Review: WOW
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2013
4 STARS *I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for a review. I honestly didn't know what to expect and I will honestly admit that I was unfamiliar with the author's work. (I know how the HELL did that happen?) But I was pleasantly surprised.  WRECKED is the first in Ms. Landry's new series POINTE HOPE, and what a first it is. Although it's not a long read, it did take me 2 days to buzz through it.  There's a whole lot going on in good ole Point Hope!This sleepy little Pennsylvania town is a hot mess! It's filled with horny, sexy lunatics! And I loved every damn page! We meet a young Mylie and her toddler brother Nikolas on the road to their new lives with their parents. Only they don't get there...the prologue was beautifully heartrendingly written. I was in tears at the start and did worry that this was going to be a emotional roller coaster. It is, but not in a soul sucking way. No, Ms. Landry moves you in a good way."I believed that being in love wasn't about sunshine and daisies, but that love allowed someone to find the person who complemented them best."I really believe that this quote sums up the heart of this story. Mylie and Nik have lived a life of tragedy, only to find love and friendship to help them cope. She still has hope and trust and this story is the tale of how both of these beliefs are tested. Like I said there are a ton of characters; hysterical besties that just make you laugh and gasp out loud. I so want girls like that in my corner! There are also a boatload of Hotties circling around Mylie; none hotter or more frustrating than Professor Damien James. The man gave me the urge to strangle him one minute and tackle him the next. Hot...way too hot and did I mention frustrating."You should go Mylie. You deserve someone like Thor.""But I don't want him.""Tell me what you want Mylie.""You.""Mylie, please let me think that you are mine. I know you are going to go to him. I accepted it, but please let me pretend that you want me as much as I need you."See...frustrating! These two go back and forth, push and pull and it made me crazy and MAD! The author clearly loves to stir you up and she does it well. Between all the love triangle drama, there's also attempted murder...kidnapping and all kinds of kinky behind the scene sex!!! This book was CRAZY...and it's only the first in the series! I admit it was on occasion a bit hard to follow, but none the less a really great read. Enough questions were answered to give us some sense of relief, but a boatload still remain."It's in those pivotal moments when there is no amount of denial that could ever prepare you to finally admit the truth. It is a truth that you've been trying to fight desperately not to believe."I am desperately waiting for the next installment in this series. It's been 2 days since I put this story down and I have spent the better part of those 2 days churning the events of this story round and round in my head. It feels like I'm in a damn CSI show here...I must know what happens. More importantly...I really need to know more about the hotness that is Nik! Yum!!! And the besties, and the hot detective and well you see my problem. I thoroughly love a HEA, but a good suspense really gets my blood boiling.WRECKED is the best of both worlds. It's a deviously delicious romantic suspense that leaves you wanting more. Go ahead...you know you want to...come on in and check out Point Hope. Just be careful and don't say I didn't warn you!