Breaking Elle (Break Me, #1)

by Antoinette Candela

[Cocktails and Books]

4.5 Stars

I LOVED this book. It had a love triangle~ish feel to it and there were times where I had to wonder just who Elle was thinking about, but it was a fabulous story from a debut author that I will definitely be looking forward to reading more from.

Elle Bennett is a manager at a youth center, where both her best friend, Tyler, and her boyfriend, Cane work. The minute she meet the new youth counselor, Reed Austin, she feels an immediate draw to him. And I felt bad for her, because she may have been completely in love with Cane but she couldn't deny the heat, chemistry, sexual tension, whatever you want to call it with Reed. But when events outside her control conspire against her happiness with Cane, it's Reed that steps up to prove to Elle that she can trust men and more importantly him.

Reed moved to Boston hoping to outrun the trouble he was in in Texas. When he laid eyes on Elle, he knew that she was someone he had to get closer to, even despite what was coming after him. He did all he could to prove to Elle that he could be trusted. That he would be there for her, just like he tried to be for his mother and sister.

The emotions run high in this book, with all the characters, and I spent a lot of time trying to remember there were some characters I was mad at and others that I didn't want Elle to be with. For being a debut author, Antoinette Candela developed a story and characters to draw readers in and never let them go.

With the way this one ended, I'm on pins and needles to find out what is going to happen next between Elle, Reed, Tyler and Cane.