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This was good. And I mean hair-rippping, damn-it-why-do-you-do-this-to-me, fuckyou frustratingly good! I'll put it right out there, this was better than the first novel, for sure.

Where as the first one was too ~twilight-esque~ for me, I seriously thought this novel was KICKASS. Katy was tots badass the whole way, and everything she did actually made sense. You know when you read a novel with a heroine that just does things that make you want to tear your hair out? Nuh uh. Not here. Maybe except for when she kept pushing Daemon away... but for a reason that made sense to me. But I will admit that sometimes I wanted to throw my Kobo across the room and scream, JUST KISS AND FUCK YOU TWO!!! And then there was the action. Boy, it was hella exciting. I didn't know who to trust, and my brain was whirring at 200km/s at every chapter. This book kept me on my toes, and I loved that it did that to me.

There was never a boring second, and I can guarantee that you will be excited and wary for the whole novel. I found that the plot really found depth in this novel, and that Daemon and Katy's chemistry in this novel was reaaally sizzling and hot in this one.

Highly recommended. And I'm totally anticipating the next novel in this series.

✭✭✭✭✩ 4/5 stars for me. An unexpected fav for sure!

★★★★★ (5/5stars)!!!!!! First off, I would like to say that this book was perfect. Amazing. Crazy good. Echols isn't afraid to reveal the underbellies of society, and she shows that the underbelly isn't always bad as well. Good can come out of it. Like Leah.

Let's start off with the cover. The girl with her crazy flying hair seems irrelevant at first, but you read into the book, and realize that her hair is pretty important. It's mentioned a lot of times. Then, the title. Perfect. It was a motif throughout the whole book and wound its way through everything Grayson and Leah said. It was an amazing thing to work around, and it just held up the book so well. Grayson and Leah ran on adrenaline, and every time the word "rush" was mentioned, I wanted to scream in delight. It was absolute PERFEEEECTION.

Alright, you might be shocked to read about Leah at first. The poor trailer park girl with the crazy mum who lost her virginity when she was fourteen... but she manages to escape her past and finds a passion. And that passion saves her from going down the wrong road. People judge her so hard, but she manages it so well. She doesn't let it get to her, and not in those obvious ways that usual YA heroines display it. Her narration skims over the judgemental people, and she doesn't need to point it out. It just shows that she's strong, and doesn't let that shit get to her. Leah is amazing.

And yes. I was a bit repulsed when they first mentioned her smoking, but when Mr. Hall made her quit... I pumped my fist! The smoking was very realistic. Yes. It's something that happens but I'm happy that the author pulled Leah out of it. It made me really happy because Leah had become a friend to me. I wanted the best for her.

The romance is written really well as well, and yes. Leah and Grayson is such a rush. The deaths, were also very realistic. I'm sorry that they happened, but they really left a mark on the characters that made them so much more interesting to read about, and made everyone so much more complex. (Although, I did resent Molly a bit at times.)

If you're looking for a well-written, well-paced, WELL THOUGHT OUT BOOK, THIS IS IT. I can't think of any flaws at the moment. It was sooo good. PLEASE READ IT.

★★☆☆☆ (2/5stars) This might be a little hard to read if you haven't previously trudged through historical romances. The style of this book is very traditional to the historical romances that I've read, so some people might not be used to it. It can be hard to get into. I thought it was rather cutely written, although I've seen this same type of format in a lot of other historical romances. Obviously Fredericks is going to be rich and the one who will marry Althea. Anyone can see that. The evil stepsister thing was a little typical and I found Althea such an annoying meddling girl at times... but then I felt that it was such a part of her character that I couldn't hate it. I also didn't expect Frederick's to be the one who paid for all the repairs. There isn't much to say about this book because it's such a light read and doesn't have much depth.

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Alright. I'll admit it. I thought this was gonna be a light romance that takes place all on a plane where they get off and exchange #'s. TADA. HAHAHA. Well it does say that it takes place over a 24hour period. Flights to Taiwan take 12 hours okay? Nice cover by the way. Looked forward to reading this.

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Okay okay. The romance wasn't really believable. I guess it could happen that you become super comfortable with someone you met for a few hours... and especially if you're setting right next to each other on the airplane. But it was a little too coincidental for my liking. Oliver was too perfect, and I didn't get to see more about him, but then again... twenty-four hours. I'll let this go.

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What I really loved about this was the whole divorce-marriage-funeral thing. I could totally relate to it, since my relationship with my father is almost non-existant. When Hadley was describing how uncomfortable she was with the change with her two parents, I felt my heart ache in a way that I already experienced before. The HEA was expected and they came to terms with what they couldn't a little too fast, but the feelings were genuine.

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I wish I could meet a guy for a few hours on the plane, follow him to his dad's funeral, have him follow me back to my dad's wedding reception, dance with me, kiss, and fall in love.

But that's never gonna happen.

Wow! Long time no see. :( I've been reading a Discovery of Witches for a whole week. Don't know why it took me so long to re-read it. Anyways. Read on!

To be quite honest, I thought this was gonna be crap. It was ok, actually! (better than ok.)

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So the cover is kind of. Um. You know. Crappy. HAHAHA. So I didn't have high expectations. So I just kept reading and reading. Let's just say, I wasn't impressed just by the summary or the cover.

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I barely knew what the characters looked like!! Same issue as a lot of the books but I guess the relationship was more important right? Oh. And sex right after ten minutes of talking? I don't know if sexual attracting can be that sizzling. Right?

I mean, come on. I know the author let the relationship carry on AFTER the sex, but it didn't seem special, and it just seemed physical. I'm glad it was addressed though. It made the ~love~ seem more believable?

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I love dirty history. God. I loved the background stories of the two main characters!! It makes it worth a second read. I thought the dirty history was gonna be some stupid thing, but it was actually pretty bad! I really liked that. Mmmhm. Two thumbs up.

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Don't let the crappy cover and ten-minute-talking-lets-fuck first few chapters fool you, this book can worm it's way into your heart.