C Reviewsalcoholism / college / Ebooks / New Adult / Penguin / sexual-assault / Tattoo Artist7 Comments
Dear readers, Although I’m not an ardent fan of Erin McCarthy’s True Believers books, I did like the first two novels enough to keep reading. The endings of True and Sweet didn’t quite leave me satisfied but the rest of them worked well enough to hold my interest. With Believe, ... more >
C+ Reviewsalcoholism / college / New Adult / rich kids / sex addiction13 Comments
Dear Mss. Ritchie: I picked this book up because the heroine had an extremely unusual issue: sex addiction. You don’t see that every day, and I was curious as to how it would be handled, especially in a New Adult novel. I’m not actually sure I believe in sex addiction ... more >
C- Reviewscollege / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / New Adult / Random-HouseComments Off on REVIEW: Switched by Cassie Mae
Dear Ms. Mae, I have a soft spot for romances about people in love with the wrong person. Doubly so when it turns out someone else is more suited to them and the story is about them learning that. The premise of your new adult novel sounded like it would ... more >
C+ Reviewscollege / Ebooks / New Adult / Penguin3 Comments
Dear Ms. McCarthy, I read your debut new adult novel, True, earlier this year. While I liked it overall, I thought there were some major flaws and the ending failed to work for me. That said, it wasn’t enough to deter me from the sequel, Sweet. My interest was only ... more >
B- Reviewscollege / ebook / New Adult / Penguin / Tattoo Artist / virgin hero10 Comments
Dear Ms. Lee, I’ve been slow to climb on the new adult train. I’ve read a few but I keep running into what I call the Trauma Wall. So much trauma. So many victimized characters. I get that angst is very popular in the genre right now, but I can ... more >
B Reviews / Featured / Recommended Readscollege / coming-of-age / fan-fiction / twins / Young-Adult18 Comments
“Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what ... more >