Review: Sizzling Contemporary Romance with Sexy Young Voice
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2010
Don't tell me you haven't had this fantasy: The guy who turned you down or hurt you in high school shows up to your 10-20-30 year reunion and is suddenly hot for your body. He chases you mercifully, and you turn him down-successfully breaking his heart the way he broke yours all those years ago.In Clarissa Yip's new release, Unforseen Reunion, this is exactly what her heroine, Cara, has planned for her hero, Brant. Cara was Brant's high school tutor, and a little on the heavy side. She's now famous, skinny, and drop-dead gorgeous. She also looks nothing like her high school self, so Brant has no idea what he's in for when he hits on the lonely hottie at his 10-year reunion.What ensues is a poignant story of two wounded people finding love in each other. And, of course, a little bit of revenge. You'll never believe some of the twists in this book. I know I didn't. A couple of times, I was yelling at my computer screen, "WHAT?!?!?" Which, of course, only made me want to read more. This very quick read was emotionally stretching. I found myself alternately hating and loving both characters in the space of 70 pages. Which, again, only made me want to read more.After reading Clarissa Yip's debut book (which I also reviewed), I was eager to read more. And now I'm even more so. Yip has a young, sexy voice that women under 30 will identify with and enjoy. Of course, I'm 30 (therefore, not under 30), and I still enjoyed it, so I don't think it's age-limited, but I do think that it takes a certain pinache to capture the voice of young women today. And Clarissa Yip has done just that, in both her recent releases.I hope to read yet more of Clarissa Yip. She's re-introducing me to the edgy, sizzling contemporary romance. (from the Pen & Muse book review website)