YOUNG &
NEW ADULT
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Definitely, Maybe in Love
Ophelia London
New Adult
Heat Rating: 4
Her theory of attraction is about
to get a new angle... Spring
Honeycutt wants two things: to ace
her sustainable living thesis and to
save the environment. Both seem
hopelessly unobtainable until her college professor suggests
that with a new angle, her paper could be published. Spring
swears she’ll do whatever it takes to ensure that happens.
“Whatever it takes,” however, means forming a partnership with
the very hot, very privileged, very conceited Henry Knightly.
Henry is Spring’s only hope at publication, but he’s also the
über-rich son of a land developer and cash-strapped Spring’s
polar opposite. Too bad she can’t help being attracted to the
way he pushes her buttons, both politically and physically. As
they work on her thesis, Spring finds there’s more to Henry
than his old money and argyle sweaters…but can she drop
the loud-and-proud act long enough to let him in? Suddenly,
choosing between what she wants and what she needs puts
Spring at odds with everything she believes in.
Definitely, Maybe in Love is a modern take on Pride and
Prejudice that proves true love is worth risking a little pride.
REVIEW: I have to admit I have never read Jane Austen but I
can tell you now if this is anything like what she writes I need to
go to the store immediately and buy all of her stuff!
The characters are simply amazing. I fell for them straight
away. Even Knightly who at the beginning is nothing short of
a huge nincompoop! He fowls things up straight away and
even though he’s super sexy Spring wants absolutely nothing
to do with him, and neither would I! But, he slowly gets into
Spring’s good graces and it’s these tiny things that just start
making my heart pound (and Spring’s). But there’s so much
drama between them, especially since they are on complete
political opposites. But instead of those opposites attracting
and creating passion it’s creating drama, of the worst kind!
The plot was fascinating and my mind was reeling with wanting
to know what was going to happen. And that’s where I felt a
little frustrated. I was literally on the edge of my seat but there
was so much back story. I do admit quite a bit of it was needed
but some of it was superfluous and made me just want to skim
to get to the good stuff! But fortunately there wasn’t much of
this and the plot was amazing and the drama that happens is
fabulous, even the bad stuff! When all the threads start to come
together I was flying through the pages like a mad woman!
Lovely new adult, contemporary romance! I definitely
recommend to anyone that wants a little spice in their reading.
| Reviewer: Christina Torretta |
Firebolt
Adrienne Woods
Young Adult Fantasy
Heat Rating: 2
Dragons. Right. Teenage girls don’t
believe in fairy tales, and sixteenyear old Elena Watkins was no
different.
Until the night a fairy tale killed her father.
Now Elena’s in a new world, and a new school. The cutest guy
around may be an evil dragon, a Prince wants Elena’s heart,
and a long dead sorcerer may be waking up to kill her. Oh.
And the only way Elena’s going to graduate is on the back of a
dragon of her own.
Teenage girls don’t believe in fairy tales. Now it’s time for Elena
to believe – in herself.
January 2014 | 101