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This is a fantastic little read, telling the story of Rachel and Daniel from Find You in the Dark. PLEASE NOTE – YOU MUST READ THAT BOOK FIRST! Assuming that you are all sensible readers and have, in fact, read it first, you’ll know where this story goes. But I still lapped up every single moment! This is a total indulgence read! You know exactly what is going to happen, but you read it just for the pleasure of it, and I absolutely LOVED IT!

Rachel and Daniel’s story is gorgeous. Rachel is a great character. Your normal 17 year old girl, she is caring, fun, and has been in love with her best friend Daniel since she was 5 years old.

“I loved him. I hated him. I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to strangle him. I was a walking, talking contradiction. There were days I was so torn by my conflicting emotions that I thought I would be ripped in half. Staring at my best friend and secret object of my undying love, I wondered if I would ever get off this crazy train of emotions swirling around inside me. I didn’t like feeling this way. But the truth was I couldn’t remember a time I didn’t feel this aching need to completely immerse myself in all things Daniel Lowe.”

Daniel is absolutely fantastic! He is such a ‘nice’ guy! He is fun, loving, and has a wickedly sarcastic and self-depreciating sense of humour – he made me laugh so many times! The story is in dual POV, and getting inside of his head was an absolute treat! He is, of course, totally oblivious to how Rachel feels, hooking up with his skanky on/off girlfriend, and unknowingly breaking Rachel’s heart over and over while doing so. She and Maggie have been his best friends since childhood, and the three of them have a fantastic dynamic. He loves his girls, and I love how protective he is over them.

“I loved these chicks. They kept me in line. And I didn’t know what I’d do without them.”

“My protective instincts were going into overdrive and I wanted to go smack the shit out of the punk for getting my friend wound up like that.
No one messed with my girls. Ever.”

But we get to see things shift as Daniel slowly comes to the realisation that Rachel means more to him than just a friend. As it all unfolded, I really liked that he had no clue how she felt about him because it was hilarious watching him try to sort through what he was feeling (and again, thank God for boy POV!!!).

“Why couldn’t I stop being an asshole for two seconds? Oh that’s right, because my insides were currently a flipping mess because of a sudden realisation that my best friend was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen.”

“I would not ruin the best relationship in my life over crazy hormonally driven lust. But even I could recognize that what I felt for the girl in front of me went way beyond lust.
But I couldn’t go there. Not now. Not ever.
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Yep, I ran away. Like a little bitch.”

“I still couldn’t look at her. Scared that if I did, I would attack her. And by attack, I mean maul her face with my lips.”

“She gripped her hands into fists as she let out everything she was feeling. I could admit I was freaked out. But I was also perversely turned on by it. Because she was hot when she was pissed. There was something seriously wrong with me.”

The love story between the two of them grows beautifully. There is a fantastic build up, and lots of swoony moments.

“How could you and me end badly? We’re already the most amazing thing ever.”

The other side of the story, of course, is watching Rachel and Daniel’s reaction to all that happens with Maggie and Clay. With this novella fitting in perfectly with the beginning of Find You in the Dark all the way through to the end, it gives a bit of additional insight to see things from Rachel and Daniel’s perspectives, and the overall story has been fleshed out a bit more becasue of that.

I was so excited to read this novella, and Walters didn’t let me down. Even though it was short, it was still fantastically written and very realistic, with lots of emotion. I felt everything right alongside Rachel and Daniel the whole way through.

I’m loving this little series! I’m absolutely in love with each of the characters, and am so looking forward to finishing the story with Light in the Shadows.

5 stars.

 

The Find You In the Dark series

      

Find You in the Dark (#1) (Maggie & Clay)
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Cloud Walking (#1.5) (Rachel & Daniel)
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Light in the Shadows (#2) (Maggie & Clay)
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Warmth in Ice (#2.5) (Maggie & Clay)
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