Every decision is an ending ... and a beginning

Broke and close to broken-hearted, Jess Donovan doesn't know what to do with her life. She's lost her job and she's discovered that the man she loves, the charismatic and elusive Tyler Smith, has a troubled past that's left him damaged...perhaps beyond repair. Unable to trust him or her feelings, when her long-lost father invites her to visit him a continent away, she leaps at the chance to get some perspective.

In dazzling New Zealand, her fortunes seem to be turning way, way up. She lands a lucrative gig in a tourism commercial, cast opposite Kaleb Te Anga, a guy who's Tyler's opposite in every way. When things heat up between them on-set, fake kisses turning to hot real kisses, Jess finds herself torn. Is this just a holiday hook-up, or something deeper? How can she feel so much for two different people, and how will she ever choose between them?

If she gets that chance ... because her indecisive heart might mean she'll lose them both.

You get some self discovery in Epic, you get to experience the transition of trying to come to terms with past and present but I wished there had been more feeling to all of it because it felt just a little numb.

There was a lot of angst and a lot of maturing but at the same time there was a disconnection I felt as a reader to the emotions that were taking place.

I still enjoyed the read but I would have liked to have really felt for Jess on a more personal level.

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Life is random...

19-year-old Jess Donovan knows better than most that life is random. Her mom is dead, and she's on her own, patching together a living as a waitress when a car crashes through the restaurant where she works. In two seconds, she loses her job, watches her best friend hauled away in an ambulance...and meets Tyler Smith, one of the hottest, most fascinating--and mysterious guys she's ever met.

Both for the good and the bad...

Within days, Jess is swept up into the mesmerizing force that is Tyler. Their every touch sizzles, every kiss dissolves them both, and the sex is...fierce. But there's more to Tyler than his hypnotic eyes. He's adrift, too, and his body--and his soul--are covered with scars. How can she find herself with a guy who is lost himself?

Until you take charge....

Jess is determined to find her way, and make a life that is better than the one she was given. But how?

My Review:

19 year old sex and relationships aren't something I'd describe as fierce... I think its because I'm past the age when intimate and sexual relationships between teenagers aren't that appealing to me anymore. The story is written well but I wasn't really satisfied with the "big reveal" since it built up to a fairly flat way of coming out with it.

The characters were great, I liked them both for their personalities which stood out the most to me which was upsetting because this story has so much potential that I don't think the author really gave them enough credit or page time for how good they could be. Which also ties in with how short the story itself is. As a short story its good but it has a lot of potential to be so much more. I don't think it really necessary that the book needed to be cut up into multiple novellas when the author could have written a full novel out of this one. Still I thought Random was a good read. I hope the author does more with it in the near future.

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