His actions at the end of the book were what did it for me.

I didn’t expect it to happen, but he did grow on me at the end. When I started this book, I had forgotten how annoying Griffin could be. He was the bane of my existence in Thoughtless, and I was not pleased to see him make a comeback in this book…no matter how small a part (and I’m not going to say how much of a roll he played), but even phone calls between him and Kiera and/or Kellan was too much for me. I would be remiss if I didn’t touch on Denny. That was the sweetest thing ever! He made his fair share of mistakes in the book, but he’s a favorite hero of mine. I particularly loved all the notes he left for Kiera. Kellan remained the romantic and nearly perfect boyfriend. I received the answers (and reassurance) I was looking for and continued on the Kellan and Kiera journey. At one point I was begging my friend for spoilers because I was at a frustrating point (filled with angst) and I wanted to throw my Kindle across the room. Yes, she still made mistakes, and there were a few heart stopping moments that were filled with emotion and angst but it wasn’t nearly as bad as Thoughtless.

I was pleasantly surprised to find a more mature Kiera. I didn’t think I could take another book of her indecisiveness. I enjoyed Kellan in the first book, but I wasn’t looking forward to Kiera in the second book. Then I started a phase of Rock Stars…and the same friend struck while I’m on this Rock Star kick to get me to read Effortless. But, I did enjoy Thoughtless (I ended up giving it 3 stars) and agreed (albeit reluctantly) to read Effortless. I don’t always enjoy reading books that are torture. I read Thoughtless because a friend kept badgering me to, and while it was enjoyable, it was also torture. Time to be honest…I didn’t want to read this book.

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