Review: The Hook Up by Kristen Callihan

“This book is funny, sassy, sweet and sexy.” ~ Under the Covers

I’ve been meaning to start this series for a while and it seems that I’ve been on that sports themed NA kick lately so it was the right time! As much as I’ve heard of Kristen Callihan in the past, this is actually the first time I read her! Shocking! The writing in THE HOOK UP is superb and I can tell I’ll need to rectify my error and go read the rest of her work. But this book wasn’t perfection for me as much as I wanted to be head over heels in love with it. Still, I enjoyed it a lot, couldn’t put it down for the most part and can’t wait to read the stories of all these guys!

Let’s talk about what I loved. This book is funny, sassy, sweet and sexy. The dynamics between the characters, and especially when it comes to friendships, are really well done and make you want to dive in the pages to hang out with the bunch. The sexual chemistry is off the charts! Be careful where you touch the page you may get burned! The characters when taken completely separate are really well sketched out and I couldn’t help but like them all.

So now for I wasn’t too sold on. Insta-love. I’m not a fan of the love at first sight, literally. Without having a true explanation why you love that person so much that they are completely changing your life because you want to be with them. And you haven’t exchanged more than 3 words with them. And my second problem, Anna’s attitude during the initial hook ups. I kinda thought she was a bit of a bitch when she didn’t need to be. My poor baby drew!

This book follows a pretty standard new adult feel, there’s a little bit of angst and while characters are pretty mature for their age and being that they are surrounded by sports fame, I think there were still moments where their need for growing up a bit shit shown through. I still enjoyed a lot of it and I loved seeing the character growth in the book. Now I’m all set and ready to read about manwhore Gray.