Review: 5 FANTASTIC STARS
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2013
WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW!! What a superb book. I'm still buzzing over it as I write this review. Going into it I had no previous idea what I was getting. The cover intrigued me and the title sold me. I'm the kind of girl that likes to go into a book blind! When I say blind I mean I don't read the synopsis or reviews. I basically open the book and just start reading. It's like opening a present layer by layer. You just don't know what you are gonna get and what you are in for. THIS was like that for me. I had no idea there was a triple love triangle (which I lurvvvved), no idea we would be dealing with a sad topic and absolutely no idea that it was going to be so flipping brilliant! It was like getting the best birthday gift ever. I was BLOWN AWAY with the story.The main character Scarlett comes from a very controlling and strict home. Her parents smothered her never allowing her to do anything. She's never dated, gone to a party, had boys that are friends...NOTHING. She has NO childhood teenage experiences. She was not allowed. Her best friend Evie and her set off to college once Scarlett graduates from high school. At this point she gathers the courage to tell her parents that she's making a clean break and is going off to live her life and experience the world. Evie pretty much take Scarlett under her wing. She is the only person that truly understands just how sheltered she has been. Evie is Scar's (my nickname for Scarlett) lifeline.Once they get to college a whole new world opens up!! One with boys, parties and opportunity's to explore all that the world has to offer. One their first night out Evie and Scar decide they are going to have a book boyfriend contest (seriously my favorite things about the book) and try to find a boy that represents one of their dream guys. Scarlet is so inexperienced that Evie convinces her she needs to play the field and discover all that's out there in the land of boys. The theme for the first night is your common college frat boy. As they head out they stop at a friends house to pick some people up and Scarlett meets Ash (Ashton). Ash is a suffer boy, pretty delicious but a complete playboy. As soon as they meet though there is this immediate chemistry and pull between them!! Once they get to this party she meets Dylan who's the the targeted boy for the evening. He is the perfect catch, peppy, gorgeous and a total all American guy!! The only problem is that Scar is crushing on Ash and Ash on her but they're both not willing to go there with each other. Thus starts a bit of an angsty love triangle.BUTThat's not the only boy that we meet. Oh NO, NO...we meet Mason later on in the book!! Now Mason...oh yes..sigh...Mason is tattooed, pierced rocker that makes you tingle. He is the boy that I was pulling for the entire time. Scarlett meets Mason and they just click. Kind of like kindred spirits I guess. It's like they just know what each other needs in every moment. They have a special bond that I LOVED.Scarlett is so immature and inexperienced in life that she has to figure out her journey. She has so much that she goes through. She's eighteen, a virgin and completely lacks life experience. She has to figure it out and learn along the way. It's pretty bumpy and her hormones are insane. There is lust and tension and chemistry and laughs and SO MUCH good stuff in this book.I do have to warn you that there is a scene in this book that is truly gut wrenching!! Not only does Scarlet have to learn about love and life she also has to learn about loss and that was very hard to read.The title of the book is very accurate. We are reading Scarlett's Metamorphosis from a little girl to a young woman and I just loved every single minute of reading it. I can't even wait to get my hands on book 2. The epilogue made for a juicy finish.Overall I would recommend this to you if you are looking for a angsy but fun and sexy read. I thought this was the perfect combination of heartbreak, love and steam. I loved the dynamic between Scar and Evie and between Scar and all three boys. Life is a journey and an adventure and I had fun reading about Scarlett's.