Review: Wonderful Start to a New Series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
Bitter Sweet Love is a prequel novella to Jennifer L. Armentrout’s new series, the Dark Elements.When I first heard that she was writing about gargoyles, I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of that. I mean, it is JLA, so I was sure there was going to be plenty of smexiness, but gargoyles? I wasn’t entirely sold on the idea.And then I read Bitter Sweet Love, and well, I am now completely sold on the idea.I think what I enjoyed most about Bitter Sweet Love was that it reminded me of the Covenant series. And that isn’t meant to be a bad thing. At all. The Covenant series will always be my favorite of Jennifer’s books, and this reminded me of everything that I love about that series. Strong characters. Excitement. Danger. A swoonworthy romance. Action. An exciting plot. Bitter Sweet Love had all of it.The main characters: Dez and Jasmine are fantastic characters. What surprised me the most while reading Bitter Sweet Love, which is only fifteen chapters long, was how much character development took place within this story. After their seven days were up, Jasmine seemed more certain of herself and of what she wanted. It was a far cry from the girl we met in the beginning of the story.Layla: This was my favorite part of the story. I actually liked her character, but those scenes toward the end, when she discusses love with Jas? It makes me fear what’s going to happen in White Hot Kiss.The whole gargoyle thing: Like I said, I was worried about the story centering on gargoyles. But, as usual, Jennifer managed to make it work. These are not the same hideous creatures that we’re used to. They are a lot different, I promise.All in all: Bitter Sweet Love was a nice introduction to the series. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I can’t wait to read White Hot Kiss.