Review: Fantastic Addition to the Ripple Effect Series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2014
I’m pretty sure I say this every time I review one of these books, but I can’t help it.  I love them.  I love the concept of “the ripple effect” where a character from a previous book has their story told.  In this book it’s Lydia’s turn.  Yeah!Lydia decided to take the summer and do something for herself; something adventurous and out of her comfort zone.  It took bravery and courage to travel to an unknown city and live by herself for the whole summer.  She was supposed to have adventures and live it up but found she just couldn’t be so bold on her own.  Feeling a bit let down and deflated, she heads to the airport on her way home.Enter Blake.  (thank goodness)  It was just destiny.  Blake is everything charming.  Right away he sees Lydia, like really sees her.  I love how they morph their plans together and set out on an adventure.  Lydia is helping Blake find something that is seemingly lost but Blake is a kind soul and takes Lydia into consideration at every turn, providing her with her own moments to shine.  That was so sweet.  They are equally so good for each other.  I felt like neither one outshined the other.  Does that make sense?  They both gave as much as they took.Blake gives Lydia confidence and faith in herself.  He opens her up to new things and allows her to spread her wings and fly.  Lydia gives Blake support and encouragement.  She gives him a safe place to figure things out and feel.The title is so clever here because it’s more than a lost box that needed found.  It was Lydia’s lost confidence and Blake’s lost priorities.  Together they found the very things they needed.  And love.  They found love.  <sigh>This was a fun book and a fantastic addition to The Ripple Effect series.  Sweet, clean romance with no content whatsoever to mention.  How happy!