I was lucky enough to be given a free reading copy of this book by Netgalley.
Lauren Cusak arrives at Oxford, after a struggle with her parents to let her move from America to England to complete her masters degree. She is the daughter of the US Senate and just had her heart broken by her long term boyfriend. She is determined not to let anything get in the way of her studies, but that all changes when she bumps into Alexander Hunt in the corridors on her first night at the University.
There is some electricity that sparks between them on this first encounter, but I didn't really get the feeling that it was as intense as it was made out to be. They left feeling that they should stay away from each other when actually they were drawn to each other.
The story goes on, explaining how Lauren and Alexander's relationship progresses and this seems to be the whole basis of the story. Apart from the repulsive Rupert, Alexander's cousin, who is determined to make a move on Lauren, and Scott, Lauren's ex boyfriends cousin, who just happens to also be studying at the same university in England!
I have to say that I didn't really get this book. I'm not sure if it was trying to be 50 Shades of Grey or not. If it was, then it wasn't done very well. There were some intense sex scenes between the two of them, which were very well written. They were very graphic, however they didn't quite fit into the context of the book, and although they are both over 21, the fact that they are still 'at school' made them a bit strange to read.
I felt that the book was quite slow, and I couldn't see where it was going until it got the last chapters where it turned out that it was going to result in jealousy and the fact that society was suggesting that they shouldn't be together. It ended on a very predictable note, leaving the story wide open for the next book, which I also have a copy of and will be reviewing soon.
I don't think that the book was for me, but I will be reading the next one to see where it goes from here. I would recommend this to readers around the 18-22 age mark who enjoy reading light romantic fiction and who won't shy away from the graphic sex scenes scattered throughout the book.
