Review: A realistic depiction of life's unexpected events
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2014
"One of the most important things I realized was that most everyone was searching for their happily ever after, in books and in real life, but that conclusion was always judged on if the girl got the guy in the end."Scarlett's statement towards the end of Euphoria epitomizes a lot of romantic readers' viewpoints, and in my opinion, why some readers of this series have a problem with this book. But life is messy and picture perfect endings only happen in fairy tales, and even if this is a fictional world, Erin Noelle stays true to life's reality and provides her readers with a conclusion that proves that life never really turns out how anyone expects.Butterfly...Angel...two enduring names for the same person, Scarlett, from the two men who own her heart, Ash and Mase. Throughout the series, I didn't really choose a team. Both men brought out different parts of Scarlett; she is so young and has very little experience with life and love, and both Ash and Mase help her to grow into the woman she is at the end of book three. The journey to get Scarlett to love herself and realize her own needs and wants is not pretty. Secrets and betrayals occur that drastically alter the relationships amongst the main characters as well as their lives. No one will be the same due to the events that transpire, but at the end, when everything is all said and done, Scarlet is left with a life that may not have been anything she would have planned for herself, but it's a life that comes from everything she experienced and learned from, and one she wouldn't want to change despite all of the loss and devastation that was endured.Any book that elicits such high emotional reactions as Euphoria does, in my opinion, is a well written story because it has all the components that draw readers in and allow them to connect with the characters to the point that they feel the same desolation as Scarlett, Ash, and Mase do. No matter what happened in the main characters' relationships or who Scarlett ended up with, half of the readers would not be satisfied. But what it comes down to is the author's vision...it is Erin Noelle's story to tell, and she told it and ended it the way that she had envisioned it, and readers are just along for the ride - it is a bumpy, emotional one, but it is a journey I'm glad I experienced.Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.4 poison apple stars!