Easy

Wow. Easy has completely blown me away. I had seen this book around a lot in the blog-o-sphere and everyone seemed to be raving about just how great it was. Many of you may know that recently, I've really been getting into the New Adult genre reading books like Dublin Street, Beautiful Disaster and The Edge of Never. I decided that I absolutely had to read Easy and the only thing that I'm disappointed in is that I didn't start it sooner. Easy tells the story of Jacqueline. Her boyfriend, whom she followed to college, calls her the Jackie to his Kennedy. At a party at Kennedy's frat house one night, Jacqueline is attacked by someone she considers a friend. On the verge of being raped, she is saved by a dark stranger whom she never expects to see again. This book was simply amazing and I loved every minute of the time I spent reading it. I felt bad for my boyfriend... he would want to go out to dinner or watch a movie and for two days when I got home from work, all I could do was read this book! The best part of Easy was the characters. All of them! I absolutely LOVED Jacqueline. Her growth in this story was not only interesting to read, but she taught the readers how to become strong and independent women, but more on that later. Lucas... I don't know where to start. His story is not only tragic, but heartwarming. This dark and dreamy tattooed guy will melt your heart and make you fall in love all in one breath. Lucas. The theme in Easy also sets it apart from other books in this genre. Rape. That's a hard topic to tackle when we're talking about young women readers. With popular books like Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You, it seems like the common theme in romance is BDSM. Relationships where people with abuse in their backgrounds pursue relationships in which they abuse and dominate their sexual partners. Now reading books like Fifty Shades and keeping them in the fictional part of your brain while still remaining a strong and smart young woman was something that I was able to do. While I liked reading those books, I still understood that I would never been in a relationship where I was "punished" or touched in any way that was not affectionate and loving. But for some younger readers, it may seem like the norm to pursue these relationships filled with sexual violence. Webber took a different approach and took the subject of rape in a college atmosphere and fleshed it out. When Jacqueline was attacked, it wasn't by a random stranger in the park, it was someone that she knew and was comfortable with at a party where drinking was involved. After she was attacked and finally told her best friend, her friend signed them up for self defense courses and she learned how to try and defend herself. When someone else was raped on campus, not many people believed her and a lot of people tried to guilt her into not reporting her attack. These are all very real, very hard things that happen in reality and Webber did a great job in bringing this story out to teach her readers that rape is never okay nor is it something that you keep a secret. That you always need to keep your guard up because the bad guy, is not just a scary man in a mask but it may be the boy who hands you a drink at a party or your boyfriend's best friend. Hot topic aside, Webber did a great job in creating a story and characters that were easy to fall in love with and hard to forget. If you read one contemporary romance this year, it better be Easy. 10 out of 10 Happy Reading :)

Because the rating won't allow a 4.5-star rating, I was forced to stick with 4. I wish it was five stars but the .5 deduction was due to some random nitpicking here and there but nothing too valuable and worth mentioning. "Easy" was a wonderful read from beginning to end. The heroine wasn't made out to be perfect but of course, she could've been "sorority" worthy if she was mildly interested in that sort of thing but she was not. I'm glad she wasn't the popular girl or even a sorority sister since not all pretty girls (in reference to the book and the college setting) are in that category. The characters are easy to like and, even though "LM" was a tattoo-ed, lip ring, chain-on-the-wallet, kind of guy (definitely not my type), I couldn't help but...hahahahhhaha, you know, like him too (similar to the girls who liked him in the book). Most importantly though, I felt empowered...no, too strong of a word for me. I felt motivated and inspired to take a self-defense class. Not because of female empowerment but because the book brought some truth about people (not just women but mostly women unfortunately) not paying attention to their surroundings. Anything can happen and I believe that. I can't count the number of times I have walked out to my apartment at night just to grab something quick from my car or go out to a store. I mean, the area I live in is safe but that's the thing, anything can happen. So it wouldn't hurt at all to know how to escape or as Erin so excitedly wanted, KICKING SOME NUTSACKS! Oh, one more thing, the romance wasn't too much. They say, less is more and in this case, the sex scenes were sufficient. Haha, maybe one or two more wouldn't have hurt but I'm satisfied. It wasn't overbearing. Great story, good execution, likeable characters, smooth writing skills. This book isn't for everyone interested in college stories but I believe most will love it. (

Loved the story, can't believe how the story line just kept rolling along. Could not stop reading had to see what happens.thanks again for this story

Easy is an emotionally deep story and very realistic in nature. In the beginning of the book Jacqueline is almost raped and saved by Lucas. Although, this subject matter is dark and intense, the story will not get bogged down with too much angst. The main focus is the romance between Jacqueline and Lucas. And what a romance! Their chemistry felt very real. If you like your hero with tats, piercing and motorcycle, you'll love Lucas. The story has quite a few twists and you will not be able to put it dowh. I am so glad I took the chance on this one, I highly recommend it.

Although, I love this book (I really, really do!!) it’s not perfect and I’m not so blinded by my love for it that I cannot see this. Honestly, it’s not much of a surprise that Lucas and Landon are the same person, from a readers perspective it’s pretty damn obvious straight off the bat. But I don’t think this matters – what matters are the two sides of the guy that we can love. Lucas is a bad boy, rebellious and yummy in the eyes of Jacqueline, whereas Landon holds all the qualities that are needed for a long term happy relationship. Basically Lucas/Landon represents my perfect man, he’s complex and intriguing, troubled and smart, loyal and deep (not that I want to have my cake and eat it or anything!), he’s like the bad-boy you dated in high school but all grown up and mature. And most importantly in my opinion he is obtainable - we don't know about Lucas' past but he doesn't appear to be a player or incapable of commitment, which is a story line used by so many. There's also a lot of mystery surrounding Lucas that the reader and Jacqueline never uncover in Easy , yes the big secret of his past (aka: The Event) is revealed, but after finishing the book I still felt like I didn't really know Lucas. Lucas' character, and the story, is realistic in the way that by the end of the book we still don't know that much about him and that reflects the amount of time Jacqueline has been in a relationship with Lucas and how long they have known each other. Its nice that Easy is realistic in this way. However, I was left craving for more, which explains Breakable! There are other great things about Easy other than The Guy, like the way that it deals with the subject of rape outside of the normal parameters of a typical romance novel. I especially think that the scene where Jacqueline and Mindi testify to the sorority about the rape is an extremely important part that reflects, unfortunately, broader issues regarding rape, sexual abuse and harassment. It is also particularly strong because it is women asking the questions and justifying the rape, which sadly again reflects reality. This is not to say that rape only effects women, because it doesn't, and it certainly isn't a female only problem (as represented by the male characters in this story). The president of the sorority, Katie's, speech holds a really powerful message it in: there is no justification or excuse for rape and, questions of virginity or being in a relationship with that person, are completely and utterly mute points. I admire Tammara's ability to incorporate a rape story line into a contemporary romance novel with skill and tact that fits the readership so seamlessly. I've also noticed throughout writing this review that I haven't really mentioned Jacqueline, the main character, which would be sort of surprising had I have not already come to terms with the fact that although I love Easy I don't really connect to Jacqueline as a character. There is nothing wrong with her, in fact she gets brownie points from me for NOT being an annoying main character falling in love, her actions are rational and she is realistic, which is perhaps the point. I would go as far as to say she is one of the most realistic female main characters I have read, and in someways this is the problem/brilliance as it makes her seem kind of passive, she doesn't really have any problems to overcome or growing to do and she is fairly well rounded and normal - she is an "every-women" for lack of a better term. Overall, it made connecting with the story easier and it emphasized the relationship with Lucas which is really what the book felt like it was about.

This book is fantastic. 10/10 recommend. It’s got a little of everything, I lucked out finding this one. Sucked me in

Si je devais réellement mettre une note à ce roman ce serait un 10/5. Easy traite un sujet assez lourd : Le viol( humiliation, souffrance, honte de le dévoiler à sa famille, ses amis, du regard des autres sur le sujet) Non EASY n'est pas qu'une simple histoire d'amour, ce sont plusieurs combats qui sont menés par nos personnages, contre leurs démons intérieurs et extérieurs. Comme celui de ne pas se rendre responsable des drames qu'ils ont subis ou subissent. Easy nous apprend de ne jamais se fier à l'apparence Easy c'est une lecture agréable, limpide, grave, poignante, lascive, sensuelle... Un des meilleurs livres que j'ai pu lire..Il m'a bouleversé.(less)