Review: JLA does it again!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2014
Bitter Sweet Love is the prequel to The Dark Elements series by Jennifer Armentrout. In this novella, we are introduced to Armentrout’s fictional world of gargoyles as Wardens who protect the human race from evil creatures: demons. And I am just going to apologize right now for the influx of quotes: like all JLA books, this one was just so dang quotable!The main characters are Dez and Jasmine. They had been best friends since Dez showed up at their compound years prior but that friendship, on the edge of something more, was shattered when Dez left with no goodbye. But then he reappears and asks her father to be her mate. However, Jas isn’t letting him off that easily. I really liked Jasmine. She didn’t take Dez’s crap. She was tough and independent. Dez was determined. He was dealing with some stuff and like all Armentrout boys, he was extremely swoon-worthy. I liked them together because their chemistry was off the charts. And their personalities were so different yet they meshed so well together. They were funny to read because they were both so sarcastic!As I mentioned, this novel was intended to introduce us into the world of gargoyle and it did just that. We even got a glimpse of a younger Layla, the female protagonist of White Hot Kiss, and a certain demon. This world building sneak-peek had me wanting more. Bitter Sweet Love was another extraordinary story by Jennifer Armentrout and I couldn’t recommend it more—even though it was a bit too short for my taste (what can I say? I wanted more Dez!)