6 BRILLIANT STARS! 
 Perfection. Absolute perfection. 
 I read so many reviews of this book that said it read like a long epilogue to the series, and they were right. But I *LOVE* epilogues. And this this one did not disappoint. Hell, around 60% I even realized I wasn't just tolerating Kiera anymore, but that I actually liked her. That alone proves that Reckless is indeed a bit brilliant. 
 Kellan Kyle. *sigh* Oh, Kellan, I'm still not ready to say goodbye to you. It's been 2 days now and I am still wishing you existed in this world, that your music and charisma existed. *double sigh* I realllllly love Kellan, and in this book he is BEYOND. Beyond what? Everything. Everything ever. *triple sigh* 
 I started getting weepy at around 90% and by the time I was actually finished I had cried full on about 3 times. It's a rare thing when a book can make me cry at all, so 3 times - out of joy and swept up emotion and just KNOWING it was almost over - that's huge. 
 I will definitely be rereading this series and most especially this book again. So much love and swoon, it's hard to calculate. I know some ppl never get past the issues in Thoughtless, and while part of me understands that, you all don't know what you are missing. Without seeing what they go threw, without tolerating Kiera being INTOLERABLE, without witnessing the tragedy - the brilliant epicness of this story of Kellan Kyle & Kiera Allen just isn't fully appreciated. And trust me, this book is epic and everything you ever wanted a love story to be. 
 PS: I read this really great review today of the entire series and I really like how they see and explain the change and growth in the books. Basically, if you heard about this series but are wigging out about the cheating in the first book and frustrating heroine, read THIS review from Vilma's Book Blog. Also has a bonus Q & A with S.C. Stephens. ;-)