REVIEW: Spent Part 1

Spent - Part 1 by Elise Holland
Genres: New Adult Romance,
Published: March 2015
Pages: 110
Format: Kindle Edition
Rating: 7.5/10
Description: Luke Richards... the first time I laid eyes on him he was swinging punches at my boyfriend in the MMA ring. The way his glistening muscles writhed and flexed aroused me in placed I never knew existed. A week after I break up with my boyfriend, Luke strolls into my biology class at my college, as if by some divine intervention. He is immediately taken by me, but I can sense he has a dark past, one that rivals even my childhood. The more I probe, the more agitated he gets. As I spend more time with him, my own repressed memories start resurfacing. Will he finally be the one to release me from my painful past? Or will his demons catch up to him and bring us both down?SPENT - Part 1 is the beginning of an exciting New Adult, MMA Series from author Elise Holland.

Spent was a such a great new adult romance book! It was a super fast read with a lot of characterization and a super hot romance. I was left needing WAY more! WHERE IS PART TWO?

Tasha was an okay protagonist. She was relateable and her actions are very believable. However, she is definitely the most boring character in comparison to the other fantastic characters this book has. Luke was so hot and gentle and sweet and funny and he was a perfect choice for a love interest. Cameron was so sassy and clever and definitely brought some hilarious comic relief. I love the unique relationship with this English teacher and a young 21 year old Tasha. It's fairly rare and I liked that sort of big sister dynamic between them. I would like to see more of them together! The writing was good. It was humorous when it needed to be, I loved the little pop culture references with FMA, and all of the great innuendos. Spent reads very easily and smoothly. The descriptions are really and vivid, whether did be a boxing match, a saucy scene, or even Twizzlers. It was fantastic.

The story itself was simple but interesting enough. I like the University setting and all the scenes with the fighting matches.

The romance was so steamy and great. I love the contrast between Luke's love scenes and Derricks. I love how one can definitely see how conditioned Tasha is to being abused and neglected and now happy she is to have Luke. I need more please!

*I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review.*