Jenna Bennett

It's all fun and games... Cassandra Wilder had a simple plan for spring break. Sun, sand, and a hot guy. Sex on the beach, with no strings attached. She got her wish when she met Tyler McKenna. Until someone gets hurt. But then young women start turning up at Key West landmarks – young women who look like Cassie, but with one crucial difference: they’ve all been drugged and relieved of their virginity. The virginity Cassie still has. The virginity Ty doesn't want, even as a gift. And Cassie begins to wonder whether there’s more to Ty than meets the eye. Suddenly, sex on the beach doesn’t sound so good anymore... Keywords: NA, new adult, college, romance, sweet, mystery, suspense, Key West, FBI, crime, rape

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Before You

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Before I start this review, I have to be up front and say I don't read a lot of mystery books. I used to read mysteries almost exclusively while I was growing up, but I've moved away from that in recent years. That's not to say I don't enjoy a book with a hint of mystery – I often really do. While Before You can't fully be described as a mystery, I found that the mystery aspects of the book outweighed the romance and I was a little disappointed. 

I liked Cassie. She was real. She didn't play into all the stereotypes and I found her interesting. Ty was sexy and swoony and keeping a secret. A secret I predicted. Cassie and Ty had good chemistry, but I didn't find that it leapt off the pages. That may be because their fling moved at a glacial pace. It's a fling! Get it on already. ;) 

All that said, Before You was a very good book. I just wanted more romance. Not sex, necessarily, but sweet romance, flirting... whatever. The characters were likable and I was surprised by the reveal of the person responsible for the attacks. I didn't really see that coming. It was a well-written book and a quick read. It's the first of Jenna Bennett's books that I've read, but it won't be the last. 

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

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