Review: Entertaining!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2014
“I would never want to hurt you.”—JaseCarly never expected to fall for Jase while visiting her cousin. It’s not like anything can come from hanging out for a few days, right? She’s got college to finish, and Jase has women to seduce and parties to got to. Carly never imagined that Jase would be the one to fall first or that he would refuse to settle for a short-term vacation fling…“I would never want you to hurt me.”—JaseJaseI have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I love Carly and the outrageous banter that went on between all the characters. I was completely amused and entertained by the dialogue! On the other other hand, I wasn’t so much a fan of Jase and the conflicts keeping them apart. I felt like many of those conflicts could have been easily resolved if Jase would have handled them better and been more open.Carly reminds me of Susan on Desperate Housewives. If there was anyone who would be accidentally caught locked out of her house in a towel that got stolen by the neighbor’s dog, it’d be Carly. She had a knack for awkward situations and clumsy mishaps that were cringe-worthy but funny! Jase and his brothers seemed a bit on the player/jerk side, which I think may be intentional on the author’s end to make their downfalls into love all the more fun! They’re such players and foul-mouthed men that it was funny and awesome how Jase later tried to be more responsible.Although the heat level was high, the sexual tension between them was more entertaining rather than angsty, which is why the banter was fun. The book covers almost a year as Carly goes back to college, and they try to do the long-distance thing. Although I liked that they were trying to be together, at times I felt like Jase was a little on the unhinged side when it came to being super jealous, and it made me feel bad for Carly. We got to read his side, too, so we can see that he acts out before thinking sometimes. It’s clear that he’s crazy in love with Carly, but sometimes he seems a bit too mean when lashing out. I loved how Carly made him work for her love, especially after he was being a jerk!Overall, I was entertained by the story although it was mostly because of the dialogue and Carly. The story was a fast and easy read, but I read it as if being told a story instead of being brought into the story. I should also point out that with the language and sexual content, this is definitely for mature readers. This is a 3 out of 5 for me!(Originally posted on my blog; I received a copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)