Review: great chemistry!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2013
Judge a book by it's cover (first thoughts):Celeste: Well, lookie lookie at that cover...and a hockey player? I'm So. In. I also adore Julie (I read her YA paranormal Ravyn's Fall and loved it) so I knew I'd devour this one.Amy: I love, love, love covers (and titles) that truly reflect a moment in time (or a specific word or line) from a story.. I can totally picture Ben and Georgia wrapped in each others arms like this!Digging in (the story) ~ did it work?Celeste: Georgia is a mess and trying to put the pieces of her life back together after hitting total rock bottom. While she is on the way to doing better she meets Ben Lancaster, the smoking hot hockey player that was just signed to the Flyers. A hot love affair is exactly what would bring her back down, but it seems like Ben is too much to resist. And yes, the attraction is mutual. A lot of times contemporary stories have some pretty heavy issues in them. While there were previous issues, Georgia had already been through them by the time we met her so there was nothing in this book that made me so upset or depressed. Exactly how I like my stories. :)Amy: We all want what we can't have, right? It's inevitable. And Ben Lancaster wants the beautiful and deeply troubled, Georgia King. Georgia's past involves a lot of selfish and reckless behavior, that hurt not only herself, but also the people she loves. She's trying desperately to work through her issues and the mental illness that plagues her so that she get her life back on track. On her path of healing, she meets Ben. A gorgeous man that just so happens to play in the Nation Hockey League.. The story takes off from there as the two struggle with ghosts from their pasts and present day worries and fall in love. So basically yes, it worked!The sex romance and chemistry:Celeste: *smokes cigarette* I give this a 5 cold showers rating.Amy: *laughs at Celeste* There were two points in this book that really captured my attention, one of which was the palpable chemistry between these two characters. The spark is instant and burns hotter as the story goes on!The MCs:Celeste: Loved them both. I don't think I would have liked Georgia before her break down, but I certainly liked the one I met, the one who was trying to be good for herself.Amy: I loved Georgia and all her complicated-ness! I prefer reading about strong willed-no nonsense-maybe a little too feisty type characters that can hold their own in a story, and Georgia can do just that! I'm in love with Ben. No seriously, I am. Ben is such a well written character... you honestly can't help but love him. He's a HOT hockey player people, come on! Ben's also a rough and tough kind of dude, with a huge heart that knows exactly what he wants and goes after it relentlessly! Me = RAWR!Any Gripes:Celeste: Well, it was not a deep or complex story so if that is what you are looking for you won't find it here. However, it drew me in and I was caught hook, line, and sinker into this world.Amy: I was expecting to learn more about Georgia and Ben, like maybe a little more insight into their murky pasts, but things didn't quite unfold that way. The storyline stayed relatively close to the surface considering some of the complex topics at hand, BUT it honestly didn't take away from the story like I initially thought it would. More detail would of been great, but it wasn't critical. There also was a bit of phrase repetition but again, it didn't detour me from enjoying the book.Final thoughts:Celeste: Those that know my reading style know I don't read a lot of contemporary stories but I certainly loved this one. I went to bed dreaming about Ben and wishing I could be Georgia.Amy: I'm hoping in the next installment of this series, we'll get a more in depth glance into Ben and Georgia's lives and LOTS MORE SEXY TIMES! The Stillness of You had a great set of main characters that shared an intense love, and don't forget, some smokin' hot chemistry! I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next!Rec it:Celeste: YES!Amy: Yes!