Boomerang (Boomerang Trilogy, #1)

by Noelle August

[Leah]

After reading a couple of heavier books, I wanted something a little bit lighter and with the second Boomerang novel, Rebound, on the horizon, I thought it was time to dig in to the first book and see if this was a series to hop on board on. Boomerang is actually written by two authors, using the pen name of Noelle August, but you couldn’t actually tell and since I’ve read neither author, I can’t even say if it’s similar to their usual stuff. However what I can tell you, is that it is a very fine addition to the New Adult genre. Just when you think you’ve read as many good New Adult books possible, and found enough New Adult authors to tide you over, along comes another to add to the list.

Boomerang is a very forthright New Adult novel, and opens with Mia and Ethan in bed with each other, after what appears to be a one-night stand. Mia is easily one of the most body confident girls I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet and shows no shame in showing Ethan her naked body the morning after (unlike many heroines who would cover themselves up with a sheet or wake up hours earlier to put make up on etc) and right away I knew this was a girl to admire. I’d never be that brave, but I admire anyone who is and Mia certainly knows what she wants, whether it was Ethan or her internship at Boomerang. Trouble is, Ethan also knows what he wants and that also happens to be an internship at Boomerang, and there’s only one spot open at the end of the internship dun dun dun…

I love novels where characters are forced to interact after an awkward encounter, and Mia and Ethan’s original encounter was certainly that, considering neither could remember what had happened (although surely they would have remembered if they’d slept together, or at least I think so). It was also a bit annoying to have Mia and Ethan going for the same spot at Boomerang, not helped by the no-relationships-rule Adam Blackwood had in place, ugh. I just wanted them both to just blurt out their feelings instead of tip-toeing around each other and trying to make the other jealous, that sort of stuff gets old really quick is all. Considering how awesome they were together, I would have loved for them to have just gone for it and to hell with the rules.

Boomerang was a great read. I loved getting to know Mia and Ethan, and the other folks at Boomerang – apparently Adam is the focus on the next book and considering he’s described as the love child of Ryan Gosling and Ryan Gosling, I’m quite excited for THAT one. Although I’m not entirely sure about his love interest, but we’ll see! Any New Adult fan will lap Boomerang up. It’s so refreshingly honest, with two characters I loved and who had the most amazing chemistry (I mean within pages they were riffing off each other back and forth, back and forth). I can’t wait to read more and the team that makes up Noelle August really know what they’re writing, so I hope they continue their partnership even after the trilogy is done!