I actually enjoyed reading this book a lot. I love finding good contemporary books like this one, but when I researched to see if there was a sequel or if it was a stand alone, I found out the second book is called Never Too Late and I'm more interested in the story between Remy and Mathias, because I have a thing for the bad boy and love-hate relationships stories like the one the sequel is surely going to be. 
 Now, that's not to say I didn't like this story, because I did. I had a few things that I had a problem with though. The first is: what kind of person becomes super friendly with a stranger they've just met and agree to go on a date with them? Not to mention they basically start declaring their love for each other after the first date, which had me rolling my eyes and wanting to throw the book across my room. But I let that slide and continued on reading since I wanted to see where the story was going to go. Apart from getting through all the cheesy parts, there were a lot of sweet moments that had me wishing Maddox was real and that he was mine. 
 But apart from the romance part, it was a nice story about two people getting to know each other and Emma finally doing different things, adventures, and getting out of her shell. She also gets help from Maddox in dealing with the fact that she hates her dad but she also loves him for leaving her. It was nice to see them grow together, although I think Maddox should have been upfront and honest with her about who he really was- he's famous and in the band Willow Creek band- because that would have saved everyone from all the drama and heartache that was caused from Emma finding out by a news magazine. 
 I admit that while the romance between him and Emma was sweet and all that, it also seemed a little too much, if you know what I mean. It sometimes even bordered on fake, the story that is. Which is why I am looking forward to reading the sequel and seeing how Mathias and Remy do in their romance department, I'm sure I'm going to love that book.