For me it was a perfectly balanced romance. It felt slow and fast paced in the same time somehow. Although Ilya is a jerk, he is totally lovable and Shane is a really good guy, total opposites. I love them both. Their relationship built up realistically I think and although the stakes were high, the angst was low though. So my heart was safe the whole time. I could just lay back and enjoy to watch their story :) Goes straight to my "all time faves" shelves...but how can I hunt down a paperback on this????