Synopsis:
Soren Decker. He’s the epitome of the “bad boy, good man” persona. The best of both worlds. The worst of them too. He’s the type of guy most girls wouldn’t mind sharing a confined space with, except my new roommate isn’t all swagger and chiseled abs.
He’s bossy. Messy. Cocky. Infuriating. Doesn’t believe in personal space. Has no qualms about roaming the apartment with a loincloth-sized towel cinched around his waist. Seems under the delusion he’s my personal protector (refer back to infuriating). He plays college baseball and holds down a part-time job—I don’t know where he finds the time to get on my nerves.
We have nothing in common . . . except our attraction to one another. And in six hundred square feet of shared space, the tension only has so much room to grow before one of us gives in to temptation. But really, what chance do a couple of young kids chasing their dreams in the big city have of making it?
Since Soren claims I know squat about sports (he might have a semi-point), here’s a stat for him—one in a million. That’s our odds.
I was worried about reading this book because of the title. I thought that it might end up being a smut fest with hardly any plot. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised! The story focused more on the growth in the relationship between Soren and Hayden from roommates to something more.
I loved Soren! He was supportive, sexy, and respectful. I love books that have a love interest that is a genuinely good guy rather than the tortured bad boy. I feel like a lot of books out there focus more on the bad boy so this book was refreshingly different. Soren had an edge to him but it was due to his masculinity and sex appeal rather than him having sex with anything with female anatomy or breaking the law. I kind of wish that I could have heard his point of view in the book. I think that it would have made for an even more interesting story.
I had a bit more trouble understanding and liking Hayden. She was sweet and determined but
I feel like she gave more and worked harder when it came to relationships in her life that were toxic rather than giving more effort in relationships that had more meaning. Speaking of toxic relationships...Soren warns her about it and she keeps making excuses for the person. I had a hard time believing that she couldn't see that that particular person was a skuz bag. It was written all over them. Soren only needed to hear a description of the person and he could see it. There were other ways in which she was naive and it just seemed ridiculous that she didn't understand the way that things are in a big city. It seemed like common sense to me.
Another thing that I appreciated about this book was that both of the characters were good, clean cut individuals. It seems that too often there are books where the female lead is "innocent" and the male character is not. I loved that Nicole Williams wrote characters that were both this way. It added an interesting element to the story that I feel other books out there don't have.
Overall, I felt that the book was refreshing and if you are looking for a book that is written well and a bit different then you should read it!
Nicole Williams is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary and young adult romance, including the Crash and Lost & Found series. Her books have been published by HarperTeen and Simon & Schuster in both domestic and foreign markets, while she continues to self-publish additional titles. She is working on a new YA series with Crown Books (a division of Random House) as well. She loves romance, from the sweet to the steamy, and writes stories about characters in search of their happily even after. She grew up surrounded by books and plans on writing until the day she dies, even if it’s just for her own personal enjoyment. She still buys paperbacks because she’s all nostalgic like that, but her kindle never goes neglected for too long. When not writing, she spends her time with her husband and daughter, and whatever time’s left over she’s forced to fit too many hobbies into too little time.
Nicole is represented by Jane Dystel, of Dystel and Goderich Literary Agency.
No comments:
Post a Comment