8/10
Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope.
Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.
Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart.
So if you haven't already read the Slammed trilogy you need to get on it! As far as a romance novel goes these three books were fantastic! Heart wrenching, dramatic and sexy without ever being inappropriate. I truly enjoyed reading them.
Though I will have to say that I preferred reading in Layken's point of view...I don't know what it was about the second two books, but how Will perceived Layken made her personality seem other than what it had been in the first book. Now I don't know if that was just my own observation but I found it irritating at times to say the least. The first book would make an excellent stand alone! The second two felt a little forced and "fillerish"; I wish the series would of developed more organically.
Although my negative commentary aside Slammed was a cute read that required the reader's emotional investment and undivided attention. It demanded to be read!
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