeed!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
I immediately fell in love with all of the characters in this story especially Hayley and Ari.  Hayley made a choice to face the consequences of her actions at the age of seventeen a choice she doesn’t regret, now at the age of nineteen she is ready to move forward in her life and build a future for herself and the person that depends on her the most. What she wasn’t ready for was to meet the sexy-stud muffin Cameron Argent. Plagued by his own demons and fear of getting close to someone; Cameron finds something in Hayley that makes him rethink the idea of allowing someone into his heart.I loved Hayley, I can’t say that enough times. She is such a strong, independent character with nothing but heart. She gives herself completely to her responsibilities and she takes the mistakes she made in her pasts and learns from them. I was in awe of her actions throughout the story, there were times when I thought she would for sure breakdown and lose it and she never did. Hayley stayed strong because in her heart she knew she had someone relying on her to do so. She not only stayed strong in the face of rejection or shame but she was even there for Cameron at his worst.Now Cameron, there were some occasions where I wanted to punch him in the face but I did understand his insecurity and guilt and how it played a huge role in how he interacted with Hayley. In the end the two balanced each other; Hayley gave Cameron strength and he in turn gave her love.  And I won’t say too much about Ari because she is just a ray of sunshine in this book, the instant she is introduced you are sure to fall head over heels in love with her.I truly enjoyed this story. It was a change of pace for me as a lot of the book had more to do with the characters working through their inner issues versus outside factors affecting their relationships.  Precious Consequences was a touching story about moving forward and not living in the past, learning from your mistakes and making sure you don’t repeat them, and finally realizing that everyone deserves love and you should never be afraid to let someone in your heart. There was a phrase in the book that was repeated twice and I thought it was brilliant, just a few words but it packed so much power it was “We’re all strangers until we decide to be friends”. Simply humbling. Fantastic read all around.*received gifted copy