Anna Antonia

I love stories about reuniting with a high school love who didn't seem to know you existed--I mean it's fiction for a reason :) But it promised to be a quick read with a swoon-worthy hero so I quickly moved it up my to-read list.

This book was enjoyable and it did have it's cute and swoon-worthy moments that I was hoping for. BUT, I did have a few issues with the execution and writing style.

As much as I liked Gab, he didn't sound like a 25 year old male to me. He talked very old fashioned which threw me considering it is a contemporary, modern read. I guess that is supposed to be part of his appeal but I just felt like it was off for his modern businessman bad boy persona. Maybe he has matured based on what we learn about him in the story but it just didn't fit or work overly well for me.

My other peeve was the writing flow. One minute we would be in the past and then without an ellipse or noticeable break in the paragraphs we would find ourselves in the present. This confused me and I often had to reread sections to figure out what had happened.

What happens at the end is something I didn't see coming and I'm not sure how I feel about it because it ended so abruptly. It definitely left me curious to read the next book but not enough that I would drop everything to read it. I don't want to give it away but I know I wasn't expecting that turn and it makes for an interesting twist in a New Adult novel.

There were enough romantic moments to leave me satisfied and meet my expectations but I have read a lot better New Adult reads. I'll read Bad for You when I do my next book run but it isn't something I am dying to read. It won't be for everyone and I think once you read the ending it might turn a lot of people off of the rest of the series.

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