Title: Hearts In Darkness
Author: Laura Kaye
Two strangers…
Makenna James thinks her day can't get any worse, until she finds herself stranded in a pitch-black elevator with a complete stranger. Distracted by a phone call, the pin-striped accountant catches only a glimpse of a dragon tattoo on his hand before the lights go out.
Four hours…
Caden Grayson is amused when a harried redhead dashes into his elevator fumbling her bags and cell phone. His amusement turns to panic when the power fails. Despite his piercings, tats, and vicious scar, he's terrified of the dark and confined spaces. Now, he's trapped in his own worst nightmare.
One pitch-black elevator…
To fight fear, they must reach out and open up. With no preconceived notions based on looks to hold them back, they discover just how much they have in common. In the warming darkness, attraction grows and sparks fly, but will they feel the same when the lights come back on?
4 HEARTS!
POINT BREAKDOWN
Plot: 45 points
I think the overall plot of the book is really great! The idea of falling for someone whose face and/or body you haven't even seen is pretty cute, and for it to happen in a dark elevator is also cute!!! Very original type of plot :)
I don't know if 4 hours is really enough time for anyone to fall for someone the way they did, especially to the extent they did. That was definitely unrealistic... I mean, I don't know if I'd even talk to someone in the dark for 4 hours, even if they were the only one in the elevator. I probably would...cause I like to talk...but I don't think I could have fallen for them in that amount of time.
It was also strange that Caden seemed to be the the fragile one. Makenna was the one holding everything together pretty much, and I generally like male-dominant plots. And I didn't really get the interview of Caden at the end of the book either LOL. I mean, it was unique, but maybe a bit unnecessary and kind of redundant.
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I thought the scene in Makenna's kitchen was kinda gross...I mean, a girl messing with a guy's nipples is just strange!!! Not erotic at all...LOL. But maybe that's just me...
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I would have to say that I think I liked Makenna more than I liked Caden. Makenna was endearing and sweet, but still assertive, and also pretty.
Caden on the other hand, as I mentioned above, was not dominant enough for me. He was a little soft. It made sence because of his past, but it was just odd for me to read a book where the girl character kind of has to comfort the boy character. I'm also not really into piercings. The tattoos were tolerable, but the piercings I didn't really like. Didn't like the shaved head either. But he was sweet, so I'll give him that! And him and Makenna together were great :)
Writing/Depth: 26 points
The overall writing of this book was pretty good! I think Kaye did a great job :)
This book was VERY short... but I wouldn't say that it affected the depth of the book too much. The book just had a very short plot, and not a lot needed to be written! It maybe could have been a litte longer, with just a little more dialoge added to the elevator scenes. I would have liked to have seen Makenna and Caden talk to each other more in the elevator. Maybe it would have helped me to understand how they fell for each other so quickly and would have given me more to say about the book. I feel like it's hard to write a review for such a short book!
It was nice to only spend a couple hours reading a book in my spare time, so I was thankful for the conciseness of the book. And honestly, it was a very cute read! :)
Just a side note: There IS some sexual intimacy in this book, so I would label it more New Adult than Young Adult. I'll give it both labels though, with a caution.
TOTAL: 87 POINTS
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