Title and Author: Easy by Tammara Webber
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Publication Date: November 6, 2012
Pages: 310
Source: Goodreads First Reads Giveaway
Kid-rating: Mature themes, not suitable for younger teens.
Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Synopsis
(from Goodreads)
Rescued by a stranger.
Haunted by a secret
Sometimes, love isn’t easy…
He watched her, but never knew her. Until thanks to a chance encounter, he became her savior…
The attraction between them was undeniable. Yet the past he’d worked so hard to overcome, and the future she’d put so much faith in, threatened to tear them apart.
Only together could they fight the pain and guilt, face the truth—and find the unexpected power of love.
My review
I have only read some contemporary YA, science fiction/fantasy appeals to me more. Also, I work at a high school, so reading about teenagers in all their angst is not entirely appealing to me.
This, though, skews a little older (characters are in college, rather than high school), and it is such a beautifully written book: it grabbed me right from the start.
The heroine was awesome (she plays the upright bass, for pete’s sake!), and the hero is very crush-worthy. The book deals with a very difficult topic, but I thought it was done well, and appreciated the humor included throughout.
I don’t think the official synopsis entirely does the book justice: it makes the hero sound kind of stalker-ish, and it really isn’t that creepy!
My only quibble is the rampant underage drinking and promiscuity. I know I’m old and that all of this is probably entirely accurate, this reaction is probably more on the lines of wishing the world weren’t this way, rather than a gripe about the book itself.
I also liked that it wasn’t just a happily-ever-after kind of an ending: it ended happily, but acknowledges that the end of this story is really the beginning of the rest of the characters’ lives.
Giveaway
I won this book myself, and thought I’d share the wealth. The Rafflecopter giveaway is open to US addresses only.
very cool giveaway!
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Have heard so many good things about this book! Can’t wait to read it.
Thanks for Giveaway, have a great week!
I really enjoyed it, it is definitely worthy of the good things people have been saying about it! Thanks for visiting!
Thanks for the giveaway!!!
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I have been wanting to read this, but the description does make it sound a bit creepy stalkerish. I’m glad to hear it isn’t so. Thanks for the chance and the review.
OH, definitely not as creepy as it sounds!
Awesome giveaway… I’ve been wanting to read this. 🙂
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It was very good! Thanks for visiting!
I absolutely loved this book 🙂 Tammara Webber’s voice is beautiful. Have you tried any of her other books as well?
No, I haven’t yet. I will definitely add more to my list!!
Looks like a great read! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Thanks for the great giveaway! So excited to read this 🙂
Love this cover and have heard fabulous things about this book!
Thank you so much!
It was really good, and I guess i need to try out some of her other work, too!
I really liked this book too. Awesome review. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Great review! 🙂 Thanks so much for this giveaway! I read one of her other books, and it was amazing!
Thanks for the giveaway! I love books that don’t give a complete happily ever after, but lets us imagine what happens later on. 😀