Just a Little Crush
By: Renita Pizzitola
Genre: Romance
Release: October 21, 2014
A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
SYNOPSIS: Brinley Dawson doesn’t drink, she studies—and despite the accusations of her alcoholic mother, she’s still a virgin. But if Brinley’s life is so put together, why is she freaking out to be going to college with the gorgeous, green-eyed jerk she kissed on a stupid dare in high school? Ryder Briggs can have any girl he wants . . . and the rumors say that he does. So why, after publicly embarrassing Brinley four years ago, is he suddenly acting like he’s interested?
Ryder never forgot Brinley. In fact, those perfect seven minutes permanently raised the bar for what a kiss could be. The truth is, Ryder doesn’t dare get too close to anyone. He knows how that worked out for his parents. But when his roommate takes a shot at Brinley, Ryder can’t contain his jealousy. Now he must do the hardest thing he’s ever done: forget about sex and convince Brinley his feelings are real.
Brinley isn’t sure whether she believes Ryder, but for the first time, her body isn’t playing by the rules. Then she discovers that she’s an unwilling part of a cruel game, humiliating her all over again—and Ryder might be to blame. Has Brinley’s little crush turned into a huge mistake . . . or has she found the one guy worth trusting with her heart?
WHAT DID I THINK: 3 out of 5 Stars
Brinley and Ryder kissed for 7 minutes after being “picked” playing a game of spin the bottle. Brinley thought that Ryder thought that was the worst kiss ever, but it was the best kiss he ever experienced. However, Ryder has been unable to stop thinking about that kiss. They meet years later in college. Brinley thinks that Ryder wants nothing to do with her, but it is the complete opposite.
This story was a nice read. I really enjoyed the first half of this book, but somewhere at 55% it started to get flat. I am so disappointed when I get excited to read a book and then there are things that the characters do and don’t do that makes me lose interest.
There is a situation that happened that caused conflict, but there was really very little angst for me. There is a misunderstanding, but it was resolved like I thought it would. Ryder is sweet, to the point of being too sweet. The execution of the plot could have been stronger. And Brinley…there was just something missing about her for me to believe that those seven minutes in high school, Ryder was unable to forget her years later. Almost felt forced at certain points in the story.
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