Review: Fun romance!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2013
“Talon likes Reagan, Reagan likes Talon, I like Talon, Wesley likes Reagan. Notice how many Reagans and Talons are in that grammatically incorrect sentence?”–KaylaKayla has loved Talon since she first saw him when they were young children. Except she didn’t do anything about it, and now her best friend, Regan, has been dating him for the past year while Kayla pines for her true love. Meanwhile, Talon’s best friend, Wesley, is pining over Regan. When Kayla and Wesley come up with a crazy plan to unite Talon and Regan with their true true loves–them–they come to the startling realization that who exactly is the ‘them’ in that plan is a bit unclear…“Pretty sure I’m in love. Problem is, I’m not sure which one of them I’m in love with.”–KaylaI adored this book, and I was surprised by how much given that the premise behind the book is pretty selfish and not very best friend-worthy! The author totally makes this work in such a believable, fun, and sweetly romantic way! Since I enjoyed one of the author’s previous works (Friday Night Alibi) and loved the character voice, I decided to give this one a try and loved how the romance unfolded even more.At first, I wasn’t a fan of Kayla at all since she was so mean to Wesley in her thoughts, and her feelings seemed so shallow for Talon (it seemed like it was all about his looks). Over time, I grew to adore her, and I couldn’t wait for her to open her eyes to see what was right in front of her! As for Wesley, he’s so lovable, and I loved reading Kayla’s view of him change over the course of the book, because frankly, I adored him from the start and wanted her to fall for him, too!While I didn’t like Kayla so much at the start, which brought the fun factor a bit down for me, I loved the last half of the book so much that there were several passages that I found myself going back to reread just because they were so great! The real strength in this book is the ending! Once I knew the ending, I had to go back and reread several parts of the book and ended up seeing the scenes in a new light. I love authors who have the talent to write one story that can be reread differently, and this author definitely has that talent!Overall, there isn’t much to the story other than the changing relationships between the four friends so we really get to know these characters. The story is told in first person through Kayla (I also loved her character voice once she grew on me) although we also get several journal entries that summaries longer time stretches. In the romance department, I’d say it’s mostly sweet and low heat (make out scenes and discussion of sex) and suitable for a young adult audience even though they’re in college. I’m definitely recommending this for those who love sweet romances where the heroine slowly realizes that her friend is something more. This is a 4.5 out of 5 for me!(Originally posted on my blog; I received a NetGalley ARC in exchange for an honest an unbiased review.)