Review: Better off Friends + an Interview with Elizabeth Eulberg

Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg
Grade: A+
Release date: February 25, 2014
This ARC was provided by Read Between the Lynes in exchange for an honest review.
Summary: For Macallan and Levi, it was friends at first sight. Everyone says guys and girls can't be just friends, but these two are. They hang out after school, share tons of inside jokes, their families are super close, and Levi even starts dating one of Macallan's friends. They are platonic and happy that way.

Eventually they realize they're best friends -- which wouldn't be so bad if they didn't keep getting in each other's way. Guys won't ask Macallan out because they think she's with Levi, and Levi spends too much time joking around with Macallan, and maybe not enough time with his date. They can't help but wonder . . . are they more than friends or are they better off without making it even more complicated?

From romantic comedy superstar Elizabeth Eulberg comes a fresh, fun examination of a question for the ages: Can guys and girls ever really be just friends? Or are they always one fight away from not speaking again -- and one kiss away from true love?

The Good and the Bad: I'm not sure I can easily put my feelings about Better off Friends into words (and I'm writing this only minutes after finishing this book).  It's beautiful, cute, and utterly lovable. 

 I adored all the little references to Midwestern/Wisconsin things: Packers vs. Bears (sorry, Elizabeth, but go, Bears!), Culver's and its ButterBurgers and frozen custard, Door County, the cold, and Friday night fish fries.  When Macallan and Levi reference Kelly Clarkson songs, I laughed so hard that I couldn't breathe.  This book made me smile and tear up.  Macallan's story isn't the happiest.  She misses her mom so much, and I really felt her grief and longing.  It was sweet how Levi's mom sort of filled that role for Macallan.  Sure, she had female friends, but she really needed a mother figure to help her mature into a wonderful young woman.  I doubt Macallan would've turned out so well if she'd hadn't had Mrs. Rodgers.  Mr. Dietz, Uncle Adam, Danielle, Liam, and obviously Levi were other stand-out characters.
The book starts off when Levi and Macallan are in 7th grade, and I really liked how we saw them subtly grow up.  Two of the best scenes were when Macallan first stood up for a Culver's employee who had Down's syndrome, and then later stood up for her uncle (who has a developmental disability).  I also liked Macallan and Levi's banter.  It was interesting (and good) how Macallan and Emily's friendship ended.  Macallan stood up for what was right after she had gone against her conscience, and while it cost her one friend, she kept Levi and Danielle.  Another note: I feel like whenever friendships win, no one ever seems to side with the protagonist.  It was great to see Danielle stick by Macallan's side.
Finally, the ending.  It was beautiful, y'all, just beautiful.  

I ship Levi and Macallan so hard.  They're best friends and everyone thinks they're more.  It's how it should be when a guy and girl's close friendship leads to more.
One of the few things I disliked was how much Levi and Macallan's POVs switched in the last chapter.  Towards the very end, it works perfectly, but otherwise, it bothered me.  Also, Levi's characterization was a bit weak at moments.

The Ugly: Very little.  Romance is clean, language is mild, and violence is nonexistent.

The Verdict: READ THIS BOOK.  Elizabeth's writing keeps getting better and better, and with how phenomenal this book is, I cannot wait for The Lonely Hearts Club sequel next year.

And...best of all...here's a little treat for all of you.  I asked Elizabeth a few questions, and here's what she said!

Emma: What inspired you to set Better off Friends in Wisconsin, and what was the best research you had to do for the setting?
Elizabeth: When I set out to write Better off Friends, I wasn't originally going to set it in Wisconsin (where I'm from).  Then when I realized I needed a setting, I decided to finally set a book in Wisconsin.  From there, Wisconsin became its own character.
When I was home for a family reunion, I told my parents we had very important research to do: go to Culver's and to a restaurant for a Friday night fish fry.  My dad's response: "We love your job."  I made sure to take pictures and write notes as I stuffed my face!

Emma: Macallan's name is very unusual (but awesome).  Is there a specific reason you chose it, or did you just like it?
Elizabeth: I was at a signing a couple years ago, and a girl came up to me with the name Macallan.  I paused for a second, then said to her, "That's a really unusual name; do you mind if I use it in a book?"  I took the post-it note with her name and decided to use it for Better off Friends.  I saw her a year later and was thrilled to be able to tell her.  She's read it and has approved of her namesake - phew!

Emma: Any favorite YA reads you'd like to share?
Elizabeth: There are so many awesome books coming out this spring!  Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski, Only Everything by Kieran Scott, Life by Committee by Corey Ann Haydu, The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith... I could go on and on!  It's going to be a fabulous spring for readers!

Emma: Favorite flavor of Culver's custard?
Elizabeth: Not surprisingly, Macallan and I have the same favorite: turtle sundae.  When I was driving with my mom one day when I was home, I saw that it was the flavor of the day.  I nearly got into an accident turning the car into the parking lot!  I was so excited!

Emma: I ask everyone this question: what's your favorite fairytale?
Elizabeth: Cinderella - I think every girl fantasizes about that fairytale whenever they're going through a hard time...or doing chores!

Thank you so much, Elizabeth!

Waiting on Wednesday #2

Hosted by Breaking the Spine.

This is very much a spur-of-the-moment post, but I wanted to highlight a book I'm highly anticipating that just had its cover reveal.

Ready?

Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers

Summary: Annith has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go, carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St. Mortain, patiently awaiting her own turn to serve Death. But her worst fears are realized when she discovers she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress, to be forever sequestered in the rock and stone womb of the convent. Feeling sorely betrayed, Annith decides to strike out on her own.

She has spent her whole life training to be an assassin. Just because the convent has changed its mind doesn't mean she has...

Why I'm excited for this book: I'd heard about Grave Mercy on several blogs for quite some time (I know Shae used it for many Top Ten Tuesdays), but I guess it never appealed to me until Shae talked about it more in detail.  My worries that I wouldn't like the series were all for naught because I then devoured Grave Mercy and Dark Triumph and began eagerly awaiting Mortal Heart. (And Shae gets to be all smug and say "I told you so" now.)  So the fact that it now has a cover and there are ARCs starting to make their way into the wild...well, I'm very ecstatic.  November 4th is crazy far away, but I'll just have to sit tight and either wish for an ARC or a time machine.

Mini Reviews: Faking Normal and Fire & Flood

So, once again, we have my amazing friend, Hannah, on the blog to review a couple books. I'm very grateful she was able to take them on because my reviewing schedule is so jam-packed.


Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
Grade: C
Release date: February 25, 2014
This ARC was provided by Read Between the Lynes in exchange for an honest review.
Summary: Alexi Littrell hasn't told anyone what happened to her over the summer. Ashamed and embarrassed, she hides in her closet and compulsively scratches the back of her neck, trying to make the outside hurt more than the inside does.

When Bodee Lennox, the quiet and awkward boy next door, comes to live with the Littrells, Alexi discovers an unlikely friend in "the Kool-Aid Kid," who has secrets of his own. As they lean on each other for support, Alexi gives him the strength to deal with his past, and Bodee helps her find the courage to finally face the truth.

Review: After reading the synopsis on the back, I felt like the plot was a little typical. Well not exactly typical per say, but just a little cliché.  What with the girl-with-the-wounded-past and the quiet-boy-also-with-a-wounded-past.  There’s a big difference between a character who is written to have a romance and a character who is written who has a romance.  Reading the whole book just confirmed my predictions.  I felt like Alexi was written for the sole purpose of getting with Bodee.  Romance-wise, there wasn’t anything too bad just some face-sucking.  Though if you have or had any problems with self-harm, this book may be triggering . Rape is a big theme in this book, also almost to the point of overwhelming.  There is also domestic abuse.  I would say this book is on the grittier side on a whole.  There’s nothing wrong with gritty but this just seemed a little over the top.  There was some swearing, but if you go to public high school you wouldn’t hear anything new. 


Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott
Grade: A
Release date: February 25, 2014
This ARC was provided by Read Between the Lynes in exchange for an honest review.
Summary: Tella Holloway is losing it. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors can't determine what's wrong, her parents decide to move to Montana for the fresh air. She's lost her friends, her parents are driving her crazy, her brother is dying—and she's helpless to change anything.

Until she receives mysterious instructions on how to become a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed. It's an epic race across jungle, desert, ocean, and mountain that could win her the prize she desperately desires: the Cure for her brother's illness. But all the Contenders are after the Cure for people they love, and there's no guarantee that Tella (or any of them) will survive the race.

The jungle is terrifying, the clock is ticking, and Tella knows she can't trust the allies she makes. And one big question emerges: Why have so many fallen sick in the first place?

Review: First of all, the cover is super cool and the synopsis on the back just peaked my interest.  I found the main character, Tella, to have just the right amount of sarcasm and sass to keep me giggling throughout the book.  I read this all in one night.  If you liked the Hunger Games you will certainly like this.  There is a good amount of swearing but not to the point of excessiveness.  Violence is also a prominent factor in this book, nothing worse than anything in the Hunger Games.  There was one plot twist that I did not see coming and it was awesome.  This book grabs and hold you to the end.  Can’t wait for the next one.  It’s like the Hunger Games but totally different and unique.  

Top Ten Tuesday: Being a Blogger/Bookworm

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's topic is all about reasons why I love being a blogger/bookworm.  I split the top ten in half, so you're going to get the five reasons I love being a blogger and the five reasons I love being a bookworm.  So, without further ado...

Reasons I Love Being a Blogger

1. The community: Ever since I started book blogging, I've made so many acquaintances and friends.  There are so many wonderful people who are book bloggers and I don't think they get enough recognition.

2. The opportunities: I've started reviewing ARCs for my local indie bookseller.  I got to meet Ally Carter and Joelle Charbonneau.  I get to participate in fun events like Top Ten Tuesdays, Reader/Blogger Wish List, Secret Santa, and more.  I've also started receiving ARCs from publishers (whether on NetGalley or in the form of physical copies).

3. The books I've been exposed to: My TBR tripled this year.  My read list tripled, too.  I was very limited in what I read before I started blogging.  Sure, I was a bookworm, but I reread a lot because I was scared to try new books.  Now, because of recommendations and TTT lists, I've found tons of new favorites.

4. The experience I've gained: My blogging has definitely improved since last May.  I've also started reviewing ARCs for the bookstore, as I said above, and I even got to work for said bookstore during the holiday season.  Blogging is also something I was able to put on my college applications and job resume.  Most importantly, I've mastered (or at least, I've hopefully mastered) reviewing books.

5. Sharing: I get to share the books I love with all y'all!  I can fangirl about a certain novel or series, and no one will even bat an eye here.  If I did that in a physical conversation, I'd probably get some strange looks.  Actually, I do get strange looks from most of my friends.  Book blogging is also a place where we can all share our love of reading, and that's very special.

Reasons I Love Being a Bookworm

1. The worlds/characters: There are so many magnificent authors who have created beautiful worlds and strong characters.

2. The skills I've gained: As a writer, it's important for me to always be reading and develop my craft.  I'd like to think my writing has improved particularly in the last year since I started reading a more diverse variety of books, not to mention I'm not sure I would ever have started writing had I not been a bookworm since I was little.

3. The descriptive prose: This may go hand-in-hand with the reasons above, but I love reading beautiful and creative prose, such as in Just One Day, The Naturals, and Princess Academy (those are just a few examples!).

4. The time it fills: Gaby over at Ella Bee Reads actually had a post about this last month.  I couldn't imagine filling free time with anything but reading. (To me, writing, blogging, and baking are not free time activities.  They are just things I do.) I read EVERYWHERE: in the car, at church while waiting for the service to start, at meals (when my parents let me get away with it), before bed, etc.  I almost always carry a book with me.  I'd be so bored if I weren't a bookworm.

5. The escape: Sometimes, our world is no fun.  Sometimes, I feel lonely, forgotten, or hurt by others so I turn to books.  The characters' lives aren't always great.  But for just a little while, their problems seem bigger and realer than mine.  The world could be imploding around me, and I wouldn't care or notice.

Review: Pivot Point

Pivot Point by Kasie West
Grade: A
Summary: Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . .

Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.

In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.

The Good: Basically, everything.  Seriously, I loved this book.  As the summary says, Addie has to choose one of the two realities she sees in her Search.  And while I wish she had chosen the other, the one she did choose was, ultimately, the right one.  The ending was a bit heartbreaking, but that shows just how into the book I was.  Addie was an awesome character.  She totally could've been selfish, but she did what was best.  Duke and Trevor were cool love interests.  I would've been fine with either one as the book progressed, but then I got to about page 268 and that was it.  I was firmly on Team Trevor.  Their romance progressed nicely.
The book's chapters after chapter two alternate between the two futures.  I enjoyed both, but the chapters in the "Normal" world were definitely my favorites.  The powers were all awesome.  I liked how Addie described them when she and Trevor were making the comic.  They're all very mental, not like flying or super strength.  It's a cool twist on super powers.  It all reminded me a bit of the Energies in the Shatter Me series, in a good way.  I sort of like this trend with super powers in YA fiction.
Kasie West created a masterpiece with this book.  It was the first book I read in 2014 that I absolutely loved.

The Bad: I think one of the few things that bothered me was how stereotypical Stephanie was.  Jealous, cheerleading ex-girlfriend and all that.  I also think "Poison" needed to be more significant and not just... *SPOILER* a red herring *END SPOILER*

The Ugly: Swearing was nonexistent, or at least very minor.  Romance stayed fairly clean.  There was no underage drinking.  Violence was perhaps the worst, but it was minimal, too.

The Verdict: Read this book, y'all.  There aren't many books I recommend passionately (well, that may be a lie), but this is definitely one that I will shove in your face until you give it a chance.

Rewind & Review #6

Hosted by Shae Has Left the Room.

Fun Events of the Week
Joelle Charbonneau (author of The Testing, which is definitely a trilogy worth checking out) had a signing at a local bookstore on Tuesday evening, and I got to go.  There were great questions asked, Joelle talked about some cool things, and I even wore green to match the cover of Independent Study.  I now have signed books and some awesome swag (a temporary tattoo and a pen)!

Books I Received

  
Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman (Thanks to Edelweiss and Balzar + Bray!)
Vitro by Jessica Khoury (Thanks to ARCycling and Grace!)

Books I Bought

Split Second by Kasie West

Books I Read

Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
The Hidden Gold by Sarah Masters Buckey
Salvage by Alexandra Duncan
Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
Split Second by Kasie West
Just One Day by Gayle Forman (reread)

Blog Posts You Might've Missed

• Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Made Me Swoon
• Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer (5 stars)
• Random Friday: Book Covers for Valentine's Day
• Review: When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens (3 stars)

Review: When Audrey Met Alice

When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens
Grade: B-
This e-galley was provided by Netgalley and Sourcebooks Jabberwocky in exchange for an honest review.
Summary: First daughter Audrey Rhodes can't wait for the party she has planned for Friday night. The decorations are all set and the pizza is on its way. But the Secret Service must be out to ruin her life, because they cancel at the last minute-citing security breach and squashing Audrey's chances for making any new friends. What good is being "safe and secure" if you can't have any fun?

Audrey is ready to give up and become a White House hermit, until she discovers Alice Roosevelt's hidden diary. The former first daughter gives Audrey a ton of ideas for having fun...and more problems than she can handle.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: This was a really cute read.  I thought Audrey was precocious and a perfect young teen, trying to figure out who she is and what she can do with all the changes resulting from becoming the First Daughter.  Some parts were a bit too typical of MG and YA fiction (the mean girl, how Audrey falls for her best friend, the adult who wasn't a parent but was sort of in charge of Audrey, etc.), but I thought this book overall was fun.  I loved reading the fake diary entries from Alice Roosevelt; they felt very real and I almost forgot that she didn't have a long-lost diary.  However, I was bothered by how Audrey didn't think her various rebellions through and how the adults blew many out of proportion (the dress incident, the incident with the cigarettes, having a friend over...), but perhaps those can all be explained away as growing up.  However, Audrey was very much treated like a child yet also treated like they expected her to act like an adult.  Those scenes were very frustrating.  It was awesome that Audrey's mom was the president, and I loved seeing scenes with Audrey's dad, the "First Gent."  Language and romance were mild.  One of my biggest issues with the book was how much I felt the gay agenda was forced on me.  When it was first mentioned in passing that Uncle Harrison lived with his partner Max in Wisconsin, it didn't bother me too much because it was just a brief reference.  But then as Audrey began to champion gay marriage and events like that, I very much felt like a certain agenda was being forced on me.  I don't enjoy that in books; I don't even like it when Christian lit gets too preachy.

The Verdict: A super cute read that I'd love to recommend to everyone, were it not for a certain political agenda being forced on me.

Random Friday: Book Covers for Valentine's Day

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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!  I hope you get to spend it with friends or the person you like. :) Today's post is all about book covers that either feature the color red or are themed around love.  I'm covering both.

Books Covers Featuring Red

1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Technically, all the covers in The Lunar Chronicles feature red.)

2. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

3. Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein

4. Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter

Book Covers Featuring Both

5. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

Book Covers Featuring Love

6. Sixteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton

7. How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer

8. This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith

9. Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg (while the cover isn't too romantic, I'm shipping Levi and Macallan so hard)

10. Just Like the Movies by Kelly Fiore

Review: Cress

Cress by Marissa Meyer
Grade: A+
Summary: In this third book in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army. 

Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker—unfortunately, she’s just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. 

When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing stop her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only ones who can.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: *Warning* The following review may border on incoherent and fangirlish. Proceed with caution.
What can I say about Cress that will remotely make sense?  I love all four of the heroines.  Cinder and Scarlet are tougher, even with all of Cinder's doubts.  Cress and Winter (side note: I loved the little bit we saw of her, especially the first glimpses) are less sure, gentler, and a little bit insane (with Cress it's more loneliness and naivety; Winter is actually insane, which is fun).  I enjoyed the scenes where Kai was planning for the royal wedding.  All of the settings were awesome; Marissa made me feel like I was actually there without giving too much description.  But basically, this book made me experience a range of emotions.  If you check my Goodreads updates for Cress, there was a lot of rage-y updates and then some excited ones.  I felt like throwing this book against a wall.  My shipper heart fluttered happily several times.  There's a couple big spoilers that I won't say here, but one is absolutely devastating and the other is rage-inducing but also brilliant.  Queen Channery and Queen Levana are downright evil.  I don't care if Levana seemed to truly love her husband (Winter's father); that woman only cares about power.
The realist in me wants to point out one of the few flaws.  Thorne was awesome in Scarlet.  When I found out he was meant for Cress, I was excited to see their relationship develop.  Maybe I'm too attached to Flynn Rider.  Maybe I expected too much of him.  But his personality seemed to change, and he just didn't seem right for Cress, in my opinion.  Hopefully things between them will improve and feel more right in Winter (unless Marissa kills someone off... *gives Marissa a suspicious look*).  Another teeny thing that bothered me was that I feel like the promotion overemphasized saving Cress when, in reality, the book felt more like a mission of saving Kai, since rescuing Cress was only in "book one" of Cress.
As for objectionable content, foul language was pretty much nonexistent (*book shimmy* for Marissa for writing an amazing book series with minimal swearing!), romance was mostly clean, and violence wasn't too descriptive.

The Verdict: READ THIS BOOK NOW.  I WILL PESTER YOU UNTIL YOU DO.  Except...read Cinder and Scarlet first.  Nothing will make sense otherwise.  You will curl up in a ball and cry because you're so lost and confused.  You can read my glowing reviews of them here (but let me just say, I am very grateful I've gotten much better at reviewing).

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Make Me Swoon

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

So I defined my choices for this by awesome love interests.  If he seems attractive, if he does nice things for the female lead, if he's sacrificial, etc.

1. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Wolf is definitely swoon-worthy.

2. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

St. Clair may have been crushing on Anna from the beginning, but how their friendship developed into love was my favorite part.  Plus he's French with a British accent.

3. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Oh, good golly, Warner... I mean in general, he was a jerk, but what he said to Juliette in chapter 62 was beautiful.

4. Sixteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton

Will and Anna are one adorable couple.  I love how they met and fell for each other.

5. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Augustus is one of the best book boyfriends of all times.  His and Hazel's relationship was very intellectual and mature and yet teenager-y at the same time.

6. Fifteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton

Josh works in a bookstore, for goodness' sake! Yeah, he talks about how unglamorous it is, but it still makes him totally swoon-worthy.

7. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Levi is downright adorable, and not at all what I expected when I started the book.  He was one of the things I didn't like when I first read Fangirl, but when I reread it, he quickly became a favorite character.

8. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter

Cross My Heart is when we first meet the amazing Zachary Goode, and boy, is his debut fabulous.  He's probably my favorite book boyfriend.

9. The Selection by Kiera Cass

I love, love, love Maxon.  I'm definitely Team Maxon, and it's great how he and America start out as friends.

10. Betsy and Joe by Maud Hart Lovelace

Joe has long been one of my favorite literary guys.  It's especially awesome how he and Betsy connected over books.

11. Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George

Although all three of the love interests in Jessica's series are fabulous, I'd have to say Oliver is the best.  But then, it's hard to shove Galen and Christian in a corner because they're awesome princes, too.

12. Cress by Marissa Meyer

Do I even have to explain this choice?

13. The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

Hectooooooor.  All the feels in this book... I just can't.

14. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

My shipper heart is all aflutter just thinking of Chaol and Celaena.

15. Splintered by A.G. Howard

Mainly for this quote: "Sit.  You've just been soundly kissed.  No doubt you're short of breath."  Not saying who said it, though.  You'll have to read the book! ;)

16. Pivot Point by Kasie West

As you'll find out from my upcoming review, I absolutely loved Addie and Trevor.  Trevor was extremely swoon-worthy.

17. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

*fans self* Gavriel Duval is all I'll say.