The first time we met was at a party. Your ex arrived to show off the person he'd left you for last month, and you asked me to pretend to be your date.
I was more than happy to help. You were attractive, smart and witty--and that kiss we shared? It left me wanting you for days.
The second time we met was in my office on campus where we were both surprised to discover you were the new master’s degree student in poetry that I would be working with. You promised to be professional. I did no such thing.
The late nights and intense study sessions spent alongside you majorly throw me off my game. I want you, and I fight with myself daily over this fact.
I know I'm crass, that my sexual innuendos and dirty mouth annoy you, but I live for those two bright spots of color in your cheeks. If that's the only reaction I can get out of you, I'll gladly take it.
You hate Mondays so every Monday I slip an anonymous poem into your bag and your smile gets me through the week.
I think I'm falling for you, and I know it's wrong. I know that I'm only supposed to be the adviser to your program and nothing more, but here's the thing. I think you're falling for me too.
3 Love the Cover stars
As much as I love the abs on covers, I love a pretty face
with scuff. XO, Zach is a slightly
angsty new adult read with lots of tension to keep you interested.
I liked XO, ZACH, but it wasn’t my favorite read by Kendall
Ryan. I think her books are either, sweet, light and slightly steamy or
dramatic and slightly steamy. This one was angsty and as everyone knows, I don’t
like angst. It’s not my cuppa and sometimes it works out and sometimes I get
really flustered.
XO, Zach starts SUPER cute. Poppy and Zach meet at a party and Poppy asks Zach to be her pretend boyfriend to make her ex-jealous. Cute right? I like when books start off with a meet-cute and it really pushes the story in the right direction.
Poppy and Zach don’t exchange phone numbers, but they meet
later. She’s the student and he’s the guy that works at the university. I like
that it’s not the typical student/professor storyline.
I really liked the storyline and I was curious to see where
the book would go. There’s a lot of inner-monologue within the whole book so
you get a good perspective on how Poppy and Zach feel. Poppy and Zach talk a
lot to their friends, family, family friends on how they should proceed. A lot
of self-doubt on Poppy’s part.
There’s a little part of the story that isn’t presented in
the summary and so I’m not going to give it away. There’s something in the
story that kind of drives the character’s character and I’m all for that, but
it wasn’t a focal point of the story and that really disappointed me. I know a
lot of people are probably scratching their heads wondering what I am talking
about and it really isn’t a big deal of the book, but it’s something if I see in
books. I really want to see it. If that could have been a FOCAL point of the
character and drive the storyline this book would probably have hit the mark
for me. BUT that is my personal taste.
Overall, there’s a lot of tension in the book. Poppy doesn’t want to jeopardize her student
status and Zach is slightly concerned about his job, but I love that he continues
to go after Poppy. Because I love it when a Hero chases after the Heroine. If
you are into slightly angsty reads focused around a unique college theme storyline
then this one is for you.
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Kendall Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance novels, including Hard to Love, Unravel Me, Resisting Her and When I Break.
She's a sassy, yet polite Midwestern girl with a deep love of books, and a slight addiction to lipgloss. She lives in Minneapolis with her adorable husband and two baby sons, and enjoys hiking, being active, and reading.
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