T.K. Rapp

A friend of mine is a T.K. Rapp fan, so I wanted to try a book and see what I thought. To be honest, I chose this one primarily by price point, which means that it's also an early release from Rapp. I'm not going to form a final opinion about their work based solely on this book, which is good, because I wasn't blown away.

The heroine in this story is unfortunately not an uncommon type - she had a unpleasant experience and has somehow allowed it to dictate her life choices since then. I'm not one to advocate comparing how "hard" your life is, but honestly, I'd classify it in "life experience" category, not genuine trauma. But somehow her whole emotional development from late teens to young adulthood just stops because of this one thing. You are free to disagree, but to me, that falls into the category of manufactured drama to create some kind of plot. It's lazy and irritating, so I can't really recommend this book.

To be honest, I didn't pay as much attention to the writing and the state of the editing, because I was kind of annoyed. It can't have been too horrible or especially amazing, since it didn't make enough impact for me to remember. At some point, I'll try a newer release and hope the situation has improved.… (meer)

4-4.5 "Oh how the angst hurts so good!" stars.



I really, really enjoyed this book! At 5% in I was already completely in love with Ryan and their relationship. And my heart ached terribly for them because I knew things were going to go bad. Ryan and Em met in college and connected instantly. The note on the car thing took a lot of guts and I loved that Em did that!

Get your man, girl!

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Unfortunately they also met at a time when life for them was about to change. They were graduating from college and choosing careers. Ambitions were high for them both however their willingness to compromise was low. What they both could agree on was that they were completely in love with each other. This book was about the choices their ambitions lead them to and the consequences and most importantly, how sometimes love is enough to change everything.

Why not 5 stars?

My mind has been corrupted by smut and I have high expectations especially when the story involves a guy as hot as Ryan. I wanted their sex scenes to have a bit of detail. For this story not much was needed because the emotional connection between them was strong but just a little description instead of fade to black would have made my heart happy. But don't go by me, it's just my hang up. The story is still totally enjoyable just as it is. I just had no idea it would be like that.

Also, I did want to smack Em...a lot! She reminded me of Kiera from Thoughtless at times. Plus, the whole deal with what's his face annoyed me to the highest!

Worth the read! I definitely recommend!… (meer)