Losing It Series: Losing It #1 on March 28th 2013
Format: Audiobook (280 pages) • Goodreads • Amazon • Barnes & Noble
Love. Romance. Sex. There's a first time for everything...
As far as Bliss Edwards can tell, she's the last virgin standing, certainly amongst her friends. And she's determined to deal with the 'problem' as quickly and simply as possible. But her plan for a no-strings one night stand turns out to be anything but simple. Especially when she arrives for her first class and recognises her hot new British professor.
She'd left him naked in her bed just 8 hours earlier...
When did you decide to DNF?
I was at the 60% mark. I know, I know. I could have just finished. But I just got so frustrated!
Why did you quit?
Sigh. I really wanted to like this book, but I could almost tell from the first few minutes that I wasn’t going to. The characters were just so BLAH to me. Bliss was as annoying and stupid as her name. She continued to lie, lead on her best friend, and make dumb choices despite knowing that she was doing that. I just was not at ALL invested in them. I truly didn’t care about anything. Garrick was irritating and overly possessive for no reason. It struck me as insta-love the vast majority of the time and I didn’t feel the chemistry. There was a whole lot of nothing happening too; there were multiple chapters around Bliss getting drunk with her friends that seemed to drag on with little reason. The bottom line is that I just couldn’t make myself care. I can safely assume that Garrick and Bliss end up together… I’m just not interested in hearing how or why.
Another huge aspect was the audiobook narrator. There’s a good chance I would consider returning to this book and read the physical copy. The narrator sounded like she was 12 years old and thus made Bliss sound WAY too young – especially when the topic of the book was losing her virginity. It felt creepy.
What was the last straw?
Honestly, Garrick called her “love” one too many times in one paragraph. I just couldn’t do it. Then, I accidentally dropped my phone in the snow and took it as a sign.
Any redeeming qualities?
Hmmm. The book wasn’t even bad, really! I think it’s just a preference thing. I couldn’t connect to the characters and didn’t see the chemistry, which is something that I NEED in a New Adult book. And, like I said, I might consider finishing this one if I just read a physical copy. Not sure yet. I’ll probably continue with the series too, since it’s a companion series and hopefully the other main characters aren’t as annoying.
What do you think you would have rated it, pending no crazy twists/endings?
Probably close to three stars. Maybe less.
HaHaha I love it. “I accidentally dropped my phone in the snow and took it as a sign”. Yup, I’d definitely say that was a sign. I hope your phone is okay though. I hate the lovey dovey names in books. I can’t take all the loves, babys, and babes. It drives me batshit crazy.
Lol! My phone survived, thank god, but it was totally a sign. I don’t mind a LITTLE incredibly rare cute names, but I seriously couldn’t deal with this book. They weren’t even together and he called her “love” legitimately five times in a paragraph.
Ahhhh I bought this book for like $1.99 for my ipad because I see it everywhere when it comes to NA. I’ve yet to start it (and haven’t found an NA book that I like so far so I’m sort of scared!) but I can’t stand the excessive pet name thing!
Well at least it was a cheap one! lol I honestly think it’ll be much better as a regular read. The narrator of the audiobook really killed me. I’ll be interested to see how you feel about it if you finish!
Great review. Sounds like you had good reasons to DNF this one. Yech, the characters sound so incredibly boring.
Yeah they really were 🙁
Oh no! I can’t even imagine a narrator sounding like a kid! I’m kind of glad that I went with a text version. I’m totally with you with the pet name thing though. It quickly got annoying.
I should have DNFed this one, but I just had to see what the fuss was about. Needless to say, I should have read a different book for my first NA read. Oh well. You live and you learn, right?
Exactly 😛 I generally like NA books as long as they’re not angsty. This one was really not TOO bad with the angst, but the characters bugged me so much. The narrator’s voice definitely didn’t help either. *shudders*
I did not like this book much either. I did finish it, but I was not impressed. This was my first Cora Carmack book and to be honest I haven’t picked any of her others up.
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Thank you Brittney! <3
I actually really enjoy her Rusk University series. If you're thinking of trying her again, I would recommend those.
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