I'll admit that the cliffhanger at the end of this excerpt definitely has me hooked, but I was not interested in everything that came before it. Was leading with the romance the right way to open this book? Maybe, but it doesn't indicate that it's the sort of book for me.
Also, it's very jarring when the characters are texting each other and sounding as if they're in the present day.
Also, it's very jarring when the characters are texting each other and sounding as if they're in the present day.