{"id":2044,"date":"2013-05-12T00:57:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T07:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2016-03-28T11:11:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T18:11:09","slug":"review-leo-leo-1-by-mia-sheridan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=2044","title":{"rendered":"Review: Leo (Leo, #1) by Mia Sheridan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I really enjoyed this book. It\u2019s a beautiful story which sucked me in from the very first chapter.<\/p>\n

Evie and Leo were foster kids together. Coming from awful circumstances, and thrown into a life that really wasn\u2019t a whole lot better, they became best friends and were each other\u2019s lifelines, and even at their young ages, they fell crazy in love.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s my best friend in the world, the boy I\u2019ve grown to love intensely, the boy who makes me want to stay awake because reality is finally better than my dreams.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then, when Evie is 14 and Leo 15, he is adopted and moves away, promising to return for her when she is 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to kiss you now, Evie, and when I do, it\u2019s going to mean that you\u2019re mine. I don\u2019t care how far away from each other we are. You. Are. Mine. I\u2019ll wait for you. And I want you to wait for me. Promise me you won\u2019t let anyone else touch you. Promise me you\u2019ll save yourself for me.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG! How perfect is this kid!!! But (in a scene that had me tearing up 2% into the book), he leaves, and Evie never hears from him again.<\/p>\n

Eight years later, and Evie has dragged herself out of her past, and is making a life for herself. And I absolutely love her! She is so resilient and has a sensational attitude. She has been through hell, has been let down by everybody in her life, yet she has never given up, and she\u2019s never let it change her. She is kind, caring, and generous and she\u2019s fought to get by and create her own life on her own terms, and she\u2019s done it all alone. Bravo!<\/p>\n

Things change for her when she notices she has a \u2018stalker\u2019 – a random hot guy who has been following her around. When she finally confronts him, she discovers that he\u2019s actually a nice guy, and he introduces himself as Jake, a friend of Leo\u2019s who is checking up on her on his behalf. They have a freakish attraction and there is some epic banter \u2013 \u201cI was actually just going to offer you some candy. It\u2019s in my van over there\u201d<\/i>, and very quickly Jake, makes his intentions known.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to take you to dinner tonight.\u201d
\n\u201cOh.\u201d I say, surprise. \u201cUm, I -\u201d
\n\u201cEvie, it\u2019s a yes or yes question.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Believing that she has moved on from her long lost love, Evie embarks on a whirlwind romance with Jake which is intense and moves very quickly. But it\u2019s still very realistic. They obviously feel very deeply for each other, but they also have fun together. I could understand why Evie falls so hard and fast for Jake \u2013 I did too! He\u2019s sweet, caring, funny, and oh-so-hot.<\/p>\n

Suddenly I\u2019m on my back and he\u2019s over me. \u201cYou want to play, beautiful?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are some ups and downs for them though, and Jake is clearly keeping secrets from Evie, but I love how hard he tries to keep things good between them. He is affectionate and loving, and throw in the little gestures and surprises, and his tenderness with Evie, and I was wishing I had a Jake of my very own!<\/p>\n

Told from Evie\u2019s POV, intermingled with her present with Jake, is her and Leo\u2019s story from their childhood, as we see the bond that the two of them shared, and how the events of her past have shaped her into who she is. There are some twists and turns, and while I found the plot to be really predictable, it didn\u2019t ruin the story for me, it just made me anticipate what I knew was coming even more.<\/p>\n

*Please note \u2013 this is a MASSIVE spoiler \u2013 don\u2019t look unless you\u2019ve already read the book.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou, Evie, you were the miracle I kept coming back to again and again \u2013 that all those years ago, you chose me. Please, please, choose me again.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

HOLY FREAKING SWOOOOOOOOOOON!!!<\/div><\/div>\n

This is a gorgeous story about love, forgiveness and moving on, and has one helluva swoony ending. I loved it.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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Other books in the Leo duet<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Leo (#1)<\/strong>
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Leo’s Chance (#2)
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Check out our Author Spotlight<\/a> on Mia Sheridan.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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