Review: Good but wanted more
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2013
This book. This book with the girl and the candy floss pink hair! I was hooked from the first page. Joe and Callie literally crash into each other and from that moment Joe can see no one else. He knows Callie is the one for him. After their fleeting introduction they part ways. One month later coincidence would have it that the guy booked to do Callie's tattoo and nipple piercings is the one and only Joe! The sparks between these two fly off the page. I wanted them to hook up then and there on the tattoo bench! (So did they)But our Joe is a gentleman (that's why we love him) he knows Callie is in a relationship so he vows not to make a move until she is a free agent. Callie assumes Joe isn't interested so she stays with Nick. She stays with him for the NEXT SEVEN YEARS!!!I felt with the story jumping forward seven years that I lost a bit of momentum with Joe and Callie. I wanted to experience their close relationship that had formed but instead I had to settle for the summarised version.After a turn of events Callie decides to man up and go her separate way from Nick for good. So that leaves things wide open for her and Joe. I finally get my wish and these two get their act together and get it on like Donkey Kong! (I kid you not) BUT it is short lived. My iPad was one wrist flick away from hitting a wall at this point.A very unexpected event happens and Joe and Callie have very different ways of dealing with it. Callie started off as some sassy chick and I loved that; bright pink hair, tattoos and nipple piercings. I loved that she was mouthy. What disappointed me was when the going got tough Callie fled.I also missed Joe's 'voice' in the 2nd half of the book. I needed more of this amazing guy. Although he was maybe too understanding with Callie in the end. I wanted some fireworks (that boy is too kind for his own good).The supporting characters were great. Dane I pictured to be off the scale HOTT! And Gerard provided the comic relief. Saff was adorable and Su was the typical BFF. Note to Su: in extenuating circumstances it is called for to break the girl code. Once in a while you need to give your girl a reality check. The truth hurts but is required to be heard at times.This book started off a 5 star read for me, the middle was a 2.5 star and the ending was a 3 so overall I had to award it 3 stars. I loved the writing. I loved Joe and the rest of the gang. I even adored Callie in the beginning. This rating is based on a personal preference for me. I get easily frustrated when adults dance around their feelings. Just say it already! How could they go for years not telling each other how they feel, not even on a boozy night out. I've said more to a stranger at the bus stop whilst drunk than they two had said to each other over a span of ten years.That being said, I loved that this book provoked a passionate reaction from me as it shows I got caught up in the story. And that I did! I will definitely read the next in the series as I need me some more Joe! ~Ava