ellieroth's Review of A is for Abstinence

by Kelly Oram

"It may have been four years, Kyle, but that doesn’t mean I don’t remember how you operate."

I snatched her hand as she reached to open the door to the studio. I wasn’t ready to end this moment alone with her. "You don’t think I’ve learned a few things since then?"

She smirked and shook her head. "New tricks. Same dog."

It was impossible not to take her words as a challenge. I pushed her back until she was pinned against the door and leaned in close enough that our breaths mingled. Her eyes snapped wide the same way they always had whenever I’d invaded her personal space, and I watched, satisfied, as she sucked in a lung full of air and held it.

"That mentality will be your downfall this time around, Val." I leaned in, letting my lips linger at her jawline for a moment too long before bringing them to her ear. "Same old tricks," I whispered. "New man."

With that, I kissed her cheek and breezed past her into the studio, leaving her flustered and in need of another moment to collect herself all over again.

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Best selling YA romance author Kelly Oram takes her first dive into new adult romance with this heartfelt and hilarious tale of a rockstar and a virgin.

Rockstar to the core, Six-time Grammy Award-winning musician Kyle Hamilton has it all—money, fame, talent, good looks, and a job he loves. His only regret in life: walking away from a certain notorious virgin because he was too prideful, stubborn, and even afraid to give her the only thing she asked of him—his abstinence.

Four years and a broken heart later, Kyle realizes that sex isn’t everything, and he suddenly can’t stop thinking about the girl that got away. Virgin Val Jensen got under his skin like no one else ever has. He wasn’t ready for her then, but things are different now. He’s grown up, he’s learned a few things, and he’s finally figured out exactly what he wants, or, rather, who he wants.

Kyle Hamilton wants a do-over, and this time he’s willing to do—or not do—whatever it takes.

Note from the author: A is for Abstinence is the second and final installment in the V is for Virgin series. While V is for Virgin was a young adult book, A is for Abstinence is a new adult romance and was intended for a more mature audience. Not only is this story told from the perspective of a notorious bad boy, the characters have grown from the first book and are older now. The book was written with a more mature audience in mind. It's still PG-13 (I don't write graphic sex scenes) but it's not as clean as my YA romance. Please keep that in mind if you're a sensitive reader or thinking about passing it to your teenage daughters.

Thanks so much, Kelly ♥

Publicado originalmente: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

Ah, este libro. Los POV masculinos tienden a tener algo especial, te brindan la experiencia completa, nuevas perspectivas, motivos que quizá nunca pensaste. O que simplemente te derritas de ternura como en el caso de A is for Abstinence. Recuerdo claramente haber dicho en la reseña de V is for Virgin como es que Kyle Hamilton no me agradaba mucho, no tanto como que odiara al personaje, sólo que lo sentí extrañamente real, las circunstancias que me rodeaban ese momento también tuvieron que ver. Así que fue una completa sorpresa lo mucho que este libro me tuve con esa sonrisa boba que una le da cuando lee la perspectiva del bad boy.

Cómo siempre, siempre voy a resaltar con los libros de Kelly es que si bien son sencillos y muy rápidos de leer, al final siempre me dejan con esa sensación de más, de que sutilmente me enseñó algo pero no le logro poner nombre, me gusta mucha esta escritora, obviamente.

Because you're worth it. I'm not going to like everything about you, and you're not going to like everything about me, but that doesn't mean we can't make this work.

Había algo en el primer libro que se me hacía un poco incómodo y es que Kyle es demasiado extrovertido, su gusto por ser el centro de atención se me hacía tan incómodo, siendo yo una persona muy reservada prácticamente antisocial no entendía como es que Valerie lograra convivir con ello. Kelly en A is for Abstinence explica bien el balance de las relaciones, a veces en algunos libros alguno de los protagonistas, extrañamente casi siempre es el lado masculino, cambian de la noche a la mañana, es como se enamoran y puff "ahora soy una buena persona, limpiaste mi alma en el momento que te conocí" y así. Me ha gustado mucho sentir la relación posible en la realidad.

I'm here now. Give me one day. Just today. If that works, then give me tomorrow.

Y sip, este libro es completa, absolutamente derretible (?). Kyle sigue siendo Kyle pero maduro, no cambió de la noche a la mañana y eso es lo que me gustado e incluso al cambiar de perspectiva pude sentir las emociones de Valerie, este libro no cambió para nada mi opinión de Valerie.

AMÉ completamente A is for Abstinence.

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A is for Abstinence

by Kelly Oram

Reviewed by ellieroth on May 16, 2014

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