Review: Incredible story & characters. This author never ceases to amaze me.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2013
"I never wanted her so utterly and completely the way I want you and that scares me. I don't like the idea of falling for a girl with that much power over me."I have highlighted 69 parts of this YA thriller *hell, even some whole pages!* that I would love to share with you and giggle about, but dayum, I would be going for days and days!GoF had everything a good book should have. A sexy scmexy smokin book boyfriend. And let me tell you Sophie & Spencer's first meeting. You will laugh your ass off!'He definitely won major hottie of the decade in her book. Sophie had never been so mesmerized by another person before and never to the point of gawking, but this guy was wrong in all the right ways. He practically had a your mother did warn you stamp on his forehead next to the yes, I do taste as good as I look and it made her want to touch all the more.'Ok, ok, it has more than that. It has friendship, family drama, romance, well developed characters, humor coming out the ying yang *I think I may have weeed a little in some parts - chicken pot pie, seafood, the points test, the creepy sister, first trip to Spencers bedroom and the list goes on* and well, was just an all round UN-PUT-DOWNABLE read.Although I suspected the bad guy early on, I didn't want it to be him, and it didn't make me any more ready for it to become a reality, and well, that it did. Boy oh boy can Ms Phoenix write her a PSYCHOPATH! And we are talking real life psychopath, not anything paranormal that we can brush off as imagination*Makes me wonder about her previous life* Brrrrrrr *shivers* I guess after reading the first 2 books in her Touch series I should've known that I could be terrified of some of her characters!This book kept me on the edge of my seat for every second (even those seconds I wasn't actually reading!). I was so invested in Sophie (aka Blondie) & Spencer (aka Mr Gorgeous Jerkface) and all their relationship and family drama that I was happy to have it in my hands. There really wasn't a dull moment. I relished it. There was no editing or spelling errors, it was just an allencompassing read that had me praying for a happy ending.'It was becoming apparent very quickly that the bogeyman no longer resided beneath the bed or in her closet, but had stepped into the world beyond the dark. It had stepped into her world where it could frighten her wherever it pleased.'When it all hit the fan? Holy poopsicles, it was intense, I think I may actually have stopped breathing for way longer than recommended. Geeeesh, my heart is pounding up my throat in remembrance of the sheer horror I felt living in Sophie's shoes.I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone adults and YA alike. Ms Phoenix has a real talent and her way with words just really get down and embed themselves into your psyche. I would take this authors name and shout it out from rooftops, mountains, hell, even my own soapbox and tell you to read anything this woman writes...even if it were on a roll of toilet paper. I know I would...this book will be in my favorites for 2013. I will give you a hot tip on that one. Don't wait til it's a NY Times best seller. You'll kick yourself. Start reading, and fall in love with the characters just as I did!