Review: Good debut novel!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2013
3.5 starsFor me this book wasn't a 3.5 stars because it was a bad story, or because the writing was awful - the kind of story just purely isn't for me. I have read Taking Chances, From Ashes and now Metamorphosis and they all have a huge similarity that I have now learnt I don't particularly like - A young, naive, virginal girl who has finally broken free from a sheltered life and is thrown in to the craziness that is college, with boys throwing themselves at her.In Metamorphosis, when Scarlett MacGregor starts college, along with her best friend Evie, she is ready to experience everything she has been missing out on - boys, parties, drinking, boys, making her own decisions, and oh yeah boys! The minute she comes in contact with certain boys, three in particular, it's like she is a walking goddess and they can't keep their eyes off her. Cue the pi$$ing contest and endless 'will she' 'won't she' questions regarding the three boys.We have Ash the bad boy womanizer, Dylan the preppy school boy and Mason the sexy bad boy rockstar. One of each of our favourite types of Book Boyfriend. Scarlett turns into an insta-whore near enough over night, minus the sex, and goes from one boy to the next. She doesn't necessarily make the best decisions but since she has been sheltered for so long she finds it hard to slow down and contentrate on just one boy.I won't give any clue's to who Scarlett ends up with in the end but I will just say - Team Ash all the way!There were ALOT of references to other books in Metamorphosis. Ruining Me by Nicole Reed and Taking Chances by Molly McAdams were just two of the few. I am all for references in books, quite often it makes me smile or laugh out loud, especially if I have read the book! Unfortunately, it didn't work so much for me in this book, I just found it a little bit too much.Like I said in the beginning, this wasn't a bad book at all it's just that this 'type' doesn't necessarily work for me. I can just about deal with love triangles, let alone love squares. If you are a particular fan of Molly McAdams books though, I highly recommend you reading Metamorphosis.Saying all that though, I am looking forward to the next book in the series to see who exactly gets their HAE and who with.