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Having really enjoyed Nicole Williams' Lost and Found series, I was psyched to find out she was writing another New Adult series. I was especially intrigued, as it is more than just your typical college romance. The college party scene is no stranger to drugging girls' drinks, so I liked that Williams incorporated this realistic element to the storyline. I also really liked how much of this story was set on a college campus. I've been craving some more college driven NA's lately!

 

Pacing: I felt the pacing went okay. There were a few times I felt like the story was dragging a bit, but it wasn't to the point where I felt the need to put the book down and come back to it. I was engaged in the storyline and the mystery surrounding who was guilty of drugging Charlie's drinks (even though I called it from the very beginning, lol.) The pacing between Charlie and Knox worked out really well though. Their relationship developed at a good clip and I felt Williams did a good job with the build up and tension between them.

 

Storyline: Again, I really liked that we are transported to a college campus and spend so much time there setting up the romance and storyline. Williams has created two strong characters in Charlie and Knox and I liked that Charlie is quirky and not the most beautiful, most popular girl on campus. Knox, on the other hand, is the token bad boy who gets girls panties with their numbers scribbled on them stuffed into his pockets at parties. The two couldn't be more different. Yet, he takes notice of Charlie and it's refreshing that she doesn't throw herself (or her panties!) at him like all the others do. After she is drugged and wakes up in his care, she has to wonder- is he the knight in shining armor in the story... or are his motives less than honorable?

 

Characters: Charlie is definitely her own person. She marches to the beat of her own drum and does not let herself get dragged down by the 'elite' sorority and fraternity guys and girls. She is headstrong and a bit stubborn, which explained why some of her decisions were not the smartest, especially with someone running around dropping roofies into drinks.

 

Knox definitely surprised me. I like that he is a bit of a mystery and we don't find out exactly what his past holds until nearly the end of the book. There is a lot more to Knox Jagger than meets the eye, that's for sure. He is known to be a huge womanizer, which is why he and Charlie's partnership is so out of place, considering the big article she wrote about still holding her V card. Charlie is blunt and is quite sarcastic, unafraid to say what's on her mind, and yet Knox rolls with the punches. I like that their friendship and trust is built first before they jump into a relationship and even after they do, that Charlie feels comfortable enough to ask Knox some really difficult questions without him going off on her. I have mad respect for the guy!

 

I also loved Charlie's best friend Harlow. She didn't play a huge role, but I love that she has Charlie's back no matter what. She doesn't like Charlie going off to do her investigative journalism alone and I'm glad she makes her check in, so she knows she's ok. That's true friendship right there.

 

Final Thoughts: Overall, I enjoyed the first book in Williams' Outsider Chronicles. I liked the characters, the storyline, as well as the development of both. I am looking forward to book two, Damaged Goods!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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