Review: Perfect late night treat!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2014
I'd give it 4.5 stars and it was free so I'll round up. :)Basic stats: *I would have paid $2.99 for this book.  But it wasn't like "OMG. I will read this again, maybe even next week!" which is why I pay the $5.99+ paperback price. *I would buy the next book from this author w/o hesitating (under $2.99). *I read pretty quickly and finished this one in less than 4 hours. A perfect chic flick/late night treat.Characters: Clementine was fantastically flawed.  Her back story was the perfect mix of angst/pain/growing up to make her transformation believable.  Gavin was the perfect balance...as a more sensitive/patient hero.  They are, of course, both hot...cause who wants to read a romance about two mildly attractive people. ;)  And of course her friends are hot, and her ex is hot, and his ex is hot.  But it's a chain reaction that makes sense...because if the heroine is hot...her previous hero would have been hot and vice versa. And she has a twin so if she's hot, her brother would be hot...and if he's attracted to her roommate then she would have to be hot.Age/Tone: I had to remind myself that the characters were only 21. I found myself saying "would a guy really say that?" especially when it was the roommate's boyfriend (ryan).  But I thought back to my boyfriend at that age in college and answered "ya, he really would." hehe  And the balance of party/band/classes/work seemed authentic to my last year of college...as most people realize they have to start getting serious as they will need to get real work, and they probably are running broke at this point if they weren't already.Action: I thought Lex wrote the perfect blend of romance and action.  The pace was just right to watch Clementine trying to grow up and understand her new relationship/feelings with Gavin while stressing over her writing and her family (or lack of) and then to keep us on our toes, she throws in the return of the stalking teacher.  I didn't put it down until I finished it.The only flaw for me (SPOILER ALERT) was the reason for Gavin's secrecy at the end.  He was with his ex, he is fully aware of Clementine's scars and past hurts, and he doesn't tell her what he was doing?  Why? because somehow the FBI or the creepy teacher would do something?  I'm still not sure what that was about...other than creating the moment of Clementine needing to trust and forcing her feelings.I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a well-written story of a young woman growing up and becoming stronger through love. It has the right mix of steamy scenes, laughter, fun secondary characters, and leaves you with a big sigh at the end.  I thought leaving us with an epilogue from Gavin's point of view was a really great twist!  I'd like to see more authors do this.