It was something very different, that you don’t normally see in YA, I loved it. It was nice to see that it wasn’t love at first sight, more of his hot and I would love to do stuff with him. I adored the banter and sarcasm between Jess and Mitch, it had me laughing quite a bit. The sexual tension between these two was off the scales from the very first chapter. He is sexy as hell, however he is also quite sexist to begin with and even if he did feel differently about he showed no signs of fixing what the Knights stand for. If that’s news to you, then you’re not doing it right.”īlondie otherwise known was Mitch is your typical Alpha Male. Women, amazingly enough, are allowed to like it. And although she is strong she has a vulnerable side that stays hidden and only Blondie can pick that apart. Jess is by far not your usual protagonist, she is strong and takes shit from no one. It’s not rare that you get a strong female character in YA, however there is something about Jess that is different.

I loved Jess, she was sassy and a feminist and stood up for what she believed it. Summer Skin follows protagonist Jess as she forms a pack to give even with the jocks from Knights College that shamed her best friend and let’s just say at first things go to plan, then everything kind of falls apart. Summer Skin is also not for people under the age of 17, because there is loads of sexy time. Summer Skin is a sexy, funny, female driven OZ YA novel that reminds that things are not always what they seem and even people who seem all and mighty on the outside need a little loving. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book. I was sent an arc of Summer Skin my Kirsty Eagar from Allen and Unwin in exchange for an honest review. Just your typical love story.Ī searingly honest and achingly funny story about love and sex amid the hotbed of university colleges by the award-winning author of Raw Blue. It’s all Girl meets Boy, Girl steals from Boy, seduces Boy, ties Boy to a chair and burns Boy’s stuff. and smart enough to keep up with Jess.Ī neo-riot grrl with a penchant for fanning the flames meets a rugby-playing sexist pig – sworn enemies or two people who happen to find each other when they’re at their most vulnerable?

The target: Blondie, a typical Knights stud, arrogant, cold. This year she and a hand-picked college girl gang are going to get even. Last year the jocks from Knights College tried to shame her best friend.

Raw blue by kirsty eagar