Review: Strap yourself in for a wild ride
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2013
I have to confess. I wasn't familiar with Christina Channelle's work until the blogger divainpyjamas sent me an email asking if I'd like to read THOSE FOUR LETTER WORDS. It's a novella. It's New Adult. It's a contemporary romance. So I agreed. And let me tell you,  I'm so glad I did.I like stories that take risks, that are out of the box. So I immediately connected with Christina's flair for the dramatic. The crazy twists that I never saw coming. The lightning fast pace of the chapters. The sheer intensity of Jade's emotions. The story leapt off the page fand kept going until I reached the end. I enjoy snappy, quick reads that make me feel something and this one certainly did.I like that Jade is always mad. She's an angry bitch and she's not going to apologize for it. There's a lot going on underneath the surface to explain all of her pent-up angst but to the outside world, she's a tough as nails chick who girls hate and guys can't get enough of. Even when she slaps her men around, they're still dying to make out with her.There's such a solid theme going on throughout the novel. The idea of hate and love (ah, those four letter words) and how they are so closely related. I loved the line: "I find it rather depressing that the people you love most in this world can also be the same exact people you hate with fervor." But that's what makes Jade seem so alive. She feels so much, too much at times. She's repelled and attracted to the two guys in her life. They both screw her over, but she's a sucker for succumbing to her gut connection with them.You would think that Jade would lose herself in a multitude of vices. But she doesn't drink (mostly). She's still a virgin. And she'd rather pull her hair than give in to easy temptations. This shows an inner strength, that no matter how volatile she gets, she's still grounded in what's right and wrong. She's doesn't go out of her way to hurt the people in her life, even if it seems they do a number on her. She may run away from a problem. She may turn bitter with rejection. But it's only because she cares so much. It's all about finding out what's good for her and who's really worth getting a piece of her heart.