Latest in the New Adult series by the author of True
and Believe, SHATTER sees Erin McCarthy return to the
college dorm room and troubled young people coping with
sudden maturity.
Kylie takes a few pages to introduce herself, while
chattering endlessly about her life, but anyone who has
read the earlier instalments will be able to place her by a
process of elimination. Robin, her flat-mate, drunkenly
slept with Kylie's not-so-drunk boyfriend, so Kylie now
stays in a single apartment and mopes. She is over the
betrayal, apart from never trusting that guy again. While I
don't remotely understand a girl who thinks that she has no
validity without a boyfriend, especially when she has a
college course to occupy her time, it's easy to sympathise
as Kylie feels left out of fun. The young lady has plenty
of confidence but her friends are either paired off or no
longer on good terms with her.
In need of urgent help to pass Chemistry finals, Kylie
gains some coaching from a tall grad student, Darwin.
That's just a nickname, but Jonathon seems like the nicest
professor she can imagine, so Darwin will do. She's tired
of people dismissing her as a dumb blonde. Chemistry, here
we come! That's not the only thing that happens that
evening however and a rueful twenty-five-year-old Jonathon
leaves her apartment feeling that he should have known
better. The girl being a lot younger makes him responsible.
There's a lot of strong language and adult action as the
series progresses further from shy Rory in the first book.
I should inform New Adult readers that these don't
necessarily occur in all adult romances, and that using
coarse words about a girl to your mates is not a great way
to show you respect her. Kylie suddenly faces a situation
she was unprepared for, and her astoundingly supportive
mother starts dictating her life. Jonathon has been on
poor terms with his professor father, but is now studying
under the man, which does not ring true. There are other
colleges and anyone with sense would take a degree under a
professor who was no relation. More than one major life
change occurs and these young people, who still chat about
what house they would belong to at Hogwarts, are a lot more
experienced by the end of SHATTER. My favourite of the
series is still Rory's story, but Erin McCarthy's latest
lively book is a cautionary tale for both young men and
women.
Kylie Warner prides herself on being optimistic, but after
finding her best friend in bed with her boyfriend and
flunking chemistry, her upbeat attitude has taken a dive.
Even an impromptu hook-up with her sexy new chemistry tutor
only brightens her mood slightly. After all, it’s not like
she’ll ever see the tattooed scholar again…
While he’s a whiz at complex equations, Jonathon Kadisch has
trouble when it comes to figuring out women. So when Kylie
tells him that she’s pregnant after their night of passion,
he’s at a complete loss. He’s prepared to be a good
father—unlike his own deadbeat dad—but he’s less prepared to
fall for the genuine and alluring blonde bearing his child.
With emotions running high, Kylie wonders if Jonathon’s
devotion is out of growing love or looming obligation. And
when heartbreak threatens to tear them apart, Jonathon will
have to fight for the only girl who’s ever made him feel
whole…
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