ARC Review: Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins

Cami Broussard has her future all figured out. She'll finish her senior year of high school, then go to work full-time as an apprentice chef in her father's French restaurant, alongside her boyfriend, Luke. But then twenty-year-old ex-Marine Julian Wyatt comes to live with Cami's family while recovering from serious injuries. And suddenly Cami finds herself questioning everything she thought she wanted.

Julian's all attitude, challenges and intense green-brown eyes. But beneath that abrasive exterior is a man who just might be as lost as Cami's starting to feel. And Cami can't stop thinking about him. Talking to him. Wanting to kiss him. He's got her seriously stirred up. Her senior year has just gotten a lot more complicated….

Title: Stir Me Up

Author: Sabrina Elkins

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Publication Date: 10/1/2013

 

Review:

Thank you for the egalley of this book to read and give an honest review.
What drew me in: the cover. It's the male model from another series I love, so that caught my eye right away.
Then the description was interesting. Good girl/bad boy. I love this trope! Plus food!
The characters have great chemistry. Really liked Cami. She gave sass and took none. Pretty sure her sass is exactly what Julian needs. Everyone walking on eggshells and she's pretty much just herself and not worrying about how it will effect him. Possibly the best thing for him. 
The plot is interesting. Again, love this trope. The slow burn of the romance is the best. I love a good build up. And the way the author describes things, just the kissing alone has me simmering. I do wish the PTSD would have had more resolution but it didn't take away from me liking the story line.
The pacing was great, definitely kept me reading.
Overall I really enjoyed this one. Seems to be a stand alone, though there were a few things still hanging at the end.
Would recommend to older young adults and young adults alike.

SABRINA ELKINS, author of STIR ME UP, has also worked as a journalist, movie copywriter and prep cook. She grew up in Vermont, graduated from USC, and now lives in Southern California with her husband and three kids.

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