Review: Great Bad Boy Romance!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2012
Shallow had everything I look for in a Mature YA/New Adult Romance; I loved the characters, was enveloped by the story line and it had just the right amount of hot romance.  I felt this book the whole way through; I got to see the changes in two young adults, their hesitant relationship and how they dealt with other life stressors.  I found myself smiling at times because of the sweetness between the two and near tears as the book took sad, angsty turns that made my heart drop.To be honest, I didn't think I was going to like Payton because she seemed a little snobby in Going Under and this book was titled Shallow so I was expecting her to be nothing but shallow.  I was so wrong!  She is beautiful and can have anything money can buy but she also cares deeply for her friends, follows her morals even when it costs her a boyfriend, and has a great sense of humor.  I expected her to turn Nick down because he was not from her neighborhood but that was not a problem for her at all; it was his player reputation that was holding her back.Nick is a player with a capital P.  He doesn't do relationships and he can't give a number when asked how many girls he has been with.  He was burned by the one woman who should love him unconditionally and it is extremely hard for him to trust anyone, especially females.  I found Nick to be extremely sweet and considerate to those he cared about and when Payton popped up on his radar, he showed her that side of him and how can a girl resist a sweet, sexy, bad boy?Their first meeting is pretty entertaining due to Payton's wit and Nick's cocky nature but I enjoyed seeing this side of them and then what they would eventually become.  The have two distinctly different backgrounds but sometimes people can seem different and have things that bind them and make them more similar than they ever imagined.  I absolutely fell in love with Payton and Nick!I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves bad boys, great banter and the New Adult Genre.