Give me a loyal partner or give me death.

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This sums up what bothers me most about this book. I loved reading about the hotness that is Gage - with the exception of the constant unnecessary repetition of words, again and again and again, making me irritated, frustrated, annoyed... I mean, you get the point. Anyway, what I was trying to say, say, say (whoops sorry, I'll stop) was that I loved this book up until the point where Cassidy started cheating.

I absolutely love Gage, I hope to find him out in the real world and have him fall for me, because honestly, he seems like a catch. He's thoughtful, family oriented, great between the sheets, has his partners back, is forgiving (maybe a little too forgiving)... I can go on and on. But the point is: Cassidy didn't deserve him at that point in her life. It was so frustrating to see her treat him like trash, try to make him her friend with benefits and basically use him for his sexual skills. Also, the ending, I was very impressed Gage was able to forgive her with literally next to no amount of effort on her part. If I were Gage, I would've made Cassidy work for it, or at least prove that she would do better. But I guess that's where I'm petty and he's mature (and too forgiving, I'm sorry, but it's just too much).

On to Cassidy. She was really testing my empathy and mentalising skills, there. I was really getting frustrated by her behavior and especially her thoughts. Cheating on Gage for starters, then cheating on Luca by thinking of and calling Gage from Luca's bed, and then being a complete b*tch to Gage after he made this grand gesture... I kind of got lost in my frustration, until I reminded myself I was a future psychologist and took the opportunity to try and understand her, as well as find something to empathize with. Even though Cassidy was in survival mode, trying to push down her grief so she wouldn't feel the pain of losing her brother, I still think it doesn't make her behavior okay. But, in the end, I'm glad she owned up to it, took her responsibility and made up with her parents and apologized to everyone. She can call herself lucky she has such great family and friends who forgave her quite easily. I do hope she keeps this in mind and tries to do better in the future.

Anyway, rating wise, I have to keep my frustration in mind. Both stories--Gage's and Luca's--would've been really hot if Cassidy wasn't cheating on both of them. At about 70% I was considering a DNF because of this. So, 2 stars because I didn't like the whole 'cheating with the rock star' bit. Gage would deserve the stars and the moon, but sadly, he got overshadowed by the other parts in this trilogy.

I never had a chance to review this before it expired. I'm sorry!