Review: So Good!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 25, 2014
Wow! This book totally snuck up on me! I was expecting a light and fluffy book about a girl going through all the stereotypical college experiences. I was so wrong. And so blown away.I loved Isabel. She’s a genius, a prodigy, a social outcast of sorts. I love how the author didn’t make her completely stereotypical and so awkward that no one has ever touched her before. She’s got some experience, but not necessarily healthy ones. She’s funny and brave and someone you just want to hug all the time. Since a very close family member of mine has Asperger’s, I recognized this in her very quickly. Her personality and tics are very well done—not overly done, just very truthful.And then we have Marsh. Oh, how I loved this boy. He comes across as almost perfect at first, but then you get hints that he might not be all that he sees. You definitely learn that there is a lot more to him than Isabel—and the reader—suspects. He’s sweet and funny and charming and absolutely 100% perfect for Isabel.The secondary characters are fun. Even very minor parts, like the drill instructor professor of Izzy’s bootcamp class, are extremely entertaining, quirky, and real. The characters practically jump off the page.I am SO looking forward to any other books by this author, especially ones that take place in this world. I’d love to see Kelsey and Jesse and Marsh’s sisters all get books of their own. The characters are just too well done to NOT have their own stories.