Review: 3.5 stars. Sweet story. Could use more early character development
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
I liked this book. I was kind of surprised the characters were seniors in high school. It seemed like they should have been in college for the situations in the story.It all starts in Aspen. The group is far from home, at someone's family's ski house--no "adults"--when there is an avalanche and Jace and Mia are snowed in together for a night.  There, they finally "see" each other and connect in a way that they never have with anyone else. They agree to keep the relationship secret until Mia (who has serious PTSD from being caught in a riot with her dad as a 4yo) can cope with the idea of everyone knowing. Jace is an up and coming rock star and they are both afraid Mia won't be able to handle the crowds without having a panic attack.But if they're still in h.s., why did no one call their parents to say they're ok after an AVALANCHE? It was a weird mix of adult situations and relationships (with some of the most RELAXED parents EVER) and kid situations that didn't quite fit for me. That's why I thought they should have been a smidge older.But Mia and Jace were likable characters. The alternating POV worked well. I did think their early relationship, while CHOCK FULL of chemistry, didn't have a lot of communication--at least from what I remember. When they were falling for each other and I hadn't seen much real conversation, it seemed a bit forced. But I just decided that due to their mutual connection (her twin brother who is Jace's best friend), they had probably seen enough of each other over the preceding four years to know who they were. Sort of. Kind of thin, but, as I said, I let it go because I liked them. Other than that, there wasn't TOO much drama until the end and it was fairly predictable. But at least there was a happy ending and NO CLIFFHANGER.I wanted to see more, an epilogue, maybe. There's a lot happening in the near future with them. There is another book coming out that's Kaeli's story (Mia's best friend). But it seems from what I've read, the plot has zero to do with Mia and Jace. Kind of a bummer. I thought the series would follow the band but it just seems to be following the friends.Anyway, enjoyable, quick, easy read.I'll probably read the next one.