Caroline is shocked when the guy she broke up with puts their sex pictures online. Now, she has gone from a nice, eager for law school girl to a slut according to everyone on her college campus. She faces cruel Internet comments and phone calls and can hardly sleep, which leads her to driving to a bakery where a guy she knows she should stay away from works. From the first time she met him, West screamed trouble, but now he is one of the only few who will talk to her. As the two get to know each other, their feelings grow for each other, but both have problems that need to be worked out.
DEEPER by Robin York is a wonderful new adult romance with two of the strongest main characters I've read. West and Caroline are both dealing with a lot, Caroline with the Internet and ex, Nate, and West with his family. They start out with such a great friendship, and I love how much they start to care for each other. Though they do sometimes get knocked down by their issues, both together and apart, they each have such strength and will to fight for what they want. They aren't afraid to stand up to each other, and that makes them an absolute pleasure to read.
I also adore the awareness York brings to revenge porn through Caroline. People are constantly blaming her for the pictures, telling her she deserved it, or somehow putting the hate all on her. She has to battle to get them to see that she never asked for it and doesn't deserve the treatment they are giving her. It's absolutely beautiful to see her address so many gender stereotypes put on women.
Overall, DEEPER by Robin York definitely goes on my list of favorite new adult books. DEEPER is moving, beautiful, sometimes funny, and always heartfelt. Robin York has incredible writing, and I can't wait to see what happens to Caroline and West in the sequel.
In this New Adult debut by Robin York, a college student is attacked online and must restore her name—and stay clear of a guy who’s wrong for her, but feels so right. When Caroline Piasecki’s ex-boyfriend posts their sex pictures on the Internet, it destroys her reputation as a nice college girl. Suddenly her once-promising future doesn’t look so bright. Caroline tries to make the pictures disappear, hoping time will bury her shame. Then a guy she barely knows rises to her defense and punches her ex to the ground. West Leavitt is the last person Caroline needs in her life. Everyone knows he’s shady. Still, Caroline is drawn to his confidence and swagger—even after promising her dad she’ll keep her distance. On late, sleepless nights, Caroline starts wandering into the bakery where West works. They hang out, they talk, they listen. Though Caroline and West tell each other they’re “just friends,” their feelings intensify until it becomes impossible to pretend. The more complicated her relationship with West gets, the harder Caroline has to struggle to discover what she wants for herself—and the easier it becomes to find the courage she needs to fight back against the people who would judge her. When all seems lost, sometimes the only place to go is deeper.
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