Review: Story was okay... hard to believe Bennett is a virgin.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
"Love was only a ridiculous fairy tale that was never satisfying, warm, or safe. Only I could provide my own security- like a steel cage around my heart."All of you by Christina Lee has a very intriguing and different type of twist to the story then what we have all read before. The synopsis immediately grabbed my attention and forcing me to put down what I was reading and read All of You NOW! We are all use to reading a book about a young, virgin female falls for a man-ho and he changes his ways for love but I have never read a book where it's a virgin male who falls in love with a girl who sleeps her way through entire male population.The characters of Avery & Bennett are opposites in many ways but share a very similar past involving their screwed up families, mostly their mothers. Though they came from similar upbringings their past caused them to take different actions as adults. Avery felt she needed to be in control of her sexuality and not let a man get in the way like they did to her mother. She decided taking control met sleeping around from guy to guy and not letting her emotions get in the way. She focuses on finishing school and becoming a nurse and making sure her younger brother stays on track. Bennett on the other hand grew up having to take care of his mother and younger siblings, he saw what men/sex could do to destroy a family and vowed to only sleep with someone he loves. He is a young 20-something virgin! Oh my!Avery & Bennett share a connection the moment they meet but stay friends and neighbors. There is a giant build-up; most of the book in fact but I didn't mind that. If Bennett gave himself to Avery right away I would have put the book down and walked away. Avery finally feels something more than just sex; for the first time she is letting a man in her heart."They don't make me feel anything. Not one. Damn. Thing." I shoved against his chest and his face crumpled. "But you... you already own a piece of me. Don't you get it?"I did feel at times there was more lust between Avery & Bennett then loved. In fact the word loved was only used once and I was a bit disappointed how it played out for Avery & Bennett. I would have like a bit more emotions involved before leading the way for hot sex. But there was no denying the obvious connection between the two; that alone was my absolute favorite thing about the book. I loved that they shared a similar past that brought them together yet they were so opposite. It actually seemed very real.The story of Bennett & Avery ends here- I would have liked their story to continue or I wish it would have ended with some type of epilogue or something about the future of their relationship. The next book in the series will be a spin-off with another character. There are so many characters in All of You that have "issues" I am very curious who it will be. I can't wait to find out!I give All of You 3 Stars.ARC provided by the publisher in return for an honest review.