J. B. Chicoine

Very well done. This book is secular and out of my normal genre of reading, especially with the sexual references but I did not feel like this book was in any way 'steamy or erotic'. They were just 'experiences' that I felt were used appropriately for shaping the characters.

I really appreciated the POV being from a male though the story revolved more around the girl. The big reveal of Marlena history wasn't surprising but I wanted to know very much how Sam would respond. So while some things felt predictable, others were not. I felt I knew the plot but I was getting to know Sam and Marlena as people.

I feel I could recommend this to mature, adult audiences since there are some traumatic scenes in Marlena's life. I felt I could be reading someone's actual biography as told from the perspective of their friend.

I also really like the cover art.

Again, very well done.… (mehr)