Review: Kai will make you swoon!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
I gave Whisper To Me 4.5 Stars.“Having his strong arm around me made me feel protected. Safe. Like I was home.”I had briefly met Rachel in the previous two books, not much about her character was given away so this book can be read as a standalone. Rachel is called home for the summer to help her mum with the family shop. Rachel had been avoiding home for the last three years after she suffered a fatal accident. She didn’t want to be seen as the pitied girl anymore. But that meant she left her best friends Dakota and Kai behind and it also meant she created a new persona at college. Rachel realised things had to change when her past and present self collided.Kai had been there for Rachel all throughout her recovery. For him, his feelings morphed from caring for his little sister’s best friend to falling in love. But Rachel and Kai weren’t in the right state of mind and Kai escaped from his responsibilities and went off the rails just a smidge. On his return home and seeing Rachel back and under the same roof, it shakes his resolve and Kai knows he won’t be able to hide his feelings for a second time.I think what surprised me most was Kai’s role in this story; I felt his point of view (which I loved) dominated Rachel’s and there was more of it. We got to know him better and even though Rachel had just as much as a journey to travel, Kai really let us in and I was drawn to his character more.I do a have weakness for guys who lay it all on the line and with Kai and his secret love for Rachel, I hung on his every word and I adored his vulnerable side.“If I was going to bury myself inside Rachel, the girl of my f****** dreams, I wanted it to be under different circumstances. I wanted to see something beyond lust in her eyes. I wanted her to really see me for who I was. I needed her to want every single piece of me, beyond the physical.”If that wasn’t enough, Kai was one hot book boyfriend. He deserved a medal for holding back his true feelings from Rachel and his control was continually tested. It made for some hot scenes!“Without any warning, I tugged her mouth up to mine and drove my tongue past her lips, deep and forceful. She grabbed my shoulders and whimpered against me. If I couldn’t bury myself inside her tonight. I’d f*** her with my tongue instead.”This is my favourite Christina Lee book in the series so far, I think if you nail the connection between the characters then the rest falls into place, with Rachel and Kai having previous history this automatically deepened their connection and I was rooting for them from the start. Rachel was guarded and I didn’t get her like I did Kai, but this could have been due to her holding back from everyone. Kai was the star of the story and there were some lovely heartfelt passages throughout. My favourite scenes were when Kai and Rachel would spend time in Kai’s room just getting to know each other all over again, it strengthened their relationship. There was a great balance of sexual tension, tender moments and some real sweet romantic moments and that made for an enjoyable read.“I watched her expression as the lights from the set illuminated her features, and I saw how lost she was in the moment. She was engrossed as I was, and it felt like something has shifted between us. I wasn’t ready to name it, nor did I want to. I just wanted to feel it, experience it, live it tonight-with this girl who meant the world to me.”“His head swung down, his lips delicately hovering near mine. And it was the most delicious torment. Exhilarating and excruciating all at once. To wait for the love of your life to kiss you.”I did feel the pace was uneven in the last few remaining chapters, there were a few time jumps to cover some of the events that took place and it slowed down the momentum somewhat. But what I did like was both Kai and Rachel taking responsibility for their lives and deciding how they wanted to proceed.“When I neared him, he reached out his hand. “Grab it. I don’t want to lose you.” As soon as I gripped his fingers, I could breathe again. He was my anchor, my respite, my North Star. I don’t want to lose you either, Kai.”I do love my epilogues but I am known to survive without them, I understand the series will continue so I didn’t necessarily need Kai and Rachel’s future all wrapped up but I felt their story ended mid scene and I was frantically swiping the last page looking for more. I’m greedy, I’ll admit and just wanted a little more of a concluding feel to their journey.“I was desperate for him. Desperate to experience every single part of him. He nipped at my bottom lip, and I opened my mouth to allow him entrance. Into my heart. Into my world. Into my soul.”Whisper To Me is a great addition to the Between Breaths series. I have no doubt Kai will sweep you off your feet as he did me, and I suggest you 1-click this today!*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*