I See London

Received in exchange for a review. Decent story about an American girl going to university in London. You follow her through her troubles in dealing with her rich, spoiled "ice queen" roommate, her school mates and her meeting a hot club owner. Then there is Samir, the half French, half Lebanese hottie who doesn't do the whole relationship but sure as hell can confuse a girl. You end up feeling bad for poor Maggie who's mother abandoned her as a child and her dad who's off to all points of the world for work, leaving her to be raised by her grandparents. She does a good job of keeping her life in order for the most part, except for the minor deception with Hugh. Then there were times you want to slap Maggie with her whole "what do I do?" "does he like me?" "should I call him?" crap. She was driving her friends mental. It's not too often you come across a Middle Eastern character in New Adult books so it was a nice change. Book one follows Maggie through her first year of school. When I learned that there was a sequel I quickly had to download it to see where things went after the end of this book,

Find this review and more at kimberlyfaye reads . I See London appealed to me from the minute I read the blurb for two big reasons: I love books that put the main character out of their element in a foreign country or unexpected situation and DIVERSITY! I love new adult and young adult books, but there's definitely a lack of diversity. From the blurb alone, I knew this book offered me an American girl, a British buy, and a French/Lebanese guy. (Little did I know that's only the beginning of the diversity in this book!) Then came the gorgeous cover and I knew I had to get my hands on this title. The story inside lived up to the stunning cover and the blurb that interested me so much in the first place. I liked Maggie from the start. She was real and likable. She was also completely out of her element at her new school in London, but it didn't take her long to form friendships with her classmates. She was sassy, too, which is something I love in a heroine. Samir, bad boy that he was, was excruciatingly sexy and mysterious. I still don't know that I completely understand him, but I do know one thing: I want one of my own. The secondary characters were incredibly well-developed and interesting. Though I can't believe I'm saying it, Fleur was one of my favorites. I hope she gets a book of her own at some point. I'm intrigued by her. I was absolutely addicted to these characters, the setting and the intensity of the chemistry between Maggie and Samir. I couldn't decide if I wanted to rush through the book and find out what happened or if I wanted to take it slow and savor absolutely everything about it. This book was just fun, plain and simple. It was also more than a little sexy. I couldn't walk away from it! I See London does, in fact, end with a bit of a cliffhanger and a teaser that has left me all but counting the days until London Falling is released. I can't wait for more of these characters. I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.