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Jennifer Echols never let's me down when I need a quick, satisfying read.

There's the 'bad' (more like misunderstood) boy in the form of Doug who's caught up in the current of the good girl, Zoey. Not that she can convincingly convince the reader that she isn't swept up by him equally as much.

But Echols is never one to skimp on substance, grounding this stereotypical YA trope by giving her characters rich back stories. She speaks of teen issues unabashedly.

Zoey is a raging storm struggling to maintain a facade of control over her life. She is the captain of the swim team, so used to maintaining structure when it comes to her position, but not quite managing to do it for her own life. Her father has as good as abandoned her, and her mother has launched into a downward spiral which she blames on herself.

Add Doug to this all. He is a storm in his own right. A tempest that no one has been able to understand since he was sent to juvie in the 9th grade. One that rattles her and excites her all at the same.

Again, and again, they're drawn to each other. Forced together by one shared night which only one of them can remember.

And it's delicious. The tension. The secrets. The wild rainstorms that soundtrack all their anger and attraction. Phew, it was hot.

My one gripe comes from one scene in the second half of the novel. I won't give it away, but it's when we see Zoey's controlling nature tip towards manipulative. And I just no Zoey. Up until that point it was a 5 star read, but that scene made my stomach turn.


Regardless, it's well worth a read.