Review: Shallow
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2012
Holy hot chemistry! Nick and Payton are explosive.  Cates takes her story writing up another notch in Shallow. I was not sure I could love Shallow more than I did Going Under, but I was wrong. Dead wrong! Shallow has it all, a female lead who doesn't take crap and tells it like it is, the bad boy *swoon*, enough sexual tension to drive you insane waiting on the first kiss, and even that manipulative nasty skank we all hate. Did I mention it is in both PoV, how awesome is that. Talk about an emotional roller coaster. One minute you will be all, awwwww, the next you will want to choke someone with extreme prejudice. Get ready to have your heart played with, Cates is a master at it.Payton knows better than to get involved with a bad boy like Nick "Sex Tricks Jedi" She really does, but how can she resist all that sexiness. Impossible I tell you. Nick might be everything Payton doesn't want but he is everything she needs.  That doesn't mean she is going to go down without a fight. I love how headstrong Payton is.  She is no rich little princess.  Payton has the mouth of a trucker and has no problem letting people know what she is thinking.  My God some of the comments she comes up with are just unreal.  I found myself laughing out loud very often. Stuff like this "Yeah, I've always been different. I tried being normal once. It was the worst five minutes of my life."  But one things is for sure, she has met her match in Nick.Nick is, lets be honest, and bad boy man#$%&* But don't let that fool you into believing that he could care less about Payton.  Nick is as fast with women as is his with his car. Which says a lot.  But he has hit the end of the road, with a chance meeting with the mating of a Lexus and a Camaro.  Nick is a guy who goes after what he wants, and he has no problem yanking out any barrier that gets in his way.  But this time things are different.  Payton is not just any other girl, she is THE one.  Sure he might not know this at first sight, but he is not a dumb man, he figures it out fast.  I could not help cheering Nick on, just waiting for that perfect moment to evolve into a HEA.  Nick is sexy and he knows it, *breaks out into the wiggle, or maybe not* but deep down he is as insecure as the rest of us.  Inside there is that voice telling him he is not good enough for Payton and because of this he suffers greatly.  It takes a little interference from some family members to bring these two together, despite their stubbornness.Shallow was a beautiful story about two very lost people who learn that maybe what they both needed was the one thing they didn't think they did. I loved watching Nick and Payton clash. If there ever was a more perfect couple other than Jessie and Claire, it is these two.  Shallow was amazing, I loved every minute of it.  I have my fingers crossed for a Dallas/Dane book.  Please *puppy do eyes* Georgia Cates took your average run of the mill bad boy, princess story and turned it into something more. Something that will have you going back and reading their story over and over again.  In other words, get it as soon as possible.Book provided by the author for an honest review.