Author: Cora Carmack
Publisher: Self-Published
(2012) / HarperCollins (2013)
Pages: 204
Format: eBook
Description:
Virginity.
Bliss Edwards is about to graduate from college and still has hers. Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, she decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible-- a one-night stand. But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe. And as if that weren't embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first class of her last college semester, she recognizes her new theatre professor. She'd left him naked in her bed about 8 hours earlier.
Bliss Edwards is about to graduate from college and still has hers. Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, she decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible-- a one-night stand. But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe. And as if that weren't embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first class of her last college semester, she recognizes her new theatre professor. She'd left him naked in her bed about 8 hours earlier.
Review:
Many times I feel
like I need a good and uncomplicated read to get me out of a harder book I’ve
just finished and that ended up affecting me way too much. As incredibly as it
might sound, I do have a hard time finding these kind of books as it turns out
I never really pay them adequate attention, but fortunately I was lucky enough
to have recently read an awesome review about Losing It and after devouring
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer I knew, I really, really knew I was in need of
something like this. And what an amazing, simple and funny reading this was.
I didn’t exactly
knew what to expect since New Adult is still a very new genre to me, but I got
curious as soon as I realized that High Schools were no longer the centre piece
of the background scenario. Nothing against teens—I was one myself, back in the
day—but truth be told, I’ve been missing well-built, consistent characters, and
these are definitely features hard to find in younger main voices.
Bliss is, without a
doubt, the best asset of this book. She’s the heart and soul of the story and
her own personality is such a treat that I couldn’t help myself to burst into
uncontrollable laughs every time her virginity insecurities were “the issue”
for her to be incapable of moving on to the next stage of both her life and
extremely-difficult-to-define relationship with Garrick. Garrick, himself, has
to be the most devilish male character I’ve ever read. He’s utterly intense, he
doesn’t give up or seems to be able to get control over his actions whenever
Bliss is looking unbelievably sexy—what,
for him, is almost all the time—and he has an accent. An accent, you guys! C’mon,
who can actually resist to one of the sexiest accents—it’s the British one, in
case you’re still wondering about it—in the entire world? I can’t, and Bliss
can’t either!
I really enjoyed the
whole atmosphere of Losing It—the constant instability of wanting to act for a
living, the craziness that naturally runs in “artistic ones” veins, the
awkwardness of being a 22 year-old virgin, the troubles of having a lunatic as
a best friend and, of course, all the doubts and scares that come along with
the absolute pure love you feel when you’re falling for your teacher. So, as
you may see, this is not just an easy and effortless book. There are a lot of
pertinent and current themes portrayed in this story and whenever you can feel
that close to reality, that sometimes discomfort sensation due to believing
that any of this could easily happen to you, that’s when you’re truly dealing
with a well written and solid book. Ultimately, and within the Contemporary
genre, that’s my favourite part of the whole reading experience.
I could hardly be
more satisfied with this book. Cora was an absolute delight as a debut author and
her story has such an incredible humour to it that this could easily be one of
the most charmed readings you’ve ever acknowledged. I can’t truly wait for the
second book in this series (?) as I am eager to come back to these wonderful
characters lives one more time. Awesome book, for sure!
Quote:
«Four. That's the number of people who saw me hiding around the corner from my own apartment in just a skirt and a bra. Eleven. That's the number of ant bites I got on my shoeless feet. Twenty-seven. That's the number of times I was tempted to do myself physical harm because I am an IDIOT. One. That's the number of times I tried not to cry, but failed.»
3 comentários:
Yes, the author is writing a sort of series with this. Next is Cade's book, and then Kelsey's, the crazy friend. :D
So glad you liked it, Bliss is just adorable with her little dramas. Such a theater major. xD
Eu adorei a história, apesar de curta foi o suficiente. Assim não fez cair em partes mortas nem estragou a magia.
Estou ansiosa para ler a continuação com o Cade!!
p7,
Yey! Apparently both second and third books are coming out still this year! The lunatic friend, goodness that girl is something special. xD
Totally. I’m glad I read your review, otherwise I wouldn’t have read this book. At least not for a while.
Marta,
Exactamente! Não é um livro muito longo mas é uma história que se lê muito bem e que tem o seu quê de perfeita. Me too!
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