OMG OMG OMG!!! I started this book this afternoon, and now I'm finished it took me just over 7 hours to read the entire thing, and although it didn't end on a massive cliffhanger, it did leave me wanting to start book three right now. Which of course I can't do because this one isn't even out yet. So book three won't be out until next year. :( excuse me while I have a little meltdown.

Ok so crying over. This book was by far amazing! Best book of 2017 so far! I don't think another book is going to top this one. It has everything you want in a continuing story and has no book two syndrome! So don't worry you won't be bored or anything you will want to finish this in a day!

This book starts up three months after the events of Velvet and its a doozy! There is mystery, twists, turns, one H*** of a funny non-sex scene that will make you laugh so hard you will cry. This book is one of the most laugh out loud books I've read for some time. I kept having to stop reading so that I could share things. Then this book gave me parts I couldn't share because they were spoilers, so sad!!

This book again lays heavy on character development, and the story itself. The author did an incredible job building on the foundations of the vampire/demon story she created in book one. You will feel right along with Cat with what she is going through from her day to day life. I loved that we got little snips of the mystery instead of just knowing everything all at once. I also loved the one twist that was presented. I do there that there was two story mess ups that I hope are fixed in the finished product. (unless I'm just nuts and sleep deprived.) Which could be the case.

I'm really at a loss for words on what to say about this story. So many things can't be talked about as I don't want to spoil it for you. Cat comes into her own by the end of this book, and I am excited to see how it all turns out. (Temple I'm hoping for like a 1000 page book for book three!) I loved seeing Cat figure out what she wanted to do after high school but also sad that you don't really get to see much of anyone else. She doesn't spend as much time with Adrian in this one. This was a Cat driven book vs. what we got in book one.

If you were a fan of book one, I would pre-order this one right now. This story/book won't disappoint you in the slightest!

4 stars for the second entry in Temple West's 'Velvet' series.

Whereas 'Velvet' set the stage for life in high school for Caitlin and her friends and provided clear descriptions for demons and a new kind of vampire (rest assured, these are non-sparkly vampires), 'Cashmere' focuses more on Caitlin's fashion internship and her design talents. I can only assume author Temple West has personal experience with fabric, sewing, and fashion; as the descriptions are detailed and vivid.

'Cashmere' picks up where 'Velvet' left off. Readers follow Caitlin, Adrian, Trish, Jenny, et al through the end of their high school year, including an incredible prom scene. Though Caitlin and Adrian spend less time together in this book, readers will appreciate Caitlin's new discoveries of supernatural laws and history, and the time she spends with her internship bodyguards, Kalare and Julian.

Both 'Velvet' and 'Cashmere' are highly recommended to YA supernatural romance fans.

'Cashmere' will be available on February 14, 2017!

I voluntarily read a Review Copy of this book. All opinions stated are solely my own and no one else’s.

Loved the bond between Caitlin and Adrian! There wasn't a lot of action in a lot of this, but there is this strange dream thing going on with Caitlin that I had to know more about! The book really picks up towards the end, and now I don't even know what just happened! Book 3 soon, please????

Well this book was way more than what I was expecting.
Velvet took me by surprise because I didn't expect to love a book about vampires so much as I did Velvet. I guess it is because the essence of the story is not the vampire part, but the human side of the vampire. I know it sounds more complicated than it is, just know that it was more than I expected.
Cashmere is the perfect middle to this story. It has the witt, it has the fun, it has the love and it has the perfect mythology!
Perfect combination for a sequel.
I waited for this book for almost two years and it was so worth the wait. West, combines all the elements that make a story, a story worth reading. A story that makes you pause when there is a period, a comma, an ellipsis and read with different voices and expressions as the different characters deliver their lines. It seriously makes you do that. That's how good the writing is.
Quite honestly the vampire part of it all is sort of in the background which makes the story more relatable than you would think. Aiden and Caitlin are a normal high school couple that happen to be trying to find a demon and his son, oh and hide his romance from the vampire council otherwise they die. No biggie. Cashmere is with no doubt a wonderful story, that gives it a twist to all the things we have read about vampires and quite honestly a way better take into the whole vampire mythology.
Cashmere, one of the best books of the year even though it's only January!

After I finished book one? I sort of dove straight into book 2. My sister probably would enjoy book 1 so once I saw that book 2 was up for reading on Netgalley I kinda said “why not?” and jumped in. We’re still following Adrian and Caitlin and the others. I have to say, more information on Caitlin is good but what she can do along with who she is exactly has to be waiting in Book 3. My only big complaint is that it seemed to drag a bit. It was still grounded which was a huge compliment (it’s still very un-twilight ish) when I read the first one but this one seemed to focus on more of the supernatural elements and providing more answers about the “mythology” the characters reside in. I’m kind of hoping for a nice mix of the grounded and supernatural elements in the final book but other than that it was a worthy entry leading up to the final installment.

I was lucky to get to beta read this book and I absolutely loved it.

Caitlin has always been so much fun to me. I love her snark and her loyalty and her mild awkwardness. As for Adrian, I don't even know what to say about this boy. He's the perfect partner for Caitlin's banter and the two of them together are delightful. I could read them forever.

This installment is not your normal second book in a series. There are a lot of things going on and while we get some answers, there's a lot still to learn. Of course we get some growth and kissing and supernatural stuff and epic fashiony things and I loved every page of it.

The ending is mildly cliffhangery, but it's weirdly satisfying and delicious. I can't wait to see what happens next.

**Huge thanks to Temple for spoiling me rotten**

I found the story to be interesting, a combination of a twilight ( stephanie meyers) storyline and a bit of underworld entwined together to make the ultimate teen vampire novel. This novel certainly would be loved by youth perhaps teens or those diehard twilight fans looking for something new but that which resembles the twilight saga. Anyone who read the twilight saga and loves vampire themed storylines will be drawn into this story. Different consumers different satisfactions... it was a good read and i would like to thank the publisher/author for allowing me the opportunity to read this novel.