Review: LOVED Garrett!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 13, 2013
***** 5 well deserved starsFirst off I have to admit that this was the first book I read from A. Meredith Walters, so the characters were completely new to me.Riley and Garrett are as different as can be, yet they could not have more in common. Riley is hiding herself behind a brusque behaviour in order to not get hurt or to expose too much of herself.She has always been the objective and sober person - the one who gives advices to other people and exactly knows what she wants to achieve in her life.Then there is Garrett - a guitarist in a rock band who is wasting his life partying hard, consuming drugs and too much alcohol without even bothering about his future.He is most certainly a guy Riley would never pay attention to, or so she had been thinking.While suffering from being dumped it happens that Riley unexpectedly gets to know Garrett.Despite her being intensely attracted to him from the very beginning she keeps denying their chemistry, hurting and turning him down all the time.It made me want to slap her and scream at her sometimes to stop her from treating Garrett like dirt and to start realizing how he turns her world in a better one.Fortunately Garrett is persistent and tries to convince her to give them a chance over and over again.He is there for her during sad times when nobody else is, showing her that he is so much more than she sees in him.It takes forever for Riley to realize how bitchy she has been to him. When she finally gives in it had me sighing and "awwww"ing - well, after thinking "finally!!".What I loved about Riley was her dry sense of humour - example: "my recent trip to clut town chauffeured by Garrett Bellows".It made me chuckle so many times!And Garrett... how can you not love a tattooed rocker boy with a rough exterior but a heart of gold?With is super sweet lyrics and actions towards Riley he made me swoon all the time. I just loves him!!I was absolutely drawn into the pages and enjoyed reading it a lot. Although I have not read the first book "Bad Rep" yet I loved to read about the adorable relationship between Maysie and Jordan. I cannot wait to catch up on this book! Plus, I really hope there will be a third book of this beautiful series!***Received this ARC directly from the author.***