Review: SWEET by ERIN MCCARTHY

Title: Sweet

Author: Erin McCarthy

Series: True Believers #2

Release Date: October 15th 2013

Age Group: New Adult

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Jessica Sweet thought going away to college would finally make her free of her parents’ constant judgments and insistence she play chastity club role model for their church events, but if anything, the freedom has made her realize she can’t go home and be a hypocrite anymore. Tired of dodging their questions, she stays at school over the summer and lands in an unexpected crash pad: Riley Mann’s house. 
Sarcastic, cocky, and full of opinions, Riley is also sexy personified with tattoos and biceps earned from working as a roofer all day. Not the right guy for her even if Jessica was looking for a relationship, which she is definitely not. But Jessica knows that Riley hides the burden of having to raise his younger brothers behind that grin and as she helps him get his house in order for a custody hearing, they begin to fall hard for each other, and she is forced to question what she’s hiding herself. 
Jessica has never had a problem getting naked with a guy, but when it comes to showing Riley how she truly feels inside, her fear of rejection may just ruin the best thing—the best guy—to ever happen to her…

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My Review of True

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Genre: NA,contemporary romance,owned book,emotional,family drama

No one could dispute that Erin McCarthy's True Believers series should be firmly placed in the New Adult Contemporary Romance genre, but she is also able to layer her stories with deep emotion, making them stand apart from the crowd. 

The majority of male characters in the series are prime book-boyfriend material, giving us female readers happy tingles (and yes in Sweet, Riley does spend A LOT of time with his shirt off)!

Any readers of True will already be aware of the history surrounding Riley's family, which previously we had Tyler's viewpoint on. I love the fact that Erin McCarthy does not dwell on the past, but is able to give any new reader enough details, this time focussing on events concerning Riley and his future with Easton and Jayden.

One of the reasons I found Sweet so enjoyable is the relationship between Jessica and Riley. Although they know each other at the beginning of the novel Jessica is really Tyler's friend and is moving in with Riley temporarily, as a last resort rather than returning home to her devout parents. There is initially a tension between the, which translates into an exchange of sarcastic comments. Their dry wit makes reading this story fun despite the often serious topics Erin McCarthy covers. Jessica and riley are forced to trust each other when a family emergency arises and it is great to watch their relationship change as they open up to one another.

Perhaps one of my favourite things about Sweet is that Erin McCarthy does not use sex as a way to show the feelings between the couple. Yes, there is clearly a sexual chemistry between them and we are aware that they love being together, but Erin Mccarthy leaves us anticipating the moment when they decide to consummate their relationship.

Sweet is one of the best New Adult Contemporary Romances I have read for a long time and I would recommend it to all fans of this genre.

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