Review: LOVED IT!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
SUMMER'S BOOK BLOGDovey, the forgotten little girl who's mother never bothered to think of her and her needs. Growing up with a mother who would rather have had money for drugs than feed the child she gave birth to, can do damage to any little girls psyche. Of course the dark man that visits her and her mother doesn't set well with Dovey..He's terrifying. Soon, Dovey discovers the dance studio and longs to be a dancer. Of course, a mother that doesn't come home doesn't provide much in the way of ensuring that would happen. So Dovey makes a deal with the studio owner Sarah, for lessons that ends up getting her accepted into the prestigious Briarcrest Academy.....Cuba, the poor little rich boy. He has it all, the money, cars, looks. He wants for nothing. So why is he struggling to keep that facade up? What could he possibly want that his daddy's money can't get for him? He attends the best school, has the best arm candy and even the best car....... But just because you have the best, doesn't always mean it is the best.These two lives merge at Briarcrest Academy. Cuba loves Dovey but just can't show it. He pushes Dovey away and in the process, destroys what little self esteem she may have had in the process. He refuses to look at her and even brings other girls into the picture. She gets the hint, she's just a nobody and was a means to his end.She tried to move on but how does that happen when everyday she's forced to see him. Fate intervenes and she's forced to work with him on a class project. Of course, with tension this thick there's bound to be a snap, crackle and some serious pop!!I loved this story and I'm not a serious fan of new adult. I was enthralled from the firs chapter and found myself not being able to put my kindle down. Dovey was a well written heroine who I found a bit of a kindred spirit in. She met the love of her life only to been denied all that she's ever wanted, love.  Throw in the head over heels in love bestie and poor Dovey didn't know which way was up. I felt so heartbroken wen her father put her into a situation that no parent should ever have had to go through.Not forgetting the greatly written hero Cuba, who's father owns a basketball team. I felt his pain of having the guilt over his mother and sister being dead. And the not present father who could really do well with telling Cuba it wasn't his fault. Cuba just wanted to do the right thing and not cause pain to another person.Sadly, in doing so, he broke Doveys heart. But he redeems himself by helping her in the time she needed it the most. Thank god this book was written. I'm in love with the series!! And look forward to reading more!