Review: Nothing wicked, nothing original
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
If you enjoy the bad boy chasing the nice girl, don’t bother with this one. It’s been done in much more satisfying ways elsewhere. This was a tough one to get through. I feel like this writer pieced together a bunch of elements from every other College NA without much success.Dallas allegedly never ever dates, but when shallow Carmyn becomes available, he doesn’t hesitate to try to date her. I really didn't believe he was the no commitment guy because he is very eager to do very over-the-top stuff for her immediately.Carmyn is a controlled, conservative, perfectionist/hypocrite (she doesn't hesitate to get drunk or have a one-night stand). She can’t date Dallas because he has tattoos and that’s supposed to make him unworthy of her (Her attitude is so 1950s!). She really doesn’t have a reason for resisting him except that he isn’t good enough for her. And she doesn’t even resist him anyway. There is a total lack of inner turmoil and conflict here. The result is that there isn't a very strong connection between the two--she acts as if she is slumming with him. His only reason for wanting her is her beauty, but that should not be enough for a supposed bad boy to change his ways. And she goes behind his back and completely betrays him so there really was nothing appealing about Carmyn (maybe she's the Wicked witch?). I did not get why Dallas fell in love with her.As usual, the H/h had disappointing childhoods. She thinks about it once in a while, but isn't as affected by it as he is. Near the end the drama picks up, but it is predictable break up/get back together stuff.  The one-dimensional characters are never developed over the typical college romance plot that lacks tension or mystery. The writing is uneven. Right away, I almost gave up because Dallas would speak like the alpha male but his inner monologue could be total Harlequin Romance-this is why 1st person POV is so difficult to pull off. The sex scenes are described using every possible synonym for genitals. Some grammatical issues, but less than others at this level. I made it through the whole story only because I like this type of premise, but I would not read this writer again.