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After reading the synopsis for this book, I had to read it. Never mind the other 100 books that I had previously acquired for my Kindle or the books I had out from the library--I had to read this one. The whole "you don't marry your dirty little secret" line of the synopsis is what really drew me in. In my mind, that meant I was in for some good drama and a dash of mystery so I was there.

The best way to describe this book is as a soap opera meets Fifty Shades of Grey in a novel. To be fair to this book, it isn't a regurgitation of Fifty Shades. Yes it has similar elements (younger girl, best friend in love with her, etc) but I didn't feel as though I was rereading Fifty Shades (unlike some other contemporary romances out there) as there are some key differences like no BDSM. The last quarter of the book is the very definition of a soap opera to me when everything starts to come together and the drama unfolds. I felt like I was watching an episode of Dallas because it got very soapy near the end :P

While things happen in a matter of days, the plot really dragged for me--to the point that I actually considered not finishing it. For a while it was the same regurgitation of things: he likes me, he ignores me, we reunite, we stop talking, ex-boyfriend shows up, etc. However, I didn't stop reading it because I really wanted to know the secrets; and while predictable, there were a few good spins that I didn't see coming that really added to the over-the-top drama.

I had a bit of a love-hate relationship with the characters of Alex and Elyssa. Sometimes I would like them and other times I just wanted to smack them on the head. Elyssa just rubbed me the wrong way with how she handled things and I felt like she was expecting too much from something that happened so quickly. She makes a lot of assumptions about things and sometimes the assumptions seemed so out of left field. I felt like Alex was just going through the motions of the stereotypical alpha male but was missing a few things along the way. I didn't always get how he got from point A to B--I just felt like he was missing a piece to his character here and there. Most of the time I think it was used to create drama for the reader but all it did for me was irritate me because it seemed to be so senseless.

As I was finishing this book, I sort-of came to the conclusion that I wouldn't be reading the sequel. But once I got to the final few chapters, I found myself curious to see what would happen next. I think if my reading list permits it, I will check out the sequel but as of this moment, I am going to leave the series as is and finish it at a later time.

Overall: If you are looking for a good soap opera book, this is it. I felt like I was watching an episode of the Bold and the Beautiful unfold before my eyes as I read. A definite guilty pleasure read!

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