Review: Crashing into love on the first page
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2013
FROM THE OPENING PAGE:It was my first day of college at the University of Nevada, Reno, the beginning of a new chapter in my life. Excited to see what lay in store for me and eager to begin my future, I walked down the crowded hall, looking for my classroom. At twenty years of age I was older than the average freshman, but that was okay.I felt just as young and inexperienced as any eighteen year old. I avoided eye contact with the other students, not liking to draw attention to myself. Out of habit, I reached up to adjust my glasses, but then remembered I had traded them in for contact lenses. I hurried down the hall, worried I would be late for my first class. It was hard enough to be alone in a new city; when I added my lack of familiarity with the campus and my poor sense of direction, the butterflies in my stomach became oversized moths.Students sat on the floor, waiting for their classroom doors to open so they could flood in. Everyone seemed to know each other, which seemed to emphasize the fact that I didn't know a soul.I pushed down the sudden feeling of panic and continued walking, reminding myself that even though I had just come through a very difficult time in my life, a new phase was about to begin. I straightened my back against the weight of my bulky backpack and withdrew a printout of my schedule from the front pocket of my jeans so I could double-check the room number I needed to find. I slowed my pace as I scanned my schedule. My long black hair fell into my face and for the hundredth time I thought about chopping it all off. Just as I began tucking my hair behind my ear, I saw a backpack lying in my path. Though I tried to avoid it, the strap seemed to wrap itself around my foot and I felt myself falling. Trying to catch myself, I flung my arms out and slammed into the back of another student."Whoa!" The man said as he turned around. He caught me just before I crashed to the floor.Blood rushed to my face and I thought I would die of embarrassment. I forced my eyes to meet his."I am so sorry. I guess I should watch where I'm going."I realized he was still holding on to my arm, not that I minded, but I couldn't help glancing at his hand.He quickly let go. "Are you okay?"###Crashing into love on the first page, the classic meet in the first chapter moves to page one. If you like romance you'll love this one. For suspense I enjoyedFatal Transaction (Thriller & Suspense, Cyber Crime)