Kissing the Player

Standard Dallen But Enhanced Dallen! With this book, you get a standard Maggie Dallen story - think Hallmark High School - but this time, Dallen has done something I don't think she has done before - use flashbacks as a regular part of the narrative. I'm not sure if she's even used the technique before at all, but this is almost certainly the first time she's used it as a regular part of the story. And she executes it very well indeed, in the standard version of slowly showing the history of how things got to where we know they exist while showing the people involved continuing their lives in the present. Solid story, and I love the experimentation as a writer. Very much recommended.

Oh, the drama!

One of my favorite quotes pretty much sums it up:
“I thought love and relationships meant fighting and drama.”
“I am drama,” I reminded him, not without a hint of pride.

I really enjoyed this angsty and drama-filled, but also funny and swoon-worthy YA romance! I found Rose to be just as easy to root for as Jax, even though they both kept making... well... not so smart decisions. But where would be the fun for us readers if everything were smooth sailing from page one?

Though, to be honest, Jax's BFF Simone was the one who really stole my heart (and I now want to read her story too!).