Review: i loved this book, it is a must read, read in order!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2014
Steel & Ice is the first in the series and it is a must read.  I gave this one 5 stars.  Emily Eck did an awesome job telling this story and I fell in love with Elle, J, and all the characters of this story.  I was drawn into this book within the first few pages.  I absolutely loved the dialect and slang that Emily used.  I felt just like I was back in high school and talking to some of my friends.  It brought back a lot of good memories.  I understand the different sides of Elle.  I feel the same way.  There so many different sides of me but only one person gets to experience the REAL me with them all the time and “it’s home.”  "Home wasn't a building or structure one lived in.  Home was an idea, a phenomenon, an unexplainable feeling, a peace and contentment with the universe."The REAL Elle is shared only with her close friends Chris & Aaron.  There is Kitchen Elle, Clubbing Elle, and School Elle & REAL Elle.  Elle volunteers at a Spanish children’s center where she forms a bond with some teenagers she thought she would never enjoy.  She cooks for them once a week to give them a break from their nightly pizza.  She has been through a rough life with not the typical loving mother figure.  She is headstrong and is used to taking charge of every room, and making her presence shine.  She has guarded her heart with ice and doesn’t allow anyone to melt those walls down.J is the typical bad boy that everyone would go after.  He is tall, dark and handsome.  He spots Elle and decides he just can’t stay away from her.  He is drawn to his light and decided he has to have her.  J has also guarded his heart but with steel. He has been burnt in the past as well.  What sacrifices will J make to be a part of Elle’s life?Will Elle’s love for her teens make or break her relationship with J?The ending of this book is definitely not anything I expected to happen and it is a total cliff hanger and will make you begging to read the next part of this series.  You should read J Speaks to get J’s point of view on everything that happens.