Laura’s Review of Emeralds (All That Glitters, #2.5) by K.A Linde

Synopsis

Walking away from him was easy.

The first time at least.

Then he shows up late one night at Trihn’s ballet company, and all bets are off. Trihn knows that she should be careful. But when it comes to Preston Whitehall, she throws all her carefully constructed reasons for not dating out the window.

He’s cunning, charming, and hot as sin. And he knows exactly how to use those qualities to get what he wants. Soon, Trihn is dragged deeper and deeper into his rapidly intensifying whirlwind.

But where a storm is brewing…destruction and devastation follow.

Find out how Trihn goes from prodigy to party girl in this sexy full-length prequel to Platinum in the USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde's All That Glitters series.

What I Loved

          Wow, this story was a freaking awesome!! I knew the minute Trihn laid eyes on Preston that I was in for an adventure and boy was I right! Trihn was always a little illusive in Gold so I couldn’t wait to find out her backstory and I wasn’t disappointed in the least. 

          As much as I love Bryna I’m pretty sure Trihn is my absolute favorite character in this series now.  Although she’s young and barely out of high school Trihn is a girl not be messed with! She is kicking ass and taking names and I absolutely love her because of it.  It might’ve taken her a little while to find her backbone but once she did, look out! 

          This story hooked me from the very beginning and kept my attention the entire time.  I love stories that put me through the ringer; there were times when I was happy, hot, frustrated, mad, heart broken and everything in between. 

Trihn takes her life seriously so when she meets a man, she takes him seriously as well and that was no different when she met Preston.  Right away Preston and Trihn seemed to click and their chemistry boiled off the pages.  Each scene between the two of them was electric and kept me wanting more at times.

Not So Much

          I really don’t have any huge complaints about this book because I loved it so much.  But I will say that I wish there was maybe a little bit more background detail.  I don’t really know what Trihn’s house looked like or Lydia’s apartment.  The same can be said for the beach house and some other locations.  I get that this is a short story so there isn’t going to be a massive amount but maybe just a little bit more.

To Sum It All Up!

         

          This book was a total experience of intrigue, love, joy, heart break, and bravery.  This book explains so much about Trihn and left me NEEDING more.  Trihn might be young and inexperienced but she goes after what she wants with a ferocity that I admire.  I absolutely fell in love with this girl and when shit hit the fan my heart broke for her.  

I read this story in almost one sitting because I couldn’t put it down, that’s how amazing this is.  Even though this is a series, Emeralds can be read as a standalone as this plot takes place before Trihn moves to Las Vegas and meets Bryna.  If you haven’t started All That Glitters series, start NOW! 

K.A. Linde has once again created an amazing story.  Each one of her books puts you through the ringer; at times you might want to throw your device or book against the wall but by the end you are even more in love with her then when you began reading.  Emeralds is no different, I am definitely Trihn’s number one fan and can’t wait to see what happens next!