Review: Great romance and so much more!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2014
The Only One, Magan VernonReview from jeannie zelos book reviewsI love the drama and emotion good New Adult books contain, sometimes that's just what I want to read and yesterday Ibegan this story. I loved it, full of good plots, emotion, and great characters. There's Melanie, quiet, studious andhardworking, her best friend Monica, Monica's boyfreind Trey, and of course John Boy....ah John Boy!I hadn't realised there was an earlier book about Monica and Trey, but they're each standalone novels ( hurrah!!) thoughthe characters overlap. I'd love to read the first novel - its now on my wishlist...This book is great, not just a typicalcollege drama, but one where the people involved have to cope with some really upsetting news. We see just howimportant family and friends are when the chips are down, how easy it would be to just give up without that support.Melanie meets John Boy at a party. She's not really the party type but has been dragged out of her studying by Monica andTrey, and John Boy bumps into her, spilling her drink all down her. He calls her Red after that from the colour of the drink,a name he continues with throughout the story. He keeps on finding her after that - at the coffee shop where she works, ather lectures where he shares some of her classes...and though he's a renowned man-whore he acts differently with Melanie.He's with her when she gets That phone call - the one that changes so much of her life, where its devastating news for herand she's so upset. He's not the sort to cope with tears usually, but Melanie brings out a side of him he didn't knowexisted and he's there for her - even when she keeps pushing him away. He likes the person being with her makes himbecome, some one more than the shallow person he was.Oh poor Melanie - having been through sometimeng very similar I have to say how well her emotions were written, that'sexactly how I felt at times, scared, not knowing what to do, pushing people away, wanting to just curl up and ignoreeverything....and then John Boy, who was such a great support. I really felt for him at times, Melanie was so uncertain, soconvinced he's leave her for someone else, and it seemed nothing he could do would convince her.Its a beautiful story, just the right amount of sadness and drama, mixed up with some very hot and sensual moments. It feltlike real life, when too many NA feel over constructed and devolved from reality. I could imagine this unfolding in real lifeexactly as it did in the book. A great read.Stars: Five, cracking book.ARC supplied via Netgalley