Review: ENJOYABLE READ
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 21, 2013
Vanessa " Ness" decided not to take her place at Leeds university. Mostly because she was tired of doing what her parents wanted her to do. So she moved away, got a job in a call centre and shares a house with her long time friend Abby. Abby is attending university and sharing the house with Ness does not always work out all the time. Abby's parties are a constant irritant. Coming home from work Ness walks in to another party. Furious when she discovers a strange man sleeping in her bed. Forced to go back downstairs, this is where she meets Evan, a very drunk Evan. Their first meeting doesn't go well.Evan is studying at university and loves the life of a student. But Ness sees beneath the carefree mask that Evan puts on. As they get to know one another it's more and more obvious that something in Evans life is causing him to hold himself back from Ness. Then she finds out about Lucy.I enjoyed this story. I really liked Evan and Ness, together they worked well. The first half of the book was them getting to know one another. Their witty and sharp dialogue was amusing. Evan loves that Ness is a challange, she's not the clingy type of girl he usually deals with. Then about halfway into the story, the whole tone and pace alters. Ness finds out who and what Lucy is to Evan. The blurb states that Lucy affects Evan and Ness's relationship. She does to a certain extent, but it's Evan that allows his life to be affected, and the result then affects those around him not just Ness. For Evan to be whole something has to give.While I liked this I felt a bit short changed with the ending, it was a bit of a HFN. Perhaps an epilogue would have helped. Unless the author is going to write more.