Review: Overall Dearest Clementine is a fantastic debut. It will certainly join my favorite “New Adult” shelf.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2014
I’m always on the prowl to find decent New Adult books. I call myself a fair person, I don’t get annoyed easily and I have patience for cliche things and Dearest Clementine is not just decent, it’s outstanding.Dearest Clementine follow the story of Clementine Avery, who accidentally signs up for a romance writing class and is in dire need of sexy material for her assignment. Then she meets the RA, Gavin Murphy, who is more happy to help her find some inspiration.Clementine is a vibrant protagonist. She’s not difficult to love. It doesn’t hurt that she’s relatable, smart and feisty. She knows how to keep the reader engaged in the story! She also has the best comebacks.One of my favorite things about Dearest Clementine is Gavin and Clem’s funny banter. They are so sweet and did I already mentioned funny?“No, give me half an hour. I just ran and need to take a shower.” “See, that’s too much information. All your book boyfriend is going to do is fantasize about that for the next thirty minutes. That and those little black shorts.”Aside from that I also love and adore the protagonist relationship with her “girlfriends”.“Can I offer my unsolicited opinion?” I mumble into my pillow. “Will you stop talking if I say no?” “Probably not.”Dearest Clementine is not all fluffy and flirty, y e s, there’s a handful of steamy moments which is exactly just my taste. Lex Martin sure knows how to keep it going.As Gavin and Clementine grow closer they unravel some secrets about a missing student at Boston University and conflicts started to ensue in their relationship. While it doesn’t take a genius to discover the culprit, I immensely enjoyed the “mystery” element. Hands down to Lex Martin for using the “being stalked by professor” because this kind of story does really happen in real life and though some of the tropes in the story are the common twist in New Adult books nowadays, I still find it more neatly done.I already expressed how uncomfortable I am with the term of endearment used by Clementine and her friends. It’s one of my reading pet peeves. They say it in an affectionate and endearing way though and I understand that real life people also do this and that doesn’t stop me from enjoying a great book. Overall Dearest Clementine is a fantastic debut. It will certainly join my favorite “New Adult” shelf.