Easy By Tammara Webber

When Jacqueline follows her longtime boyfriend to the college of his choice, the last thing she expects is a breakup. After two weeks in shock, she wakes up to her new reality: she’s single, attending a state university instead of a music conservatory, ignored by her former circle of friends, stalked by her ex’s frat brother, and failing a class for the first time in her life.

Her econ professor gives her an email address for Landon, the class tutor, who shows her that she’s still the same intelligent girl she’s always been. As Jacqueline becomes interested in more from her tutor than a better grade, his teasing responses make the feeling seem mutual. There’s just one problem—their only interactions are through email.

Meanwhile, a guy in her econ class proves his worth the first night she meets him. Nothing like her popular ex or her brainy tutor, Lucas sits on the back row, sketching in a notebook and staring at her. At a downtown club, he disappears after several dances that leave her on fire. When he asks if he can sketch her, alone in her room, she agrees—hoping for more.

Then Jacqueline discovers a withheld connection between her supportive tutor and her seductive classmate, her ex comes back into the picture, and her stalker escalates his attention by spreading rumors that they’ve hooked up. Suddenly appearances are everything, and knowing who to trust is anything but easy.

Author Recommendation: Mature Young Adults


I've been looking for something to fill the void left by Anna and the French Kiss By Stephanie Perkins because it was one of the best YA Romance I've even read. Thanks goodness I found this because it could easily give Anna a good fight. 


The Plot: 

Jackie aka Jacqueline has been dumped by her boyfriend of 3 years, is attending the college of HIS choice and is being stalked by a *insert every kind of bad word here*.

Enter Landon, her brainy tutor, who make her smile, laugh and wait for his e-mails. Too bad she doesn't know what he looks like. Now, enter Lucas. The guy that sits at the back of the class. The guy who draws in his notebook at the time, and who stares at you, making you blush. The relationship between Lucas and Jackie deepens and leads Jackie to believe there might be a connection between her tutor and Lucas. Also, secrets are revealed, some so shocking I had to stop reading to control my breathing. Serious issues are dealt with and the past is revisited.

The Characters:

Jackie- I loved her. Actually, that took time to develop because mostly I never give a backwards glance to a girl who'd go crazy and give up her dreams for a guy but you know how love is, it make even us girls do stupid things. A tragic thing could have happened to her at the start of the book but she's saved by the last guy she'd ever expect to help her. Then gradually, she begins to notice him. I loved the pace of their romance. It was so...good. Not rushed. And some of the scenes just made the reader blush aswell. Their romance wasn't just about love. It was about acceptance, forgiveness, courage and alot more. I like that even though bad things happened to her, she didn't back down. She kicked ass, literally.

Lucas- Can we have a round of applause please? Lucas has made it on to Hira's list. *Cue Applause* He was, you know, a tortured hero with his mysterious past who was perfect at EVERYTHING.  I began to wonder, what could be so bad that he couldn't even talk about it. When I found out people, I was just so...shocked, heartbroken and just so....sad for him. You could see his struggle and how hard it was to put the past behind him. His love for Jackie was so touching that you could do nothing but swoon. He was so different from her old boyfriend as he actually APPRECIATED her and that's probably all a girl can ask for. 

Erin- Best friend of Jackie and one of the comic-reliefs in the book. Their friendship is tight even after all their ups and downs. Easily, one of my favourite characters.

Recommendation:

If you have ever listened to anything I have ever said then please listen to this. READ. THIS. BOOK. NOW. Drop everything. Just go for it. You will laugh, cry, squeal, gasp and even fist pump the air because it is THAT good. Go on. Don't waste time!

5 BILLION stars!