Review: Humor and wit combine in this story for a story that is something different... Really enjoyed it!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2014
I was pleasantly surprised by Third Degree by Julie Cross.  I didn’t have any real expectations going in…. the blurb looked like a good coming of age story that I enjoy and I flove the cover!  Yes I am a cover whore and good cover always catches my eye!  What I didn’t expect was the humor behind the story!  This book made me laugh so many times!  It’s a very witty story about the female version of Dougie Hooser MD (am I dating myself too much here) aka a young genius that has entered medical school at the young age of 16 to purse her dreams of becoming a surgeon and the dashing leading man that every girl loves and the journey that life gives us. It’s not always the journey we expect it to be but the turns and twist is what makes it so worth it in the end.Isabel Jenkins was fortunate to end of with the picture perfect foster parents of a high school teacher and a highly respected surgeon. Her mother committed suicide when she was a small child and went to live with the Jenkins who was able to recognize how intelligent she was.  She was home schooled and was able to do more before the age of 18 that most people spend the majority of the twenties doing!  She has her eyes set on Johns Hopkins for her residency and feels like she would be a perfect fit!  Until her psych evaluation does not recommend her attending at this time.  Being that it’s too late to apply to another residency, she does what any other normal 18 year does... she goes to college.Enter the charming and handsome Marshall Collins.  He is the RA in the dorm that Isabel moves into.  He’s a junior at the college and in charge of her floor.  He’s also from the same town as Isabel and actually had Isabel’s mother as a teacher.  They hit it off and become close friends but somewhere lines get blurred and their relationship grows into something more. But what Marshall doesn’t tell Isabel is that he has a secret that he hasn’t shared with anyone.  He has been able to hide it from his close friends but with Isabel being the smarty she is, she starts to see the signs and knows something is not right.It’s a great story about discovering yourself and the love and relationships we find along the way.  There is a great support cast and again the humor in the book was hilarious.  It’s not your typical coming of age story where girl goes to college to fall in love but I think I liked it even more because its different that others in this genre.  I love reading a book and it ends up giving me something that I totally didn’t expect!