Review: Wonderful sequel!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2013
“I’m afraid she won’t say yes.”–AndrésIt’s been six months since the end of Say When, and Christina and Andrés are living their happily ever after together. Well, kinda. They’re living together, and while Andrés is ready to move forward, Christina likes things the way they are. Possibly forever. Unfortunately for Christina, life doesn’t want to be stable and in addition to Andrés wanting more, her ex-fiance, ex-best friend, and estranged mom are sabotaging her and Andrés’s attempts at happily ever after…“I bet my psychology professor would love to analyze my screwed-up brain, although I’m sure I’d get a bad grade on that test.”–ChristinaI enjoyed the sequel to Say When much more than the original, particularly the last half of the book. I wasn’t a fan of Christina in the first book, but I found she started to grow on me, especially after some major bombshells were revealed in the book! She’s still recovering from her traumatic childhood and engagement, and has swung the other way as a result. Instead of being a doormat, she’s a bit selfish when it comes to Andrés by not considering his wants and needs. I loved that she was able to see this and grow throughout the book.Andrés is such an awesome boyfriend for being so supportive of Christina. I love that he’s still head over heels in love with her as in the first book. We do see some of his flaws in this book, particularly his insecurities and jealousies, which make him seem so much more real. Considering both of their backgrounds growing up, it makes so much sense that they would have the relationship conflicts that they do, and I love how the author was able to present both sides so that I can see why each feels the way they do and can sympathize.The heat level in this book is high with detailed and hot sex scenes, which at the start made me worry for them that Andrés was partly right in that their relationship was too much based on being physical. In the later part of the book, there’s a major shocker that I loved, especially how that influences Christina’s new future outlook! I was surprised at the end of the book by the mini-cliffhanger, which I say is mini because it’s a great lead in for book 3 or a fun ending for us to imagine what happens next.If you enjoyed the first book, Say When, definitely pick this one up. If you haven’t read the first one, there’s enough backstory that you can go ahead and read this one and even go back and enjoy the first book later on. Overall, this book was a 4 out of 5 for me until the shocker when it switched to a 5 out of 5!(Originally posted on my blog; I received a review copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)