Review: HOOKED on this book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
This book was free and I took a chance b/c the premise sounded interesting.  I am so glad I did.  What a great find!  Storyline is interesting - Raya is the daughter of a conman.  She is a freshman in college who lives next door to rich party boy Kade, who appears to be a senior at the same school.  During a party at Kade's house one night, some drunk frat boys got into a bulldozer parked at a nearby construction site and mowed down her house.  Raya, who is in desperate need of money, takes the offer from Kade's father to move in with Kade for a few months.  Kade obviously despises the idea and doesn't treat Kaya too nicely in the beginning.  Once she moves in, however, attitudes change and the fun (and heat) begins!What I liked about the story:1) Slow build-up in the relationship.  I love storylines where the H and h can't stand each other in the beginning, only to find common ground, become friends and then eventually more.  The pace of their relationship is wonderful and fun to read.  there was no instalove, which I don't particularly care for.  However, that did not mean the story was not interesting from the beginning.  The sexual tension before they got together was awesome!  The buildup made the whole book that much more enjoyable.2) Both the H and he were likable characters.  The h especially didn't do anything too whiny, needy or cringe-worthy, IMO, when it came to the H.  Enough moments in the book where your heart ached for her situation, and the H's reaction was always appropriately romantic and swoon-worthy.3) Side characters were interesting.  The author is obviously introducing characters in future books.4) Schmexy sex scenes.  Nothing over-the-top and ridiculous, but good amount of heat and intensity.5) Entire pacing of the book was nice.  Like I said, buildup of the relationship was at a nice, steady pace, and even after the conflict between the H and h, the resolution was not rushed so the ending was very satisfactory.  Best of all - a HEA!  Finally, no cliffhanger!Very good start to the series, and can't wait for Book 1.5 which will tell the story from Kade's POV, and the next book on family friend Tag.  For a free book, this was written very well with very few editing mistakes.  Pace of story was good and it was hard for me to put the book down!  Looking forward to reading more from this author!