My Never Ending List

I read a lot of YA novels and it was so refreshing to read Lingering Echoes.  As the relationship builds between Allie and Damien, the author focused more on the drama between these two as it intensified and the tensions that pulled these two together instead of building a steamy novel centered on their romance.  Allie and Damien do have some tender moments in this book but the book was not solely focused on their romance.   There were friendship issues, family issues, lots of drama, and many layers of this novel.   Allie has her wall up for an incident that happened in the past and Damien has some ghosts in his closet that Allie soon uncovers.  Perhaps these two are really not that different from one another.  It all begins when Allie reluctantly shows up at Hidden Pines to start a two week vacation with her father.  Tension are already in the air.  It’s the location of the destination that has Allie on edge and her step-brother isn’t making things any easier.  As Damien enters the picture, Allie doesn’t know what to make of him but with his striking gray eyes and his dark hair. He’s a distraction from being with her family and what a distraction he ends up being.   I loved the way that the author twisted Damien into the story, signs of a true master of storytelling.

Thank you NetGalley for letting me a read of copy of this book.