Review: I Absolutely, Positively, LOVED this book!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2014
To say that I loved this is actually an understatement.  I physically had a hard time putting it down.  I found myself sneaking pages in at stop lights, in the car line to pick up my kids at school, while dinner was in the oven.  It sucked me in that much.  What I think did it for me were the intensity of the characters.  I usually enjoy the subplot of a romance, whether it be suspense or what ever, but to me, the characters were so well depicted, everything else was just icing on the cake.  Nathan is probably one of the most tortured, brooding,confused heroes I have ever come across.  It was so emotional to see his growth, and actually coming to terms with feelings he never knew he was capable of, or how to deal with them.  Stella is perfect for him.  She is on the total opposite side of the emotional spectrum being loud, affectionate, and super strong in her own right.  I love how she doesn't let Nathan get away with crap he's trying to pull, and is so patient with him.  Nathan lashes out a few times at Stella, mostly because he really doesn't understand how to handle his feelings.  Normally, I would have expected pages, and pages of grovel, but is actually love the way the author handled these situations and stayed true to the characters.  All the other things I look for were also in this book--good writing style, easy to follow timeline and flow of plot, entertaining secondary characters, and spicy intimate scenes. I think it's a great job for a debut author.