Review ‘Before Jamaica Lane’ by Samantha Young

Title: Before Jamaica Lane

Author: Samantha Young

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Penguin

ISBN: B00FBZOW80

Goodreads Rating: 4.34

Edinburgh was going to be a fresh start for Olivia Holloway. Crippled by shyness around the opposite sex, Olivia nevertheless meets gorgeous postgraduate Nate Sawyer and decides it is time to push her fears aside. Before long, Olivia and Nate form a close friendship and she finds herself confessing her deepest secrets, and Nate, being her best friend, offers to teach her the art of flirting. As Olivia and Nate's friendship turns intense it soon blossoms into a passionate love affair. For the first time Olivia opens her heart but what she doesn't realise is that Nate has his own fears and just when she finds herself hopelessly falling for him, Nate's past returns to haunt him. Will Nate have the courage to confide in Olivia, or will he cut and run? And can Olivia face up to her own fears and keep him?

I’m a big fan of Samantha Young’s books, and I have been for a while. I started her On Dublin Street series a little while ago, so when I had a free moment in my review schedule I got myself a gift and started reading ‘Before Jamaica Lane’,

In ‘Before Jamaica Lane’ we meet Olivia Holloway. Olivia recently moved to Edinburgh in this cute little apartment. Shortly after moving she met her best friend Nate. Nate is this handsome charming guy who made her feel a lot of things. But right from the beginning Olivia knew, Nate could only be her friend. Because she is definitely not his type.

I loved the previous books in this series. And ‘Before Jamaica Lane’ is definitely another great one. Right from the beginning I completely fell in love with these characters. Olivia is a librarian and kind of a super nerd. Who wouldn’t like her? I mean, she is definitely one of those characters which life I would love to have. Well, at least her job. LOL!

But I think Nate was my favorite character. He seems to be this playboy, but the thing about him is that he doesn’t hide that fact to anyone. And he was just really kind, funny and also kind of a nerd. And the chemistry between Olivia and Nate was just off the roof. I loved them so much, I simple couldn’t stop reading.

There were also lots of funny moments in this book. I laughed out loud a lot of times, which made my husband wonder what I was reading. LOL!! But seriously.. if you’re looking for something funny and romantic this book is definitely for you.

The thing about Samantha’s writing is that I always feel like I’m really a part of her world. Like I really know her characters personal. And in this book this isn’t any different. I simple loved Olivia and Nate and I could easily imagine me being a part of their friends.

We also got to see the characters from the previous books throughout this read, and it was definitely a fun part of this book. I can’t wait to read the other books in this series.

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Samantha Young is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows. Fight or Flight, a new standalone to be published by Berkley Romance, is out October 9th 2018. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s YA contemporary novels The Impossible Vastness of Us and The Fragile Ordinary are published by Harlequin Teen. Samantha is from a small town in Central Scotland and is known for her romantic stories set in her beloved home country. She is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author. When she’s not writing books, she’s buying shoes she doesn’t really need and searching for nooks and crannies to shelve her ever-expanding book collection. For more information about Samantha please visit her website. Or visit her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram