It isn't often than a first-time author writes something that affects me as much as Charity B. did. I went on an emotional binge reading this book, and I'm still waiting for all those feelings to calm down. It's more than just a book hangover. I can't even describe how I felt when I was finished reading this book.

One day at work, Alexander opens the door to see a tiny woman licking a lollipop. She looks at him and realizes she's in the right place. He looks at her and realizes that there is something about this woman that has dragged him in. When Alexander finally gets to ask Tavin out on a date, he discovers that whatever he felt when he first saw her hasn't faded at all. In fact, he's more entranced by her than ever. When he wakes up and she's gone, Alex can't get Tavin out of his head, and he has to find her. The question becomes can Alex and Tavin survive what happens when he does find her?

OMG. I mean, really. The set up doesn't make it sounds as intense as it is, and I can't do justice to the intensity, but every word is written to pull you in and wrap you up in this intense story and the byplay between Tavin and Alexander. The secrets that each of them hold and how they have affected each of them in the past and turned them into the person they are now is just... This book is dark and twisted. Forget sending me on a roller coaster, it took me on a tilt-a-whirl ride that spun wildly out of control and there was nothing I could do to slow it down. And frankly, I'm not sure that I wanted to control it or slow it down. I was left dizzy, and gasping, and crying for more, all at the same time. ( )

4 stars

Definitely different than I was expecting. The writing style took me a bit to get used to because it lacked the cohesion in used to but the storyline was addicting. ( )