Rebound by Noelle August

Rebound (Boomerang Trilogy, #2)

by Noelle August

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?

Reviewed by Lynn on

4 of 5 stars

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I was excited to read this new installment in the Boomerang series and it started with a surprise. I was not expecting the protagonists to be Alison Quick and Adam Blackwood. There is nothing better than a writer offering up something unexpected.

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***

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