Review: Good Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
“Trusting someone with your heart is so damn hard.” This is Riley Shaw’s reality. She has been hurt by those she loves almost since the day she was born. Her mother and grandmother have taught her not to trust the opposite sex because that gives them power and that power will break you.Riley and Josh have been best friends since they were five years old when Riley and her family moved next door. Now they are in High School and have feelings for each other but Riley can’t move past what she’s been taught so she plays it safe with Dean. Dean can’t hurt her if she doesn’t really love him can he? Little does she know. Josh is bidding his time until Riley realizes Dean’s not the guy for her. He spends time with other girls but he doesn’t really date and has never considered any of them his girlfriend, but his wandering ways has earned him a reputation as a player. This is another reason Riley is hesitant to give her heart to Josh. “I’m not the guy you think I am. I don’t change my mind often about girls. I don’t f***ing care enough about them to even use my mind. Because every waking thought, every f***ing dream is filled with you. It’s always been you for me. Always.”The teenage angst is a live and flowing through this story. Teenagers really need to learn how to communicate and stop and listen to others (who am I kidding so do most adults). Anyway there is sexual tension between Josh and Riley but for one reason or another they just can’t seem to get it together. He thinks she’s still with Dean, she thinks he’s with this one or that one. They over hear parts of conversation and make assumptions, it’s a drama fest. This book is well written and switches between his and her point of views which I feel only adds to the story. I enjoy know what is going on for each character, I think it brings more to the story. I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next book in this series Embrace the Moment to see where these two are headed. “I can’t promise is will always be rainbows and sunshine because that’s not reality.” I recommend this book as a good read and give it 4.5 stars.