This was my first book by Degarmo, and I adored it! Degarmo does a very nice job of establishing characters that are both real and likeable. She is great at making you feel the emotions right along with the characters. The book centers around Caitlin and the ups and downs life hands her (as we all know how that happens to us too.) You find yourself wanting her to get a HEA, just like all of us want ours. But Degarmo keeps it real and doesn't try to wrap it up in a pretty little bow. Hooking up shows us that it is ok to get out of comfort zone and sometimes it really is the boost we need to change the direction our life has been taking us. Caitlin meets Ryan, when she decides to follow advice her friend read in a magazine. Degarmo does a nice job of showing how new relationships do have their ups and downs, but that things can be overcome. I don't want to give spoilers, so just go and read the book! There was a good story in there somewhere. I found it hard to connect with the characters. The author's writing really made me unable to connect emotionally to the story. There was a lack of description/imagery which made it difficult to get involved in the story. There was some weird phrasing, too. The breakup of her 10 year relationship was likened to the loss of her parents in a plane crash. Huh?! Casually mentioned, by the way, in the first chapter. In another chapter, she threatens to "karate chop" someone. Just didn't do it for me, sorry!
What do You think about Hooking Up (2000)?
I liked this book. Story and characters were good and not too graphic romance stuff.
—Cookiemonster
Cute, fast story. Got this free on amazon...well worth the time!
—jojo
Wow. That's all I can say. Read it if you can.
—Jeremy
