Review: Holy Sexual Build-Up Ladies!! Very charming, easy read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2013
Nice Girl by Kate Baum had me very intrigued after reading the synopsis of the novel.  I like the idea of a shy girl moving to a big city and making her own way and I am also very interested in the Criminology aspect of the book since it was Grace's degree.The book starts off with being introduced to Grace and her three girlfriends.  I loved their open and honest relationship discussing sex and their lack of sex with college boys. All four girls have never experienced the big "O" and vowed to get their "O" within a year. Grace gets accepted to a graduate college in NYC and makes the big leap from her small Midwestern town to the big city. Grace wants to become a different woman in this new big town. She changes her appearance and gains more confidence in herself by losing weight and wants to take more leaps with men. Grace accepts a job in a Private Investigator's office and meets a group of hilarious men. I adored Jamie, a co-worker in her new office and his boyfriend Luke. I think every girl needs a gay guy around and they brought in some comic relief. Anthony, the part owner who I think could carry a book on his own I would enjoy reading, and then there is Vinnie... the other part owner of the P.I. company who is 6'4 of hunkiness with a shady past of his own full of issues and crime.First let me say... holy moly sexual build-up people! Grace and Vinnie have instant sexual heat sizzling through my kindle. I just couldn't stop reading the book waiting for these two to finally get it on and let Grace have that "O" she so much deserves. Every time I thought it was happening, it didn't. The wait was killing me! I think I wanted it for them as badly as they wanted it for themselves. I just loved how over protective Vinnie became in Grace and how you could read the change in Vinnie as he started to fall for Grace.The entire book had my complete interest; I did not find it to be slow in any parts. The dialogue was not cheesy the plot was well played out. I did find there were spelling errors and missing words in sentences but nothing then a good edit couldn't fix. There were times I was hoping for more in scenes or in small characters; for example Mark. Another graduate student in Grace's class who is a police officer. I was hoping he would have a bigger part of the book. Maybe more of a suitor for Grace or possibly he knew Vinnie and his shady past, but his character came and went and I was a bit disappointed. This is all small things that can be overlooked because Nice Girl is a really a great book!New Girl is the first book in the Girls series by Ms. Baum. The next three books will follow Grace's friends and their hope to find their "O" and perfect mates. As I mentioned earlier in my review I think given an opportunity, Anthony could make a wonderful book. He is very interesting... yes interesting is a perfect word for him.  ;)I give Nice Girl 4 Stars.** A copy of this book was provided by the author in return for an honest review. **