When Crystal and her friends go touring colleges, Crystal knows life will change. What she doesn't know, is just how much. Meeting Gabriel is just the beginning of this spiral of a story. It sucks you in and makes you keep turning the pages. I couldn't stop reading. I loved the story.That being said...This is in need of a deep editing. And at the end, it just didn't quite feel believable. Will I be reading the 2nd book? OF COURSE! I wanna see what happens. But I would love to see this book go through some major edits. Names were out of place. Quotations were missing, or in wrong places. Periods were missing. Sometimes it was a mess. So, on my end, its getting 3 of 5 stars. After reading the synopsis, I really wanted to enjoy this book. I felt that the random sex/sexting threw a potentionaly great story off on a tangent. What did I like about Swept? I really liked the idea of the story. A group of 18 year old college freshmen finding themselves. I liked that Crystal, Ryan, and Kelly had obvious secrets amongst their friendship that could tear them apart (aka one complicated love triangle). The three of them with Gabriel and Emily could make a very interesting (and raunchy) series. I also liked some of the character's personalities and how they played off each other. Crystal's the bookworm that keeps the three of them together. Kelly is the party girl. And Ryan is the boy next door. The three of them have their own niche in the friendship. I also appreciated the fact that the author wrote in the POV of each character (minus Kelly). That gave me a more in depth look into the actions of that character. I'd like to see Kelly's POV in the next book because there is something going on with her.What didn't I like? I didn't like how the character's actions contridicted with their personalities and inner dialogue. Yes, they are supposed to be finding out about themselves, but Crystal going from very little experience with sex to having threesomes in a matter of weeks seemed a bit far fetched. With Gabriel, I didn't like how he says he has to break up with Emily one minute, but yet jumps her in the following scene. The sex scenes were hot, but like others said, they were random. I also felt the story was short for the amount of information that was given to the reader. If it had been longer, I think the story would have flowed smoother and the sex would haven't seemed as random.Overall, the potential is there for a fantastic series with the love triangles between the characters.
What do You think about Swept (2013)?
4.5 stars.Holy moly what a twisted read! Can't wait to find out what happens in book #2 !
—Santie
Definitly a coming of age book. Three friends in college finding love and life.
—candy22
