Review: Okay, just okay.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2013
The blurb is pretty straight-forward, so I'll move on right along to my review.This was one of those books that had a lot going for it, but a lot of elements that took away from it.What I liked:* Rachael, 'normal' if somewhat snobbish young woman.* Ryan, the handsome and sexy athlete.* The somewhat realistic account of love between a 'normal' girl and a football star.* The humorous and flirtatious banter.* Sports theme.* New York setting.* Rachael loves books.What I didn't like:* Rachael's judgmental side and her inability to decide what she wanted. She came across as superficial and immature which didn't help me to connect to her.* The abundance of religious references. I don't think all of them added to the story. In any case, it kind of dragged the pace of the story and took me away from it.* Ryan's attitude towards Rachael. He was rude and his treatment of her just prevented my connecting to him fully.* Although there was chemistry between them I don't think there was enough of a connection for them to build a relationship with.* Still don't understand why I needed the whole Malcolm drama included in this story in such detail.Having said that, I admit that the book wasn't a total loss. I enjoyed the descriptions of New York and the interactions of Rachael and Ryan with the secondary characters, specifically the other football players. I didn't care much for the whole high school friends since they just enabled Rachael to keep on acting immaturely.All in all, Rush Me was an okay read with great potential if only the concept would have been developed properly and the characters were more matured.I received this title from the publisher in exchange of my honest opinion.