Ing Cruz
Written on Apr 1, 2013
The New York Times number 1 New Adult bestseller
Some things are worth waiting for...
Travelling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape an event that changed her life forever. All she needs to do is keep her head down - the one thing she didn't plan on was capturing the attention of the only guy who could shatter her defences.
Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is everywhere, with his charm, his banter, and that dimple that's just so... so lickable. Getting involved with him is dangerous, but ignoring their simmering tension is impossible...
When Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls, she realises that someone from her past is refusing to let her go. When the devastating truth comes out, will Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her?
- ISBN10 0062294776
- ISBN13 9780062294777
- Publish Date 18 September 2013 (first published 2 April 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Imprint William Morrow
- Format Paperback
- Pages 336
- Language English
Reviews
bookishzelda
Written on Mar 1, 2013
Kelly
Written on Mar 1, 2013
3 ½ Stars
It was a touching story of how friendship can be the basis of a beautiful and loving relationship. It's far more realistic than most New Adult books and the character development didn't feel rushed. Avery is a strong character who really does survive a harrowing experience and shows that, with help, that she deserves to be happy and free of her past. I was hoping for an epilogue... I really needed an epilogue! Unless there may be a new series on the horizon for Jennifer L Armentrout fans. Overall, was hoping this book would be unique to the typical 'I'm broken, lets fix me' scenario that seems to be a theme with new adult books, it was well written, but sadly not unique.
Cocktails and Books
Written on Mar 1, 2013
The story and the characters were complex and didn't get weighed down by college hijinks. Instead we had a girl in desperate need to get away from her uncaring parents, the horrible kids that were in her community in Texas and the lies and humiliation the surround a horrify incident from when she was fourteen. For all intents and purposes, Avery was broken, but she was determined to find a way to carry on. She just never expected that what would finally be the tipping point in her recovery was the campus playboy who just happened to lived across the hall from her.
Avery and Cam were so special, both together and separately. Cam had a way of working his way under Avery's skin with his witty banter and charm. Despite Avery's skiddishness, he never pushed her. He would joke with her, do things for her and those actions demonstrated to Avery that maybe this was a man who would be good for her. The amount of emotional baggage the poor girl carried around was understandable and you knew she was sometimes overwhelmed by all things Cam and would push him away. But Cam, despite some of his statements and actions was always waiting for Avery. If she wasn't going to fall in love with him, I was!!
Some of the subject matter is hard and some of the character's reactions to the subject matter even worse (I cringed every time Avery would say her cell phone had a text). To me, it just proved the level of ignorance adults and teens have about how hateful their words and actions are. Or even worse, how indifference or selfishness could be worse than the actual event itself.
This is a must read by an author who was already on my auto-buy list. This wonderfully written story and it's cast of charming characters has me in it's clutches from the very beginning. I look forward to more in the New Adult genre from J. Lynn.
Romance Schmomance
Written on Feb 27, 2013