This book is such a tender and passionate read. I loved how innocent and sincere the romance was. The conflict that Desta and Elias met with towards the end was delightfully emotional. I loved that these two characters fell hard and fast for each other and the steamy lustfulness of it but then there's also the tension of them not having a lot of time left together and the difficult decisions they each have to make in their personal lives. 
So why only two stingy stars? Well inasmuchas I loved the mood in this romance and its infectious main characters, the story wasn't written well. The writing got a lot better in the second half of the book but for the most part, it felt forced, there were lots of typos, the pacing and time jumps between paragraphs felt disorienting and it was telling, such that I couldn't fully enjoy the romance as much as I wanted to.
Also Sam got way to much airtime.