Review: #TeamDeacon
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 5, 2013
I'm a sucker for stories where lovers are given a second chance at love!  When you first meet Deacon and Jenna, they are childhood best friends!  You can tell there is something more going on with them, but they are both playing it cool!  Then one night their friendship steps into the "it's complicated" status!  Fast forward 5 years later and you would think these two can't stand each other!  The back and forth banter between these two is funny and exhausting!  I liked Jenna's smart mouth!  I'm starting to notice that authors are making the female characters with more sass, and I like it!  Jenna has done something that neither she or Deacon thought she could do and she's proud of her accomplishments, as she should be!  Deacon is also successful, but his life hasn't gone according to plan!  He's a man whore, using the girls in town as Jenna subsitutes. He knows this, and realizes quickly that there's nothing like the real thing and he's determined to have her!  He's persistent, not in a creepy stalker type way, but in a very loving and attentive way.  He goes out of his way to make sure Jenna knows that she's the one for him.  He tells her several times, that he will wait for her! SWOON!!! Deacon knows Jenna better than she knows herself and is able to read her like a book!  Jenna returns to their small town with her new "city girl" attitude, and Deacon calls her out on it!While Jenna's character has a lot of sass, she's also indecisive to the point where I didn't feel like she deserved Deacon!  She keeps using Deacon's past as an excuse why she can't trust him, but the truth is, in some ways she is a coward who runs away when things get tough!  Jenna's words say one thing, but her actions say something else!  I wasn't sure if even Jenna knew what she wanted!The journey these two go through to fall in love with each other again is emotional and passionate.  Even though I felt like the story was a little long,  it was necessary to show the growth of Jenna and Deacon's characters. They realize that their relationship is going to take maturity, meaning they can't run, and that they need to communicate! One of my favorite things about this book, is the involvement of both Deacon and Jenna's families. Yes, they give their unwanted opinions, but they are extremely close and play a huge role in the story, providing the extra support that Deacon and Jenna need so desperately need!Readers will connect with Deacon and Jenna right away and get caught up in their story!🌟🌟🌟🌟4 stars!!!