Friday, September 27, 2013

Review and Giveaway: The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

March 26, 2013
Forever
New Adult
320 pages (paperback)
Synopsis:
A rule-breaker with a fiery attitude, Ella always wore her heart on her sleeve. Then she left everything behind to go to college, where she transformed into someone who follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems. Now it's summer break and she has nowhere else to go but home. But once there, Ella fears that everything she's worked so hard to bury might resurface-especially with Micha living right next door.

Smart, sexy, and confident, Micha can get under Ella's skin like no one else. He knows everything about her, including her darkest secrets. If he tries to tempt the old Ella to return, he will be impossible to resist. But what Ella doesn't realize is that when she left, she took a piece of Micha's heart with her. Now he's determined to win back the girl he lost, no matter what it takes.

Review: 
I liked this book well enough, but something didn't quite click for me. 
I thought it was well-written and had a unique twist on the childhood friends-to-lovers theme, but I just didn't feel the zing of chemistry was there. I don't know if it was the heaviness to the story or the depressing nature of every single character's life (even the ones who seemed to have it good were depressed), but I left the book not wanting to enter into this world again - there wasn't enough bright moments to offset all the darkness. I doubt I'll read book 2 even though I liked both Lila and Ethan a lot. 

The Secret of Ella and Micha: 3/5 stars
Cover: 4/5 stars




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13 comments:

  1. Revealing Us by Lisa Renee Jones. I'm hooked on the Inside Out series!

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  2. SONG FOR SOPHIA by Moriah Densley.
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  3. Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews :) Thanks for the giveaway!

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  4. Present Perfect by Alison G. Bailey :)

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  7. I would say this one but it has been some time since I read it I will say If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones Thank you for the great giveaway I would really love to win I just showed this book to my daughter at the store yesterday as a hint for Christmas.

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  8. Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren

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  9. Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

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