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A review by kikyorin
Tempting by Crystal Kaswell
3.0
***Spoilers***
I was really intrigued by this book because the blurb that floats around to convince you to buy/rent it brings you to the moment that Kaylee looks into Brendon's sketchbook. As an artist myself, that is an invasion of privacy, and I understood Brendon's anger towards her for it. I liked the heated moments between them before they had sex. However, for all that build up the moment that she lost her virginity, it was such a quick read that I completely felt "meh" about it. All of a sudden all Kaylee wants is sex all the time with Brendon and he feels the same way. I understand that they are figuring out this new relationship but it is so much about the sex. They do have the foundation of a wonderful friendship, which was nice to see, but they kept lying to everyone around them.
I think that I was also thrown off because Kaylee is just eighteen and I thought that she was older until they mentioned it. I also think that she put so much pressure on her parents finding out about her and Brendon when she is an adult and her parents legitimately can't tell her that she can't be with someone. Her parents are literally MIA in Jersey until she visits her grandma.
I don't know. I liked that Brendon and Kaylee had a strong foundation outside of their romantic one but I wish there was more than just the sex during the second half of the book. I do appreciate that Crystal Kaswell delves into mental illness and really tried to convey how someone who is so put together on the outside is so broken on the inside. I don't really feel that I will continue the series as the other characters weren't that exciting to me.
I was really intrigued by this book because the blurb that floats around to convince you to buy/rent it brings you to the moment that Kaylee looks into Brendon's sketchbook. As an artist myself, that is an invasion of privacy, and I understood Brendon's anger towards her for it. I liked the heated moments between them before they had sex. However, for all that build up the moment that she lost her virginity, it was such a quick read that I completely felt "meh" about it. All of a sudden all Kaylee wants is sex all the time with Brendon and he feels the same way. I understand that they are figuring out this new relationship but it is so much about the sex. They do have the foundation of a wonderful friendship, which was nice to see, but they kept lying to everyone around them.
I think that I was also thrown off because Kaylee is just eighteen and I thought that she was older until they mentioned it. I also think that she put so much pressure on her parents finding out about her and Brendon when she is an adult and her parents legitimately can't tell her that she can't be with someone. Her parents are literally MIA in Jersey until she visits her grandma.
I don't know. I liked that Brendon and Kaylee had a strong foundation outside of their romantic one but I wish there was more than just the sex during the second half of the book. I do appreciate that Crystal Kaswell delves into mental illness and really tried to convey how someone who is so put together on the outside is so broken on the inside. I don't really feel that I will continue the series as the other characters weren't that exciting to me.