I Knew You Were Trouble

Perfectly Imperfect!

Ok.. This book was PHENOMENAL!! I didn’t want it to end! I’m a new reader of Cassie Mae and let me just say I will FOREVER be a fan of her after reading this. Everything about this book and it’s characters was absolutely amazing. Aah, I wish I was still reading it!

Candace and Pete! *excited squeal* I. LOVED. THESE. TWO. The way they played off of each other and also came together was just so hysterical and fantastic! Candace is a neurotic, perfectionist who diligently follows rules and is living in somewhat of a cocoon. As I got to know her and her thought processing I couldn’t help but share an affinity towards her. A lot of what she felt was not far off from what I, and what others I’m sure, have felt at some point in our young lives, it was hard not to get choked up. She also had me laughing at some of her absolutely bizarre quirks, rules and just overall Candace-isms. An absolute beautiful character that was such a pleasure to watch develop throughout this book. Now onto that smooth talking, seriously swoon worthy Pete. He’s what Candace thinks is a “bad boy” but as we see the story go on he has layers and depth. Just goes to show judging a book by its cover, or tattoos in this case, isn’t the way to go. One of the most heartwarming things about him were his love for his sisters and the way he is with Candace. Even with his teasing, you could still see it was never malicious. I think what I loved most about Pete was that I found him to be perfectly imperfect. I also found myself relating to him in such a way that he seemed to put on a mask for others while carrying such heavy burdens. Each of these characters have flaws, fears and things they wish to hide but I believe that’s what made them so relatable and realistic for me.

The story overall was brilliant, I loved every second from start to finish. The little quirks and fears were so clever, the way the chapter titles are done are so unique, the chemistry and back and forth of the characters was perfection and the characters themselves well I’ve gushed about them so I think we all know how I feel in that respect. The humor had me laughing so hard and the emotional aspects had a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. It was a perfect combination of both and so much more. Cassie Mae really hit this outta the park for me, I truly didn’t want this book to finish. I could read an entire series on just these two characters and love every second of it. If I could I would give it so many more stars than just 5. Everyone should read this book, I can not recommend it enough!

PandaBr