Denise Daniella Darcy

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Book 2 starts with Samantha after her break up and in need of a distraction. That's all good and well but my issue is comes up with her falling in to bed with the first guy who tickles her fancy and whom she doesn't know from Adam. That's okay if you're into empty relationships and meaningless sex but PLEASE USE PROTECTION GIRL! If this were real life, at this rate she's either going to get pregnant or worse catch something awful. I'd really like to know what kind of message the author is trying to put out there, especially with the genre labelled as Young Adult/Teens.… (mehr)

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Book 1 is an entertaining and light read. Considering the book is about Samantha's sex life I get that the author gets pretty much straight to the point. But here is where I will get up on to my soapbox for a bit. The book is labelled for Young Adults and Teens. It's on the header of every page. But the question raised in my mind was, Would I like my teenager to read this? Jump into bed with the first guy who shows an interest, that too for her first time and without any birth control or protection? That's just straight up irresponsible writing. So my suggestion would be to reconsider a rewrite, look at the bigger picture and take stock of the kind of impression you want to leave on your readers.… (mehr)