Normally, I avoid books with "love triangles" like the plague. As soon as I see two male/female characters in the synopsis, I immediately list the book as a pass and move on. I can't stand the back and forth between the heroine (or hero) and the idea that "I love both of them so much in different ways" (aka Bella-Swan-I-can't-live-without-him syndrome) has never made sense to me. I'm a hopeless romantic but even I have my limits.

Why I ended up picking up this book--despite the fact that it screams love triangle--is the fact that Tess is an illegitimate child. Nowadays it isn't a big deal if your parents aren't together and affairs seem commonplace but the idea that Tess' mom is a legit mistress to a man really captured my attention. So I put aside my fears of an irritating love triangle and focused on some good drama.

To be fair, the love triangle isn't really a love triangle (in my opinion). I also like that Tess isn't the one torn over two guys, but that she is the "other woman" essentially (which she would hate to classify herself as :P). It put a different spin on things and it made it easy to be on her "team".

Tess and Dylan are both likeable characters and watching how they meet and fall in love is super cute. And as a science student myself, I can appreciate their hard work and great brains.

I found the drama pretty mild but I did like that the story wasn't predictable. There were a few things that threw me off course and that kept things interesting. I also really enjoyed the characters so it wasn't a chore to read this book in the slightest.

Overall: A solid and well-written New Adult read. It isn't like other books out there so it is super refreshing!

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