Review: Almost perfect NA romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
When I got to the end and saw that the author was only 23, I was tempted to change this to 5 stars, but that felt like cheating.  It is rare in NA fiction that the characters actually think, reason, and behave their ages.  They seem to have the thought processes of 30 year olds, with some juvenile behavior thrown in.  These characters were reacting to their lives the way someone who had only their amount of life experience would, so they felt tremendously real.  Both this and Broken were relationship driven than plot driven - Broken even more, so if you like a lot of plot, this book will move somewhat slowly for you. The relationships and the thought processes of the characters were extremely well done - gripping, romantic, tragic.  All of the main characters were troubled, and none of it felt contrived.The plot was relatively predictable given how many seeds were sown in the first so the unveiling of the past and it's impact on the characters was not as impactful as I had hope it would be.  There is a nice twist between Gwen and Mr. Weston, that set up the HEA for her and Nathan.  Additionally, Nathan's repeated running away and hiding got pretty old.  With a little more unpredictable action, and a little less angst, this book would have been a 5.