Foreplay by Sophie Jordan

Foreplay (The Ivy Chronicles, #1)

by Sophie Jordan

A debut New Adult trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan set in a prestigious but less-than-pristine Ivy League university, where rumors of an underground kink club circulate, and three suite-mates hit more than the books when they find love with some unlikely guys...Shy, repressed 19-year-old Pepper has been in love with her best friend's older brother forever. But it's his last year of college. Who better to teach this never-been-kissed college sophomore the ways of seduction than a hot 23-year-old bad boy?

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4.5 Stars

I thought I had a good college experience....Pepper's takes the cake! I love that Sophie Jordan takes the college and losing your inhibitions to a whole new level. You feel like you are sitting back in college chatting with your girlfriends with Pepper and her friends.

I love that Pepper looks at losing her V card as a task to check off her list and not something to be enjoyed. The fact that she is fixated on Reece to be the chosen one is hilarious. Every girl that went to college had a least one bartender that you swooned over. Reece is that guy. Of course, there is more to him then an incredible body, outstanding bartending skills and a quick tongue.

The dialogue between Pepper and friends on the dos and don'ts of foreplay made me laugh out loud. I enjoyed the moments where the girls are getting ready, throwing clothes around and trying to look their best. We all remember nights like that.

In the beginning, I loved that Pepper judged Reece only from his appearance and idle campus gossip...haven't we all done that. What Pepper finds underneath the rough exterior is something that she can relate too. She ignores the similarities between her and Reece because she spent her entire life loving her best friend's brother. She believes she just wants to be part of their "perfect" family.

Pepper soon realizes that the ideal she created in her head of what "perfect" is and what is actually "perfect" in reality are different. Watching her come to understand her feelings is the exceptional part of this book. But of course, I can't say the actual foreplay scenes weren't steamy and worth reading twice!

Reviewed by Candace for Cocktails and Books

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