This was a really enjoyable read filled with sexual tension and terrified characters. 
 3.5 stars 
 I loved the back and forth of the book - starting in the present and giving us the outline of what happened in the past, but the majority of the book is written in the past, telling us how they fell in love. Because even if you know where it's going, the journey is important. And enjoyable. 
 "This is what love feels like. To no longer belong to yourself. To be pulled from what you know into what you feel. No wonder people live and die for this feeling." 
 Young Cassie is a very, very horny virgin. And some of her writing and thoughts and dialogue will definitely make you cringe. And laugh too, but the blush will be there! 
 The stark contrast of who she was as to who she is now is crazy, and I really wanted to see how she became like that. 
 "If I asked nicely, I wonder if he'd use his pretty penis to remove my pesky virginity." 
 I have never before felt actual terror at the idea of commitment and love, but the way that Rayven writes young Ethan Holt is so perfectly done that I was on the verge of a panic attack of my own. He is a complicated, damaged character and through the book we get told why he is the way he is. 
 I almost laugh. "Of course it does. It terrifies me. You terrify me. But not enough to make me think you won't be worth it." 
 His gaze is intense. "You think I'm worth it?" 
 I nod. "I have no doubt." 
 He swallows. "That's the sexiest goddamn thing anyone's ever said to me." 
 Present day Ethan is almost a completely new character, at first I struggled to see the old Ethan in the new one. 
 A tangible romance that really had me invested. 
 "Let me help you be brave."