Review: Do You Follow Your Heart  or Get the Truth at all Costs?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
When I checked my kindle and saw that my ARC of Brooke Cumberland’s The Intern, Vol. 2 was on there, I immediately stopped what I was reading, so I could find out how Ceci and Bentley’s story continued. Because it’s a fast paced story, I consumed the volume quickly. I desperately needed to know how it was all going to play out after volume 1 ended with Ceci in quite the precarious position, and Brooke definitely does not disappoint with this second installment. Volume 2 clearly illustrates the deep feelings that are develping between Ceci and Bentley as well as the dangerous position that Ceci is in with both her heart and her investigation.At the end of Volume 1, Ceci was in Bentley’s office searching for clues about her father’s case. Bentley catches her underneath his desk, but doesn’t call her out, at least right away. Bentley has been burned in the past, so he doesn’t trust easily, and Ceci’s refusal to tell him the truth about why she was in his office gets his hackles up and makes him question every action she makes. Ceci, ever the master manipulator, does her best to assuage his fears, but they’re always at the back of his mind. Despite Bentley’s thoughts of betrayal, though, he can’t stay away from her, and the feeling is definitely mutual. But this game of cat and mouse is getting out of hand, and soon, the walls are closing in on Ceci and the risk of losing the man she has fallen for as well as the information she desperately needs becomes a distinct possibility.The Intern, Vol. 2 is the perfect second installment. It builds up the chemistry between Ceci and Bentley as well as the mystery behind her father’s murder. Boy do these two heat up the pages. The connection they share is all consuming, and it’s throwing both Ceci and Bentley off their game, which is not good for two people who need to keep their wits about them in order to solve an important case and keep running a business that was almost already ruined by Bentley’s carelessness. Brooke clearly shows how at odds Ceci’s heart and mind are. Her focus is now split between following the clues to the truth about her father and following her heart that demands claiming Bentley for herself. Ceci is too close to both to back down now, but it seems clear that to get one, she’s going to have to give up the other, and she just doesn’t know how to do that quite yet. Too bad she may not have a choice because when, not if, Bentley finds out, it’s going to be game over for her on both accounts.This is such a fantastic serial. The writing is interesting and draws readers in from the first page, and Ceci and Bentley are complex characters whose depth continues to be exposed as readers get further into their story. At the end of this volume, everything is slowly unraveling, so I will be impatiently waiting to see how it is all going to play out in the third and final installment.A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.5 poison apples (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)