Lakeshore U #2
Mason & Harper
It’s funny that as I was reading this book, I thought that the characters were being very juvenile and then realized that of course, they are college students, who still haven’t got it together yet. They are juvenile! And what makes then adorable is precisely the fact they are getting ready to adulting.
Mason is under a lot of stress from the pressures of hockey, studies and his brother back home. His father abandoned them when his brother was diagnosed as autistic, and his mother is struggling dealing with twelve year old Scottie alone. That’s why Mason drives so often home, in spite of the 1.5 hour drive, to help his mother deal with Scottie. He has no time for girlfriends, not even the puck bunny variety and he’s always going around like a cold-eyed grump.
Harper is hanging with the hockey crowd because of her bestie Rory who is Noah’s girlfriend. She’s very extra, so Mason clashes with her a lot, keeping her away from him. Immediately I knew he was afraid because he was very, very attracted to her.
The story is rich in contrasts, grumpy Mason to kind Harper. We learn that her father is a hockey legend but he’s always ignored her, which explains why she’s clingy. When she volunteers in a center where Scottie spends some afternoons, she wins Scottie over because she’s kind and patient with him. She accepts him with all his quirks and tics and this is when things start to change between Mason and Harper.
I loved their story, there was a lot of trust and acceptance. For Harper, being seen for the good person she is instead of the girl always looking for approval was important; she felt seen. And Camden felt like some of the weight on him was alleviated because she got him and helped with his little brother.
What I didn’t like was how much she griped about her father and how he doesn’t love her, and how much Mason kept talking about the pressures he’s under. I felt they needed more action and less whining. Even so, their story is lovely and entertaining, and it is has many emotional moments and sexy times.
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About the author
L A Cotton is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over forty mature young adult and new adult novels, L A is happiest writing the kind of books she loves to read: addictive stories full of teenage angst, tension, twists and turns.
Home is a small town in the middle of England where she currently juggles being a full-time writer with being a mother/referee to two little people. In her spare time (and when she’s not camped out in front of the laptop) you’ll most likely find L A immersed in a book, escaping the chaos that is life.
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