4 Stars
K.A. Tucker
Published June 11th 2013 by Atria Books
From the back cover:
In this
follow-up novel to the top-selling Ten Tiny Breaths, Livie
Cleary faces a new set of challenges as she navigates freshman year at
Princeton, wild parties, and the gorgeous rowing team captain who is everything
she doesn’t want in a guy, or so she thinks…
“Make me
proud.” These were the last words Livie’s father ever spoke to her. In the
seven years since her parents’ tragic death, Livie has done her best to keep
this promise through her every choice, word, and action, while looking after
her sister with strength and maturity. But with college right around the corner,
unexpected challenges will test her resilience—and her heart.
Livie walks into Princeton with a solid plan, and she’s dead set
on delivering on it: Rock her classes, set herself up for medical school, and
meet a good, respectable guy to marry someday. What isn’t part of her
plan are Jell-O shots; a lovable, party animal roommate she can’t say “no” to;
and Ashton, the arrogant—and extremely attractive—captain of the men’s rowing
team who makes Livie’s usually non-existent temper flare. Worse, he’s best
friends and roommates with Connor, who fits Livie’s criteria perfectly.
So why does she keep thinking
about Ashton? As Livie finds herself facing mediocre grades, career aspirations
she no longer thinks she can handle, and feelings for Ashton that she shouldn’t
have, she’s forced to let go of her last promise to her father and, with it,
the only identity that she knows.
My Thoughts:
This is the
same story you will read in a thousand different books. Naive girl goes to
college, has wild roommate the breaks her in. Falls for bad boy, bad boy loves
naive girl but wants to stay away from her because he will hurt her, naive girl
starts dating bad boy's BF....in the end naive girl ends up with bad boy... BUT
WHAT IS DIFFERENT is that I love K.A. Tuckers writing style. I was laughing out
loud and could not put this book down. I read K.A.'s first book Ten Tiny
Breaths and fell in love with her writing style, great book :)
