My inner geek had several 'nergasm' moments while reading. Like how often do you run across human variation sexual instinct theories in your everyday book? I was able to connect to Rory's geeky mind and anyone who loves 'bad boys should have zero problem falling for Tyler. He's definitely got a man-whore, bad boy allure.But... there's always a 'but'... I did have a few bones to pick with this book. Bone #1: the end. Fear not, though it seems to be headed for cliffhanger city, you will get your d...

really enjoyed reading this one.... ending was a bit rushed for my tastes though. looking forward to the next book!

5 “TRUER” STARS!!Rory is a 20-year-old pre-med student. She’s naturally introverted, super smart, and socially awkward. And she’s a virgin. When tall, dark and tatted bad boy Tyler Mann starts paying her some attention, she is immediately suspicious. “There was no way Tyler Mann was interested in me. He wasn’t. He wouldn’t be.”She is convinced there is no way someone like Tyler could actually be interested in her. She soon discovers there’s more to Tyler than meets the eye and she starts falling...

Pre-read comments: I often ask myself what am I getting myself into, and often the answer is I don't know, but I'm doing it anyway.I'll admit I have exceedingly low expectations for this book.Post-read comments: I think I still had some hope that this would be different than the usual cliched New Adult book, but alas, it wasn't to be. Same script, different cast, full of stupid. The thing that surprises me is that I've heard Erin McCarthy's a well known author in her respective genre. I've never...

I was beyond pleasantly surprised by this book. I’ve read Erin McCarthy’s Fast track series and really enjoyed it. However, I’m always nervous when an author changes genres – even if it’s as simple as Contemporary Romance to New Young Adult. I skimmed the blurb before reading and honestly expected the same ol’ same ol’. It seemed like an overdone New YA plotline, college age virgin falls for bad boy. And, in the end, I guess it was the same basic plot line I’ve read dozens of times, except that

True ended up being more of a deep story that the blurb implies. I have to admit the first paragraph of the description had me cringing, but reading on I thought this story might have potential. Seeing Jenny’s excellent review @Supernatural Snark spurned me on to pick this up sooner rather than later, and I’m so happy I did! Rory is a smart, logical, socially inept girl used to keeping people at arm’s length. She’s more comfortable with a book than with a living, breathing person. That’s until s...

I have been pleasantly surprised by this book, and I can't wait to continue reading this wonderful series. "True" is book one in the True Believer series, and it is about Rory and Tyler. Rory is a shy virgin who has kept herself shut off from people for most of her life. She is in college now and her roomates (unknowingly to Rory) pay a guy named Tyler Mann to have sex with her. Tyler is a popular guy, but has had an extremely hard home life with his drug addict mother. He has been mostly respon...

I will start by saying that I only read this because I got it for free and I wanted to be able to offer a counterpoint to what I saw as a determination to sweep the book's problematic elements under the rug and dismiss its critics as oversensitive. I didn't start it with an open mind: based on the first chapter posted at Dear Author, I fully expected to not only dislike the book, but to hate it. In the end, the book proved so unenjoyable for me that I couldn't finish it.What made it so unenjoyab...

Oh, the angst! And such shallow characters. This was a meh read for me 1.5-2 stars. There’s a new genre in town and it’s called New Adult. Now, New Adult is supposed to encompass the coming of age stories, stories about college-aged kids, and the like. It’s supposedly for readers who have graduated from the traditional young adult fare and who are looking for a little bit more. Perhaps they are looking for all those “firsts” when someone goes away to college, experiencing freedom for the first t...

Actual rating: 2.5 cheesy starsUpon reflection, if I had read this book first before the second one, I never would've read . Jessica is just...blah in here.

An okay read. I think all these NA books have a similar storylines as I’ve read a lot of them and now I think it’s getting a little boring for me.If you haven’t read any NA books then you’d probably love this because the story-line isn’t that bad but it’s just not unique from others.

I really like this author, and have since she was a newbie. I like how her books tend to be a bit more explicit than a lot of contemporary authors, so I was curious how she'd handle toning it down for an NA read. Overall, the story was great. It tugs on your heartstrings a little bit. Tyler's brothers and their home life are a tough thing to read about, especially considering one of them has Downs Syndrome. I love that the author included a special needs kid that was fairly high functioning and

Don't take the 3 star rating as a good / bad sign. I just can't decide on this book. The premise is stupid. The characters do stupid things. Everyone's just kind of dumb, flailing around in their own filth and dumbness, saying dumb things and making bad decisions. Basically, the book True is a teenager. Just a flaky, full of shit teenager looking for its place in the world.And that would be fine, if only the effort weren't so lazy. Authors, I get it. This New Adult craze is so easy to cash in on...

This was my second new adult book and I have to say it's been my favorite so far. I really enjoyed Rory's character as well as Tyler. They were both very likable. I enjoyed reading Rory's thoughts and how she handled things with maturity. Who doesn't love a bad boy either? Tyler was an extremely sweet one at that! He never registered in my mind as the bad boy but I love how he was portrayed. The only thing I did not enjoy about this book was the ending. I like the ending but it felt rushed. I wa...

3.5 STARS This book was refreshingly easy to read but is giving me a hard time reviewing because certain aspects of Rory's character hit a little too close to home. Not the present version of myself, but had I read this once upon a college semester I would've been thoroughly suspicious which of my friends wrote this. I never really liked that version of me, but that doesn't mean I understand her any less now. "That pathetic, hopeless wanting. The desire for what you want but can't have. Th

04/07/2013 --Overall Rating = 2.5Book Cover / Book Blurb = 4 / 3.5 = 3.75 StarsWriter’s Voice = 2.5 StarsCharacter Development = 3.5 StarsStory Appreciation = 3 StarsWorth the Chili = 2 Stars [An ARC, but will probably be around $7 Amazon]++SPOILER ALERT++ There may be spoilers in the review.Well, that was interesting... I guess everyone is trying to get on the New Adult train? I have to tell you, Erin McCarthy is a bit hit and miss for me. I loved her Fast Track series, but when I've tried to r...

3.5 stars

3.5 Stars-The Story-Rory Macintosh is a highly studious good girl who has never been with a guy. When her college roommates get a hold of this bit of news, they secretly decide to hire 'bad boy' Tyler Mann to help Rory rid herself of her virginity. Tyler is from a bad part of town and an equally bad family. He's trying to become an EMT in order to have the means necessary to get custody of his younger brothers. Rory and Tyler get close for no reason other than they are drawn to one another. They...

Also reviewed for Addicted2HeroinesI had no idea this book was in the New Adult genre when I started reading it. In fact, I didn't even know the genre existed until...well, until I went to write this review a few minutes ago and had to look it up. Evidently, New Adult is for those kids who are just starting out in life. I use the term kids, because I'm old past the age of, ahem, being a kid. Out of high school, starting college, or just on their own for the first time. They're new at being adult...