Review: A sweet Aussie falls in love and is not afraid to go after his girl
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2014
I love reading new adult/college romances, and in this one, the h/H are early twenties, with the hero being a sort of semi-celebrity in Australia, and the heroine an American traveling outside the U.S. for the first time in order to study abroad at university in Sydney. She literally runs into her hero at the airport, sparks fly, and then, as fate would have it, they end up sharing a co-ed house on campus.Maci was unexpected and different for me. She was recently diagnosed with early on-set Parkinson's disease, and it was interesting but sad to find out about PD, how it affects a person mentally and physically. There were many moments of Maci dealing with doubt, loneliness, and a deep need to fit in and not have anyone know about her health condition. The story is told completely from her POV in first-person, so the reader is able to feel all of Maci's conflicted thoughts and emotions. She really wants love, but doesn't feel there's much of a future for her and a boyfriend. Maci likes to run away, but the hero makes up for that by not giving up on her.Raph is a sweetheart. The title of this romance goes back to what he tells Maci, that his love is unconditional. It was a sweet moment and felt soft and romantic. Sometimes Maci was a little frustrating to me, as she kept pushing Raph away again and again, but on the other hand, it was understandable that she kept falling back on doubt. But this hero never gave up on her. He makes her feel alive and safe and loved, and he's definitely a hero who chases after. I really liked that about him. I also liked his nickname/endearment for Maci; he calls her his 'American girl.'I enjoyed all of the above, but there were a few things I liked less. Really didn't like Horn the bodyguard and that royal family angle. Horn was a confusing character to me; I wasn't quite sure what the author was trying to do there. And the princess, she seemed easy enough to take care of but somehow wasn't. She was a little OTT to me. Also, I would have liked some POV from the hero. Would have been nice to have some moments from his side, maybe some of his fears about Maci and her PD. There is an epilogue, but it was really more of a footnote, and that was very disappointing. It was like four sentences, and I really wanted much more for this couple.Overall, this was an enjoyable NA romance with a good bit of sweetness to it and to the main couple, the hero especially. There were sweet and sexy times, some of them pretty hot, and I would check out the next book in the series. Hope it's about The Biceps Brendon, and hope we see all the housemates again, too.