Leigh's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 4.5 stars 
 As a huge fan of Callie Hart's Blood and Roses series, I was expecting to see something similarly dark and erotic. That was not exactly what I got with Calico. It was not a light read by any stretch of the imagination, but it didn't have the dark and seedy element that her other series seem to have. If anything, it was more of a YA novel, which was quite a surprise. But, it was still pure Callie Hart. It was easy to read and engaging, pulling the reader in to the minds of the characters and making you care about them. It was sad and sweet and oh so good. 
 Calico follows the lives of Coralie and Callan, weaving back and forth between high school sweethearts and broken adults. Coralie and Callan found love in one another as teenagers. Not just puppy love or infatuation, but the kind of love that is meant to last a lifetime. But secret abuse at Coralie's house, and her efforts to protect Callan, cause a divide that drives Coralie to run. 
 When they meet again years later, back in the same town where they fell in love, these two need to confront old demons and new realizations about one another. 
 I always say I'm not a fan of YA stories, but whenever I am tricked into reading them, I always enjoy them so very much. This story was no exception. The love that Coralie and Callan felt for one another was so innocent at first, so pure and so real that it is hard not to fall in love with them. Looking back, their romance was bittersweet, but it was undeniable and once-in-a-lifetime. 
 Calico was a diversion from the typical stories I have come to expect from Callie Hart, but that doesn't make it any less amazing. She manages to capture these tortured men that hate and love with all consuming passions, and craft a story that reaches out and grabs you.