3.5 Smooches
Synopsis
If you ask the confident and snarky skater girl, and she’s in the mood to share, she’ll tell you her name is Cat. She might even tell you that she’s hooked on graffiti, 80s movies, and having fun—the riskier the better. Cat will share a good time with you, but she won’t ever trust you enough to share her heart. It’s protected by secrets and she’d like to keep it that way.
Cat knows one thing for certain: Love isn’t really her thing.
If you ask the confident and rich pretty boy, he might tell you his name is Huck. He might even tell you he loves a challenge and is used to getting his way. He won’t tell you that his life is a mess because he risked his heart by trusting the wrong girl. Huck is ready for a change, he just wasn’t ready to get hooked on someone like Cat.
Huck knows one thing for certain: Love hasn’t done him any favors, but Cat just might be worth the risk.
Cat and Huck think a one-night stand seems harmless, but when all the little secrets they didn’t share turn out to be toxic truths, they realize how easily a one-night stand (or a few) could ruin everything.
The thing is, you can be ruined in more than one way. Once you’re HOOKED, what wouldn’t you risk for the chance at more?
Review
Cat is every bit her name, feisty, confident and flirty. But she’s been burned too many times and is too busy dealing with her asshole boss to even consider getting into a relationship. However when she acknowledges a sexy, young man named Huck who has been watching her, she decides she could have a little fun. Huck is of another mind though and knows he wants a lot more from Cat but with work, family heart-ache and ex’s causing drama, will these two ever have a chance of being together? Or will life just keep getting in the way?
“Love is a funny thing. Once you decide someone is worthy of it, you have to trust that person not to break you. And some people—most people actually—aren’t worthy of that trust.”
I think I was frustrated with this story because I feel it had the potential to be so much more. It had all the bases there so I did enjoy it, I just didn’t love it like I wish I could have.
“Cat. What a perfect goddamn name for a perfectly wild girl.”
The characters were great, there’s no denying it. Cat was so strong and feisty, I loved her. She was such a great female character, she was in charge of herself and confident. I loved how hard she worked with everything in her life like her family and friends and her work and she was always the strong person there for everyone she cared about.
“What do you need me to say? What do I need to do? I’ve been fighting my way into your heart since the first night I saw you on Venice Beach, but you’re the one that has to let me in. You have to trust me.”
Huck was her perfect balance. He was caring, gentle but still sexy and confident. He wanted to be there for Cat no matter how hard she tried to pull away and I loved that; he knew what he wanted and he was going to get his woman but keeping a mind to to her feelings and wants as well.
“I’m going to prove to you that we’re worth it. Whether you’re forbidden or not, we belong together.”
The plot is where I feel this story was let down a little. Because although there was some great sex scenes and some really heart felt moments I just don’t think they were articulated well. I felt it dragged a little sometimes and I did go through points of wanting to hurry along so I could get to the interesting parts.
This is a story with great potential with characters so likeable that they alone will draw you in. I will definitely keep an eye out for more from this author as I have a feeling her next books will just keep getting better and better.
~Bethany
