Kait ✨
Written on Jul 5, 2016
Hooking up is only the beginning of the fun in this sexy and irresistible second installment of the thrilling New Adult series, Boomerang. At Boomerang, one night can change everything...Adam Blackwood has it all. At twenty-two, he's fabulously wealthy, Ryan Gosling-hot and at the top of his game in the business world. His life is perfect, until a scandal from his past resurfaces and threatens to knock the tech wunderkind down and throw his company, Boomerang, a hook-up site for millennials, into chaos. Alison Quick, the twenty-one-year-old daughter of a business tycoon-and the very ex-girlfriend of Boomerang's former intern, Ethan-has a problem of her own. After nearly flunking out in her senior year of college, she has one chance to redeem herself to her father by proving that she deserves a place in his corporate empire. That means spearheading her father's plan to sink big money into Adam's company and launch it into the stratosphere-provided Adam has no skeletons in his closet. When the two meet, their sizzling chemistry makes it tough to keep things strictly professional.
But when Alison discovers Adam's secret, she knows she should bring it right to her father, who'll leverage it for his own gain and use it to ruin Adam. The only problem: she's falling for Adam-hard. Will earning her father's approval come at the price of losing her first real love? Or can Adam and Alison leave behind past mistakes and conquer the world-together?
- ISBN10 0062331086
- ISBN13 9780062331083
- Publish Date 12 March 2015 (first published 10 February 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 10 April 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Imprint William Morrow Paperbacks
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English
Reviews
Rowena
Written on Mar 9, 2015
Ali is sent to Boomerang to get to know the staff and investigate the company for her father who is thinking about investing a huge sum of money into Adam’s new venture, Blackwood Film. She’s supposed to make sure that there aren’t any skeletons in the closet that will wreck the entire venture and she had every intention of doing her job but when she meets Adam, an attraction she wasn’t expecting dodges her at every turn and makes it hard for her to keep their relationship strictly professional.
Adam Blackwood has worked hard to get to where he is today. He’s a young gazillionaire who knows and has what it takes to succeed. Boomerang, his dating company is doing really well and he’s got a staff of employees that are more like family than co-workers. Life is good for him, except he’s still having trouble moving on from his last relationship with Chloe. Chloe who will stay with him forever because he holds himself responsible for the way that their relationship ended. It’s not something that he ever talks about with anyone but when he meets Ali Quick, he finds that he wants to know her more and more…and most importantly, he wants her to know him. He hasn’t wanted anyone to know him since Chloe and it’s unnerving for him but the more time he spends with Ali, the more he wants to change their relationship.
It’s the same with Ali. She knows that she’s messed up in life and is trying to rebuild her father’s trust in her but there’s something about Adam that draws her to him and it’s something that she’s finding harder and harder to turn away from. So when her Dad asks her to find out some real dirt on Adam, you (as the reader) wonder when she finally gets that dirt, will she spill his secrets with her Dad or will she keep them and love him?
I don’t remember much about Adam or Ali from Boomerang (Book 1). I only remember that Adam was the boss and Ali was Ethan’s ex-girlfriend that cheated on him so going into this story, I was looking forward to getting to know them better.
Adam was exactly what I expected. He was driven, strong and had a good head on his shoulders. I thought he would be a total bad ass considering he was so successful for someone so young (he’s like 23) but he was a pretty stand up kind of guy that tried to look out for those that matter to him. From his younger brother Grey to the people that worked for him, Adam was good to everyone. He wasn’t perfect but he was close enough. His attraction to Ali was cute and I liked seeing him struggle with keeping it in his pants so that he can get her father to invest in his film company.
Ali was, Ali. I don’t really know what to say about her other than she was a good person who went through a tough time and made some poor choices. I didn’t really connect with her because she had rich girl problems that I can’t in any way associate with but I liked her. I just never came to love her. She was one of those heroines that was fine but not one that would stay with me.
The story started off pretty good. I enjoyed Adam and Ali’s meeting at the Halloween party as Zorro and Catwoman. I enjoyed the banter between the two of them at that party and the shenanigans they got into in the garage but the actual story moved a bit slowly after that. I kept waiting for the story to pick up and when it finally does, the book is ending and Ali does something that pissed me right off. I thought Adam was too quick to forgive Ali but it is what it is.
I liked the secondary characters. The loyalty that Adam’s employees had for him was great and I really liked meeting Adam’s partner and Adam’s brother. They were lively characters that were a great addition to the book. Overall, the book was good but it wasn’t the best book that I’ve read. It was light and fluffy and I think maybe I was in the mood for something a little…more.
Cocktails and Books
Written on Feb 24, 2015
This story was cute and I liked Adam and Allison together, but I had a hard time connecting with the story. Maybe it was the fact that both of these characters seemed to have so much at such a young age. Maybe it was the business with Allison's father and his underhanded cliched way of getting what he wants. There was just something I couldn't connect with. That doesn't mean that this isn't a story other would enjoy (if you look at the review, others obviously have). Adam and Allison did have chemistry together and that was what had me continuing to turn the pages, even if I didn't really care what came next.
bookishzelda
Written on Feb 23, 2015
One of the things I really like about this book is that it’s about Allison. Allison screwed up her relationship with Ethan, who was featured in the first book, in a really horrible way. Unfortunately everyone makes mistakes, big and small. I love that her character gets a chance at redemption and proves good people can sometimes do bad things.
I liked Adam, the young businessman who is both driven and compassionate towards his employees. He created Boomerang and is now trying to expand into film. He needs the help of an investor, specifically Allison’s dad, and is ready to prove his worth.
The story brings the two together for the same but different reasons. Allison has accepted her mistakes and is trying to make amends. Adam is trying to forget his mistakes by running from them. They find themselves caught up together when they both have a need to prove themselves.
The romance is brewing with chemistry. These are two power players challenging one another. You are not going find either one being meek. I like how they can relax and be themselves and the way the story itself starts is perfect.
I loved the story and the writing. Definitely a NA worth picking up. Reading it I could tell the next book would be involving Grey and I am excited for it.
Lynn
Written on Dec 21, 2014
Alison was one of the characters I didn't particularly like in Boomerang but considering we only got Ethan's point of view on their failed relationship and how it ended it isn't surprising. In Rebound we get to understand Alison and her motivations and you can't help but feel sympathy for her. Yes, she's privileged but, groomed and controlled by her father Graham president and owner of Quick Enterprises
Adam Blackwood is successful despite his young age - he's crammed an awful lot into his short life and that includes secrets from his past that he doesn't want to come to light. He's built his whole business empire on the foundations of his personal pain. To the outside world he's a young brash player - he dates beautiful women and has a penchant for fast exclusive cars. But underneath that superficial facade is a young man looking for someone to win is heart.
Our protagonists know of each so when leather-clad Catwoman meets Zorro, neither is aware of who the other is. Sparks immediate fly as both hide behind their masks which ironically makes them relax and behave naturally compared to their usual professional personas. So after getting up close and personal in the Gallianos' garage, their invisible business masks go on after their identities are revealed to each other.
The author has done a fabulous job by creating these two complex characters in a most believable and mature way. Especially Adam -his thought process and reasoning shine through so we can see exactly why he is such a success at a young age. Alison is re-building her life after poor choices knocked her off her axis. She's torn between pleasing her controlling, ruthless father and following her heart. It is fascinating to watch how she matures into a young woman with a strong determination to do right by everything and everyone.
This is a standalone novel and there is no reading order for the books in the series however I recommend reading them in order of the publication date to fully appreciate the ensemble of supporting characters.
***arc received courtesy of the publisher William Morrow***