The breezy style of the book was a surprising contrast to suffering that Preston had undergone, but it worked for me. Alternating points of view also worked really well, especially seeing Ava through Preston's eyes after understanding how poor Ava's self image was. I liked the humor through out the story too, even the bits of slapstick involving Melissa. There were two things than kept me from ranking this a little higher. First, the ending was very anti-climactic. I felt a little deprived that the action involving the Cartel was resolved in one paragraph. The bad guys in the book were pretty much invisible, so I understand this was not meant to be an action adventure or suspense, but a little action would have been nice.Second, I liked Ava very much until her reaction to Preston's big mistake, which was immature and counterproductive. I understand he did wrong, but, but Ava running away and refusing to even talk about it, damaged the relationship and hurt Preston just as much as he hurt her. It bothered me that he never called her on it, never even seemed to realize it. If she had told him right at the cabin that he couldn't blame his failings on his past and that he needed professional help, they both would have been spared a lot of misery. Of course the characters are not perfect and in relationships, sometimes one person does call all the shots, as it looks like Ava will do in this relationship, but from from a romantic point of view, the HEA felt a little disappointing to me. The relationship between best friends Avery ( the heroin of the story ) and her best friend Melissa is so funny, Melissa is a hoot, Avery on her own is just as funny.I would have loved to go deeper into Preston dark life before his life with Avery. I think it was kind of pushed a bit to the side and it should have taken more of a centre stage to this story. He has gone through some deep shit that you can't just brush off quickly like it was. That's where I was a bit disappointed with the story.I would still recommend the 3 novels from this series to readers, especially the second one. I would also like to see what happens to them all now... Read the books and you may be as intrigued as I am.
What do You think about Kissing Fire (2000)?
This book was the third book.I really enjoy this one it was heart breaking and funny.
—nivram_1985
What can i say this was HOT, i love Melissa hahahaha that girl is crazy hahaah.
—jk09051996
