I think it would have added more depth to the story and the seriousness of what happened would have felt more realistic having known how the character felt. Although we could feel her pain, we probably could have had more details about one event in particular that changed Clem’s life in a big way. I admire this in a story, I could really see the pain Clem went through and her battle with overcoming everything she’s been through.

Lex Martin is a great writer, who can really make her readers connect with her female leads, you get to know how the character’s mind works. She was a mean bitch, but I mean that in the nicest way possible, because she has her reasons and she’s one of those really likable bitches that make you laugh-out-loud and makes you desperate to be in her tight-knit group of friends.Ĭlem’s been through a lot in the past few years, to say she’s had it rough would be like rainbows and unicorns compared to what she’s been through. But boy was I wrong, – well wrong about the sweet girl – the female lead, Clem, was a character to be reckoned with. So to say I enjoyed this book would be a huge understatement.įrom reading the description, I really thought this story was going to be about a sweet college girl who has a shitty past, and meets the love of her life who makes her life complete. This book blew me away I haven’t sat and read a book in one sitting for a while. ‘They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.’ – F. This New Adult romance is recommended for readers 18+ due to mature content. Gavin tries to show Clem she can handle falling in love again, but she knows she has to be careful because her heart’s at stake…and maybe even her life.ĭEAREST CLEMENTINE is a stand-alone novel with two companion novels. Sexy RA Gavin Murphy is more than happy to play the part of book boyfriend to help Clem find some inspiration, even if that means making out…in the name of research, of course.Īs Gavin and Clem grow closer, they get entangled in the mystery surrounding a missing Boston University student, and Clem unwittingly becomes a possible target. That is until she accidentally signs up for a romance writing class and needs material for her latest assignment. Her number one rule for survival? No dating.

It’s safe, and after being burned by her high school sweetheart and stalked by a professor her freshman year of college, safe sounds pretty damn good. Twenty-year-old Clementine Avery doesn’t mind being called bitchy and closed off. 4.5 Out of 5 hot, sexy, I want Gavin Murphy to be my RA stars

Dearest clementine