Review: A great conclusion to Daniel and Hayley's story.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
Inner Core starts right where Layers left off. Hayley is back at her parents' house facing the uncertainty of her brother's whereabouts and the certainty that she may have lost Daniel for good. She knows they both handled their argument poorly and although she hesitates, she does take that first step to reach out to him. Unfortunately, the phone calls ends abruptly leaving both longing for the other.Once again Sigal Ehrlich immerses the reader into Daniel and Hayley's story head-on. Immediately, I found myself dealing with feelings of betrayal from both Daniel and Hayley. Since he is not the type to trust easily, this situation affected him deeply. In the same manner, Hayley feels betrayed that Daniel would disregard her integrity and question her loyalty to him.Emotions are running rampant, doubts are still present and fear of rejection and commitment make themselves known. What doesn't waver, however, is the depth of their connection and the magnitude of their attraction. Once reunited all these elements come into play and mixed with some humor, great secondary characters and sizzling chemistry, Sigal Ehrlich delivers a wonderful conclusion in Daniel and Hayley's love story.I loved this couple because they felt real and although they both had issues, they weren't over-the-top or unjustifiable. I fell in love with the brooding side of Daniel just as much as I adored his tender, honest one. He fell and he fell hard and although he made mistakes he never wavered in his priority, which was to love Hayley as best he could and make her happy in the process. And although Hayley had her doubts she never once questioned their connection or the depth of her feelings for Daniel. Again, their struggles were real-life ones and that was what made this such an enjoyable read for me.From the addition of 'the secondary characters, the intensity of Daniel and Hayley's attraction and the depth of their emotions, Inner Core, the final chapter in Daniel and Hayley's story, was a fantastic read.If you like your romance to be different but real, with characters you can connect to and secondary characters that complement the story but don't take way from its main focus, then the Stark books are for you. Inner Core is not a standalone, so go ahead and pick up your copy of Layers and immerse yourself in Daniel and Hayley's sometimes tumultuous, but always engaging love story.