Review: They've both been in the shallow end of love.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 6, 2012
It is two weeks after their high school graduation, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun in the sun became three months of a love neither of them will ever forget.Nick Hawke is known for his way with the ladies and his skills as a street racer. Never wanting to feel the pain his father felt when his mother left, Nick isn't looking for forever. Wanting to follow in his father's footsteps, Nick wants to become a police officer. Payton Archer wants the kind of love her best friend, Claire has with her boyfriend, Jessie. The kind of love that lasts forever. But after a recent breakup, Payton is reluctant to open her heart to someone again.I thought that the title of this book really described the kind of love Nick and Payton have experienced up to their meeting. They've both been in the shallow end of love. The only difference is in how they dealt with that shallowness. Nick stays commitment free hopping from on girl to the next. Payton has built a wall around her heart and waits for the one who can break it down. But Nick's way can have life-changing consequences.Like in Going Under, Shallow addresses real life issues. This time it's unplanned pregnancy and the consequences of unsafe sex. Although Nick uses protection each time he has sex with a girl, there's still a chance of pregnancy, no matter how small. And it doesn't help that Nick has been with so many girls that he can't even remember them all.Not only does Shallow tell Nick and Payton's story, it also continues Jessie and Claire's. We also meet Nick's sister, Dallas, who starts seeing Dane. If there is another book in this series, I hope it's their story. It seems like the natural progression of the series to me.