My Review of With Everything I Am by Kristen Ashley5 Second look at With Everything I Am by Kristen AshleyA Quick Summary-Sonia Arlington has a rare disease that leaves her taking injections everyday. Orphaned and lonely for most of her life, she is saved one night from an attack by Callum.-Intelligence leaks that Sonia is Callum’s human mate. As King of the Werewolves and has war on his hands. He’s forced to claim his mate and integrate Sonia into a world that is strange and frightening.-Both of them must cope with her illness and Callum must learn to come to grips with the fact that her life is limited.My Take on the Book :Bitter and sweet. This book is both at once. I’ve re-read this story several times and it till brings me to tears every time.Let's Talk About the Girl...Sonia Arlington has lived a lonely life. She has certain abilities that make her strange and she has a rare disease that, if untreated, could kill her. Her father makes her vow that she will never let others discover her abilities. This forces Sonia to stay distant, always guarding against exposure.Let's Talk About the Guy...Callum is King of the Werewolves and has war on his hands. He’s forced to claim his mate and integrate Sonia into a world that is strange and frightening. He doesn’t understand humans. He doesn’t understand Sonia’s reactions to him. Initially he feels stuck with a human mate, but almost immediately, he can see that Sonia is magnificent. She is perfect for him.Let's Talk about the Story...One night Sonia is attacked in her home. She is recused by a giant of a man. A dream man. Literally. She’s dreamed of this man since she was 17. So when she wakes up in her parents beloved cabin after the attack. A cabin that wasn’t supposed to exist after a fire. She believes she’s having another dream. She meets Callum, the dark haired mountain man of her dreams and finds out that he is a ‘leader of men.’ So this goes from a dream to nightmare, Sonia has been kidnapped. She tries to escape. She has no idea that:She is the mate of a warewolf KingHe saved her lifeHe plans to mate her by the end of the day.Callum doesn’t explain anything very well, which leads Sonia to jump to some pretty understandable conclusions. Over hearing his family, (and still not knowing what he really is, she believes Callum is simply doing his duty to his kingdom and doesn’t love her)As everything is thrown at her Sonia reacts the best way she can. She tries to move into her role as queen and help. Even going to far as to move to Scotland and into his family castle. (Yes, still not knowing about his wolfishness)She finally finds out about Callum in one of the best scenes of the book. (See Spoilers) And after several weeks of Callum having to tuck his tails between his legs, he finally gets the full sweetness that is Sonia, but sadly it sort lived.Sonia’s rare disease becomes worse and Callum learns that he has even less time with her than he thought.This is a great book and at $3.99 is worth a read. I loved the banter between Cal and Sonnie. I loved the build up and the end was a complete surprise. I’ve re-read this book a few times and it hasn’t lost it’s appeal. I hope you give this one a try.