Saturday, September 27, 2014

Book Review: Happiness in Jersey

I'm going to post this review before I go to the movies.



Book: Happiness in Jersey by Jacinta Howard

(This is a Partial Advance Review Copy featuring the first six chapters instead of the complete book) 

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Description:

The only thing in Jersey Kinkaid’s world that she has time for are keeping her grades up so that she doesn’t lose her scholarship to South Texas University, playing the bass in her band, The Prototype, and satisfying her coffee addiction. Oh, and the occasional random hook-up she indulges in to pass the time.

Love? Eh, not so much. Save that crap for a Katherine Heigl or Natalie Portman movie.

Jersey’s seen enough in life (courtesy of her Pops) to realize that undying romance is nothing more than a myth used to sell books and movie tickets. As she knows too well, the only thing inevitable in life is death— love is definitely not promised.

That’s why when Jersey meets Isaiah “Zay” Broussard with his soulful gray eyes, quick wit and easy charm, she’s determined to remain aloof. She doesn't have time to get sidetracked by fleeting fantasies, even if she does feel a connection to Zay she’s never experienced before.

But when his interest in her only seems to intensify, despite her attempts to brush him off, she gets to see a side of him and herself she didn’t expect, causing her to question her hard won philosophies on life, love and finding happiness.



Rating: 4 stars

Review:

Despite only reading the first six chapters I think it's pretty good. There were times I liked main character Jersey Kincaid and times I didn't (but not in a bad way). For the times I didn't, it felt like she was trying too hard to be this tough girl who didn't care about anything or anyone. Which made it seem like she did care. But there is a reason for why she is like that.

Why I did like her, she was smart, outspoken, sarcastic, opinionated and she obviously didn't give a crap what anyone thinks. Yes, her not caring is a plus and a minus for me. I'm not even going to mention her dislike for Harry Potter and her love for Twilight but I won't hold that against her.

The story is about 19 years old Jersey Kincaid who is attending college but also is in a band. And she's also tired of dating the wrong type of guys. Which her best friend Devin had strongly suggested she try changing.

Well, one evening while she was practicing with the band, she met the most annoying guy, Isaiah "Zay" Broussard. He is the cousin of one of her band mates and he recently enrolled at the university. Although, she found him annoying, it's not hard to see that there is an attraction between them.

So between juggling school, the band and working, she's now blindsided by romance. Which is the last thing she wanted. But Zay is different. He's not like those other guys she usually meet even though he's annoying and pushes her buttons, Zay understands her and not to mention handsome, smart and sarcastic.

Besides the attraction and sarcasm, the two share something else, they both have experienced a loss. Perhaps all of these things will bring them close or not but after reading this few chapters I'm interested in finding out.

So I will be adding this to my wish list because I really want to know how the story turns out.

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