Review: little to immature for me
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2013
For my first NA novel I was a little disappointed in Friday Night Alibi. I was thinking that New Adult would mean a more mature type of book. To me this was just a YA novel in disguise as a NA novel.It starts out really cute as we learn that Kelli really has no life. Since she doesn't really have a life she takes advantage of it and becomes alibis for others. She spends her Friday's doing online gaming and chatting with a guy she has never met, while being people's alibis. She does this to save her own money to help with college and it benefits the others who want to keep their trust funds. Her biggest client is Alex and he is in love with a girl from the wrong end of money, so he pretends to be dating Kelli so he doesn't lose his trust fund if his parents ever found out.One day while being an alibi Kelli's best friend talks her into going out. She doesn't want to for fear of being caught which almost happens. Kelli ducks into a game room at the pool hall and lands in something nasty and ends up with gum in her hair. She also meets Chase who she finds very appalling. This spins off a series of pranks between the two all the while Kelli keeps telling herself and her friend she doesn't like him.So at first I thought it was kind of cute but then it just never left the cute stage. I thought it would have a bit more of a grown up feel to it, but Kelli is really immature. I just never really connected with any of the characters. I liked Chase but at the same time I felt like I really didn't get to know him very well. So for me I think besides being a bit cheesy and immature there was not enough depth to the characters.And don't get me wrong I like clean romances, really I do. I just think I had it in my mind that NA romances were going to sort of be a steamier version of a YA novel. So I think going into this book with that way of thinking just made this one seem to sweet.It has gotten a lot of great reviews so even though I can't personally recommend it I would say if it sounds good to you give it a try, as you might like it more than I did.