Secret Girlfriend by Bria Quinlan

Source: Goodreads

Ok so I liked this. Duh! I think we all know by now that I don't really review the ones I don't like.
This morning I was trying to decide what my daily read was going to be. After spending 3 hours looking at my to-read list on Goodreads, I kid you not, I finally settled on about 6 titles that I had on hand. Now this was fairly towards the bottom of the list because it was a bit 'lighter' than what I thought I was going for today. However after starting three of the other books I got so frustrated by the shallowness of the other 'edgier' reads that I almost screamed. So I came to Secret Girlfriend and was pleasantly surprised. See the thing is sometimes I need a rest, I need a mental reset from all the abuse and brokenness and the gloom that is prevalent in YA and NA these days. And this provided that break.

See the thing is though, sometimes you go for a light read and often you get...cliche or superficial stories. But this had a depth and quality about it that I loved. Though I didn't always agree with the protagonist's decisions, they were still believable. And I found myself completely drawn into the story and investing in the characters. And really that's all I ever ask for in a book. Take me somewhere. And the better the writing, the less the cynical side of me is able to encroach on the escape.

So yeah, I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. But it's a good clean light read.

4 Stars.