Review: Fast paced, funny, sexy and fresh, this NA will please you.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
First Impressions...Of course I love the cover but what really drew me to this book was the blurb.  It sounds totally different from other New Adult books.  Izzy is like other eighteen year-olds.  She's a genius without social skills.  I couldn't wait for the fun to begin.The Characters...Even though I have been around students who have similar lack of social skills and lack of filters, I was floored at some of the things that Izzy did and said.  One particular one-night stand her roommate has had trying to decide if I should die laughing or for embarrassment for her.  It's like she's been emotionally turned off and she only sees things through the lens of her medical training.  She reacts with that in mind and with no thought to how the people involved feel.  But what was so incredible was how she woke up emotionally.  Marsh was the reason.  Her feeling for him developed and then as things about his life came to light, she found herself feeling.  It was fascinating to watch her emotionally engage.As for Marsh, I was totally in love.  He's so sweet.  As the RA, he shouldn't be "getting frisky" with the residents but he can't seem to help himself.  I love his creative excuses to touch Izzy.  I loved how he called her out on behavior and was patient with her as she figured things out.  I loved how he got jealous but tried so hard to keep Izzy at arms length.  Yeah, right - all the while finding excuses to touch her.  And speaking of touching, that hands-on anatomy lesson was brilliant.The Story...So unique, this story isn't like any other NA book I've read.  Though it's clearly a "figuring out who you are" kinda of NA book, the approach is completely new.  Loved that.I enjoyed the writing as well.  I've read other books by this author and wasn't surprised that the book was so readable and that I loved the characters so much.Could I Put It Down...I didn't want to.  That annoying problem of needing to sleep before I face a class or middle schoolers forced me to put it down.  I did read it in two evenings.In The End...If you enjoy New Adult but have been looking for something fresh, then this is the one you need to pick up.