Love it! I have been a Jenna Bennett fan for some time, so I was delighted to get to read Before You in advance of it's release, especially since it falls into my favorite genre, romantic suspense. In spite of the series title this book is romantic as opposed to to steamy. 
 A 5 star recommendation in spite the 4 star rating!* 
 I fell in love with the book from the beginning even though it is NA and I am far from "new". I have found this category of books to be one that I can often related to, and Cassie Edward's story is a prime example. I can remember being in college and a little invisible and mostly okay with that but wondering if the right guy or experience would change that. Her famous friend Mackenzie decides that is time to lose her virginity during Spring Break in Florida and encourages her friends to do the same. Cassie goes along on the trip, but she hasn't decided whether or not to make the big move. She meets a hot guy who seems interested in her but he is holding back, darn it. The focus of her trip flips when women who look a lot like her are raped and left to be found in public places and it seems to be more than a coincidence. 
 Each book in this three part trilogy is written buy a different author.I have not read books by the other two but I have heard good things about them. I will definitely be buying the other two books. If they are even half as good as this one, I will get more than my money's worth. 
 At around 120 pages the book sounds short but it doesn't feel it; the characters and action are well developed. 
 *At Goodreads I seldom rate a book higher than a 4 on first reading because I am comparing them to all the books I have read, but it may not be Exodus, but for recommendation purposes it is definitely a 5!!!!! 
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