O.K.....I admit that I probably rate books highly. It's because I enjoy reading so much I guess. I LOVED this story. It was exactly the type of book I thoroughly enjoy. Hemi was smoking hot! I could read this again tomorrow. There is a bit of mystery but no cheating or much angst which I am happy about. ( )

I've read M. Leighton's Bad Boy Series ([b:Down to You|16001893|Down to You (The Bad Boys, #1)|M. Leighton|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1374696141s/16001893.jpg|21763760]) before and while I found the series to be a disappointment overall, I really liked the first book in the series because I felt that it had a lot of potential for a great story. So while that series flopped on me, I decided to give this new series a try as it seemed right up my alley.

Even though I've only read one series by M. Leighton, I can definitely see that she has a formula when it comes to her New Adult reads. Cue a bad-boy with a heart of gold, an innocent heroine and the heroine's BFF who is more "experienced" than her in every way. As I read All the Pretty Lies, I definitely saw the parallels to to You (Bad Boys #1) but overall, the plots are very different so I didn't feel like I was reading a complete regurgitation of another book.

But I did find the plot to be very predictable. I was hoping for some great twists but I found the book was pretty linear in its progression. Which was fine because I did find it enjoyable despite knowing what would happen next.

As for the characters, I liked Sloane. I found it easy to understand her character and her through process throughout the book. Hemi is sweet but he's nothing new to write home about. I found them to be super cute together and that they had a connection emotionally as well as physically--which I think is sometimes lacking in this genre.

I find it interesting that the next book is about Reese and not one of Sloane's brothers. I think I would have preferred that path instead but I'm interested to see what is going to happen next. What I am happy about it is the conclusion of Hemi and Sloane's story within this novel and not seeing it dragged out in another book.

Overall: While nothing overly memorable, I did enjoy this book. It had everything I like in a New Adult: cute couple, drama and a touch of mystery. It was a nice way to spend a few hours and made me excited to read the other books I have from M. Leighton despite not liking previously read works by her.

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loved Sloan and Hemi. Can't wait to see what happens with the other Spencer brothers
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loved Sloan and Hemi. Can't wait to see what happens with the other Spencer brothers
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