Title: No Reverse
Author: Marion Croslydon
Age Group and Genre: New Adult Contemporary
Expected release date: August 12, 2013
A girl who needs to undo the past.
A boy who wants to forget it.
In love, there’s no way back.
At high school in Steep Hill, Kansas, Cassie O’Malley and Josh MacBride were the poster couple for quarterback/cheerleader romance until they starred in their own tale of teen pregnancy. No need to say: their shotgun wedding was low-key. But when there was no baby anymore, they went their separate ways.
Five years later, Josh has breezed through Georgetown and is about to finish his post-grad degree at Oxford University. He is set to join a lobbying group on Capitol Hill, owned by his new fiancée’s father. For Josh, the sky is now the limit… only he must first take care of a tiny legal matter: technically, he’s still married to the girl who broke his heart.
Meanwhile, Cassie has been waiting tables in Steep Hill to pay for her sick grandmother’s care. On the day of the old lady’s funeral, Cassie is served with two sets of papers. Josh is asking for a divorce. Her heart squeezes, but, well, he moved on a long time ago. But the second envelope shakes Cassie to the core. So, for the first time, she leaves Kansas and heads to good ol’ England.
There, Cassie finds that Josh has not just “moved on,” he’s freakin’ engaged to some blue-blooded heiress. The feelings Cassie had buried deep rush back to her. But no matter if he keeps thrusting the divorce papers under her nose, she needs him to save the only person she loves more than Josh, more than life itself…
About the Author
They wanted her to have a serious job, providing financial stability and social standing. For years, she really tried to make them happy; she studied hard, got into top schools, graduated with honors and found a high-achieving job.
But deep down, Marion was miserable. She never wanted to be a top executive, brokering deals in New York, London or Tokyo. Marion wanted to be… a ROMANCE WRITER. She wanted to spend her days in that good ol’ tracksuit of hers, in front of her laptop, popping down Oreos like there was no tomorrow. She wanted to fall in love with a different man each time she wrote the first line of a new book (while being happily married to the most handsome man in Great Britain).
That’s exactly what Marion does these days, and it makes her incredibly happy. She loves to share these happy vibes, talk book crush, fictional boyfriends and sexual chemistry with like-minded people. And because she spends most of her days on her own deep inside her writing cave, you are welcome to come and say “hello” from time to time. Just to make sure she doesn’t sink into insanity.
Her friends, family and arch-enemies (there are quite a few) will be forever grateful for your help.
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My Thoughts:
I have been waiting a long time to read No Reverse. I came
to know about the book because I did a cover reveal for it previously and when
I read the synopsis I loved what I read. Also I loved the cover so that was a
bonus. This book was every bit as good as I thought it was going to be.
No Reverse is a story about a girl and a boy, best friends
turned lovers that ends in teen pregnancy. One lie forced them to go their
separate ways. Five years later, the girl enters the boy’s life again because
she needs his help trying to save the only family she has alive. I really liked
the concept of the story. I stayed up late many nights reading. Even at times
when I shouldn't be reading, I was doing it because I needed to know how
everything was going to play out.
I was invested in the characters of the book. I wanted
everyone to get their happy ending. I really liked how the author didn't make
Eleanor the villain. She was heartbroken that she may not be able to have the
life she dreamed of. I also really liked Cassie. She is the most selfless
person. She ruined her whole life so that Josh could have a future. She is
alone in the world due to her grandmother`s death ad continued giving because
she wanted to make everyone happy and do the right thing. At times, I found it
to be a little irritating because she never considered herself and her hopes,
her dreams and what she wanted. I never thought I would say this but I thought
Cassie was a little too selfless.
What can I say about Josh? He is a decent guy. I felt for
him. After everything he has been through with Cassie, I really can`t imagine
how I would react in the same situation.
I was really unsatisfied with the ending but I read that
there is going to be a second book. I really need to know what happens next. It
can`t be soon enough for me!
My Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
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