I read this book because I wanted to challenge my prejudices against self-published books. It's a mindlessly entertaining teen fantasy romance, and I appreciated it on that level.

But, I did have some problems with it:
The main character, Alora, and Loverboy are soulmates. In this fantasy story, that means they can’t do things without kissing each other all the time. No really. They will die. So because they have to kiss each other all the time, you have to read about it. All. The. Time. The second half of the book can be divided into three categories:
- Kissing
- Adults talking about how it’s impossible for teenagers to be soulmates and frowning at all the kissing action (BUT CAN YOU BLAME THEM.)
- Characters over-narrating because we readers are too stupid to understand them or lack the ability to figure it out.

The other problem I had with the book is its anglocentrism. Half of the story is set in Montana, and while I understand there isn’t a whole lot of diversity there, the other half of the story is set in a fictional land. A land where, since anything can happen, you would think there could be a good non-white character. What actually happens is that in the fictional land, people marry other people only if they have the same eye color. I go into further detail about this in my full review on Papercuttts.

(note: I did receive this copy for free from the author, but my review is 100% my true opinion)