Today is the release day launch for Subject to Change by Alessandra Thomas and I am so happy to have all of the book information to share with you along with a review and a Giveaway. Enjoy!
Subject to Change
Author: Alessandra Thomas
Publication Date: June 25, 2013
~Synopsis~
Joey made her dad a deathbed promise
that she would become a doctor, and dedicate herself to fighting the very
cancer that took his life. There’s just one problem -three years into her
pre-med classes, she's struggling to stay on top of the curve, let alone prove
she's dazzling enough to earn a spot in an Ivy League medical school. In a Hail
Mary move, she throws a basic Business 101 class into her semester schedule,
banking on a perfect score to boost her GPA.
That is, until she’s paired for a
final project with Hawk, the bartending, motorbike-riding, gorgeously bedheaded
loser who falls asleep in class and communicates in one-word sentences.
Hawk does whatever he wants, whenever
he wants, which sets Joey on edge – in every possible way. As they get to know
each other, her urge to scream at him is curbed only by her fantasies of
tearing his clothes off. Soon those fantasies become reality, and Joey realizes
Hawk makes her feel more fully herself than any of the rich boys her mother and
sorority sisters approve of.
But the promise to her father hangs
over her head, and the harder Joey tries to succeed in her chosen career, the
faster everything falls into a hopeless tailspin of bad grades, broken promises
and guilt. It doesn't help to have Hawk sitting like a devil on her shoulder,
insisting she should be free to live however she wants to live - like he does.
The only thing Joey knows is that her
neatly organized life is crushing her - and Hawk's bad attitude might be the
only thing that can save her.
~Review~
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This book
started out a little slow for me but once things started heating up between
Joey and Hawk, the book began to move at a much better pace. By the middle of
the book, I was definitely more involved in the story.
Joey is pre-med
and becoming an oncologist is all she has ever wanted to be. She is finding her
classes are getting more difficult and she is beginning to question what she
wants to do. She meets Hawk, who is a motorcycle riding bartender and opposite
of everything she thought she would want. However, she finds herself undeniably
attracted to him and really wanting to know him more. As they start working
together on their project and getting know each other, Joey learns things about
Hawk that she never would have pictured and she also learns things about
herself. Without knowing it, they both help each other find themselves and grow
together.
I liked Joey
well enough, even though I found her to be a little judgemental and uppity at
first. She had this pre-conceived notion of who Hawk was just by looking at him
and immediately formed an opinion without getting to know him. However, I liked
her determination and dedication. Even though it was killing her, she wouldn’t
give up. Joey really grew throughout this book as she realized there are
compromises in life and there are other ways to make her father proud. She
realized becoming a doctor was not what she really wanted to do and there were
other things she could do in the medical field to make her happy and make her
father proud. While she made the decisions herself, Hawk was instrumental in
helping her realize this.
“How he was the first
person who had ever, ever made me feel exactly like myself and not what someone
else expected me to be.”
Hawk was the
star of this book for me. He was judged because of his tattoos and his lifestyle
but they were only outward appearances and said nothing about the person he
truly was. Despite the way he acted when Joey first meets him, he has
aspirations and goals that he is working so hard to achieve. He has gone
through so much loss in his life and it has scarred him and maybe made him a
little hard on the outside. He was a little moody and sometimes he took it out
on Joey. I think he was scared of the feelings he had for Joey and he sometimes
pushed her away because of this. It was obvious he cared about her when he
encouraged her to do what will make her happy.
When they were
assigned to be partners, Joey saw Hawk as a slacker and a loser and Hawk saw
Joey as a stuck up princess. However, they both learned that there was more
than meets the eye with each other and an attraction built between them. I definitely
felt the chemistry flowing off of the pages and I loved the growth in both of
them and how they helped each other to get there. They went through some rough
spots and I was worried that their differences would be too much to overcome.
They were both stubborn and neither willing to give in to the other. In the
end, they recognized their need for one another and how much better they are
together.
“Being with Hawk—or around
Hawk or in a fight with Hawk—made me question every single thing about myself
and my life. And I didn’t know whether I loved it or hated it.”
This book was
well written and had an enjoyable plot. Despite the slow start, it was a really
enjoyable read when it got going and it didn’t take long for that to happen. I
enjoyed the plot and the idea behind 2 people from different worlds helping
each other find themselves and falling in love along the way. Alessandra is an
excellent author and I immediately picked up her first book, Picture Perfect,
after finishing this one. I can’t wait to read it!
“Sometimes you just have to
do what feels right.”
~IPOD
Picks~
“It’s
Time” by Imagine Dragons
“Between
the Raindrops” by Lifehouse
“People
Like Us” by Kelly Clarkson
Author Bio:
Alessandra Thomas is a New Adult writer who swears she was in her twenties yesterday. Since she's not, she spends her time looking back on her college years fondly, and writing sexy stories about guys and girls falling in love and really living life for the first time. When she's not writing, you can find her with a spoonful of ice cream in one hand and the newest New Adult release in the other.
Author Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/AuthorAless
*An eBook copy of this book was provided to me by the author and InkSlinger PR in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts expressed in this review are my own unbiased, opinions.*
Second time trying to comment! lol Great review! Will have to check this out, I have Picture Perfect too which sounds great!
ReplyDeleteLOL! I loved Hawk! I think you would like this book too :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks! This was a really enjoyable book and I loved Hawk. I can't wait to read Picture Perfect :-)
ReplyDeleteI freaking loved Hawk. He made me mad a couple of times, but he's a guy so I expected that. LOL. I really loved this one. I'm super excited to show off the dream cast Aless made!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, he pissed me off a time or two but I loved that he rode a motorcycle and had tattoos but wasn't portrayed as a bad boy loser. I can't wait to check out your post and see the dreamcast!
ReplyDelete“Sometimes you just have to do what feels right.” - love that you quoted this right above the Amazon buy link! I feel like you are brain washing me into buying. And you know I never need much persuasion! Great review, think sounds like something I'd enjoy. :)
ReplyDeleteI need to influence those who are as impressionable as I am :-)
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