But the past won’t let go. Asher is here – her first kiss, her first heartbreak. More handsome and distant than ever, he’s still the boy who used to be her best friend. That was before he changed into someone she hardly knows anymore – the boy who started getting into fights and gave her the cold shoulder for years.
Asher isn’t what she needs. In fact, she hates him and should try her best to keep away from him. Yet her body doesn’t seem to care about how she feels, and maybe, just maybe this time her body got it right. Not that she has much of a choice. Asher draws her like a bright flame, and if she isn’t careful, she’ll burn.
And that may not be such a bad thing after all...
This is New Adult erotic romance, dual POV. Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young adult readers.
3.5 Stars!
Review: Audrey returns to her hometown to attend college, even though it is where she experienced a lot of heartbreak - losing her best friend, Asher, and also another tragedy. She and Asher were friends when they were younger, but he pulled away from her after they kissed. Once she moves back, however, she runs into him pretty quickly, as the group of friends that she becomes a part of also includes him. Nothing has really changed in her heart, and she is still drawn to him. Asher stills gives her the cold shoulder for a while, but they slowly begin to talk again and to have the same connection that they had, as children and teenagers. Audrey begins to see that Asher has deeper secrets than anyone else realized, and she wants to help him realize that he is not alone.
This was a truly heartbreaking story to read because of the experiences that Asher goes through. He has had to be so tough for so many years while others just disregard him or think that they know him, when most of their information is actually wrong. This story does contain abuse, and it also shows what abuse, from someone that is supposed to love you, can do to a person. Asher almost lets himself be defeated by this, and he begins to make some pretty bad choices that continue keeping him in physical pain. Audrey stays with him, however, and keeps encouraging him and trying to help him. Slowly, she shows him that he is better than he thinks, and he can do better than he has been told throughout his whole life.
Overall, I think that this is a tough story to read. Some of the dialogue in this story seems a little stilted, and that takes away from the rest of the book, at times. It's also tough to see this guy that is supposed to be sort of an alpha male truly have this hugely vulnerable side to his life. I think that the characters could be fleshed out a little more. Audrey is difficult to connect to, as she seems a little flat, for some reason. She does fight for Asher, which I did like, but she also just didn't stand out to me much beyond that.
Jessica
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