Author: Tammara Webber
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Year Published: 2012
Number of Pages: 304 pages
Date Read: 5/2/2013
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 16+ (Strong Language and Rape)
“Love is not the absence of
logic,
But logic examined and
recalculated,
Heated and curved to fit,
Inside the contours of the
heart.”
This, ladies and gentlemen, is a brilliant quote that came
out of Tammara Webber’s fantastic
contemporary romance novel, “Easy!” When
I read so many good reviews about this novel, I just had to check this novel
out for myself and see what the rave was all about! Well, imagine my pleasant surprise after I
read this book as it was a truly beautiful experience for me and I just have to
give out my thoughts on this wonderful novel!
Jacqueline Wallace thought that she had the perfect life
when she started dating her college sweetheart, Kennedy. Unfortunately, when Kennedy decided to break
up with Jacqueline without giving a good reason, Jacqueline finds herself
suffering from the break up and she believed that she will never find the
perfect guy for her. To make matters worse,
Jacqueline is nearly raped by one of the most popular guys in college, Buck,
until a mysterious student named Lucas Maxfield manages to save her in the nick
of time. Now that Jacqueline notices the
mysterious yet hot Boy Scout Lucas, will she find a new and loving relationship
with Lucas or will she still remain untrustworthy of ever having another
relationship?
Oh my goodness, I got to tell you that this book practically
blew me away! I had read so many
contemporary romance novels during my time, but I never would have thought that
I would come across a romance novel that had so much grit and realism to the
story that I was practically sitting on the edge of my seat trying to see what
will become of the characters! Tammara Webber had done an excellent
job at writing this story as the characters and the situations they get
involved in are shown in a realistic and intense way and I often found myself
getting immersed with how the characters handled these situations. Probably the best thing that I really enjoyed
about this novel was the portrayal of the characters themselves! Jacqueline Wallace and Lucas Maxfield are
probably my most favorite characters in this novel, along with Erin and Dr.
Heller, as they were truly likable and easy to relate to and I loved their
interactions with each other! Jacqueline
Wallace is truly one heroine that I really sympathized with as she was involved
in a dangerous situation and I truly understood her feelings of fear and regret
after going through such a horrible experience. It was actually amazing seeing
Jacqueline try to stand up for herself as she tries to find her independence
after her breakup with Kennedy and her journey to recovery was just truly
emotional and beautiful at the same time! Now, Lucas Maxfield is easily one of the
greatest college heroes ever created as he would go out of his way to protect
Jacqueline! I also loved the fact that Lucas
enjoys drawing since that really brought out the artistic (and sexy) side of
him and the scenes of Lucas sketching Jacqueline were full of hot and sizzling
fun! Also, every time I keep hearing the description of Lucas having a muscular
body with meaningful tattoos all over his body, my heart just melts with
anticipation! I was amazed at how Tammara Webber tackled the issue of
rape as Jacqueline was nearly raped and it was an emotional and heartbreaking
ride for Jacqueline to get through. Tammara Webber really made the rape
scenes so graphic and realistic that I found myself tensing up whenever these
scenes popped up as going through this situation is extremely frightening for
anyone.
This novel contains extremely strong language including
dropping the “f” bomb a dozen times and the “s” word. Anyone who does not like reading strong
language might want to skim over these words as they are reading this book. Also, this novel deals with the subject of
rape and that topic might be too uncomfortable for many people to handle,
especially since it is written in an extremely realistic and graphic way.
Overall, “Easy”
is truly one novel that every romance reader has to check out and it is easily
on my top romance novels lists as of now!
This is definitely one novel that really defines the true meaning of
love!
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