Crash audiobook

Spoiler Free Review4.5 STARS out of 5Genre: YA Romance"That's why I didn't call. That's why I didn't show up on your doorstep the second i was released from juvy like i wanted to. I'm cancer Luce. And not the kind you can kill off with radiation. The kind that kills you in the end." - Jude in CRASH Listening to Jude refer to himself as death was scary. How could someone so young think so cruel of himself??? This book was HELLAH GOOD! Jude was the town badboy and he played his role to a T. If you love YA Romance READ THIS BOOK! The Larson family recently had to downsize due to finances just weeks before the new school year. The beach house is now their only dwelling place since they sold the main house. Lucy Larson is about to enter senior year at a new school Southpointe High. She has no qualms with downsizing her only request is that she continues to dance at her dance studio. Dance is her life and Juliard is her next goal.While out catching some sun rays she also catches the eye of Jude Ryder. He gives her "the look". You know the one that tells you i want you, you want me lets get together and.... you fill in the rest. But Jude doesn't make his move he continues to play football on the beach with his friends. However Lucy vows to be patient she knows he is interested. So she decides to wait it out, and lure him to her by using her feminine wiles. Of course she ensnares every males attention on the beach. And when she finally gets Jude's full undivided attention he says the last thing she expects."The names Jude Ryder, since i know you're all but salivating like a rabid dog to know, and i don't do girlfriends, relationships, flowers or regular phone calls. If that works for you, I think we can work out something special." Hahahahahahahahahaha!! I love it! What does a girl say to a cocky ass guy who thinks he is gods gift to women? Why she turns him down flat of course. And this leads Jude to pursue her even more. Too bad she is now playing hard to get.Thoughts Jude and Lucy experience alot of pain and heartache in this book. I felt for them both individually at different points in the book. Nicole Williams did an awesome job. The plot/storylines are well crafted and it leaves you turning the pages just to find out how it all ends. The chemistry between these two... HOT DAMN! It was EXPLOSIVE! My only dislike is the time the two was forced to spend apart due to Lucy jumping the gun on a certain something something that i can't reveal. So read the book it will not disappoint.Jude-I just wanna slop him up with some biscuit and gravy YUM! He is DELISH! Everytime Luce describes his mood she starts with his eyes. And when they turn to liquid silver we know our man is pissed. His temper goes from zero to sixty in 0.2 seconds. And when it comes to Luce he does not play no games. She is his. PERIOD. Then he shows this softer side but you only get glimpses and it makes you melt. I love him. I want more.Luce- She really put on there in the begining i did not think she would be able to hold off on accepting a date. She was strong though. I really felt for her and alot of the things she had to endure in this book. Especially when it came to Jude and his F'd up ways. And on top of that her home life was not so good. Her outlet was dance and i enjoyed how she would take it out right on the dance floor. Somehow dance allowed her to bare her soul and release her frustration.Sawyer- I swear looks and charm can be deceiving. Sawyer was not the man i thought he was.Taylor-Your typical female you meet and greet in high school. She was fun while she lasted. Hahahaha!!My RatingsCharacters- Lovable and WittyWriting Style- ExcellentPlot/Storyline- Potent, Solid, and at times IntenseSteam Factor- Medium/Moderately SteamyOverall- I loved it!! Read it!

This was adorable!!! I loved it!! I have to find out how their college years turn out. I hadn't read a teeny bopper book that was this cute in a hot minute. Hahaha!!

♫ HEY JUDE, YOU STOLE MY HEART, FROM THE MOMENT YOU CAUGHT THAT FOOTBALL♫Jude Ryder Jamieson stole this reader's heart from the get go:“The name’s Jude Ryder, since I know you’re all but salivating like a rabid dog to know, and I don’t do girlfriends, relationships, flowers or regular phone calls. If that works for you, I think we could work out something special.”Yep, Lucy never stood a chance! Lucy and Jude's relationship hits a lot of twists and turns. A GREAT GREAT Story. Five Diamond Stars in the Sky for Lucy & Jude.

If you ask me, this was a really good read, that's it if you're into cute relationships with lots of up and downs and you're okay with the drama. The drama worked out for me, it pulled me in right from the beginning, because I'm a sucker for drama and I won't even try to deny it.Lucy Larson is a 17-year-old with the ambition of getting into Julliard and becoming a dancer. She's recently moved to a new town. One day at the beach, a boy catches her eye, that's it until he notices she's taken an interest in him and he comes over and strikes a conversation with her. And so it begins. He supposedly lives next to her which is a lie. Jude Ryder is kind of fucked-up, you see. His father is in jail, his mother bailed on him. He's living in a boy's home and things are not pretty in his life, until he meets Lucy and she becomes the girl he wants to marry.The thing about this, is that it has amazing characters. I loved the characters from the beginning and that's why it got me hooked up. Jude is not your typical bad-boy, he's actually very nice. He just has a temper and he hates all the pretentious shits at his school, which is okay because once upon a time when I went to highscool, I hated everybody and wanted to stab them in the eye. He's been through hell, his life couldn't be any worse but he just keeps on going. What misses from his life is someone to motivate him, someone to make him see how good he is. That's where Lucy comes in.Lucy, well, she's not one to take shit from anyone, especially from Jude. She does not put up with his shit and she'll downright tell himm if he does something to fuck it up. She is the only one who gets to him and the only one who understands and sees him for what he is. A human who makes mistakes and whose life is terrible.While our characters have problems, they are willing to work through them because they love each other. It's actually one of the few high-school romances that I found so cute. Their romance is existential and not fictional and they're not just horndogs trying to dryhump each other. Cute. “How does a guy like you promise someone forever at eighteen?”“Easy,” he said, pressing a soft kiss into the corner of my mouth. “He finds a girl like you.” Nicole Williams is a good author. There were some editorial mistakes but that's understandable and there weren't many so I didn't really take notice. I liked her writing, there is a lot of talk about feelings and I loved that. While the book is relatively short, she manages to make it full and I had a feeling of contentment by the time I was finished and I must admit that I wanted to get into the next one right away. I couldn't get enough of the amazing characters and their cuteness.

UPDATE: I just wanted to add a little something to the beginning of this review... I would like to dedicate this review to my very dear friend "Jennifer Kyle"...Babe, this review was the one touched you enough to share, and the review that forged our closeness. You're the best, love ya!It was love at first Jude..."The name's Jude Ryder, since I know you're all but salivating like a rabid dog to know, and I don't do girlfriends, relationships, flowers, or regular phone calls. If that works for you, I think we could work out something special."Yup that line all but did me in. Didn't work on Lucy Larson though. Even after meeting him on the beach, flirting with him, and then playing hard to get, he walks away but before leaving to tell her,"So Lucy," he hollered, tucking the ball under his arm, "how much further are you going to let me get before you give me your phone number?" Cocky or confident? Call it what you will, but it definitely worked for me...Still not for Lucy though. It's okay she eventually comes to her senses. Jude and Lucy have the ever present "I want what I can't/shouldn't/deserve" relationship. Lucy has just moved from her former life of seemingly having it all after a tragic accident tore apart her family and eventually sent her father's business in a spiral downwards. She meets Jude, the bad guy, the guy from the "wrong side of the tracks" or whatever and falls for him. And to that I say good on you Lucy! Why shouldn't the supposed bad boy have some goodness in his life? We all know it's deserved!They have monuments of epic proportions to bound through. Lucy's first year at a new school and it's her last year before graduation. Everyone labeling her before getting to know her. Jude's myriad of issues complicating things at every turn. Lucy's insecurities and doubts. The popular guy in school Sawyer who also has his eyes set on her. Jude's anger management problems. Lucy wanting to get into Juliard. You get the picture right? Right. A perfect example: This man was the pope, president, and god of dodging the topic. Too bad for him, he was dealing with the queen, holy mother, and empress of seeing through a man's steam of shit. So much happened to these two separately as well as together. When you have someone telling you, after so much bad..."It's hard not to recognize something special when life's thrown a lotta shit your way."You can't help but fall in love. Their journey was a rocky one. I was a blubbering mess of tears for about the last 15% of the book. Some were sad tears, some were angry tears, some were shocked tears, but ultimately it ended with happy tears. I absolutely one hundred and ten percent loved this book.No matter what bad things happened: the women, jail stints, anger issues..Jude summed it up perfectly to Lucy,"You've got all my firsts. All the ones that matter."

Love, love, LOVED this book!!!I was up all night reading this book, Lucy and Jude would not let me go to sleep!!! Nicole Williams did an amazing job with this story, so well written; so REAL!! Lucy and Jude; night and day, their worlds colliding in one dramatic way! Their story was very emotional, heartbreaking but inspiring! Their journey truly left me breathless with it's raw emotion and drama. The struggles they went through truly touched my heart.Jude is a true bad boy, he doesn't date and he has a hell of a temper; then he meets Lucy. Lucy instantly falls for Jude, however, she tries to keep a distance after he tells her to stay away from him. This of course is hard to do when they go to the same school and rumors immediately start flying but not in a good way. Jude shows himself to be what Lucy knew he was truly capable of when he has her back at all times. However, their journey is not easy or smooth but rather one manic roller coaster ride of secrets, love, heartbreak and drama that you cannot get off. "I want you to promise you'll leave. Drop me like a bad habit and don't look back, because God knows, it can't be me that walks away since I'm incapable of it" - Jude"You can't be friends with the person you were meant to spend your life with" - JudeIf you loved Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire you'll want to read this one!!!

Quick review:Cover: Fitting Rating: R Thumbs Up: 4Overall: Well worth the price of admissionCharacters: SolidPlot: Even the worst offenders have a chance at redemptionPage Turner: Yes Series Cont.? Yes Recommend: AbsolutelyBook Boyfriend: JudeSUMMARY (50 words or less)Beautiful Disaster like, sure. Jude however is the real deal. Jude is a real bad boy in ever since of the word. The drama that unfolded in this book had me riveted. Almost a five star but not quite. See my full review for why. Certain well worth the read.For a full review and yummy pic, see my blog post at:http://mybookboyfriend.blogspot.com/2...

Tortured bad boy with layers of soft underneath...just the way I like my boys. Jude reminded me of a couple of my favorite tortured souls, specifically Hardin Scott and Travis Maddox. Can't help but love him. This was a fun high school romance with a fair share of drama - I'd definitely recommend it.

Jude, Jude, Jude, What can I say?He's a very intriguing character, and I like the fact that he can't seem to get over Lucy. There's a lot going on in this book but it is beautiful anyways. They have a really good chemistry, unfortunately just like every other couple, they have to solve each of their internal problems before moving into each other.

I really enjoyed this book! Interesting story with a twist at the end I didn't see coming! Jude reminded me of a younger version of Travis Maddox (Beautiful Disaster) but besides that I didn't see a huge similarity to the book.

Me ha gustado mucho el personaje de Jude Ryder. A pesa de su dramático pasado, intenta salir adelante y procura hacer lo que él considera que es lo más correcto aunque para otros no lo sea. Lástima que Lucy no ha estado a la altura de él. Parece que lo apoya pero al más mínimo obstáculo que aparece entre ellos, ella se aparta de Jude. No he podido soportar cómo Lucy no dejaba que él se explicase y le diese su versión de los hechos. Ella siempre lo prejuzgaba y no confiaba en él. Es notable la evolución de Jude a lo largo de la novela y sin duda alguna su personaje es lo mejor.