Brief Encounter
The Encounters Book 1
Scarlett Hopper
March 7, 2018
Eleanor Ivy follows two rules in life: know how to lie and never let anyone in. With the painful life she left behind and the unorthodox job she currently has, lying is a must. But when Eleanor meets Jess Parker, Breslin University’s hockey player both on and off the ice, everything she has worked for threatens to come crumbling down.
Jess Parker is the epitome of everything Eleanor wants to avoid. He’s popular, cocky, and has more girls’ numbers than a phonebook. Yet, when they are paired together for a school project, their connection is undeniable. As their friendship develops, Jess’s ability to truly see Eleanor shakes the very foundation she’s built her new life on. When Eleanor begins to question the two rules she has always followed, she finds herself wondering if honesty might actually be the best policy. But, when all is said and done, will the truth be too much for Jess to handle?
Brief Encounters is Scarlett Hopper's debut novel and the first in The Encounters series. It introduces us to a wide variety of characters, told in Eleanor Ivy's POV. We learn how she came to be a college student with a not so ordinary job, all while following her love/hate relationship with campus playboy, Jess Parker.
This book instantly captivated me and had me so intrigued to find out what Eleanor's secrets were. I really liked the hints of mystery that we got throughout the story and it definitely made my enjoyment level go up. These characters were all very well developed and I liked getting to learn about their pasts as well as who they were in the present.
The story was definitely more focused on Eleanor than anyone else, but I really thought that was a good thing with this book. It let us follow her life and romance without anything distracting coming in and making the story too jumbled. And even though she was the main character focused on we still learned plenty about the other characters to keep them a big part of the story.
Overall this is a book I would certainly recommend to anyone that likes a NA novel with a bit of a mystery to it. I already can't wait to see what more will come from this series and characters.
Scarlett Hopper was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to Los Angeles when she was 10 years old. Her passion for writing came about at a young age when her sister would read her the works of Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath. Three years ago, Scarlett relocated back to Sydney where she studies creative writing and communications. When she isn't writing or reading, she spends her time travelling and searching for the best record stores, while eating at 24 hour diners. After her graduation, Scarlett hopes to move back to the US and begin a new adventure in Seattle.
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