Review: Had higher hopes
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
I was gifted a copy of this book by the publisher for an honest review.I had high hopes for this book.  It sounded amazing to me.  The first half of the story seemed to drag for me.  Kai, the male lead, is a strong character and he was probably my favorite character in the book.  Rachel, the female lead, I thought was whiny wimp.  She made excuses for falling into a path of destruction when she could have pulled herself up by her boot straps and been a totally different person.I know this may be how the author intended the characters to come across....but maybe not.  Kai and Rachel have been close friends for years.  Neither have wanted to acknowledge the spark between them.  When Rachel comes home from college for a summer Kai can't stay away from her.  He's totally smitten.  He uses his music to help keep him from sinking into the dark hole he finds himself in wondering what he's supposed to do with his life.  He want's to be something/someone for Rachel.  To make her, his parents, and himself proud of him.  He wants to feel worthy.Rachel is still plagued with wondering why her high school boyfriend dropped her like a wet fish after he almost killed her.  She thought they were forever.  He couldn't wait to get away from her it seemed.  Seeing him over the summer was an emotional land mine.  Rachel did handle herself better once she realized her ex is not worth any of the time she's been trying to forget him and what he did to her.  She's ready to move on with her life.  Hoping to include Kai in it with her.Kai and Rachel's story together is so beautiful.  They were friends first.  Becoming lovers was the next level to cross.  How can their new relationship last, however, when neither is willing to share with the other how they really feel about the other?  Just a summer fling....or would it turn into forever?