Finished Reading November 3, 2015

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Genres: Adult, Romance
3.5 Stars

I understand this is a prequel, but it was just to despairing for me.
The writing was great and it was a quick read, but the character Allie is so confusing.

I understand the youth and her circumstances in this story. However, she doesn't really seem to be doing anything about it. Like a mental time-bomb that is going to blow & soon.
If this was a real person I would recommend EXTREME counseling.
I just found Allie to be irritating.

I am curious enough that I will be reading the next book in the series.

Purchased from Amazon October 20, 2015 ( )

Gah! I didn't realize this was a serial novella type book until I got to the end was like WOAH - where's the rest of the book?!? Oops. I obviously didn't investigate this one over much before I read. But when a book is from a trusted author like [a:Skye Warren|5339130|Skye Warren|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1441154270p2/5339130.jpg], I usually skip all the pre-read investigation and don't do much more than read the blurb (if even that).

It's no secret that I love a good bad boy, and Colin definitely has that good bad boy potential. He is a badass and seemingly the strong silent type. But that is all I can really say about him right now. We don't know anything about his character other than that he owns a restaurant, is close with his family, and may be doing some shady things on behalf of his brother.

We do know a little more about our tortured heroine, Allie. She has suffered a horrible betrayal by someone she was very close to, and that has really shaped the last couple years of her life. I was drawn in to the conflict she felt about this person - it was an amalgamation of fear, anxiety, hate and love. As someone who had gotten burnt out on new adult heroines, I was also shocked that I liked Allie's character. She was a very mature 19 years old. And although I didn't understand some of her choices, I still had a good connection to her.

I was a little thrown off by the lack of detail in this book. We literally only learn the bare minimum about our main characters, and the surface details of the story. So I am interested to see how much more the plot and series is developed as the series progresses. I trust Skye and I enjoyed the start of the story, and I think she will take us in a good direction if we just stick with it.

This book is free on Amazon at the time of posting. 3.5 stars / 3 flames. ( )