Determined to stay away from him, she throws herself into her music. Practicing piano eases her heavy heart, calms the sadness, and pushes away images of Kyle's face.
Until it doesn't.
Her music professor asks her to play a duet for their annual Graduation Gala. Doing so means she'll be assured another full ride scholarship. It's an opportunity she can't pass up.
But Kyle is the other half of the duet. And that means hours and hours of practicing.
Days and months of seclusion - just the two of them. And it's more than just music. It's passion like Maddie never believed was possible.
The inevitable happens. She falls in love with him all over again.
But, will loving him be enough to erase all the hate in her heart for his father? Can she look at him, and not see the evil in his family tree?
And maybe it's all a set up. Maybe Kyle is only pretending to care so he can finish what his father started, and kill her too.
New school, new life, right? But right away, Maddie runs into Kyle on campus and everything she ever felt comes rushing back. Kyle is feeling the same things, but the two dance around each other, afraid to admit what’s going on. A very cool part: Both Maddie and Kyle turned to music after their separation, and they’re both very talented. Eventually, their music teacher sets them up to perform a duet together at the winter gala, and no matter how much Maddie tries stay away from Kyle, there he is everyday at practice. It’s kind of perfect, huh?
I liked the premise of this book, and I very much liked both characters (as well as Maddie’s roommate , Gina). The internal struggle that Maddie goes through trying to stay away from Kyle built some nice tension, and I’m a sucker for tension.
Some highlights:
The frat party when Kyle has to literally carry Maddie out and the scenes later at his apartment. So tender. This is where Kyle got his hooks into me.
Maddie’s panic attack—you have to love a boy who’s a caretaker.
The flashback where Maddie and Kyle promise all of their firsts to each other. Honestly, any and all of the flashback scenes with Maddie and Kyle. I loved them.
When Maddie finds the letters. Be still my little heart. (But I wanted to read more of those letters, RaChelle Workman! Help a sister out over here!)
I really liked the way the story built and I didn’t want to put it down, but toward the end, everything sped up a good bit and wrapped up a little too fast for me. It was exciting; there’s plenty of drama and it definitely kept me turning pages, but it was almost too much, too fast. We’d had this great rekindling going between Kyle and Maddie, and I understand that the situation at the end had to be dealt with (and I wanted to know!), but it took some pretty major turns—fast.
I was rooting for Kyle and Maddie all the way through. They have such a great connection, and the scenes of them as kids really made me love them even more. Get your tissues ready for those moments.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! On my TBR!!
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