{my thoughts} - This book is about to main people. Lacey and Drake. They come from separate worlds and in the end are torn between what world they want to be a part of.

Lacey is a smart well rounded girl that is extremely logical and knows from hard experience what it is like to be a part of the real world. She understands that life isn’t a fairytale and that you have to work hard to get anywhere.

Drake is a spoilt rich boy that has always had everything given to him. He hasn’t been forced to grow up with mommy and daddy always helping him. He doesn’t understand the cold hard facts of life. However, throughout the book he begins to learn some of the lessons in life that his parents failed to teach him.

This book all and all was alright. I struggled through the first 29 chapter because it was a bit boring to me. It picked up a lot after that point. It’s a well written book, I just think the beginning chapters could have had more to them, I suppose is what I am trying to say.

{reason for reading} - I was given a copy of this book from the author in return for an honest review. ( )

Kept me thinking

It started off slow and I had to make myself continue to read. The farther along I got in the story the better it became. ( )

This is my first book by Victoria H. Smith and I would say that I loved it. Her writing and story telling was very captivating and compelling. She handled the prejudices, racial and financial divide in an honest and real way.

At first I was worried if I was going to like Lacey. What she did to Drake when they first met had me thinking, "the nerve". Doesn't she realize she could ruin a guys life, supposing his family wasn't who they were and had no connections? I know I'm being cryptic here, but personally, I don't want to give away what she did to him. I was shocked she thought she had the right. I wondered how can a future for them happen after this, could he forgive her, even if things don't turn out badly? However, it did seem that Lacey and Drake were destined to be in each others lives when they were surprisingly thrown together again. I ended up really liking Lacey and Drake, I was so proud of him in the end. Lacey and Drake learned from each other about making rash judgments and how alike their lives are no matter their outward difference. Really loved it, Victoria penned a beautiful and profound love story. ( )

04.03.'13. - Free in the Kindle store!