Title: The HookUp List
Author: Dakota Madison
Release date: January 19th 2014
Publisher: Time Books
Publisher: Time Books
Purchase: Amazon
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
A FRESHMAN, HER ROOMMATE, A GUY and A LIST...
THE
FRESHMAN: Ana Alves came to college for one reason--to be the first
person in her immigrant family to earn a degree. She doesn't want
anything to derail her from her pre-med studies, especially a guy.
HER
ROOMMATE: Nicki Payne is ready to party and she doesn't waste any time
hooking up with a guy in a frat house bathroom. Her motto: College is a
time to be young, wild and free.
A
GUY: Christopher Knight is the easy-going English major with a sexy
smile and killer body who
sits next to Ana in her Shakespeare class. Ana finds Christopher
intriguing. She just doesn't want to admit that she's falling for him.
THE
HOOKUP LIST: A list of freshman girls who are ready for action that's
circulated to the freshman guys via a weekly Listserv. When Nicki Payne
is one of the first girls featured on The Hookup List, guys start
knocking on her dorm door at all hours of the day and night looking to
score...
But what happens when one of those guys is Christopher?
~ My Review ~
February 15. 2014
February 15. 2014
3.5 Sweet Shakespearean Stars ★★★✰
☯Minor Spoilers☯
The thing I disliked most about this book was how deceiving
the synopsis is. I went in with pre-conceived notions of Christopher only to
find out I was basically a big huge bitch, because Christopher was nothing but
a sweet and always casual guy with some
crazy friends. I guess I should also
mention that I really enjoyed this book. At times the story seemed to fly by
and felt rather short. Not too much happens outside of a normal NA romance but
in regards to the plot I will admit I loved it. Brought back memories of my high
school days when the football players had their own version of the hook-up list
better known as the jump off list.
"Hooking up is easy… But what about getting unhooked?
That can be a problem.”- Christopher
Ana has a boyfriend back home. Back home may be across the
country but Paulo is also Ana’s best friend. When Christopher starts flirting
with her Ana can’t help but try and brush him off as best as possible.
Christopher is no pushover however, and he somehow has Ana divulging her
deepest secrets and makes her question her life, especially Paulo.
"I would never cheat on Paulo but I definitely
thought about what it would be like to kiss Christopher.”- Ana
From the moment Christopher locked eyes on Ana he was
mesmerized. He knows nothing of her strict Catholic upbringing or that she has
a boyfriend, in fact everything but Ana matters little too him. The sparks
between these two are scorching. But both are honorable and refuse to start a relationship where
infidelity is the start. Plus does Ana really want to give up her best friend,
the relationship her family has supported for the last two years?
Christopher and Ana have an interesting road ahead of them.
Christopher has some past girl drama he’s still dealing with. Unfortunately for
him he has a crazy ex and he hasn’t seen the last of her yet. The Hook-Up List certainly makes their
relationship both interesting and dangerous. Literally the first day of orientation
and the men on campus have a list compiled of easy girls, their skills and more
obscene info that they hope will help them score. Ana is extremely embarrassed
and disgusted when she discovers the list. Imagine her surprise when her
roommate is upset to not be number #1 on the list but rather number #2. (She was definitely the complete opposite of
Ana but surprisingly the girls didn’t clash too much.)
“I’m really not that fragile.”
As soon as I said it, I knew the words sounded false. I was a tall guy, fit and
athletic. At first glance no one would ever use the term fragile to describe
me. But inside, in my heart and soul, I knew I was extremely
vulnerable.’-Christopher
Overall I really enjoyed this story. I wish there was more
to it though. Christopher and Ana were both great characters and even with the
strict influence of their families they manage to retain their individuality.
Together they help motivate one another and realize their goals. I did worry that things moved too fast at times
but both characters seemed happy so I went with it. I would definitely
recommend this on originality alone. I can’t lie and say I didn’t wish for a
better epilogue but it’s possible there is another story on the way, this time
from Spence and Nicki. More often than not these vile ‘Hook-Up List’s’ actually
exist and even though it’s all for fun and games reading about it, I think more
people need to become aware of how demeaning and demoralizing something like
this actually is. I think Dakota Madison did a great job of highlighting this
horrible facet of college life but still made it fun, romantic and entirely
enjoyable.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dakota
Madison has been writing since she learned
to read and fell in love with books. When she's not at her computer
creating spicy new romances, Dakota is traveling to exotic locales or
spending time with her husband and their bloodhounds.
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