Review: Wait For You by J. Lynn

Title: Wait for You

Author: J. Lynn

Publisher: Self-Published

Publication Date: 2.26.2013

Pages: 322

Genre: New Adult

Series: No…?

Source: Purchased ebook

Rating: A-

Summary (from Goodreads):

Some things are worth waiting for…

Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.

Some things are worth experiencing…

Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete with a pair of striking blue eyes and a remarkable ability to make her want things she believed were irrevocably stolen from her. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is freaking everywhere, with his charm, his witty banter, and that damn dimple that’s just so… so lickable. Getting involved with him is dangerous, but when ignoring the simmering tension that sparks whenever they are around each other becomes impossible, he brings out a side of her she never knew existed.

Some things should never be kept quiet…

But when Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls forcing her to face a past she wants silenced, she has no other choice but to acknowledge that someone is refusing to allow her to let go of that night when everything changed. When the devastating truth comes out, will she resurface this time with one less scar? And can Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her?

And some things are worth fighting for…

Review:

Let it first be known that am I a huge Jennifer Armentrout fan. One of the things I love most about her writing is the steamy scenes she often depicts between characters I adore. However, Armentrout is a YA writer and has to toe a fine line. As J. Lynn, she breaks through those barriers (no pun in intended) and explodes onto the scene.

Maybe I need a better metaphor. Huh.

New adult is my new favorite genre, and having one of my favorite authors writing a book in my new favorite genre was kismet. I was not disappointed. The book is filled with tender moments, scenes steamy enough to make my glasses fog up, and characters I loved loving.

Avery is one of those characters you just like. She has been abused and broken, but it still surviving. While you can guess what happened to her pretty easily (although Lynn throws a twist in here that both shocked and horrified me), it doesn’t lessen the beauty of watching this girl come alive and find herself. Avery is a fantastic character—she strong, but also fragile. She’s a perfect blend of opposites without being cliché.

Cam is another amazing character. I think part of why I liked Cam so much is while he was 100% supportive of Avery, he also wasn’t a doormat. He was forgiving, but he also didn’t put up with being jerked around and called her on it when she was wrong.

There are a few typos in the book, a downfall to a lot of self-published works, but J. Lynn’s work speaks for itself. It’s very easy to overlook the wrong use of their/there/they’re when the story is moving along so nicely and you’re so invested in the characters. Overall this was a fantastic book (like I would expect less from this author), and I really hope she continues the story. Not necessarily with Cam and Avery, but there are a lot of characters she introduced that I hope I haven’t seen the end of.

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