Review: Awesome, awesome book!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2013
Awesome, awesome book! I actually couldn't put it down. Believe me, it's hard to read and work at the same time, but I managed. It did end on a dreaded cliff hanger though. It's been a while since I've been able to read a long book that has more story than sex without getting bored. Don't get me wrong. There was plenty of steamy sex...Evelyn (Scout) has led a HARD life. She has been homeless since birth when she was born in an alley addicted to heroin. When she was old enough to take care of herself she began to take care of her heroine addicted mother, Pearl, as well. She never learned to read or do anything that we take for granted like how to do anything but basic hygiene. Lydia introduced me to the darker side of life by giving me Scout's perspective on the world. Believe it or not in the 22 years she has been on the streets, she was still innocent. She gets a job at Patras Hotel as a maid and is determined she is going to get herself off of the streets and be able to take better care of herself and her mom. When she meets Lucian Patras while cleaning his suite one day, he makes her an offer she can't refuse. I know it sounds generic and cheesy, but I promise that the author was able to do this in a way where I wasn't rolling my eyes. It's been a while since I have found a strong female lead that had my emotions so wrapped up in what she was going through in the book. I couldn't help but feel compassion for her or fear with her or even excitement.This book was broken up into 4 parts. Two of the parts were from Scout's point of view, 1 part from Lucian's point of view, and one from Parker's ( Scout's best friend from the streets.) Lucian is a typical rich boy who doesn't realize the hardships that the other half lives. But the good thing about this book is that we get to see Lucian become aware of circumstances for certain people throughout the book. I enjoyed watching him grow as a person and his love for Scout is unbelievable. I know there are things we are going to find out in the next book about his past, but the author didn't do that annoying thing where she over hinted at it. That is always a plus on my end.