Review: If you like New Adult books, you NEED to read this series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
4.5 starsBelieve has reminded me why I love Erin McCarthy's writing and this book has nudged this series in to my one of my favourite New Adult series. I love the characters, the way the dialogue sparkles, the STEAM and basically just everything about it!First Line of Believe:"I spent my sophomore year of college partying."My Thoughts on Believe:I'll be honest here I read an arc of True and loved it. But I wasn't sure if I liked the sound of the next book in the series `Sweet' so I never bought it. I did request an arc but got turned down and then never saw any reviews from blogger friends for Sweet and I kind of forgot all about this series. So when I was auto approved for Believe it was a bit of pleasant surprise.Within a few pages I was hooked. I remembered just what I loved about True. The characters are believable; they are flawed and far from perfect. I love reality in characters and this is the strong point of this series. On paper I didn't expect to like Robin; she is a party girl and has hooked up with her best friend's boyfriend. That right there was why I wanted to hate her.But within a few pages, she had me on her side. She knows she drinks too much and makes a decision to just cut it from her life. Wracked with guilt and emotionally lost, she throws off the party girl clothes and allows her inner hippy to shine. Then she meets Phoenix who is homeless, just out of jail and jobless. It doesn't exactly seem to be a match made in heaven but when we get to know both a little more, you know first impressions are deceiving. And they are definitely a match made in the bedroom! Hello steam!I loved that Robin was the party girl and Phoenix despite his criminal record was totally clean living. I feel like it turned some stereotypes on their heads and gave a fresh angle to this story. Another highlight for me was the gang of friends (including Rory and Tyler from True). I loved them together, I loved the dialogue and the group dynamic they have going. Especially the family atmosphere that they have created, it just gave me feels. And the character development is spot on, we get to see why exactly the characters are the way they are and it adds a feel of authenticity to their actions.Overall this book is fun and had me gripped from first page to last page. The first thing I did when I was finished was I reread True as I wanted to remember what exactly happened there. And as soon as I lift my book ban, Sweet is the very first book I'm going to buy. Seriously, I love this series, check it out!Who should read Believe?If you like New Adult books, you NEED to read this series. Fans of romances and sparky, feisty characters should also check this one out. Note - there are some explicit scenes and strong language so it is recommended for over 18s only.Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Berkely for giving me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.