Stone Cliff Series

(ARC provided via NetGalley for an honest review.)

I give this book a standing ovation, I really do. After the last two books I read from NetGalley turned out to be huge disappointments I was really starting to lose my faith in the site but now this book has redeemed it. I am once again a believer and I will continue to use NetGalley, perhaps I will just be a bit pickier when choosing what books to request.

Now let me tell you why this book was phenomenal. In one word- EVERYTHING. That's right. I loved everything about this book. The only thing I am sad and disappointed about with this book is that it's a stand alone and I won't be able to read about Noah's and Kathryn's relationship further. Damn it. Oh well.

To begin with, this is the first romance/erotic novel I've read with realistic dialogue! Yes, finally! The conversations between the characters were believable and I didn't roll my eyes like I have done so often during previous books. Yes, the book is about love and two people falling in love with each other but the author didn't overdo it with the cheesiness and I am forever grateful. There was just enough love in the dialogue between them but not overly so where it was dripping with it.

Also, there are a lot of sex scenes in this book but I enjoyed every last one of them. I loved that they varied from intensity to position...etc. Finally, an author using their kinky creativity. It seems the more I read well written smut, the more I become a sex vixen myself and my boyfriend can definitely appreciate it. Thank you, Cathryn Fox!

And the characters? So much depth to each one of them and I think this is the first time I found myself crying over a book in a long time. Perhaps it had something to do with the down-to-earth plot that still managed to have some adventure in it and didn't disappoint. I could relate to both characters and I loved that they all had their own demons to deal with because let's face it- we are all human beings and are fighting our own battles within ourselves. I loved that we were given background info on why the characters were the way that they were because it added complexity and dynamic to them.

And I loved the changing perspectives. It gave a further insight into the depths of the characters and their inner mind processes and the like. Never did I think that a romance novel could move me like this, especially since it was pretty short and a stand alone. I really wish the author would make a second book to this one, a continuation. Damn it, I want more.

The writing too, was very well orchestrated and I was able to easily follow it without getting bored from it being overly basic.

All in all, this was a terrific book and I will be reading more of Fox's books in the near future, you can bet on that. Also, if my review hasn't convinced you to read this book yet perhaps I should mention that it's super late here, in Chicago, and although I am extremely tired and should probably go get some rest, I had to go downstairs to use our business center's computer and internet because I had to share my positive feelings about this amazing book. My mom took away our internet at the house so now I have to venture outside the apartment and downstairs in order to get it. So yeah, this is the profound affect this book had on me. I recommend this to everyone who doesn't mind smut and wants a heartfelt story that will move them. Loved it, absolutely blew me away.