(The Ivy Chronicles #1)
by Sophie Jordan
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Publication Date: November 5th 2013
Publisher: William Morrow / HarperCollins
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9780062279873
Genre: NEW ADULT
Source: Edelweiss
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Before she goes after the life she’s always wanted, she’s about to find the one she needs.
Pepper has been hopelessly in love with her best friend’s brother, Hunter, for like ever. He’s the key to everything she’s always craved: security, stability, family. But she needs Hunter to notice her as more than just a friend. Even though she’s kissed exactly one guy, she has just the plan to go from novice to rock star in the bedroom—take a few pointers from someone who knows what he’s doing.
Her college roommates have the perfect teacher in mind. But bartender Reece is nothing like the player Pepper expects. Yes, he’s beyond gorgeous, but he’s also dangerous, deep—with a troubled past. Soon what started as lessons in attraction are turning both their worlds around, and showing just what can happen when you go past foreplay and get to what’s real… (Goodreads)
Foreplay is a novel about a young girl named Pepper, who is about as innocent and naïve as they come. She’s only ever kissed one guy in her short life, and she’s been madly in love with her best friend’s brother for years. She wants nothing more than to spend the rest of her life with him, but doesn’t know how to even approach him considering her lack of skills in the romance department. Then she discovers Reece, the tattooed bad boy with the troubled past, who Pepper thinks would be the perfect person to teach her the art of Foreplay.
Ok, I’m just going to say it… I absolutely love Reece. Oh my goodness, he is the perfect bad boy with the big heart. But that is not what we see when we first meet him. No, when we first meet he seems gruff and standoffish. But as the story goes along we see him change, we see him fall in love with Pepper, even when he can’t admit it because he knows that she is after another man. I adored reading about the times they shared together, it was so insanely sweet. Reece has definitely earned a spot as one of my most favorite bad boys.
Pepper was a very interesting character as well. She’s the perfect good girl, but also with a troubled past that influences a lot of the decisions that she makes in the book. Her obsession with Hunter was a little frustrating. There were times when I wanted to reach through the book and shake her, and tell her to open her eyes to see what a good thing she had with Reece. But otherwise I found her to be a very likeable character, and she was the perfect girl for Reece.
I love a good love story, and that’s definitely what you get when you read this book. There were lots of sweet and romantic moments, and definitely lots of hot and steamy moments as well. If you like books like Easy by Tamara Webber or Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire, you will definitely want to check this book out. I’m not a big book re-reader, but I will definitely be reading this book again, and soon!
Overall; I really enjoyed this book! It was a fun, light read, and that was just what I needed at the moment. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the series!
Happy Reading!
I'm so glad that you enjoyed this book and that you think fans of Easy will like it. I also like that you said it's a fun, light read....definitely could use one of those right now. I hope to read this in the next few weeks. Great review!
ReplyDeleteI'm SO glad you liked it!!! I read the synopsis to this book and um...yeah, it reminded me a tiny, little bit of myself :D And because I love books I can identify with, I really wanted this one to be good! And here you come, telling me I should read it!! Oh, well, then I guess I'll go off and empty my college student wallet, right? *dances away*
ReplyDeleteI have seen this book all over the place, but this is the first time I actually read the summary and a review for it. It sounds awesome! And I am absolutely in love with New Adult novels lately, so I think I'm definitely going to have to check it out myself. Great review :)
ReplyDelete-Jessica (Peace Love Books)
Reece sounds very swoonworthy! If you think readers who liked EASY (loved that book) will enjoy this one, then I'll definitely check out FOREPLAY!
ReplyDeleteFabulous review :)