**3.5 Stars**

Recalled by Cambria Hebert I had a hard time trying to figure out how I was going to rate this book.

Some people need a harder kick in the butt to learn life lessons. Dex died saving a girl's life, a girl he didn't even know, a stranger he was trying to rob from. Dex had been preparing himself his whole life for his one way ticket to hell, a place much warmer than his home in Alaska. Piper is a college student who is just trying to make her way in the world, without med-school crushing her. And get the death of the men who saved her out of her head.

I liked the different POV's and how there was a definition at the top of each chapter. I thought it was a cute and a new idea. Each definition gave a theme for that specific chapter. I loved the background character Frankie who was Piper's best friend. The writing was easy flowing and easy to read. I am a purple girl so I did enjoy the cover (Plus it's another Regina artwork, who wouldn't enjoy that?), I like daisies too. One of my problems with Cambria's Masquerade was that the romance was too quick. I did like that love wasn't right away in Recalled, there was some questioning of trust. Dex even though he was suppose to be trying to kill Piper slowly felt out her personality before the two realized emotions was there. I did like that there was a note and some text messages which were different sources of media in the book, I just wish there was a space or they were formatted differently then the rest of the paragraphs so they were easier to read (that might be just me though, my eyes get weird with some readings.)

I had one or two logistical problems with the book and I fought with myself if I should even mention them in the review because I did enjoy the book and I didn't want to seem like I was nit picking. I know my own writing has holes in them as well (which was one of the reasons I wasn't going to bring up the points in the review), no writing will ever, never have no loop holes. Dex drives a 100 K Mercedes convertible, I know it's fiction writing and people get to write out fantasies, but his car is a rear-wheel drive, in Alaska where the roads are being described as slippery because it's winter. The characters are having trouble slipping on the road, but he is driving a rear-wheel car with no problems? I have two family members who tried driving rear-wheel cars in the snow, in NJ, neither ended well. I also got a little confused, Dex says Piper can't sit at the bar because she isn't 21, but is doing med-school clinical work and can do that kind of medical work, but she isn't old enough to have finished her BS? The under 21 thing might have been a joke and since I've been sick for a week and our AC is broken I missed it.

I feel like a jerk pointing these two things out because I did enjoy the book. I also think Cambria is a good person and writer. Especially since no one else in their reviews pointed them out... ( )

A must read for everyone! I loved this book. I couldn't put it down, which is why it probably took me a day and a half to read.

Piper is a young lady who's going to school to become a doctor. While going to school she works as a waitress and at a clinic. She also happens to be the "target" that Dex is suppose to escort to their death.

Dex is a young man who lives on the streets. He meets Piper at the beginning when he picks her pocket. He dies shortly after meeting her when he saves her life. This event is what leads to him becoming a Death Escort and working for G.R. (who is actually the Grim Reaper).

I really enjoyed the way Cambria portrayed the struggle that Dex was having with fulfilling his assignment. While Piper is trying to figure out how Dex relates back to man who saved her life. Throughout this they are growing closer to one another.

Will Piper find out who Dex really is and what he does? Will Dex be able to fulfill his job requirement and kill Piper the person he originally saved? If he can't do it what will happen to Dex? To find out these answers you will need to get this book. It's definitely worth it. A fast paced roller coaster of emotions read.

Thanks Cambria Hebert for such a great read. I look forward to the next book in the series. You have found a fan for life in me with your Death Escorts Series. Keep up the vocab words...I love them!!! ( )

(This review was originally posted at My Library in the Making.)

Dex had been a homeless young man for years, doing whatever means necessary to survive - like he did the night he stole from Piper. But survival certainly wasn't in his head when, just moments after that, he pushed her out of the way of an oncoming bus and died for her. He expected to wake up in hell but instead came to in an office, in front of a man who offered him another shot at life - a better one, too - in exchange of killing. Dex accepted the job, and his first Target: Piper.

I really liked Dex. He was a no-nonsense guy, practical and realistic, so it didn't surprise me how easily he believed and understood the fact about Death Escorts. I also liked how, throughout the book, he was constantly torn between self-preservation and selflessness. His hard life didn't give him much chances to do any good so he thought himself incapable of it, but his hidden kindness shone through in a lot of moments during his 'second life'.

Piper, on the other hand, made me facepalm more times than I could've tolerated. I mean, asking for a ride from a guy she hadn't known for more than five minutes and whose name she didn't even know, and then spilling her heart out to him during the said car ride? And even though the book was told in both Dex and Piper's perspectives, I felt like her character fell flat. Another disappointing thing was how the book started and ended without any explanation for Piper's visions, but I guess we'll know more in the sequel.

I also wasn't convinced by their romance. It happened too fast and without much basis, especially because on Piper's part, I felt like it was just physical attraction mixed with gratitude. At least at first.

All that said, Recalled was nothing if not fast-paced. I adored some of the secondary characters as well, namely Frankie, Piper's BFF, and Storm and Charming, two other Escorts, because they added so much more color to the story. Overall, Recalled was a fast, fun read that couldn't have ended better.

MY FAVORITE PARTS were Dex teasing Charming :)) ( )