Review: A beautiful must read, I love it.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2013
********I received an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.********4.5 starsI have to say when I saw the title for this book I thought it was going to be a paranormal romance and not my normal cup of tea, but after reading the synopsis I couldn't have been more wrong, I knew I wanted to read this one. The reason being is that I'm a strong believer in the power of the Universe and that all things happen for a reason.I liked the main characters, Nina Ryan was strong, smart, funny, and a little bit feisty she was a girl after my own heart. We believed in the same thing so how could I not love her. She had a very traumatic experience nine years ago one that didn't leave her broken, but afraid to expose her feeling to anyone ever again, so she has built up walls and let get close.`From now on, I will pay attention to the world around me. I will see the signs and protect myself from the risk. Nothing on one will ever hurt me again, because I'll know. I'll be ready for it.' ~ NinaConnor Wright (Swoon) was sweet, charming, kind and sexy, and with eyes the colour of Sapphire, I liked him from the start. There was an air of mystery about Connor as he had his own secret and I will say I did not guess what it was at all. Connor cares about Nina, he wants her to learn to trust him, to know that he is not going to hurt her if she lets her walls down and let him get close.'I get that there's something you're not telling me, but I'm a patient guy. We'll do this your way for now Nina' ~ Connor.Their relationship begins friends and nothing more, and I like this, they were sweet together. I loved the banter between them, and some of the things Connor says and does for Nina left me with a big grin on my face. They soon discover that just being friends is not enough; Nina for one can't ignore the signs that the universe is sending her she knows she has to let Connor in. Connor makes Nina feel things that she has never felt before. They both want more, and when this happens, and it does extremely quickly their relationship become very passionate and intense.`This man has given me so much, made me feel so many new things and now he is going to replace the bad memories with good ones ~Nina"Nina Ryan, you are complicated, unique, adorable and real. I've never had more fun with another woman. You also happen to be sexy as hell and the most naturally, devastatingly beautiful woman I've ever met" ~ ConnorI liked the secondary characters, Nina's best friend Lola who was always on hand to give Lola some words of wisdom, also Drake, Nick and Toni. However I think I would have liked to have known a bit more about them, as I don't think I got to know enough about them and their backgrounds, so I was left with a few questions and wanting to know more. Apart from Lola I don't know if they added a huge amount to the story. However since Lola is getting her own book, and I would guess that Nick might get one too, this may have been a way of introducing them, which is fine as I now know my questions may be answered.I liked the storyline there were many twists and turns that I did not see coming and this added to my enjoyment. It had a bit of everything, steamy sex scenes, romance, action, drama, mystery and a misunderstanding. I loved that one chapter was told from Connor's POV a nice surprise, and I would have loved a few more.I loved this book, I laugh, I cried, I loved the ending very sweet it had a great epilogue. My favorite part of the book had to be the quotes that Devon Herrera put at the beginning of each chapter I loved them and I think I highlighted most of them. I loved the ways in which the universe was speaking to Nina; Devon Herrera did it in such a way that they were all believable. It definitely had me thinking back to examples of when I felt the universe spoke to me. I would highly recommend this book. I'm really looking forward to reading Lola's story.Sapphire Universe gets 4.5 stars from me.A few more quotesThe Universe is always speaking to us...Sending us little messages, causing coincidences and serendipities, reminding us to stop, look around, to believe in something else, something more ~Nancy Thayer`Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength. While loving someone deeply gives you courage' ~ Lao Tzu