Review: Naughty TAs and the boy that can't tell her no!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2013
Candy or Candice? I choose a little of both. I absolutely loved Sneaking Candy. It's one of those stories that gives you a little bit of everything and it's absolutely perfect for the New Adult genre. This is the third Lisa Burstein book I've read, and I loved the darkness of Pretty Amy, Sneaking Candy was equally fabulous for the exact opposite reason. It's fun to read a story that is rife with innuendo--but doesn't step over the line--and wit.Candice led two lives and fought for ways to blend the two. I think most authors feel like her and I commend Lisa for sharing that aspect of our lives. The professor was the typical "man" and he's someone that you both hate and lust after. I'm not quite sure how she did it, but I almost loved him more because he was an ass. And then there's James... ah dreamy James... He's that boy in school that winked at you when you didn't have the guts to say hello. He's the boy that you played pretend with while washing dishes. (What you didn't do that?) But he's also all man!The heat between Candice and James is fantastic! I wanted to be a fly on the wall, hoping Burstein would give me more--much more. They find each other when they need each other most and I love stories like that. But...they also have to learn to trust and that can be really difficult when even your own family doesn't care anymore.I could keep going on and on about this story. I pretty much devoured it and barked at hubby a few times when he interrupted me. The writing is phenomenal, the story is fast paced and full of twists, and not only is there a happy ending, but there's a sense of closure (that most women never get)--you'll just have to read it to know what I mean.Sneaking Candy is a fictional reality of what most authors live through each time they put their book babies out in the world. And for having the courage to share, I give five beaming stars to Ms. Burstein!