Review:
It's been awhile since I read a book that left me at the edge of my seat with a cliffhanger. I have been reading a lot of books that are from the same series, but that feature different couples. I wanted to mix things up a bit so I decided to read a book from my never ending TBR list.
In Say Something, we follow Ari Munoz and Ben Rodriguez. This book has one of my favorite trope (Good girl falls for the popular guy) as long as the authors keep on writing these kinds of books, I'll be adding them to my TBR list. When Ari is dragged to a party by her friend Vonne, the last thing she expected was to catch the attention of Ben Rodriguez. He's everything she should stay away from, but he's intriguing and she can't deny the attraction between them. Ben has never wanted somebody like he wants Ari. She makes him feel things that he never felt before and every day he spends with her makes him want more. His reputation has a way of causing trouble between him and Ari. Will they be able to give their relationship a chance or will their pasts catch up to them?
The Speak Series is off to a great start! I had no problem connecting with Ari and Ben. The author wrote this book with different POV's, which is always a plus in my opinion. It makes it easier for me to connect with the characters and I understand their reactions and emotions better. I was expecting their romance to slowly grow, but these two fell hard for each other from the very beginning. A bit too fast in my opinion, but that did take anything away from my reading journey and the way I enjoyed this book.
Ari was a sweet heroine and I really liked her. She had her sweet side, but a little vixen was hiding under all that sweetness. She drove Ben wild in many occasions and it was fun to see her step out of her sweet/shy zone and go after her man! Ben was the typical popular guy. He's smart, sexy, he's a great friend and the ladies love him. He has these rules about the girls he dates. He's a no strings attached kind of guy, but when he meets Ari that quickly changes. Their chemistry is great and the author did a fantastic job with their story. The flashbacks from Ari's past and Ben's relationship with his mom broke my heart. They have both a difficult past and together they are trying to overcome the obstacles that keep on coming their way. The other characters that were included in the series were a great addition.
The storyline was interesting and kept me turning the pages until the very end when it ended with that OMG!! WTF!!! Cliffhanger. I had made up my mind on what was going to happen while I was reading the story, but I have to admit that I never saw that coming!!!! OMG!!! My heart broke for Ari :( So the next book in this series comes out this fall and I can't wait to find out what in the world is going to happen!!! I'm so nervous!!!!!
Rating:
I give Say Something, by T.A. Roth, 4 steamy, unexpected, troubled past, page-turning, falling in love for the first time stars!