Review: Exciting Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
Chasing Karma by C. Shell was a pretty enjoyable and interesting read.  This story caught me off guard.  There were definitely some very predictable parts but others were far from predictable.  The characters had a special romantic spark that I loved.  I delved into a different world while reading this and one thing these characters were was fearless.  The book had a lot of different elements rolled into one.  Those elements would be romance(my favorite), passion, danger, suspense, and a tiny bit of mystery.  That is exactly what kept me reading from beginning to end.  This book definitely took me on a walk on the wild side.We meet Karma in the beginning.  She is a mafia princess.  Which means her father is a mafia king.  She is embarking on a new chapter in her life away from the life she was raised in.  She moves away and attends college.  Karma is determined to have a normal college experience.  The first day there she meets Travis. He makes her feel things that she wanted to stay away from.  She planned on staying away from the bad boys. Travis is the one person who instantly gets under her skin.  They have a unique magnetic relationship.  Being friends is what her head says,but her body and heart tell her the opposite.  Afraid to tell anyone who she is, Karma is faced with so many decisions. She knows that telling anyone who she really is could endanger and most importantly she would lose the only independence she ever had.  Her secrets threaten to destroy her new life and maybe even the man she could possibly be in love with.  Will Karma get the future she has dreamed of?  Or be forced to live the life she is afraid of?Karma is on a road to her independence.  Something she's fought long and hard for.  She is faced with all the new and exciting adventures of being away at college. She has made new friends, and has enjoyed her connection with Travis.Karma is stubborn yet strong.  Travis peels at her layers and sees what she is hiding inside. The feelings are undeniable.  They both are so similar.  Both reckless and fearless.  When they are together it feels right.  It doesn't take these too very long to see they belong together.  But!  Yes there's a but!  You can never run from who you truly are or who you are meant to be.  Although I have some sympathy for Karma I still think how cool it would be to be her...a mafia princess!This book wasn't too heavy a story.  I would say it was a light and exciting read.  You get a lot of great moments between these characters.  Ones that you'll probably want to read more than once.  I look forward to reading more in this series.  I have a feeling there is a lot more to come from Karma's story.