Review: Just Perfect
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
When I was approached to read Promise Me This last July, I had no idea what I was getting myself into.  I had no idea what kind of impact the book would make on me - that it would be a book that followed me around and popped into my head from time to time.  It is one that I remember in sharp details - something that doesn't always happen when you read over 260 books in one year.  In all this time, this book and Colleen Hoover's are two that I recommend to someone who wants to read new adult.  So, I've been chomping at the bit to get this second installment in my hand.I've been fortunate enough to get to know the author some over the past year and knew how much she thought through the decision to make this book a novella rather than a full length.  And I have to give her credit, because honestly, it was just perfect.  Could I have used MORE Charlie & Jhett in my life? Sure!  But, with this, I got what I needed and Charlie and Jhett got to live out their story the way it needed to be lived.This book, in so many ways, is a love letter to the reader.  It reminds me SO much of Colleen Hoover's This Girl.  The book was set in the present timeline, with flashbacks that filled in the gaps from where we left off.  I have to admit I knew what was happening from the very first page, but when it was actually confirmed, I squeaked a little.  You aren't going to see a lot of drama and tension play out -- there are things the characters needed to work through, but ultimately this is about Charlie and Jhett finding their places in the world with each other.  And finding the happily ever after they truly deserved.Now knowing Sarah, I have to say that Charlie seems to have even more life than she did when I read the first book.  I see the heart and personality that was poured into her, and she in every way is on of the most dynamic characters.  Her spunk and quips, along with her love for Jhett just made me wish she was real so I could hug her.I do wish that some of the story lines were longer, more filled in (I was NOT expecting one thing to happen, and found my heart beating a little heavier when it did), but it was all executed with precision.  The want is more personal fangirling, than something that was necessary to fully tell the story.Don't let the length of the story dissuade you, this is every bit worth the money to pick up. In fact, I'll probably buy the book just so I can have a copy of my very own.*I received a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.*