Review: A good bit of Chick-Lit and some New Adult
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
3.75 starsWith a good bit of Chick-Lit and some New Adult, author Valerie Chase managed to deliver a unique story.Valerie Chase drew me into the story immediately by introducing me to Georgia and her problems. Although Georgia's situation was not divulged entirely, I came to understand that she was very much in trouble and that she was greatly affected by the situation she found herself in. I wanted to know what she had done and how the author was going to make her story play out.I did connect to Georgia on some level, but there were times where I just wanted to shake her and smack her upside the head. Okay, she did a horrible thing that has come to bite her in the ass but the constant crying and whining and pity party got to be a bit tiresome. Thank goodness Jace kept popping into the picture taking the focus off of her.I loved Jace. He was smart, caring and although he had his own issues he offered Georgia the comfort and understanding she needed.Now this is the part that I loved. I enjoyed them together, especially when Georgia allowed herself to enjoy Jace's company without thinking about her troubles. I loved that they flirted some, shared some of their past and connected on a new level. I won't say that their connection was immediate, because I didn't see it that way. The author went to great lengths to nurture it and develop it as the story progress and for that I am thankful. Because by the end of the story I was right there cheering them on and wanting them to find their happily ever after.Maybe their connection wasn't immediate, but their chemistry sure was hot! I enjoyed how flustered Georgia became when Jace was in close quarters with her - how his every look made her feel things she thought she was incapable of feeling at that moment. Jace too had to find the strength to fight his attraction to Georgia, especially when she managed to push all his buttons with her comebacks and her vulnerable state. I enjoyed their bickering, their honest interactions and their lustful encounters.My only other complaint would be Georgia's mistake. After all the stress, the heartache and the strain Georgia was under, I was assuming the worst of cases. Not that I'm discounting what she did but I when the time came to confront her demons it was wrapped up too easily to be believable. However, taking into consideration that this is a romance and not a mystery I overlooked it to focus solely on the relationship that developed between Georgia and Jace.All in all, a romantic story about two individuals who find each other in spite or maybe because of the hardships each was enduring.