Kellie Maddox-Ward's Reviews > Off Sides

Free on Amazon 27/02/13
3 1/2 stars

THE STORY

While out with a group of Jock friends and College elite people at an all night diner Ryan meets Danny.
She’s not here to eat but she’s working.

She puts the Queen Bee Angeline in her place.

“Excuse me. But we are in the middle of an important discussion. Do you think it’s inappropriate to just interrupt us with your assumption we are ready for you?”
“I’m so sorry… It’s just… I saw all of you sitting here, and well, forgive my ignorance’s, but I’m pretty sure it was Ockham’s Razer says that among competing theories and all things being equal, the simplest theory is probably the correct one. I saw you had already looked at the menu’s and put them back down. Therefore, the simplest theory is that you are ready to order. Think of it this way… I think I saw you review the menus, therefore I am here to take your order. I mean Ockham is a little before Descartes’ time, but it’s still a sound principle don’t ya think?”

This is the only thing that gets Ryan’s attention for the first time that night.

Danny is gorgeous but not his type.

She’s stunning. No unique. No… that’s not it. Uniquely stunning… that’s what she is. I don’t know what it is about this girl, but fuck she’s hot. And cleary smart as shit. Ryan’s inner thoughts

She has blonde and purple hair.
As well as a nose and eyebrow piercing.

After leaving a huge tip he leaves with his friends.

He can’t get her out of his head and goes back a few days later to ask her out.
She reluctantly agrees.

Danny thinks she can scare him off.
He is all Captain of the Hockey team hotness and well she’s the girl from the wrong side of the tracks.

She makes him take the bus downtown and then volunteer at a homeless shelter as their first date.
Ryan isn’t scared off and tells her that he knows what she is doing.

The night is left off with an out of this world kiss.

Finally Ryan pulls away slightly, breathing hard against my mouth. “Jesus, Danny.”
I don’t think Jesus has anything to do with the explosion that just happened between us but if He did, I’m heading to church to thank him.

With a promise of a call…

The next day Ryan is as happy as he has ever been, he can’t believe how amazing Danny is. How much she has been through in her life and still be such a strong person who loves life, plus that kiss. He has NEVER felt like that just from a kiss.

Until one of his team mates starts to rub Ryan the wrong way about Danny accusing him of going slumming.
Ryan loses it and belts the shit out of him.

Danny wakes up the same way.
Can’t believe someone as amazing as Ryan is interested in her. The broke and working 2 jobs girl.
The Julliard drop out.
The girl with purple hair and piercings.
The Orphan.
She had nearly invited him inside last night!
So she does what every girl does..
Waits for his call..

But that call never comes…

Eventually he comes crawling to her telling her that although they are different he wants to be with her and doesn’t care what anyway says about it.
He though that by staying away he was protecting her.
He doesn’t want people talking smack about her just for being with him..

But stuff them all.
He wants her and is going to have her

The people in their lives certainly don’t make it easy for them.

What we get is a whirlwind of happiness, sadness, losing the Big V card, romance, blackmail, deceit, bitches, fighting, and crazy ass people!

Their relationship is like nothing neither has experienced before.
They want it.
They fight for it
But in the end is it enough?

MY HONEST OPINION

OF COURSE THEIR LOVE WAS ENOUGH! I don’t read stories without a HEA!

Ok so Characters

Ryan - I like Ryan. A LOT. Right from the start when we meet him playing angry birds in the diner. He is a Jock, the captain of the hickey team, a Congressmen son. A Big Man on Campus and an all round sweetheart.
I mean seriously at times he was tooo nice.
He treated Danny like gold. He wasn’t an asshole wasn’t a cheater. Just an all round great guy. With a quick temper.

Danny She was pretty kickass. She had led a HARD life, but she was still full of it. Didn’t take things for granted, was smart and sassy, beautiful with a huge heart.
And a total spitfire.
The thing I liked the most? I didn’t want to punch her in the head half the time!
I loved being in her head and that she made decisions! Wasn’t goddamn decisive about everything or whiny. So yeah I like her.

Mike & Paula Every protagonists needs kick ass best friends.

Angeline & Celia Ice Queens. Rot in hell you bitches GRR

Malone aagghh don’t even get me started on him!


Ok so long story short..

Has this been done before? Yes
Did I still enjoy it? Yes
Were there ridiculously HAWT sex scenes? NO.. They were fade to black scenes.
Was the chemistry awesome? Yes yes it was


I did like this. A bit predictable. But still an enjoyable read that made me smile so that’s all that matters.

I would of loved a kick ass epilogue... or More... as to how they are now.. a sequel maybe?